Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-09
THE COUNTRY N GENERAL
A Summary Of Happenings ar
Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS CONDENSED
A Review Of What Has Transpired
OF Public Interest

Of Public Interest
ponfa. Deigada. Azores Islands Sept
Ca violent cycloue d raging herr
doing much damage 70 shipping and "a
propertv all over the island ~ san Nj
gupl. several lives have been lost.
Port TOWNSEND. Wash. sept Z Ac
cordine 10 letters received here from
Port stanley. Faelkland Island. Capt
Henry. Of the American ship Wake
field. was killed ~ sea by his mate
during a quarrel
New York. Sept. John Y. McKane
former great political leader. died 1T
his home. IN Gravesend. Ills wife
daughter. sons. brothers and mother
and prs. HilI and McC0rkle were At
his bedside when the end came.
Paterson. n. r.. Sept. Frank T.
Crane. aged forty years, a decorator
was found dead in bed here. He wa
under,contract TO decorate many build
inrs In New York for the Dewes
parade. Crane gained a national rep,
tAtIOn lot NUih III NoNhih ttn at 4 "
idential inaugurations.
washington. Sept. THE Navy De-
partment has received telephone mes
sa 90 from Norfolk announcing that the
overdue practice ship Monongahela,
passed the Virginia Capes and signal
led "all WE'LL
New York, Sept Tin the boxing
contest of twenty-five rounds ut the
Broadway Athletic Club between Kid
Mccoy and JEFF Thorn. Mccoy put
his antagonist out in the third round.
Cedar Mills, W. Va, Sept. 7.--While
blasting rock near here a stone was
thrown high into the air by the force
of the powder and alighted squarely
on the head of Farmer John Winter
field. who was at work in. his cornfielf
q quarter Of mile away, killing him
instantly.
Albany, N. T., Sept. 7.-David Sat
terlee, of Spectator, Hamilton county,
has been fined $50 for violating the
game laws by trapping deer in his
vegetable patch. The trap had been
set to catch animals which had been
tearing up his vegetable garden. Mr.
Satterice had no idea that deer was the
cause of his loss.
Columbus. Ind. Sept. 7.-Thomas r..
McDermott, Edward Murray and G. II.
Hurst. who, il is charged, robbed an
O. and M. box ear at North Vernon.
were captured at Lawrencebug by
Railroad Detective Bradford. They
were Jailed at Vernon, but cut hole
through the walls and escaped. Hurst
was recaptured at once, but the other
two escaped.
Anderson, Ind. Sept. THE Ander7
son Fair association, 100000 paid-up
capital stock, with County Treasurer
Heritage and ex-Sheriff John Starr at
its head, has been organized. A forty
acre tract Of land east Of the city has
been purchased and Anderson will be
represented In the list Of county fairs
next season This is the largest capt.
talization of any county fair in the
state.
Manila. Sept. T-Lieutenant Baston.
of the Fourth Cavalry. has organized
Il OAHU III one nlilllth niUtdhtRN
scouts, who will operate under the di-
rection of Major General Lawton. All
of them were former Spanish volun-
teers. They will be uniformed and viii
be armed with Krag-Jorgersen rifles.
The Macabebes Will have flag raising
and barbecue on Friday next.
Rri2geton. n. j.. Sent. flames Hep
tenheimer. giving his address Wash
inrton. ID. c., has been arrested here
charged with embezzlng $l25 from
picture agency. He was about to take
ficer arrested him.
Clifton Heights. Pa. Sept. MAX
well and John Hanna and Gilbert X.
Cute, three members of the Tenth
PENNSYLVANIA, who were to have been
given a reception and banquet upon
their arrival here. did not reach town.
The banquet was eaten anyhow, and ].
Robinson and others made speeches.
Washington, Sept S.-The report OF
the special committee on the conduct
OF his Office by Pension Commissioner
Evans will be made this week and dis
cussed at the G.. A. X. encampment,
which will probably pass resolutions
condemning Evans again. 1t is under
stood that the report will exonerate
the Commissioner.
Black River Falls. Wis, Sept S.
Black Hawk, the most noted of the
chiefs of the Wisconsin Winnebago In
dians, died at Brockway, a few miles
from this city. He was 80 years old.
Black Hawk was always a friend of
the white man. and on several oeca-
sions prevented the Winnebagoes from
taking the warpath against the Gov