Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-08-25

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/ an express train In addition to killing
| Turner aud injuring Schwarz the two
! horses were killed aud the wagon smash
| "a to kindling wood.
| An extensive vein Of coal has been dis.
\ covered on the farm VI y. Newman. nsar
| Keuka. n. Y. II IL about b feet below
| the Surface. and indications point TO q
| deposit of considerable magnitude Local
| CAPITAL is being raised to develop tie
! mine. and farm property III the vicinity
| is rapidly advancing ia price.
| The steamship Centennial has arrived
! from Nome with adyiccs Of the wreck Of
the steamers Merwin. Rcsolute and Dol
lar on the beach during the fierce s. M
If Aug. and 3. The Mprwin is a total
loss one boat containing FIVE people
was overturned. and all were drow aed.
Fifteen people were drowned III all
Minister Storer at Madrid. informs
the state department that a treaty Of
amity commerce and navigation aud gen.
eral intercourse has been signed pro
visionaly by the minister Of state aud
himself This practically marks the last
step in the complete restoration Of rcia-
tions between Spain aud the United
States.
j. NJ Mclaughlin is dead at Metuchcn
n j., Of kidney disease aged GS years
Mr. Mclaughlin was one Of the first
congressional stenographels. lie was at
one time editor Of the Jersey City Times
and for many years was correspondent
in New Jersey of New York newspapers
lie was the official court stenocraphcr OF
MiddleseX county ut the time Of his
death.
Il.
was wrecked ut Bay Bridge, near San.
dusky. O.. by a broken rail Three cars,
consisting Of TWO mail AID a combination
car. went over the bridge into sahdusky
bay in 20 feet Of water. Not life was
lost passengers and employees climb
ing through windows and doors and be
ing rescued from tine water with slight
injuries.
Judge John Beverly, late of the supe
ror court 81 the state of Washington, is
dead az the home of his daughter, Mrs.
John II B6stwick, Amsterdam, y. y.
lie was born III OppeuheIm, tulton coun-
ty, \. y, June Is, 1873. lie raised a
company Of ne Thirty regiment.
New York volunteers. in the war of the
fehclIion and rose 10 the rank OF lieutTn.
ant colonel
Governor Shaw has announced the ap.
poinlmeut of Congressman J. I. Dolliye
Of Fort Dodge 10 be United States sen
ator from Iowa to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator John II. Gear
The appointment runs to March !, 1901
The legislature does not meet in regular
session until 1902, and Delivers ap
paintmeut is likely to be renewed to run
until his successor is named.
Comptroller Tracewell of the treasury
has rendered u decision holding that the
nawauun islands, under the act of May
%. 1900, constitute an integral part OF
the United States, aud therefore officers
of the navy therein are serving within
the realm OF dominion OF the United
States and consequently are not be
yond seas within the meaning of section
Is of the navy personnel act.
Exports of gold and silver from the
port of New York to all countries for last
week aggregated SOL, 300 silver bars and
coin and SIS. 1S7.279 gold, total OF 50,
J3S. 634. against a total of S5S2, SCI gold
and silver in the same week last year
Since Jan. | exports Of gold have beeu
SIS. 530.45S and silver $50, 463 .661
against So. 500. $50 gold and so ,9G0.962
silver in the same period OF last year.
The jury In the case of eX-Secretary OF
State Caleb Powers, charged with being
an accessory before the fact to the muir
DER Of William Gochcl returned a verdict
of guilty having been out only 90 min
utes The vote in favor of a life sentence
was unanimous. When the. jury retired
the belief was general that its members
would fail to agree and in this opinion
the defendant himself was firmly con
vinced.
Dr. August Frcch of Brooklyn has
been elected grand master of the grand
lodge of New York state |. O. O. r.
The Rev j. Barton French of Syracuse
is elected deputy grand master, and
Grand Secretary John G. Dcubert Of
New York city is reelected. John f.
Bulcnkamp Of New York is reelected
grand treasurer, and Franklin +. Traut
manu- of Brooklyn is elected grand repre-
sentative to the sovereign grand lodge
which meets at Richmond next month.