Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05

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Amsterdam avenue. thas city. just
around the corner from Little Coney
Island According to Mr.. Wines. a
policeman was standing within fifty
feet of him when the robbery occurred.
Chicago. H., Aug. 3a--The prospects
! Of victory for the striking brickmakers
| are not so bright as they we're The
| Building Trades Councii refused to In
tiorse the strike of the union brick.
makers MT meeting, during which
several members declared that the
strike was uncalled FOR Ill advised and
nonsensical A proposal that n sym
pathetic strike be ordered by the coun-
ell brought the matter up After many
| members had tailed in support Of d
proposition to stand Ivy the union mer
ss>~ ss-'kin~. nitn~a pointed ont that
| the brickmakers had nothing to Justify
| their action In quitting work without
first rcsorting To other methods TO gain
| their point.
1t was shown that all the non-union
| yards We're turning out bricks and dis
/ posing of them to small contractors.
and that the union men were idle to
no purpose. The council fid the mat
| ter over until the next regular meet
1 ing. Labor leaders who were talking
| of a general strike have changed their
/ tone. They were uneasy because their
methods had not been Endorsed. and
alarmed TO find themselves alone In
the undertaking.
The belief that from 10000 to 10000
men would 90 out on strike IN SYM
4 pathy with the brIckmakers has ended.
and it is thought that the strike will
be Of short duration.
Hamilton. N. D.. Aug. "a hail
storm swept over Il stretch OF country
from Tynes. between Cavalier and
Hamilton, TO Classton. twelve miles
| long and five miles wide The damage
amounts to az least $4,000. and is In
one of the finest wheat sections In tho
4 State.
4 Malone, n ", Aug. 2.-Tupper Lake
! village was destroyed by fire. One
i hundred and sixty-nine buildings were
| burned including nearly every struc-
ture in the place Sixty. four business
places were destroyed. The fire pro-
lection was very meager. The loss Is
estimated at 100000.
Albany, N. T.. Aug. Gov. Roose-
welt has approved Of an amendment to
/ the new State Civil Service rules re-
/ gardiRg causes for removal OF persons
from places In the public service. The
rules formerly held ON this point that
no removal would be valid unless n
statement OF the causes to which II
was due should be filed with the State
Civil Service Commission by the APP
pointing power. The new rule goes
! further along this line and declares
! that the person whose removal Is
sought shall have an opportunity for a
hearing.
London. Aug. 3.--The Gazette" an
nounees that Mr.. William Waldorf
Astor was naturalzcd a British sub
ject on July II of the present year.
Boston, Mass. Aug. 3-Messenger
boys of the Boston District Company
have started II strike here for an in
crease in the rate per message. The
Postal Telegraph Company is consider.
ably Inconvenience.
Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 3.-Mayor Jones
| has practically determined to run for
| Govef'n6r as an independent candidate.
He declares that henceforth he Is a
imam without party" and will never
claim political loyalty to anything less
than all of the people.
Washington. Aug. 3.--Secretary Long
/ has planned to have the fleet under
Admiral Watson patrol the Philippine
waters and keep all supplies from
Aguinaldo as. with the 81. 1000. 900
] Spain is to pay him for prisoners he
/ will be enabled to get all the arms he
needs.
Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 3.-Mrs.
! Kate Chase Sprague died at Edgewood.
her country home near this city. Kate
Chase Sprague was the daughter of
Salmon Il. Chase, of Ohio once Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, and the
man to whom everybody expected the
nomination to go when Lincoln was
named for President.
Matewan. N. j., Aug. 4.-Samuel Il.
Gordon, 81 years old, n well-to-do
young farmer, whose farm is about n
mile from here. Is missing and his
friends fear he has met with foul play.
The country is being searched. He
started Wednesday evening to go TO
the village to engage three hired men
and nothing has been seen of him
since.
TT. Wayne. Ind, Aug. AIRS. Lille
Beaber, well-known young society
lady, LEFT for Persia to engage in mis-
sionary work She will have charge of
the girls boarding school at Tabreez
under the control of the Board of
Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian
Church. She will be supported by the
Woman's Missionary Society of the TT.
Wayne Presbytery.
Pittsburg Aug. 4.-Thieves forced
their way into the Pan Handle Rail
road station at Grafton, Pa, and after
sandbagging James Parnell the agent,
and his assistant, Melvin Harrah, car
@ried of the conteats OF the money
drawer amounting to about $500. Par
nell Is in a serious condition from con-
cussion of the brain and may die.
Cleveland. o., Aug. Al. T. Wame-