Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-01
GENERAL HENDERSON.

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GENERAL HENDERSON.
manship of the several Congressional
Committees in the event Of his election
as Speaker of the House. He also
says that he has given no authority
to state that he has made any final
conclusions along this line.
Valparaiso. Ind, June oS.--Charles
Schultze, aged 10, Il well-to-do farmer,
residing near here. suicided by taking
over half a pound of paris green. Ill
health was the cause.
Perry, Okla. June 2S.--A horseless
carriage with wind for motive power
has been invented by John and David
Howard of Beaver County. 1t is pro-
PEELED by means Of sails. like a ship,
and has travelled, in tests, at fifteen
miles an hour.
Fayetteville. w. Va, June ga
small son of Sheriff A. b. Ballard Sc
cured the keys to the Jail and liberated
Clay White. a dangerous prisoner.
White was pursued for some distance,
but is still at large.
l-0UttOit. NY Jufle 90 ne report
that sheriff White was killed by A. II.
Hampton at Manchester is untrue. ac-
cordng TO the statement of man just
from the scene. Yesterday Beverley
Baker. a cousin of Tom Baker, was
shot at while sitting on the porch of
his home on Crane Creek surrounded
by his family. One bullet from Win
chester rifle struck the door jamb and
IL,
the door,
Chicago. June 2S.-AIatt Smith and
Coffee Braner, the alleged nurderers
of Martin Meier. are thought to be
well on their way to Central America
or some other southern country, where
the hand of~the law is not liable to
reach them. Last night Chief of Po-
lice Ripley received the following tele-
gram dated IIoboken. n. j.. from De
tective Mullen. who is searching for
the sailors Money received: located
parties. They have left for Central
America. Letter will follow"
Montgomery. w. Va, June 2S-J. NJ
Smith. Vice President of the United
Mine Workers of America, and George
Scott who arrived here and went up
to Brooklyn. on New River in response
to request from miners in that see
ton, We're assaulted and badly beaten,
they claim, by John Long. manager
of the mines on his land. John Longti
George Moran. s. H. Bartonn and
Charles Moran were arrested and
waived examination, giving bond in
the sum of $500.
Fulton, Ky. June 2S-Henry Stew
art. negro, who robbed and seriously
wuonded Gail Hamilton. a negro. and
robbed Nj. Choate. a section foreman.
of $50 on Sunday morning, was taken
OUT of jail here and lynched. He was
wanted at Paducah for assault The
mob told the negroes in town 10 get
out. and they all left yesterday.
A posse is after Squad Bnlin. an ac-
complete of Stewart. and If caught he
will he hanged. The mob has blood
hounds.
I.aporte, Ind. June 2s.-Mrs Aames
Platt of Union Mills gave birth to IA
quartet of girls last night Each
measured twelve inches in length and
weighed twenty-four ounces. The
mother is 10 years old, while the father
is upward of 80.
Three of the quartet died soon after
BIRTH. The fourth is well developed and
bids fair to live The attending physi-
clans believe that the case il without
precedent in medical history. Births
have been recorded Of quartets with a
division of males and females. but no
cast has been recorded. they say,
where the babes have been OF one sex.
Springfield, Mass. June 2S A move
ment has been started to have n sec
ond receiver appointed for the Taber-
prang Art Company. 1t came from
the banks who hold the company's
paper They are careful TO state that
they make no criticism of Receiver
Ieet. They feel that in view OF their
large interest as note holders they
should be represented In the manage
mcnt while affairs are iii their present
condition \ Detitinn signed by both