Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-10-15
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.
Huntingdon. w Va. Oct. 10.--The
Ensign Manufacturing Company today
received orders from the Ohio Southern
Railroad for 200 30-ton box cars. This
company has received orders for 1000
cars in the past few weeks. Additional
employees are put to work daily.
Warrenton, Va, Oct. 10.-Mr. James
" Brooke. one Of Virginia's most dis
tinguished lawyers. died last night.aged
75 years. He had served with distinc-
ton in the legislature, and at one time
was one of the ablest and most popu-
lar political speakers in the state.
Little Rock, oct. 10.-Reports from
various portions of Arkansas indicate
great damage to the cotton crop by ex-
| cessive rains. In the bottom lands the
! cotton is reported as sprouting in the
bolls and the bolls are rotting rapidly.
In some localities the crop is almost
entirely ruined.
Richmond Va, Oct. IA charter
was granted this evening by the law
and equity court to the William X.
Trigg Company. the object of which Ia
to construct ships. docks, etc This is
the concern which has been given the
contract for the construction OF three
| torpedo boats and two torpedo boat
destroyers The capital stock Of the
company is to be not less than 100000
nor more than 100000.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct Hon. Allen d.
Chambers majority for governor over
j. r. Hogan, Populist, Is $4,000. This
figures about 10000 above the Demo-
| 10 al fnt
ago. Several counties which returned
Populist majorities at that time show
a complete reversal In favor of the
Democrats, The return of a solid DEM
oeratic delegation to congress Is as
sured. The city of Atlanta decided In
| favor of municipal ownership of the
! electric light plant. The Populists have
/ lessithan a dozen members in the legis-
| lature.
Pine Bluff. Ark, oct, 7.z-In Saline
county Joe Mckinney, a young farmer
! accompanied by his brother and a
| friend. eoped with the daughter OF
| Charles Taylor, another farmer. The
wedding party took a wagon and start
ed for RedheId. When within five miles
of there Taylor overlook the party and
opened fire with a gun, firing both
barrels into the wagon without effect
McKinny returned the fire with a re-
volyer, killing Taylor. The body was
left lying in the road while the party
drove on to Redfield, where the clippers
were married After the cermony the
four surrendered themselves to the pc.
lice. McKinny rented a farm from
Taylor.
Petersburg, Va, Oct. 10.-Edward
Simmons, son of James Simmons, OF
Matoaca, Chesterfield county, aged
about IA years, was shot and instantly
killed this afternoon while out hunting
| near his home with four companions
All were lads. Exactly how the shoot
| ing occurred cannot be learned, as the
boys have given conflicting statements
Their first story was that they were
sitting down on the ground, when some
| one fired at them from the woods, and
at the report of the gun Simmons fell
dead. Their next story was that Sim
mons attempted to take gun from one
of them when it was accidentally dis
charged.
Greensboro KY, Oct. 10.-Howard
Clark. who was wanted in Louisville
for murder and burglary, and his girl,
Hattie Mahoney. were both killed while
resisting arrest on the Indiana side of
the river near here yesterday. Clark
was wanted for the murder Of officer
Hefferman at Louisville last August
and was attempting to escape by row.
ing down the Ohio river In a sliff. Of
hcers from Owensboro were in pursuit
when Clark tied up his skiff on the
Indiana side and took TO the woods
When the officers came upon him
Clark and the girl both opened fire in
the most desperate resistance. Both
were well armed. They were riddled
with bullets in the fight that ensued
and the escape of the officers was most
miraculous.
Lexington, KY. Oct. 11.--As a result
OF the killing Of a private in the
Twelfth New YORK regiment by Provost
Guard Kitchen Sunday night 300 or 400
members OF that regiment formed
mob last night and seized a train at
Camp Hamilton, with the intention of
coming to town on ii and raiding the
county jail for the purpose Of taking
Kitchen out and lynching him. Gem
eral Wiley and Colonel Leonard sup
pressed the mob by the most radical
and prompt action. The outbreak was
not unexpected, and the jail was heav
lily guarded. The provost guard In the
city was also doubled, and things are
now quiet. 1t IS believed that the |
prompt measures that were taken pre-
vented what promised to be a serious
conflict.
Three spectres that threaten baby's |
life. Cholera infantum, dysentery