Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-26
THE COUNTRY IN GENERAL
A Summary of Happenings at
Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS CONDENSED
A Review Of What Has Transpired
of Public Interest.

A Review Of What Has Transpired
of Public Interest.
Toronto. Ont, Aug. 23.-Tn the first
of the yacht races between the Beaver
and the Genesee, the latter won. de-
feating the Beaver by one minute and
twenty seconds.
Plattsburg, n. ". Aug Secretary
Root returned to Washington last even
ing after being in consultation with the
President here In the afternoon. 1t is
understood that the new plans OF the
War Department in carrying on the
campaign in the Philippines was gone
over in detail.
johannesburg, Aug. 23.-The war
situation in the Transvaai seems to
have reached a most critical stage and
the Beers are prepared for whatever
may come 1t Is not considered un-
likely that the threatened trouble with
Great Britain win be yprecipitated with
in very short time.
Ringhamton, n ". Aug. &c. h.
Parker. of Guilford Center, has sued
his sweetheart Mrs. Ida Booth. for
services rendered in splitting her kind
ling wood. Mrs. Booth, not to be out
done. has sued for services rendered
in teaching the complainant to read
and write.
Greenwich, Conn, Aug. 23.-Two
men were arraigned here charged with
having burglarized the residence or
Vh:telaw Reid. They were taken at
New Haven with wheel supposed TO
DO the one missing from the Reid
home. A large SUM of money was al
so taken by the burglars.
Syracuse, n. Y, Aug. 23.-Three per-
sons were seriously injured and
freight train badly smashed in the
wreck on the New York Central tracks.
The engineer and fireman were taken
from under the wreck unconscious and
badly scalded Dennis j. Long, sec
tion foreman. was also pinned down.
Many hundreds Of tons of freight were
destroyed. Traffic was long delayed.
Omaha Neb.. Aug. 23.--Democrats,
Populists and Free Silver Republicans.
met In convention here yesterday and
nominated former Governor Silas Hol-
combe for supreme judge. The other
two nominations-for university re-
gents went one TO the Populists and
the other to the Silver Republicans.
The convention declared for Bryan for
President in 1900 and endorsed the
Chicago platform. Colonel Bryan was
one Of the delegates.
Pretoria, Aug. 23.-It is ascertained
on the highest authority that no def
mite reply has been sent to the pro-
tposal of the British Secretary of State
for the Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain,
to submit to joint commission of in
uuiry the effect upon the Outlanders Of
the recent franchise reforms. The pre-
else situation is that as result of the
pournarlers communication was dis
patched to Sir Alfred Miner. British
High Commissioner in South Africa
and Governor of Cape Colony, which
embodies certain proposals.
Chicago, Ill.,. Aug. pa despatch TO
the sIrhune" from Victoria. Il. c.,
says. From London, England, to
Dawson City, on the Klondike. in
seventeen days Is the record made by
mining engineer from South Africa.
He left London for southampton by
train, caught an Atlantic liner. in
which he crossed the ocean In about
six DAYS. The trip from New York
to Vancouver was made in four days,
from Seattle TO Skaguay in less than
three DAYS Close connections were
made with the White Pass and Yukon
Railroad and the lake and river steam
shjps. and he was landed in Dawson
seventeen days from London
st. Louis, Mo- Aug. 24.-The re-or-
panization OF the police department.
under an enactment of the last legis-
lature. has been effected. Five hun
dted new patrolmen were sworn In
and added to the present force.
New Albany. Ind. Aug. 24.--Andrew
overall and Mrs. Gillie Ammons were
married here. Overall Is rs years old.
and this is his eighth matrimonial ven
ture. He has twenty-four children
now living at his home.
Philadelphia, Penn, Aug. 24.-The
cruiser Panther, loaded with 500 tons
OF food and clothing for the storm suf-
ferers in Porto Rico. has sailed from
here The fund for the sufferers
amounts to 100000, but $4,000 has al
ready been spent by the committee.
Washington, ID. G., Aug 24.-The
Lighthouse Board has received con-
fiImation Of the report that the Dia-
mond Shoals lightship off Cape Hat
teras broke away from her moorngs
during the recent hurricane and drifted
ashore.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 24.-The towns
of southwestern Alaska have issued a |
call for territorial convention to be I
held at Juneau October 8. The object |
is to promote unity in all demands |
made by Alaska in Congress and to
frame bills which Congress will be /