Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-23
THE NEWS In BRIEF
Geographic Gleanings From All Parts
Of the World.


Transports enough have been secured
TO land all the new regiments at Ma
Mia by Christmas.
I'he New Orleans has sailed for san
to Domingo to look after American in
terests in that quarter.
The Governors or Attorneys General
Of nine States have met at St Louis
for conference on trusts.
The London Times's Johannesburg
correspondent said that martial Inv
was likely to be proclaimed at any mo
ment.
Arthur Sewell, Of Maine, has been
sued for 10000 on his liability as a
stakeholder of a defunct Kansas Cor
poration.
Secretary Root has requested photo
graphs Of every commissioned officer In
the army TO he filed at the War De
partment.
Wayne MacNeagh, counsel for Capt.
Carter, has arranged for a fnal hearing
in the case before the Attorney Gen
eral on Wednesday next.
The Bohemian Brotherhood in Chi
cage has begun action TO lessen the
hemians In America
Hope was expressed in Administra-
ton eircules at Washington that a
satisfactory solution Of the Philippine
problem was AT hand.
The Chickasaw Indian Legislature at
Tishomingo. l. r., has passed Il bill
fixing II 900 rs the price of marriage
licenses, to shut out white men
A Chicago committee has planned to
meet Admiral Dewey on his way up
New York Harbor. to invite him 30 at
tend the fall festivities in Chicago.
The Crown Cotton Mills, in Dalton.
Ca. decided to declare a dividend Of
10 per cent in cash and SO per cent in
stock, and to build new mill at once
Major Ray reported from Fort st
Michael that transportation would
probably be inadequate for those who
wished TO leave that section of Alaska
this fall.
The United States cruiser Detroit
has arrived at Caracas.
Workmen preparing Manila trans
ports have struck at San Francisco.
The bubonic plague has broken out
al Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay.
Town correspondent said the Beers
were expected to attack at any time.
Fhs yellow fever situation ut Key
" i regarded grave. There are al
mos tNs1 cssgs
Pre- leeni i;omana has promised
that pefu will take part in the Buffalo
exposition III 1901.
The steam yacht Virginia, built for
Mr.. Isaac Stern. of New York, was
launched nj Bath, Me.
Frank l'ugh. grandson of the late
John Stephenson. car builder, commit
ted snicide at New RocheHe, n. Y.
Rcar-A Admiral Watson reported the
with the natives at San Fabian, Lin
gayen Gulf.
Gen. Il. A. Alger has been an
nounced as one OF those who viii wei
come the Kansas troops returning
from Manila.
Rev Il. II Deliver. in Chicago.
amade.a plea for the union of the Meth
todist Episcopal Church and the Meth
odist Church South.
A meeting of Chicago building con
tractors declared against lockouts,
strikes or boycotts. and pledged action
To avoid them il possible.
Gen. OTIS cabled that Private Hoon,
of the Fourth Infantry in whose be-
half t;ev. bushnell protested to Presi-
dent Mckinney. had been found guilty
of forgery.
GOV. Roosevelt has designated JUS
tice Walter FLOYD Smith, of Elmira,
as an associate Justice of the Fourth
Appellate Division, i'll place of the late
Justice ,lI J.. I'oilelt
Mrs Mary Brooks. who served TWEEN
ty-three years in a Michigan prison
for the alleged poisoning of her nus
band in 1876. has been married to -.
II. stuart who had been the chief wit
ness against her.
A serious break occurred in the
Forestport feeder TO the Erie canal.
Prominent Democrats held meetings
al Chicago TO discuss campaign plans.
A cigar syndicate has been formed
at Tampa, Fla, with a capital OF So
100000.
The Presidents dinner for Admiral
Dewey at the White House, has been
SET Tor OctObef ).
Arizona and New Mexico officials de-
Clared they would not follow Gan
forn.a in the proposition TO quarantine
cOusampuVCs.
The American gunboat PampanSo
chased the British steamer Nuen-Sans
suspected to be a filibuster, from the
Luzon coast to Hong Kong.
Gov Roosevelt proclaimed Friday
and Saturday. September 20 and 80
as holidays througont the State, IL
honor of Admiral pewey's safe re
turn.
A Hong Kong dispatch stated tina
Aguinaldo was willing to free hi
Spanish prisoners. hut that Gen. OH
would moi allow Spanish vessels to g
TO Filipino ports 10 receive them.
Gov. Lowndes and Senator yelling
ton. of Maryland; Mayor Master o