Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.

died from eryspelas at Holly Springs,
Miss.
The Belgian state railways have order
ed II locomotives from Philadelphia for
September delivery.
The Kansas City chief of police has Of
fered to pay S2J out Of his salary for the
body of each highwayman killed III that
city.
The commencement Of work on New
Yorll's rapid transit tunnel was celebrat-
ed on Saturday. with elaborate ceremo-
mics.
More than 5000 women have registered
in Cleveland in order to be eligible to vote
for director of schools at the spring
election.
The new United States naval hospital
nj Mare Island, Cal, has been completed
and is ready to be turned over to the
government.
Thirty-two students at Lawrenceville
IN. j. academy have been sent to their
homes to prevent the spread Of diphthe-
ria prevalent there.
The Merchants National bank Of Rut-
land, VT. has closed its doors, and the
cashier has been arrested charged with
misapprc iation Of funds
One mun was killed and two men were
u
blasting charge in the copper mine near
Somerville, n. j., on Friday.
The jury in the trial Of Camden CN. j.
reporters for publishing a report Of an
alleged confession Of Eli Shan was dis
charged, being unable to agree.
George Eastman, treasurer of the East
man Kodak company, has given to the
Rochester Athen@um and Mechanics in
IA "a OF
One million three hundred and three
thousand dollars for the payment of I'm
Gle Sans soldiers in the Philippines left
the New York subtreasury Tuesday.
The sale Of Wallace-Istill of Aberdeen
Angus breeding cattle at Chicago broke
all previous records. Seventy-two head
brought general average of 500 each.
Admiral Watson has sailed from Ma
Mia for Hongkong on the cruiser Brook
lyn. 1t is expected that be will transfer
his command to Admiral Remey at that
port.
The funeral OF Edward b. Webster,
Jr.. private of the Ninth infantry, who
was killed on July Is last near San Luis
in the Philippines, was held at Geneva,
N.
Two cases of plague in Honolulu have
victim was ii Chinaman, the other Ha-
waiian, guard employed by the board Of
health.
The trials of the new Cunard steamer
Ivernia, built for the Liverpool Boston
service, proved every way satisfactory.
The Ivernia will sail for New York ON
April II.
Twelve thousand dollars was realized
from concert at the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York city for the benefit
of the Red Cross and Maine hospital ship
relief funds.
Fire has destroyed the plant of the Ia
Der Felt works at Fredonia. n. Y, en-.
failing a loss to the building and stock OF
$4,000. AS a result about so employees
win be thrown out of work.
Michael Melegin, boatswain's mate of
the United States gunboat Machias, was
killed and his brother Edward fireman
on the cruiser New York. was shot in the
hip in street fight at Galveston.
Nearly 100 recruits have deserted from
Fort Slocum, N. Y, within the past
few weeks because of the delay in send
ing recruits at that station to Manila.
Nearly 1000 men are CHARTERED there
Olga Nethersole. Hamilton Revelle,
Theodore Moss and Marcus r. Mayer
were indicted on Thursday afternoon by
the grand jury for the production of
"Sapho" at " allack's theater, New York
city.
The fast mail on the Atlanta and West
Point was wrecked at Ossanippa creek
Ga One man, Reuben j. Oslin of At
lanta. express messenger, was killed and
- people injured, some of them seri-
ously.
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the Central National bank of Cleveland
and Il widely known vessel owner, has
died in Jerusalem of pneumonia. He left
Cleveland several weeks ago for an ex-
tended trip abroad.
Charles a. Towne, chairman of the Sill
yer Republican national committee, has
undergone "A painful, but not dangerous,
operation at st. Luke's hospital in Du-
luth. He is now doing very well and will
be ont in about two weeks.
Counterfeit so, s. and 81 notes are in
circulation in Rochester, and as a couse-
Ouence United States secret service men
are putting forth every effort TO run
down the gang whose headquarters are
believed to be in that vicinity.
The monthly statement of the collec-
tons of internal revenue shows that for
the month Of February, 1900 the total
receipts from all sources We're $20SO9,
6G5, an increase as compared with the
same month in 1899 of S1,160.659.
The Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
conference. which represents Delaware
and a portion OF Maryland, has adopted
a resolution con ming the army can
teen and the Us gnd sale of liquor in
new possessions Of this government.
The state department has been notified
of the death at Cologne Germany, of
John 4. Barnes, the United States consul
there. Mr.. Barnes was born in Ohio and
appointed consul at Chemnitz in 1892. He
was transferred to Cologne in 1897.
BY direction of the war department one
squadron of the Fifth cavalry in the de-
rr,nrt nf pnrtn Ricn will be rnlinvnd