Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-02-25
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Friday. Feb. II.

IIt'uf GtD. .
A French senate committee voted
five to four in favor of giving Dreyfus
a new trial.
M. Felix Faure. president of the
French republic, died suddenly of ap-
oplexy in Paris last night.
f. E. Taft, of Newburyport, died at
the Home Market clubs banquet to
President Mckinley in Boston.
John Hill, a rescued passenger of the
Bulgaria, now at Ponta Delgada, be-
lieyes the vessel sunk on the night of
Feb. 5.
the navy department failed in it's eff
forts to secure bids within the appro-
priations for the proposed buildings at
Annapolis.
Clarence Gross and Joseph Hill, coll
ored drivers of Washington, were killed
by the c~ollapsing roof of the livery
stable where they were employed.
BY a constitutional objection the $780,
00O, 900 appropriation for Spain was
knocked out of the sundry civil bill in
the house. A special bill will now be
necessary.
saturday, Feb. is.
The naval personnel bill has now
passed both branches of congress.
The British parliament will be asked
to vote $3.50, 900 to General Lord Kitch-
ener.
Our government has instructed Ad-
miral Dewey to seize every island in
the Philippines.
The commission investigating Gen
eral Miles "embalmed beef" charges
have begun their work at Washington.
President Mckinley today returned
to Washington from Boston, where he
spoke at the banquet of the Home Mar
ket club.
Cracksmen at Oberlin, O., connected
a drill machine with the railway cleo
trio wire in front of a bank, drilled
open the safe. but got nothing for their
pains. They opened the wrong safe.
Monday, Feb. go.
Senatorial deadlocks continue in Penn
%sylvania, Delaware, Nebraska, Utah and
California.
The recent cold snap in Nebraska has
caused a total failure Of the wheat crop
in some sections.
Agoncillo, the Philippines agent, has
left Montreal for Europe, where he will
appeal to the governments.
The war department issues an argu-
ment in favor of the Hull army bill as
against the Cockrell measure.
Relatives of Frank Pears, the Pitts
burger executed in Honduras by order
of a military commentaries, ask Presi-
dent Mckinley to demand satisfaction.
Miller, the cycling champion, won the
six day race at San Francisco, covering
2,l92 miles. Six others beat the pre-
vious record.
Mrs. Charles F~ahrenkamp. her two
little children and Sarah Butler were
~asphyxiated by Illuminating gas at the
F~ahrenkamp home in Philadelphia.
Tuesday, Feb. FL.
The Duke of Orleans is in Brussels.
comforting with his followers regarding
a monarchist attempt in France.
Before the "embalmed beef" ~investi-
gators at Washington General Miles de-
clared that he never suspected any
fraud.
The national house passed a separate
bill ap%propriating 100000 900 for pay
ment to Spain under the treaty of Paris
provisions.
The house committee on elections act
ed favorably on the proposed constitu-
tional amendment excluding Mormons
from congress.
In the Spanish senate Countd'Almenas
complained that mot a single general
had been executed for incompetence in
,he late war.
G. II. Stephens, ex-professor at La
fayette college, was convicted Of arson at
Easton, Pa, for burning Pardee Hall,
and sentenced to nine years imprison-
ment.
Wednesday,. Eel 22.
Our military officials in Cuba are show
ing marked courtesy to Cuban General
Gomez.
Robert f.. McKisson was renominated
as Republican candidate for mayor of
Cleveland.
The Reading (Pa.) Iron company has
voluntarily advanced wages Of its 1000
employees.
a plot to exterminate all foreigners in
and about Manila was checkmated by
General Otis vigilance.
The first message of President Loubet
: To parliament has greatly strengthened
the French republic.