Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-09


liver addresses on Resources and Ia.
dustriaI Advantages"
Washington. Sept. senator Carter
81 Montana. who has jmss returned
from an European trip. was at the
White House. and after n conference
with the President. said that Mr. Me
kinney would be compelled to give an
hts contemplated trip through the
West. He would attend the cere-
monies attending the laying OF the cor.
nerstone OF the Chicago Post Office
building. on Get. /. hut Ii was alto
eether improbable that he would get
further West than Chicago.
Boston. Sept. 6.--Rabbf Charles r..
Fieixeher. pastor OF the Temple Adath
I<raiel az the Jewish New Years SER
vice. advised the Jews OF America not
to patronize the Paris Exposition of
next year He denounced the Drcvfus
case As infamous and predicted the
downfall OF France.
Newark. Sept. q. All previous trans
atlantic steamship records were
smashed when the great North German
Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
warped into her Hoboken berth. The
entire run from Cherbourg to New
York took but five days. eighteen hours
and five minutes. The best previous
record. also held by the Kaiser VIII
helm. was five days, twenty ours
Scranton. IA. Sept. 6.--Thc National
Convention of the Letter Carriers AS.
soeiation was formally opened here
with a parade In which nearly 5000
men. representing branches In all parts
OF the country. participated The big
delegations In line were those from
New York;. Philadelphia and Brook
lyn. which together sent 5000 men
with bands of music.
Worcester. Mass. Sept Gone OF
the most destructive electrical storms
for years has visited this city and
county. Reports Indicate that the
greatest damage was done In the coun-
~ towns. In Leicester barn was
burned to the ground. Several fires
were started In Millbury. Charlton and
Paxton. The damage in the city was
mostly caused by the rain.
uniontown, Pa. Sept 6.--May Belle
Bradagan, a 1-year-old girl, was found
dead in chair MT her home at Mason
tortn and the doctor who was sum
moned found bullet In the girls
brain. Coroner Taylor learned from
the girls uncle. Samuel Bradagan. aged
IT. that he had picked MP q supposed
unloaded fiohert rife aud cooked it.
when his thumb slipped, dlschargns
the weapon, the bullet striking his
niece
Washington. ID. c.. Sept 6.--Presl-
dent Schurman. Of Cornell University,
win accept an appointment by Gov
ernor Roosevelt 10 attend the trust con-
vention In Chicago. He said: THAT
great aggregation and combinations OF
capital tend to cheaper production |
do not think any one will deny. There
is further question. however. Who
gets the benefit OF these reductions?
If the consumer gets n greater part OF
them then combinations are direct
benefit to the community"
Halifax. y. S., Sept G.--By an acct
dent to sailboat. which caused her 10
sink in the eastern passage near the
mouth of Halifax Harbor, seven lives
were lost, the victims all belonging to
this city. There were eleven persons
ia the boat four being saved. The
mast was lifted out Of It's stepping by
n sauall of wind. and when II fell back
into its pocket 1t punched n hole in the
bottom OF the boat. causing her 10 sink
1 ma few minutes.
New Brunswick. n. j.. Sept 6.--The
body of Lewis Wettler. the New York
lawyer who died AT Trenton from the
accidental discharge of a gun, was tax
on to his home AT Milestone by his
father He was returning from a gun
ming trip with j. l.. Hoagland of this
city. when sudden Jar of the wagon
caused the discharge of the weapon,
the charge entering Wettler's left side.
lie died three hours later in the hos
pital ut Trenton.
Albany. Sept 6.--The State Board
of Tax Commissioners report that the
taxable property of the State based on
assessors reports for 1898 show an in
crease over the year preceding Of $177,-
1855. sos. The total assessed value of
real estate is 1894, S01 .526. and of per
sonal 1864 .G94. The total equalized
value for taxation is S3,076 396, S24. and
of personal, S662 .54S,32s. The increase
in personal property which II was be-
lieved would be large. Is only trifie
over $112.000.0OO New York County
has S1sS. 753. 100 added TO its value of
taxable property: Kings. $9,7771.176.
Washington Ind, Sept. 6.-The coal
operators and dealers OF the Indiana
district anticipate a coal famine with
in the next month. should the demand
for fuel continue to increase as II has
during the past FIVE weeks. Many OF
the operators and dealers are three and
four days behind in orders, and in
some of the cities. especially In Terre
Haute, several OF the small dealers
have been compelled to close their Of
fees. on account OF the impossibility
to get coal from the mines on account
of the scarcity OF cars