Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
THE COUNTRY IN GENERAL
A Summary of Happenings at
Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS CONDENSED
A Review of What Has Transpirel
of Public Interest.

Havana, Aug. "a court-martiaI has
exonerated Capt Fenton OF his CON
nection with the recent clash at Glen
fuegos between American soldiers and
the police.
Elmira Aug 2.-William Bailey, an
inmate of the reformatory, endeavored
to commit suicide by hanging. but was
rescued by guard. This makes four
attempts at suicide in~the reformatory
within five months.
Indianapolis. Aug. 2.-The State FL
nance Board has ordered the redemp-
ton of 100000 of state bonds, thus
reducing the state debt that much
There is now $204.000 in the treasury
available for such purpose.
Anderson. Ind, Aug. 2.--Bennie w.
Acker is being patched up with his
own skins. Two years ago he was
badly burned Several places have re-
fused to heal. He has been on the
operating table two days. Cuticle
from the healthy parts of his body Is
being taken off and applied to the
parts which refused to heal. 1t is
thought he will recover.
Washington, Aug. 3.--General Mcr-
rift has telegraphed the War Depart
ment that. in accordance with orders
to remove the garrison, with the ex-
ception of two officers and twenty
rrivates. from Fort Monroe, owing to
the outbreak of yellow fever at Hamp-
ton he had made arrangements to send
them at once to Battery Point, Del
Plattshurg. Aug. 2.--Postmaster-Ge
eral and Mrs. Charles Emory Smith
are the latest addition to the presi-
Dental party here. they having arrived
for stay of several weeks Mrs. Me-
Kinley continues to improve steadily.
She eats and sleeps well. The golf
tournament is to be held here and 1t
is expected that the President will at
tend.
Washington Aug. 2.-The State De-
partment has succeeded in locating
Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, over
whose whereabouts some anxiety was
| felt by his friends. A cablegram 10
Consul Harris. at Nagasaki. Japan,
elected reply that Mr.. Beverfdge was
all right. The Senator was a passenger
on the steamship Empress of India and
was detained in quarantine at Ma
gasaki.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. because VIII
liam Wellington wanted his wife to
take cold baths every day. and some
times several times day, she has filed
petition for an absolute divorce. and
Informed the Court that she would not
stand such cruel treatment. Mr.. and
Mrs Wellington are well known in
Omaha, Mrs Wellington being a mem
Der of several clubs. Mr.. Wellington
is merchant.
Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 2.-Mrs. T.. b.
Croker has conveyed as a gift to the
local lodge of the Benevolent and Pro-
tectiye Order Of Elks her house in this
city, which, with the grounds, is valued
at 100000 The property is the old
home of r.. Il. Croker, brother Of
Charles Croker and one of the build
ers of the Central Pacific Railroad
Mrs. Croker is now in San Francisco
with her son-in-law, j. Sloat Fassett
of New York.
Orange, n. j., Aug. 2.-Gertrude 4.
Conklin, IA years old, who is visiting
the family of Alfred Payne of 40 y.
Seventeenth street. East Orange. was
standing in the doorway of Cort-
wright's grocery. at Park avenue and
North Fifteenth street, when she sud
denly screamed with pain and declared
that something had bitten her in the
leg. Dr. Groves, who was driving past
at the time, was called in and found
that the girl had been struck In the
feshy part of the leg by bullet She
was taken to the --morial Hospital.
where the bullet. evidently from a toy
rife, was extracted. The police are
looking for the person who fired the
shot. but with little hope of finding
him.
Trenton. N. j., Aug. Ex-Governor
Voorhees, is here for the purpose of
finding out what basis there is for the
stories that have been told of cruel
treatment of the inmates of the State
Industrial School for Girls and to see
to IL that If the charges are true. the
guilty be punished.
McAdoo, Pa. Aug. 3.--The coal
miners in the Honeybrook district EN-
Coal Company are in conference here
with New York officers of the company
regarding alleged grievances. A strike
seems imminent, and serious trouble
is feared If the men decide to go out.
Albany. Aug. 3.-A conference will
be held at Oyster Bay between Gov.
Roosevelt and the committee of the
Legislature appointed to arrange for
a welcome to Admiral Dewey. The
State appropriated $4,000 for the use
of this committee. of which Senator
Kaines Is Chairman.
New York, Aug. 3.--Former Alder
man Charles Wines, who is now
Deputy Collector OF Internal Revenue.
was assaulted OH the street and robbed