Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
i WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. Aug 1G.

Maryland Republicans nominated Elk
Congressman Lloyd Lowndes for governor.
P. f. Rothermel, the artist who painted
the famous Battle of Gettysburg" now
at Pennsylvania capitol, died at Linficld,
Pa, aged So.
Champion Puglist james J. Corbett,
whose wife recently secured divorce,
was married at Asbury Park, n. j., yes
tertlay to Miss Jessie Taylor, the Vera
Stanwood" of the divorce case.
An Atlantic City accommodation train
crashed into colored Sunday school ex-
curslon train at Camden, n j., and one
car caught fire. Marshall johnson,
years old, was burned to death and twenty
wero injured.
Saturday Aug. II.
Elk United States Senator S. q. Maxey,
of Texas, died at Paris, Tex.
General Lord Wolsclcy succeeds the
Duke of Cambridge Us commander of the
British army.
Ellen. wife of Jason Brown, and daugh
ter-in-law of John Brown, of Harper's
Ferry fame, died at Akron, O., yesterday
aged 70 years.
In the presence Of 5000 persons at Leins
ter Hall, Dublin, Peter Maher, the Irish
champion nugilist, knocked out Johnston,
of London, in half minute
The conference of silver Democrats al
Washington appointed an executive com.
mittee and arranged for the formation oil
a national committee, the object being to
capture the Democratic national conven
ton.
Monday, Aug. 10.
Quebec citizens have decided to hold 9
winter carnival in January.
A canvass of members Of the Republic
can and Democratic national committees
show both sides in favor of short presi-
Dental campaign.
Valkyrie III, the challenger for the
Americas cup, arrived at New York from
England yesterday. She will at once be
made ready for the international yacht
race
On Isle of Wrigt bay, near Ocean
City, Md, a small sailboat was upset
through overcrowling, and seven persons
were drowned. They included William
H. Storrs, his wife and two little daugh
tiers, and three young ladies.
Tuesday, Ang. 30.
Mrs. Rogers, of Mobcrly, Mo, hanged
herself and 4-year-old boy because hel
husband deserted her.
William Strong, ex-associate justice oil
the United States supreme court died al
Lake Minnewaska, N. Y, aged 81.
Ambassador Bayard has promised to de-
liver the annual address in the autumn to
the Edinburgh Philosophical society.
Miss Ruth Bursley, 10 years old, fell
from steamer in the Potomac river al
Washington last night, and was drowned
At Prairie City, Ills, William Blanch
ard shot and killed his wife and himself
because she refused to live with him. One
little girl survives them.
Wednesday, Aug. FL.
The proposed bull fights on the Midway
at the Atlanta exposition have been pro
hibited by the exposition managers.
A dispatch from Cologne France, says
o passenger steamer ran into and sank O
barge near Mehrum. Eight persons were
drowned.
J. w. Winberg, prominent East New
York banker, shot his wife fatally last
night and then committed suicide as re-
suit of a quarrel growing out of jealousy
Vice Chancellor Emery, of New Jersey,
granted the Edison United monograph
company an injunction restraining
Thomas A. Edison from selling kineto.
phones in Europe.
The first of the formal races for the Sc.
lection of a cup defender took place of
Sandy Hook yesterday. Owing to an ac-
cident to Defender she was compelled to
withdraw when five minutes ahead, and
Vigilant was awarded the race
Thursday, Aug. 22.
Among the arrivals at New York last
night by steamer Havcl were Rudyard
kipling and Mime. Modjeska.
Hon. Joseph H. Manley, of Maine, de-
MES published report that he will per
manently reside in Washington.
w. L. Lyon, presidential postmaster at
Selma, Cal, has been removed because he
published in his newspaper an article re-
hecting on President Cleveland.
Ezra J. Whitaker, retired, chief en-
gineer of the North Atlantic squadron of
the United States navy, died at Sackett's
Harbor, N. Y, from heart disease.
Miss Elizabeth Manning, daughter of
the late secretary of the treasury, Daniel
Manning, was married at Albany yester-
day to Jules Cornelius Won der Oudermeu-
len, son of the private secretary of Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland.