Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-16

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Rlnghampton. Sept. 14.-~Jotham r.
Aids OF Norwich WAS nominated for
member Of the Assembly by the Che
mango County Republican convention
In Norwich.
san Francisco. Cal, Sept 1.-THE
armor for The battle ship Wisconsin. IN
course Of construction Mt the Union
Iron Works. is now arriving. but the
vessel win not be turned over to tile
government until next spring
Charleston. w. Va, Sept. 1.-THE
Governors and the brigade staff OF the
National Guard viii have to pay their
own expenses to the Dewey reception
in New York The Governor declines
to use his contingent fund for the pur-
pose,
Santo Domingo, Sept. 1.-THE rebel
chief Jiminez has arrived here. He
was enthusiastically received.
Austin apartment buildings in the sub
urb of Austin were destroyed by fire.
Eighteen families occupied the flats on
the upper floors and most of the oc-
cupants were forced to leave the baz.
ing structure without even taking time
to dress.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE conference
called by the Civic Federation of Chi
cago, TO discuss trusts and combina-
tions, was called to order in Central
Music Hall to-day by Franklin y.
Head. president of the Federation
Nearly 400 delegates are expected.
Chicago. Sept .14.--The American
Switch Company contemplates in the
near future the erection Of new ST.
100000 plant in Chicago. The com
pany already has taken in several Chi
cago companies. and two or three more
will be abolished within the next few
weeks.
Anderson. Ind, Sept. 14.--Work is to
be resumed in a number of window
glass factories In this city next Friday.
and by the end of the month all fac
tories are to be reopened. The supply
OF window glass on the market Is limit,
ed. and 1t is thought prices will be adj
vanced.
Washington, Sept 1.-THE Following
death report from Havana has been re-
ceived at the War Department:
death report. Sept. 10th. Havana
Private H. Il. Williams, II. ID Artillery:
j. ii. Keegan. civilian employee: Henry
Lunsford, civilian employee. All died
Sept. 9th, yellow fever.
South Amboy, n. j., Sept. 14.--Whilc
on his way TO his work on the new
dock here. an employee of the Pennsyl-
vania Road. named Symon Ksoser,
thirty-eight years old, and single, step
ped in front of the fast express on the
Central New Jersey tracks, was struck
and instantly killed.
Boston. Sept. ID Julian j. stevens,
lawyer, attempted to commit suicide
by shooting himself at his room In
Bowdoin Square. lie fired q 3S-caliber
bullet into his left breast. His chances
Of recovery are slight. Dependency IS
believed to have caused his act Mr..
Stevens came here from Maine about q
month ago
Copenhagen, Sept. IA monument
COMMUNICATING the Schleswig wars
was unveiled here In the presence OF
King Christian the Gar, the Czarina,
the Dowager Empress OF Russia. the
King of Greece, the Princess of Wales
and other members Of the Danish royal
family. Great crowds of people were
present. and there was much enthusi-
assn displayed.
London Depot, KY. Sept IA
unique reason for closing the Jackson
County Court, at Mckee, was that
day or two ago Senator Clark went
out and fought street duel with three
of his enemies and was SO badly shot
that he could not attend court. AS he
represented the defence of every case
on the calendar the court was accord
ingiy adjourned.
Trenton. n. j., Sept 15.-The resi-
dence of Henry w. Green. Trustee of
Princeton University and the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees of the
Lawrenceville Preparatory School was
entered by burglars and robbed of sew
eral thousand dollars worth of bric-a-
brac, tapestry &c. The house adjons
the State House. and Is in the most
fashionable section OF the city.
Hampstead, l.. l.. Sept. 15.-Richard
Ciphers, Jr the nine-year-old son OF
Richard Ciphers, a painter of this
place. was struck by a bat while he
was watching a ball game here and
fatally injured. The bat slipped from
the hands of one OF the players and
struck the boy. who was standing near
by. in the left temple. The lad re-
ceived compound fracture of the
skull.
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Plymouth, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE will |
Of Fanny Davenport. the actress, that
has Just been filed here. divides the