Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-15
THE COUNTRY N 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 lranSpired
of Public Interest.
Bayside. T.. l., July 12.-Rev. A. Nc
Nichol. who stopped the Sunday ban
games here has started movement
which aims TO put an end 10 sunday
golting He is now preaching against
the latter.
Mansfield, Ohio. July 12.--Hon. John
Sherman's condition is much improved.
He takes ride daily, and he has rap
idly recovered from his illness of three
weeks ago At the present there seems
to be no immediate cause for alarm
as to his health.
Anderson Ind. July 12.-Attorney !.
e. Hall sneezcd his right shoulder out
of place. and is now in the hands of
physician. He was taken with a vio-
lent spell of sneezing, and was almost
exhausted when the shoulder was
thrown out by a particularly severe
sneeze.
Washington. July 12.-Gen. Joseph
Il. Wheeler left Washington yesterday
afternoon en- route to the Philippine
islands. He viii go VA Chicago, 0ma
ha, Denver and Salt Lake. but as he
is scheduled to reach San Francisco on
Saturday, will not stop long at any
place on the way. He will sail for Ma
Mia on the 10th.
New Brunswick, =. j.. July 12-Wil
liam II. Quackenbush, 10 years old.
was drowned in the Raritan River
He was swimming In the river with
number of companions and in the
course of play went out too far and
stepped into n deep hole. He was
drowned before aid could be given
him. His body was recovered in about
two hours.
Kingston. Jamaica, July 12.-It is
now announced that the real object
of the government in sending the re-
ciprocity delegates to Ottawa after
completing the negotiations at Wash
ington is to endeavor to secure the inn
position by the Dominion Government
of countervalling duties on European
beet sugar.
Santiago de Cuba, July 12.--Gen.
Leonard Wood. In command of this De.
partment, has issued an order estah-
fishing absolute quarantine. The May
or Is directed to close all American ho
tells and saloons, to forbid liquor dealers
to sell intoxicants to Americans and to
arrest all intoxicated Americans or loi
terers in saloons No travellers will be
permitted to leave bere without having
undergone five days detention in camp
Chattanooga Tenn, July 12-The
Glen Mary Coal Company, operating
coal mines at Glen Mary. Tenn, has
posted notices that on and after Aug
l wages of all miners in their employ
will be increased 10 per cent. About
1000 men are affected. The company
is rushed with business. The strike OF
the miners of the Soddy Coal Company
has been settled. The men returned to
work on a 10 per cent. increase of
wages
Boston, July 12.--It is accepted as
fact among local tanners of upper
leather that the Hatch-Ryan SCENE for
forming a trust will not be successful.
Options given to the promoters of the
American Hide and, Leather Company,
incorporated in New Jersey last April.
4.
were extended to September /. but con
ditions then will be no different Tan
hers are now discussing n plan of
forming y combination among them
selves without the ala Of promoters.
Augusta. Me, July 12.-The fifteenth
annual convention of National Labor
Commissioners will be held here Thurs
day and Friday with President Carol
ID. Wright. presiding. In the course
of the session addresses are to be made
by l.. G.. Powers, the head of the bu-
reau of statistics for the twelfth cen
sus of agriculture: Railroad Commits
sioner BENJAMIN Chadbourns and Prof
A. f. Rogers. Carol ID. Wright will
he the principal speaker at Fridays
session.
Trenton, n. j.. July 12.-The Della
ware & Atlantic Railroad Company
has been Incorporated here with Jan
authorized capital of $6.000.000 to CON
struct railroad from Gloucester City
TO Atlantic City. The incorporators
are: n. +. Boyer, Jr.. Henry Penning-
ton, Walter NJ. Boyer, Frederick q
Nicholson, ]. Theodore Ninesteel all OF
Philadelphia: Charles Il. Maloney. J.
r. Roe. A. w. Captell, BENZ. III. Davis.
Thomas Andrews, Arthur Y. Hall. of
Woodbury.. and J. +. Suckley, OF
Clarksboro.
Ottawa. Ont, July l2.-The report
that more mounted police are tos1be
sent TO the Yukon is officially denied.
As was stated in Parliament, fhe Gov
ernment intends to withdraw some of
the militia from there. There are at
present about 250 members Of the po-
lice force in the Yukon. stationed most