Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-28
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

GLN LhAL NUU IdEhN NEWS.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 24-George Hite,
a white man, who murdered a negro at
Skipwith, in Mecklenburg county, in
April last, was hanged at Boydton yes
terday. His neck was broken by the
fall.
Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 22.-The
town council of Charleston has made a
contract with the Charleston Electric
Light, Heat and Power company for
all night service, to commence on Feb.
l. Heretofore the lights only burned
until IL o'clock.
Hazlehurst. Miss, Jan. 21.-Joseph
Williams, negro, was hanged here
yesterday for assault upon white wo-
man in August last. Nearly 1000 people
witnessed the execution Williams as
cended the scaffold smoking a cigar,
being in no way excited, and spoke sew
eral minutes, acknowledging his crime
and warning his friends to profit by his
awful fate.
Miami Fla, Jan. 24-The richly
dressed body of young woman, prob
ably that of one of the party lost in
the wreck of the naphtha launch Paul
Jones, was found Sunday morning at
Boca Ratone. The dress is of soft
wooden material, with narrow striped
gray, red and black the jacket is
striped in blue and purple. The under
skirt was of red flannel. the stockings
black and the boots laced
Norfolk, Va. Jan. 23-The army
Monroe after nightfall last evening.
She comes from Porto Rico and has
aboard 1873 sick soldiers from the army
hospitals in that island. An attempt
was made to land the sick troops, but
owing to darkness as well as the alb
sence of the quarantine doctor, the men
were permitted to remain aboard the
transport. Her arrival at this time was
unexpected.
Huntingdon, w. Va, Jan. 20.-The
Asylum for Incurables for the State,
located here, was opened for the re-
ception of inmates this morning for the
first time. Half a dozen children were
admitted during the forenoon, three of
whom were from Wood county, two
from Richie and one from Kanawha.
The present legislature will be asked
to make another appropriation this
year with which to erect other build
ings.
Newport News, Jan. 22.-Jack Gloven,
one Of the proprietors of the Bijou Va
riety theater, was shot and fatally
wounded this morning in a fracas with
Walter Wood, bartender in a saloon
next door to the theater Wood, it is
alleged, fired three shots at Gloven.
The last shot penetrated Gloven's skull
and crashed through his brain, lodging
near the right eye. : The wounded man
probably viii not live. After the shoot .
ing Wood walked to the Jail and sur
rendered himself to the authorities.
Raleigh. N. c., Jan. 2S.-The only bill
so far introduced in the legislature
against trusts is certainly sweeping in
its provisions. The bill declares all
pools, combinations and trusts illegal
and attempts to make it Impossible for
any trust to enforce its contracts in
North Carolina by declaring such con-
tracts void and providing that any pur-
chaser from any company which is a
member of a trust can plead the pro-
visions of this act as defense in any
action brought by such company and in
bar of recovery.
Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 22.-Serious
trouble is anticipated in the new river
coal fields in the near future, on ac-
count of the proposed reduction in
wages. The Collins Colliery company,
of Glen Jean. employing 500 miners,
have reduced the price on digging coal
On IN Ok -
men refused to accept the reduction.
OF 200 men brought from Virginia and
North Carolina not more than so have
gone to work, the remainder having
returned to their homes or gone to
Pennsylvania.
Richmond, Va. Jan. 23.-The Rich
mond, Petersburg and Carolina Rail-
way company this morning filed in the
chancery court a deed of trust to Sc
cure an issue of first mortgage bonds,
amounting to $2,500,000 The deed re-
cites the route of the proposed road
and that its length Is to be 1903 miles
1t is to form a connection with the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac road at Hermitage. a few miles
north of Richmond. The Richmond,
Petersburg and Carolina road is to
form link in the Seaboard Air line.
Montgomery. Jan. 26.-The senate of
Alabama passed a dispensary bill yes
terday authorizing each county and in
corporated town or city in which the
sale OF liquor rs not now prohibited to
carry on in it's name the business of
buying and selling liquors. In each
town which has population of 10000
or less there shall be one dispensary,
and generally in larger cities there
shall be one dispensary for 10000 in
habitants. In places outside of incor-
porated towns or cities they are to be
established upon the petition of 20 or
mere householder and freeholders.