Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21

rich property he LEFT behind him. Tn
due influence on the part Of the sons
Is alleged.
Springfield Ohio, Oct. 10s-~Iudge
Miller granted Il j Creager an iniune-
ton against the Springfield Gas Com
pany to prevent them from removing
his natural gas meter. He makes some
sensational charges against the com
pany. alleging that they do moi charge
al consumers - cents for the gas and
do not demand meter rent from all
customers.
Paris, Oct. 49, The Colonial Office
has received telegram asserting that
Lieutenant Meunier. who escaped mas
sacre with the party Of Lieutenant Cob
onei klobb by members of the French
expedition. under the charge Of Cap
tain Noulet and Captain Chanoine In
the French Soudan. Is DOW recovering
from his wounds. lieutenant Meunier
was rescued by Lieutenant Pallier.
who now commands Noulet's men. aud
is trying to join the Frureau-Iamy Mis-
sion, which has left Air for Damergoli.
The despatch does not tix the where-
abouts OF Noulet or Chanoine.
Freehold. n. j.. Oct. H. Believing
that the man was burned UP In the
Windsor Hotel fire. the Monmouth
Grand Jurymen have refused 10 indict
Collector nesch. of Seabright Bureau,
In whose accounts there Ii an apparent
shortage of $1,675. Some believe that
he ahsconded.
Baltimore. Oct. 1o--John w. Moran
threw lighted match into tank OF
gasoline, from which the wife Of Bern
rrd Berecuski was drawing mt No. 300
gouth Exeter street. The woman was
badly burned in the explosion that re-
suited The boy Is In jail.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Get. 10.-The
Richmond Spinning Company has vot-
I'd to increase its capital by $4,000 and
has sent telegram north authorizing
the purchase OF additional carding ma
rhinery. 50 that the plant can be oper-
tted night and day. The new ma
shinery is to make an output of $4,000
pounds possible. instead OF $4,000 as at
present.
Manila. Oct. 19.--I'he newspaper Pa
tria has been suppressed and its editor
Senior Utor, a Spaniard. placed under
arrest on a charge of printing and pub
fishing seditious documents. For some
time the I,atria Ind been hostile to the
Americans. Recently pamphlets at
lacking the Americans and the friendly
F'ilipinos have been circulated, and the
police lMRiiese that utor wrote and
printed them.
Washington, Oct. 10--President Me-
Kinley has telegraphed the Secretary
of War an order promoting to the
grade of Brigadier General the follow
ing officers: Colonel A. @. M. Penning-
ION, Second Artillery; Colonel Royal II.
Frank. First Artillery: Colonel Louis
II. Carpenter. Fifth Cavalry; Colonel
Samuel Ovenshine. Twnety-third In
fantry: Colonel Daniel w. Burke. Sew
enteenth Infantry.
Chicago, Oct. 19.--The AntiInper.al-
list Conference opened here with a
large attendance, and Edwin Burritt
Smith welcomed the delegates All Of
the speeches delivered were confined In
the greater part to discussion OF the
situation in the Philippines ana de-
nouncing the policy of the National Ad-
ministration in conducting the war
against the Filipinos since Admiral
Dewey's victory In Manila Bay.
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Mount Vernon, y. ", Oct. 49, Super
intendent of Elections McCullagh Is
after the election officials of this place
He says that the inspectors of the
various boards OF registry failed to file
with the Police Department, according
10 the provisions of the Election Law,
their sworn certificates of appoint
ment, and also their challenge lists.
The time for the filing of these certi-
ficates expired Tuesday night.
Chief of Police Foley. of this place.
said that The inspectors in question
Were liable to arrest. but that no steps
had yet been taken in the matter
Fottsville. Pa. Oct 20 An explosion
Of gas occurred at the Shenandoah City
Colliery. at Shenandoah. and fire i'm
mediately- broke out in the mine, hem
ming in twenty-five men who were
AT work. Those attracted to the sur
face of the mine by the explosion at
once began vigorous efforts TO rescue
the Imprisoned men. and in this they
were successful all the men being TAX
en- out alive in comparatively short
time. Three of the number. Adam So
bollnski. William Skavinski. and j. Il.
Caspavage were severely burned and
their injuries may prove fatal. Several
others sustained severe injuries.
Anderson, Ind. Oct. 20.-The Union
Steel Mills receivership has been closed
and Receiver r. r. Aiken has turned
over 10 the Court $4,000 and his re-
port and was discharged He was in
charge three years, and closed by sell
ing the plants TO Thomsa Wright, of
st. Louis. who represented the Com
mercial National and the Third Nation
al Banks Of ST. Louis, the heaviest
creditors. He paid $4,000 for the
plant and later sold it to the trust.
The unsecured claims were settled by
compromise. The receiver was allowed
$4,000 extra for his services, which
makes him $4,000 for the three years.