Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-26

tramps stealing Il ride on a. Chicago
and Great Western freight train that
left here shortly after midnight shot
and killed Brakemen j. Il. Wilson and
Convey Matthews and threw their
bodies under the wheels. The muir
lcrers escaped. bat an armed posse
at once started In pursuit.
Havana. Aug. 24-The "Ieraldo''
publishes an important story, stating
that Jiminez. the pretender to the
Presidency OF Santo Domingo. was
taken off the yacht Polaria by n tug.
ut sea. and returned to Havana The
son OF Jiminez gives his word OF honor
that bis father has not returned.
Omaha, Neh., Aug. 23--By vote of
e IN he CITY Council Of South Omaha
passed q resolution demanding that
Mayor Ensor Immediately resign his
6fi;ce. For some time past the Mayor
has compelled the saloons to shut up
on Sunday and the other officials and
the Council have resented his action.
Boston. Mass. Aug. 24.--Reuben 4.
Cooke. for many years managing editor
of the Traveller, OF this city. died az
his home here, aged sevcnty-four years.
Norwich. Conn. Aug d. Mrs Lucy
Williams, who was believed to be the
oldest woman In the state. died at I'M
casville, aged one hundred and three
years.
Shanghai, Aug. o4.-The Chinese
authorities here say the French have
revived their claim TO the right OF
forming settlement ut Marking,
based upon the treaty Of 1853.
Narragansett Pier, II. l.. Aug. 2f.--
The proprletors of places In which
nickel. in-the-slot machines are In oper-
alton here have been swindled out Of
several hundred dollars by two young
men who came here and who. by
means OF leaden slugs. to which the
machines responded as promptly as to
nickels, cleaned out the combinations.
New Haven, Conn, Aug. 24.-Wiil-
ian J. Clark, n wealthy real estate
owner. is dead. after an operation for
appendicitis. He was taken seriously
iii Sunday The opera don was per-
formed and he did not rally from the
shock. Clark was a son-in-law or the
late millionaire soap manufactures, M.
w. Burwell, of Chicago.
West Point. N. Y, Aug 24--The
cruiser Annapolis is here with a crew
Of naval cadents on a formal visit to
the post The boys are entertained
by the military cadets on shore. The
Annapolis called here six weeks ago,
but none Of the boys came ashore be-
cause there was scarlet fever aboard.
Bar Harbor. Me-, Aug. 24-Gamb-
ling paraphernalia worth $1,000 Is in
the hands Of the police. II. G. Mosher,
of New York. was arraigned In the POI
lice court charged with being the man
acer of the resort where the stuff was
seized Summer residents urged the
police to make this raid.
Meridian. Conn. Aug. 24.--Masked
highwaymen on bicycles are terror
izing this neighborhood. George w.
Holmes. and John Shandon are the
latest victims They were rushed up
on by three men who sprang from
their wheels and assaulted them with
clubs. When the astonished men gave
up their money the robbers scorched
away on their wheels.
New ork. Aug 25.--The Wrd Line
steamship Vigilancla, which left the
foot of Wall street last Wednesday
afternoon with about fifty passengers,
bound for Havana. is forty-eight hours
overdue. No anxiety is expressed at
her agents Office in this city, they say
ing that she undoubtedly encountered
some storm which has detained her.
Colon, Colombia, Aug. 25.-Several
cases of yellow fever have occurred
in Panama, the disease, 1t is said. hay
ing been imported from Guayaquil,
Ecuador. An urgent appeal was made
to the local authorities to-day In re-
gard to the necessity of the immediate
construction of a lazaretto In Panama.
1t was pointed out that otherwise the
recently increased traffic of the 18TH
mus with Pacific ports must suffer q
decrease.
New York, Aug. 25.--.Joe Bernstein.
of New York won almost as he pleased
from Solly Smith Of California Ia their
fight in the Broadway Athletic Club.
Bernstein beat his adversary uown to
Inconsistencies in the thirteenth
round. All that was exciting and dra-
matte came In the twelfth and thir-
teenth rounds. and when John White,
the referee. counted off the ten Sec
onds the ring was surrounded by a
crowd that howled itself hoarse Bern
stein showed himself the better man
the entire fight.
Cotton Crop is Damaged.