Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-02

ATURDAY, SEPTE.
has been sold by Receiver James #.
Lingafelter, the Equitable Trust Com.
Ipany Of Chicago the only bidder. pay
ing Si6O401. and $500 additional for a
lot
Albany. N. ". Aug. 31.--J. r.. Rogers
superintendent Of the beet sugar fac
tory la Binghamton, has given notice
TO the commissioner Of agriculture. Mr..
Wfetinr. that he IN about to start UP
his works and would like the weighers
and inspectors appointed as soon as
convenient.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 3f.-Ineom.
lplete returns received from the Eighth
Missouri District ia which an election
was held TO fill the unexpired term I'D
Congress of Richard r. Bland. de.
ceased. show that Dorsey w. Shackle-
fNrd Democrat has been elected ovsr
w. r. vosholl. Republican. by 200
plurality Complete returns cannot be
had La 1898 the Eighth District was
carried by Bland by a plurality Of d
SAB. The apprent falling of in Shack
/ leford's vote is attributed to the excep-
/ tional popularity of Mr.. Bland.
| Whitestone Landing, n ", Aug. 81.
"A Sound steamboat, supposed to be
| the Laura NJ Starin, on her way to
/ New Haven. ran into and upset row.
boat containing three men in The mid
| die of the Sound on here Michael
/ McGill. a blacksmith at Fort Schuyler,
was drowned.
/ washington. Aug. 31.---Another storm
Is brewing off the southeastern coats,
! but the officials OF the weather bureau
! are unable to predict at present
whether ii will be Of a damaging char
acter north of Virginia. The storm
was noted off the coast of Florida, and
was Increasing slightly in intensity.
/ washington, Aug 31--The State De-
| partment has received the following
cablegram from United Suites Consul
/ Simpson, at Puerto Plata. Santo DO
mingo: "All towns In this district ex-
ccpt Monte Christi In possession Of
revoluiionists. This town puerto Pla-
tai surrendered. SIMPSON
Manchester, n H., Aug. 31~-tDld
Home Week festivities were held in
the following towns: Bethlehem. Car
troll. Brentwood. Gilsum. Henniker,
Marlborough, New London. Newport,
Pembroke. Sandwich, Webster and
Dunbarton. In Dunbarton the celebra-
ton was very elaborate.
GAINESVILLE Ohio, Aug. 31--Aithough
the Democratic State ticket was not
nominated yesterday. the result was
foreoastcd decisively In the preliminary
4, meetings. The Mclean men carried a
large majority Of the twenty-one Com
grcss districts. and will control the con-
vention and party politics in Ohio until
the next election for President. The
nominations will be made to-day.
Saratoga. Sept. 1.-Lcws Blair was
killed In Schuylerville while riding his
lbicycle. He collided with buggy. a
shaft of which passed through his
body. He staggered TO his feet and
then dropped dead. Blair was super
lintendent on the Schuylerville 4 Green
wich electric road.
Boston, Sept 1.--Experiments are
making with telegraphy without wire
between kites at Harvard. One kite Is
let up from the Harvard Memorial
Tower ia Cambridge the other at Blue
lUill Observatory. twelve miles distant.
The messages are received at the earth
on Morse Instruments The expert
ments have been partially successful
Havana, Sept. 1.-The commission
which has been engaged in distributing
the S3,000.0O0 appropriated for the
lpurpose Of paying off Cuban soldiers
who surrender their arms to the Ameri-
can officials has returned to Havana.
1T reports that 33,G92 persons have re-
lceiyed their share Of the gratnity. and
that the total amount Of money distri-
buted is $2,52G,9o0.
Bordentown, n. j., Aug. 31.--A bottle
of ammonia applied to dog fight stop
ped the fight so suddenly that suit
for damages has been filed against the
user. ]. A. Ward, by Mrs. Sarah A..
Bodine the owner of the defeated dog.
The dogs were fighting under the win
dow Of Mr.. Wards house and he got
tired of the noise and threw the am
Imonia over them. They stopped fight
ing at once and ran home bowling
Ward had not finished laughing when
he was given notice OF suit.
Seabright. n. j.. Sept. 1.--While the
! family of Charles w. Trippe, an iu-
spector in the New York Health De
partment, were out driving. New
Jersey Southern Railroad train dashed
Into their two-seated surrey, instantly
killing Mr.. Trippe's son. years old
and his two sisters-in-law. and injuring
seriously Mrs. Trippe, their two-months
old baby and the nursemaid. The
dead are: Miss Louise Terry, % years
4old, Juanita Terry, sisters OF Mrs.
Trippe: Charles w. Trippe, Jr.. years
lold. The injured are: Louise Farr,
Inursemaid: Mrs. Charles w. Trippe.
and Baby Trippe, two months old
Farmers Trust Organized.