Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-03
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.


CHARACTERISTICS Va Julv ao-Iobr
b Minor LII ID. professor on common
and statute law al the Iyniversitv of Wiz
oinia died here Yesterday ufternoan aget
~ He was tha anthor of several. texl
books on law.
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a.. ~, L. -. $50 noa,'
mn by 4 dynamite ex,,osion ,luring Ii.
night. which is s,tpposetl TO hay, been t,,t
work of burglars. By hard work the demo,
was saved and the fire prevented from
snreadino
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Earrand fo, tEe ,,urdsr ~ nanntv shsrif
Owen and R-ovn for the n,pr,,sr ~ HI,
n,ist,.ess Canis prow,
bihAtNSAAA' Aia.i Aug. L. jim
6riuges' .hc ie'laer Oh 1hc negroes IN sne
nrooksioe rio.' was seen ~ the WOOD.
near brookside' and deputies Cole ane
Jones pursueo nun anu covered hiin VIII
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MoNTGoAkRY, Ala, July 5o-Ihe pre-
iiminary trial OIL Mrs Spivey, charged
with numbering her husband, was begun
before Justice uiier yesterday More IN
Teresa is manifested IN the trlai thnn II
any IN the criminal history OF the county
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WEST fALh BEACH, fla, July so.-News
reached mere py schooner OF the killing
at Lemon City OF Jonn hlghsmltn e4-taS
collector OF Dade county, ana Ueorge
Davis, his brother-ln-law. The double
murder was committed by Sam Lewis, a
bartender. Lewis escaped and posse Is
"a pursuis inef0 ~ '''iA % iyhehins II ne
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MI rAso, rex, july zo'-farties from
Mexico repor, sicAehihs ana iaial uestleu-
.ioh among .he negro colony near Map,
mn. Two nunareu VINO escaped are al
pue ss oar " ~ OF ooo icle IA inc COZ
ohy ooo nave siiiaiipo4. 1u3iuSes are
shunneu ny meAicahs ana ariveh from
$500. 49,,
JAcKsoNViLLE, aug. l'-Eeta jenkins,
coioreu' was hiiiea mere oy iishthih9 "hlie
standing on rorch near tree. She had
small ehild IN her arms put the child
was not even hure. While preparing the
woman Ior burial IL was ascertaned that
her neck hau occn broken, out there was
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HUNTINGTON, w: va, July so-Chariey
lingo TUE negro charged Win numbering
the TWO II lnlcy D0VS, his SteDSOnS. ana
throwing thelr poules into the ONO river
on March 10, wherc they were found two
mohtns iaser, confessed the crime yestcr-
uay 'oa n''ihoer Oh olncers' ne iilphcaees
'ne inosher OIL Tue ehaaren, "ho' ne says,
$3.50 = "Aa 90" w Zinc .'''i'''u
. ShhhDo w. va, Juiy Se.-Mrs. VIII
lam fierce' OF Middieport, N T., anu her
!harrieu son, ram KID VINO own large
ianiily ooae ana oravei by river operating
merry go-round, were both drowned
mere Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Pierce Tell
INTO ene river her son Jumped IN after
ner anu 1ne current swept thcm under the
parges. both bodies were recovered.
Big STONE GAP, Va, July 27.-John
TICKS mouse was pufheo during thc night
Nour OF MS chi'aren were burned TO death
anu ms WIG anu one more chiid We're
paeiy ourheu- Inc hre caught from a
Stove anu pufaeu very rapidly wniie ms
iamiiy Sept. AZ was not discovered un.ii
u was COO iate TO 10 more imam save the
parents ana one ehiiu on sne lower hoor-
WINSTON, n. c., Aug. 1--Considerable
excitement prevails among people living
near the North Carolina and Virginia
iiiie oVer sme snia'ipoA scars In falfick
county. ihreo ci1lcs nave quarahuheu
asains' ehe inlec.ea uistrict' ana citizens
are reporeeu 70 % ieaVlii2 MartihsVlilc
anu oener piacos on account Oh the cpl
uein.c. neporss received TO-DAY announce
eigne oea1hs ana ewehty-oae cases.
MooREHEAD CITY, N. c., July 30-The
noted graveyard insurance conspiracy ex-
isting at Beaufort came up for legal in
vestigation before justice of the peace
here this morning. number Of alleged
conspirators are under. arrest, some Of
them of considerable prominence and
respecvaoi,ley II .he community. ooionei
Jun :" iiiisuais - III eiiarse VI Vhe pros
ecueioh anu sear.ihg oeVeiopmehos are
ah'icip''teu'
BRADENBURG, Ky, July 26 = George
Robinson, keeper of the poor house in
y
Bland Shacklett, one of the commissioners
OF that Institution. They met on tho turn
pike and Robinson began hriDg on shack
lett. One ball hit him In the mouth. He
rushed upon Robinson. took his pistol
away from him anu shot him through the
heart. Shackiett Is not very seriously
wounded.
BARBouRvILLE, KY, July 20. = Rosa
Gordon, who murdered tho two women
near Corbin, KY, In confession iinpli-
Gates three men, who she claims were at
her house at the time OF the crime, and
who held Mary Switzerland and Melizza
Brown. her victims, while she disern-
bowelied them. The murderess, who
pleads sell defense, Is small, bright ap-
pearing girl about 10, with keen brown
eyes and short curly brown hair, thiekly
clustered about her head Miss Gordon
expresses herself as very sorry for the oc-
currence, but shows no fear
BRooKsvILLE, Fla, July 90 News has
just reached here of the killing on Tues
hay of Daniel and Crockett Whidden.
brothers. at cedar camp 1t Is supposed
that their death was the result of a feud
that had been raging for years among the
Whiddens, Whitehursts and Stcyeusons.
who are well known all along the gulf
coast. The TIVE men who were killed were
overseeing some work In Camp, and slept
IN rnoe shelters OF palmettos- The muir
derers crept up during the night and fired
on the sleeping men, killing them In