Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-20
The NEWS

by Paris h Nave, BANKERS of indianapolis,
suspended. Upon the announcement of the
failure of the Columbia National BAN, of
Chicago, the indianapolis firm ordered their
banks to close.-Kendall 4 Smith, grain
dealers, OF Lincoln. Neb., who operate fifty
five elevators, failed with liabil ties exceed
ing f250, 000--The Bank of Oregon, of
Madison, Wis.,, established by Chicago par
tics, made an assignment. was a
heavy run on the Plankington B INK, ia Mil
waukee, but P. D. Armour, one. of t1e prin-
cipal stockholders, helped the concern out
by sending large lot of gold.-The
Southern Baptist Convention at Nashville,
heard encouraging reports of church work
In Maryland and other Southern states
The Kissimee City Bank, of Kissime Fla
suspended.--TheB British schooner Marion,
struck on Brandywine shoals in the Lower
Delaware Bay, and WIS soon swallowed up
In the quicksa ds.-George Phillips, a
green goods man was shot in Brooklyn, N.
Y. and, 1t is believed, fatally wounded by
man named Joseph Hall, who came from
steel;on, Pa, for the purpose of buying one
thousand dollars of counterfeit money,
which he believed could be Iasse without
detection. Tho Small Colby Lumber
Company, of Wardner, Wash, fail d. At
tachment suits and mortgage liens which
have been placed against the concern will
probably aggregate SAL, 900. The assets are
supposed to be of the nominal value of $780,
900. The liabilities will probably not exceed
$4,000.
The farmhouse and powerhouse Of the
Grandview Beach Electric road. which runs
along the lakeshore for several miles near
Rochester, were burned to the ground. Thir-
teen out of fourteen cars. five hundred tons
OF coal and all the tools and appliances are
destroyed. John L. Lamb, of Scranton,
Pa, until Tuesday night grand treasurer of
the international organization of machinists,
is reported to have disappeared. 1t is al
legged that he has taken 5000 of the funds
belonging to the organization with him.
Fire destroyed B. F. Checkers six story
store building in Pittsburg and several ad-
joining houses. The loss is estimated at
Sl50, 000.-Gov. Hogg, OF Texas, has re-
fused to interfere In the matter of the execu-
ton Of the death sentence in the case of
Luttrell and Carlisle, who will be hanged at
Sherman for the murder of Scharman, In
Grayson county.-The boilers in the cleo
trio light plant at La Junta Cal, exploded,
destroying the building, wreckinga planning
mill nearby, and killing Charlie Shephard
the engineer. Loss about $40, 000.--The
body OF Alexander Dlnna, a wealthy stock
man Of Bridgeport, Ohio. who disappeared
six weeks ago, was found floating in small
creek.
One coiored woman cut OH the ears OF an
other colored woman in Newberry county,
s. c., over the possession of man who was
claimed as a husband by both woman
The trial was begun in San Francisco OF
Rippey, who shot Millionaire Maekay.-
The United Presbyterian Womens Mission
airy Association elected officers in Omaha
and selected Princeton, Ind, as the next
place Of meeting. Fire partially DESTROYED
the Wells Building In Wilkesbarre. The
losses reported are: Harris & Co., jewellers.
$4,000; Isaac Sons, dry goods, $4,000;
Bennett 4 Walter, boots and shoes, S25. 600.
on building, lo,0Oo.-A cyclone destroyed
property near Pinckney Mich, and caused
the death of many "a tile and horses. --Wil-
lis Scully and Thomas Layere, two boys.
sons of farmers living near Oswego. n. Y,
was burned to death in a barn-Francis
H. Weeks, ex-president of the Land and
River Improvement Company, of West
Superior, is reported to be fugitive from
iustice.-It is reported that the proposed
sewing Machine Trust is dead.-The Evans
stair factory, in Cincinnati. was DESTROYED by
fire. Loss, $50 00o-Two six-year-o,d
girls were burned to death near Amherst, n
g., under peculiar circumstances. Both
were playing in fields where fire were lighted
to burn up old grass. The children went too
near the fires, the clothing ignited and both
were roasted alive. One was the daughter
Of Wrightsonl Towers, of Amherst the other
the daughter OF George PugsIy of River Her
bert.--Twenty-one buildings. comprising
wooden dwellings, wlrehous IS and barns
W . burned in the village OF Apohaqui, N. d
Six Mississippi Whitecaps were sent up for
wo years.-John ". Stitt, pioneer
wooden manufacturer of Northern New Jer-
sey, died from results OF injuries received
two years ago in railway accident. In his
early life he ran number of Delaware river
steamboats,, and was great friend Of Com
modore Vanderbilt. When the English en-
gineer who brought over the John Bull
sngine was unable to put 1t together, Mr..
Stitt successfully undertook the task. He
was eighty-nve years old.-The steamer
Havana and the schooner j. A. Silver col
lided off White Head. Two of the schooner's
crew were drowned.-A number Of negroes
will emigrate from the South to California.
where, they are told, lynchings never occur.
An investigation of the accounts Of the
treasurer of Putnam county, o., reveals
shortage of $25, 000.-A reorganization OF
the Sioux City Packing and Provision Com
pany, OF Sioux City, Ia, which was involved
in the recent failure by a loss of $50, 600
deposit with the Union Loan and Trust
Company was effected under the name Of
the Sioux City Packing Company. Ander-
son Fowler and Henry Stobe, Of the Anglo
American Packing Company, Chicago, are
the principal stockholders in the new organi-
Sation.
GABLE SPARKS.