Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-21

awarded by the federal courts 10 the de
scendants Of Jacob Dehaven, il Philadel-
phia patriot, who IN the early days Of the
Revolution loaned the government $3.50,
600.
A statement issued by the postoffice de
partment shows that there has been an
Increase OF $2,7J9.415 in the value Of
postage stamps, postal cards, etc. issued
during the three months ended March 81
as compared with d similar period Of last
year.
The resignation of the Rev. DR. Newell
Dwight Hills has been accepted by the
Chicago presbytery. Resolutions were
passed asking the general assembly to
appoint a committee to report on the
question of a revision of the confession Of
faith.
The United States supreme court for
the third time has decided the case Of Ed
ward Clifford, under sentence in New
Jersey for murder. against him. The
court affirmed the decision Of Judge Gray
denying q petition for a writ of habeas
corpus.
Or. Walter r. Wellbroek has obtained
a verdict for $4,000 from a jury in the
supreme court in Brooklyn in his suit
against the Long Island Railroad compa-
NY for injuries sustained in the tallyho
disaster at the Merrick road on Memorial
day, 1897.
Twelve hundred Tagalogs attacked
Cases battalion headquarters Of the For
tieth regiment ut Cagayan. island Of Min
danao, on the It'll. The Americans had -
casualties, while of the attacking force
80 were killed aud 30 wounded or taken
prisoners.
The 2-year-old son of Hiram Duscharm
of Gonverneur, y. Y, found a box Of
matches and set fire to the clothing on
the cradle in which his infant sister was
sleeping Before help could arrive the
baby was horribly burned and died in
few hours.
In a letter received by his brother Pat
rick Boyle, at McAdoo, Pa, John Boyle,
member Of Company G., Nineteenth
United States infantry, on duty in the
Philippines, says that Henry Grifliths,
Hazleton boy, was recently captured by
insurgents and murdered.
General Montenegro, one of the insur
gents best fighters, has surrendered to
Colonel Smith in the mountains near
Camaling. in the province of Pangasinan,
Luzon. where. with General Macabulos. |
he had been trying to reorganize the Fill |
ipino army. General MaeabuIos was
killed
Owing to continued i'll health Hon |
John Addison Porter, secretary to the |
president, has rendered his resignation, !
and the president has accepted it. to take |
effect May | next George Il. CortelyOu |
of New York, the present assistant secre-
tary to the president, has been appointed |
to the office.
The Leland Stanford mansion in Sac
ramento has been presented by Mrs.
Stanford to the Right Rev. Bishop Grace
of the Catholic diocese of Sacramento
and his successors together with an en-
dowment fund of $40, 900 invested in in
terest bearing bonds. The mansion is to
be known as the Lathrop- Stanford Chill
dren's home.
Lieutenant Commander J. c. Gilmore,
who has been on furlough in Washington
from the effects of his
long captivity among the Filipinos has
now been ordered to immediate sea duty
as executive officer Of the cruiser Prairie,
which will be engaged during the entire
summer in short cruises with the naval
militia of the Atlantic and gulf states.
William Odun, who is spoken of as a
miner of large experience, has returned
from a prospecting trip to the distant
coast of Vigan, Luzon He showed rich
specimens of gold and declared that he
had located ledge of quartz as rich as
anything in Colorado or California. He
IS organizing a company of eX-soldiers
and will 20 into the mountain districts of
Nigau to secure claims.