Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-02
THE COUNTRY IN GENERAL
A Summary of Happenings at
Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS CONDENSED
A Review of What Has TRANSFERRED
of Public Interest.

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New York, Aug. 30--A Mushsain. a
broker fifty years old. committed sui
| eide at No. 96 Spring street by shoot
4 ing himself The report Of the revolver
created considerable excitement in the
neighborhood, which Is busy one
! Washington. Aug. Soft Is said here
/ that secret arrangement has been
made between the United States and
Canada that will postpone all discus
sion of the border quetion to date
| litter the Canadian elections in October.
Washington. Aug. 30--As the number
of transports available to ship soldiers
to the Philippines will not hold the ten
| volunteer regiments within 2,400 men.
the Transportation Department is now
/ trying TO secure the necessary vessels.
IT is at present negotiating with differ
ent steamboat lines for boats.
London, Aug 30.-A specialist here
who has been consulted by Walter a..
/ Wellman. leader of the Wellman polar
expedition. who has arrived in London
from Franz Josef Land, reports that
the injury to Mr.. Wellman's right leg
i will not be permanent and that he ex-
poets Mr. WeIlman will be quite well
in couple of months.
Fort Scott. Kan. Aug. 30.--A letter
has been received here from Lieut.. G..
g. Warner. of this city. who is aide on
Gen. Fred Funston's staff. stating that
Gen. Funston is in Manila awaiting
orders to sail for home with the Tween
tieth Kansas Regiment. The letter
states that Funston will retire from
army life and reside IN Kansas.
Derby, Conn., Aug. 30.-Members Of
the Scattergood Tabernacle believe
that they saw the Holy Ghost at one
Iof their meetings. They are discussing
the matter excitedly and many of them
believe a miracle has been performed.
Several women who were present
tainted when the alleged form was
seen. and ] II. Carleton is said to have
become so excited that he had to be
sat down upon.
New York. Aug 90 Roland b. Mol
ineux accused of poisoning Mrs. Kate
Adams, and now in the Tombs. has
been visited by his wife. 1t was a
pathetic meeting between the husband
and the woman who has remained
steadfast to him through all his trou-
bles LAWYER Weeks tried to prevent
1t because of the attending notoriety.
and the prison officials vainly tried to
suppress the facts.
San Francisco. Aug. 30.--More re-
cruits are being prepared ut Preside
for transportation to Manila. The Pue-
bla has sailed with $50 The Warren
will leave Sept. ! with 1000 and the
Columbia will leave about Sept. 5 with
800 more. This makes ten transports
that will be ready to leave within the
next fortnight. with TWO more about
due from the Philippines, and which
viii leave again for Manila as soon as
they can be equipped.
East Liverpool. O., Aug. 30.-The
ovation for President Mckinley, which
started in Pittsburg, has not vet ended.
AT all the towns between Pittsburg and
this city crowds We're waiting to cheer
as the Presidents train rolled past and
5000 persons We're packed around the
railroad station here when the Presi-
dent and his party arrived The peo-
pie shouted and the piercing whistles
at the various potteries shrieked. At
oil. Taylo-'s house. where the President
was entertained. the people thronged
the streets and lawn.
Hudson. N. Y, Aug. 30.--A story Of
the queer results of paralytic stroke
comes from this vicinity. Mrs. Joseph
Betz. German woman, who resides at
Red Rock, a small hamlet FIVE miles
from this city, sustained a stroke Of
paralysis several weeks ago. and her
recovery was thought doubtful for
some time. Now. however. the woman
is recovering Strange to say, Mrs.
Betz regains her powers of speech. 1t
Is discovered that she Is no longer able
to speak English. which language she
spoke fiuently before her paralytic seiz-
ure She understands the English Ian
guage as well as ever, but her power
to pronounce the words. as well as to
use them in their proper order. seems
to have left her entirely.
Charleston. w. Va. Aug. 31.--The
wholesale grocery establishment of r.
Hubbard < Co.. was damaged to the
extent of $4,000 by fire. This is the
fourth time it has been burned within
two years
Newport. Ark. Aug. 31.-Not a house
is standing at Pleasant Plain This is
4 the result of the tornado that passed
over It, 1t seems wonderful that no
one was killed. The village has no
telephone nor telegraph.
Portland, Ind, Aug. 31.--A little son
OF James Grady swallowed a horse
mail, which Is supposed to have lodged
lin his windpipe, and battles the efforts
.of all the surgeonsSto remove it. 1t Is
l feared the child cannot live.
Newark. Ohio, Aug. 31.--The Newark
and Granville Electric Street Railroad