Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. July IL.

The grand jury of Wake county. N. c..
indicted J. N. Brown and S. p. Satters-
field for Illegally signing legislative en-
actmcnt.
The steam cutter of the British cruiser
Speedy foundered yesterday while on tho
way to Spit Head from Southampton.
Three persons were drowned.
Ex-Congressman John H. Graham died
In Brooklyn last night. He was elected
to congress from the Fifth New York dis
trict in 1893 and served one term.
Ex-Prcsident Harrison stopped over
night in New York on his way to the Adj
rondacks, and dined with General Horace
Porter at the Union Leagus club. He left
the metropolis this morning.
Saturday, July IS.
Z In a race against time at Asbury Park
cyclist Arthur A. Zimmerman covered a
mile in 157 4-5.
In letter written to John Temple
Graves. of Georgia, President Cleveland
describes his married life as lone grand,
sweetsong."
Eighteen year old Mrs. William James,
bride of three weeks was kidnapped at
North indianapolis, presumably by Will
lam Lowe, former sutton.
A duel between Colonel Smolentz, the
Grecian minister of war, and Colonel Vas
siliadis member of the deputies, occur
red yesterday. Neither was injured.
Several hundred male residents of Vine
land, N. j., all armed, are searching for
Waiter SQUIRREL, negro, who is charged
with assaulting the 6-ycar- old daughter Of
Charles Mingin
Monday .JuJv TX
Spain has agreed to pay the Mora in
demnity claim demanded by the United
States government.
DIR. Seaman was convicted at Detroit OF
having performed criminal abortion on
Miss Emily Hall, Of England.
Frederick Remain, elected to congress
from The Eighteenth Illinois district last
fall, died at Vandalia, Ills, yesterday.
In q fair test of speed between the new
yacht Defender and the Vigilant. winner
of the Americas cup in 1893, the Defender
was victorious at every point.
At South Haven. Mich, Mr.. H. Tits
worth, owner, and Messrs. Coats and Still
son, builders of the yacht Artist, went out
sailing in the yacht and all were drowned
Tuesday, July 10.
Peru and Bolivia have agreed to settle
their dispute by arbitration, thus averting
war.
Cuban insurgents have ordered q num-
Der of dynamite balloons from New
York firm
Tho Democratic state central committee
of Missouri has called a silver convention
to meet at Pertle Springs Aug. 6.
John L. Sullivan announced at Hall
fax, N. s., last night that he would chal-
lenge the winner Of the Corbett- Fitzsim-
mons fight
Feeling in San Salvador against the
government is at fever heat. Sunday
night four of the police guarding the
palace were found murdered.
Cadet w, p Scales. of Texas, has been
deprived of his summer furloush from
West Point military academy for hazing,
his victim being Cadet Robinson.
"Wednesday, July II.
At Quincy, Ills, yesterday the thcrmom
eter registered 100 in nc shade
NJ. Trubert has been appointed secretary
of the French embassy at Washington, to
succeed NJ Tanguy
On Saturday the new yacht Vaikyric III
will leave England for New York to con-
tCob lOl blie tlicTtCh cup.
Mrs. Belle Farrall on trial at La Plata,
Nd, charged with poisoning her hus-
band, was acquitted by the jury.
Martin Bowkes fell headlong into
chute at the Richards colllery at Shame
kin, Pa. and wac instantly killed
At Reading, Pa, John G. Whitman, aged
30, was overcome by gas at the Colebrook
furnace, and died few minutes later.
Simon NJ. Ehrlich, chief Justice of the
New York city court. died at his home In
Westminster last night from typhoid fever.
Thursday, July Is.
Herr Reichcnsperger, cx-leader OF the
Centrist party in Germany, is dead
Fred PETER has been transferred from
the louisville Baseball club to the New
York team.
Nick Davis. while driving team at
Quincy, Fla, was struck by lightning and
killed. Both horses were also instantly
killed.
The comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the First National bank Of West
Newton, Pa, to begin business Capital.
$50, 900.
Thomas Thomas. aged IL, was seized
with cramps and drowned while SWIM
ming in the Susquehanna river at Wilkes
barre, Pa.
At Tulare, Cal, the boiler Of a thresn-
ing machine engine exploded, killing
workman, fatally injuring the engineer.
and seriously wouDdiDr eight others