Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
THE country IN GENERAL
A Summary of Happenings ar
Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS CONDENSE D
A Review of What Has Transpired
of Public Interest.

London. Oct. 1.-The fall in Consols
was partly due to rumors current on
the Stock Exchange of an imminent is
sue of from twenty TO twenty-five mill
lions of Consols The War Office off,
cials. however. decline to either con-
firm or deny the report.
Lowville. ~ Y, Oct. 4.-Horace Nor
ton, who murdered Miss Widrich, at
Fulton Chain, on September n. Is in
fall here. He was captured by w. w.
Nickerson and his son Roy, of Turin,
and Under Sheriff Munyon, of Herki-
mer. ON the farm of Mrs. NJ. Z. Clark,
near Turin, after a desperate fight.
Paris. Oct. 1.-THE leaders OF the
strike in the iron works at Creusot an
nounced that il they do not receive sat
isfaction to day the whole population.
comprising 10000 men. women and
children will march to this city and
demand redress from the Government
The threat is taken here very seriously,
as because of the presence of Socialists
in the present emergency Ministry, the
demand would cause the Government
serious embarrassment.
Proyincetown, Mass. Oct. 1.-THE
schooner Willie L. Swift, OF this port.
has arrived bringing news of a terrific
gale which swept the Grand Banks on
Sept. IA. BY it twenty-five fishermen
were lost and the seventeen vessels on
the banks at the time were greatly
damaged. The Swift lost three men.
her mainboom and gaff, cable, anchors
and dories. The gale was one of the
worst experienced in years.
Victoria, b. c., Oct. 4.-0riental adj
vices say that the British gunboat WI
worn left Hong Kong Sept. II for West
River for the suppression of pirates
who have been carrying on depreda-
tions there recently. "A serious dis
turbance took place at Hang eau be-
| tween Japanese passengers on steam
ship and the Chinese. The Chinese POI
! lice, instead of controlling their coun-
| trymen, assisted In the assault.
Newport. r. T.. Oct Alive men
who were held In the Newport County
Jail on the charge Of holding up and
robbing the Portsmouth car stables
about two months ago. have escaped
from the institution. The men We're
among the most desperate in the coun-
try. and were captured in Bridgeport
Conn. soon after the robbery. After a
long chase the Newport police succeed
| ed in recapturing the robbers.
Chicago. Oct AIT mass meeting
in the Bethel African Methodist Epis-
copal Church plans We're mat,red
which will result in sending Mrs. Eliza
| beth Curtis to Memphis Tenn. TO sue
Governor McMillin for a pardon for
her husband, Edward Curtis. Curtis
was taken back TO Tennessee to com
plete prison sentence last week. and
the sympathy of many has been
aroused for his family
Joplin. Mo-, Oct. 4.-Ninety per cent.
of the zinc miners in this district have
stopped work in compliance with an
order from the Missouri and Kansas
Zine Miners Association. An effort is
being made to force the smelters to
pay a schedule of prices laid down by
the association a few weeks ago, TO
which the smelters have refused to ac-
cede AT Webb City alone 1000 miners
will be thrown out of work tenn
porarily.
San Francisco, Oct 4.~The trans
ports Newport and Pennsylvania are
expected to arrive from Manila to-day
The Newport has the signal corps on
board. and the Pennsylvania is bring
ing home the First Washington Volun-
teers. The transport Tartar with the
Twentieth Kansas Volunteers Is ex-
pected about Saturday The transports
| Xata ~ - "a.
are 10 sail on Friday. carrying two
| regiments of regulars to Manila.
Poston Oct 1.-The announcement
has been made that the marriage of
Miss Rosamond Tudor. the Youngest
and only unmarried daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Frederick Tudor TO Alexan-
der Agassiz Higginson. the only child
Of Mayor Henry Lee Hgginson will
be celebrated in Trinity Church at high
noon. Oct. .. Mr. Higginsons mother
is the eldest daughter Of the late Prof
Louis Agassiz of Cambridge. Mr. IIig-
gibson will take his bride TO Montana
where he has business interests
Atlanta, Oct 1.-The city council has
decided to send delegation composed
of three of its members a committee
of the Atlanta Business Mems League.
three members of the Chamber of Com
merce, and Governor Gambler to Wash
ington to invite Admiral Dewey TO AT
lanta Should Governor Gambler ac-
company the committee he will extend
the freedom of the state 10 the admiral.
The Atlanta delegation is to leave the
date of the visit to the admiral's con-
venience in the event of his acceptance.
Ouray, Col. Oct 1.-Two masked
men stopped the Sneffel stage one mile
this side of the Camp Bird Mills and
eight miles from Ouray. They were