Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-10-27
MEMS or IffE W ZEN.
HappeniuRa OF she Wide world
Briefly ana TerSeIy Told.

Collected IN New loik CITY turing li+e
last 10 days.
The first instaIlmcnt Of the volunteer
army now in the Philippines will leave
Manila Nov /.
Seven insane convcts who broke out Of
the Matteawan State hospital on Sunday
have all been recaptured
Thomas i. Lane, son-in-Iaw of Senator
Elect Blackburn Of Kentucky, has com-
mitted suicide in Washington,
The Grand Central station, New York
city. remodelcd at n cost OF 81 900, 900,
has been thrown open to the public.
The Chicago labor troubles, as far as
they affect the construction Of the new
postofIice building, have been settled.
Ncighbors searching the room Of a mi
scr III Hobokcn, n. j.. after death found
money and bankbooks representing So
Geo.
The Wisconsin averaged 1913 knots
for II hours under natural draft on her
return TO San Francisco from the trial
course.
John Demln. treasurer of the Calves
ton relief fund. has given out ii statement
showing that the total contributions TO
date are S1,G95,202.
The steam barkcntine Morning Star has
arrived from st Michaels, bringing 81
100000 in gold from Dawson for the
Alaska Exploration company.
The population Of the territory Of Ari-
zona as officially announced is t22.212
against 39.62O in 1890 This is an in
crease Of 62,592, or 1919 per cent
The Yellowstone Park Railroad com
Qany. capital 81, 100000, has been incor-
porated here, with power to build rail
roads through the Yellowstone park.
The annual statement of the Pullman
Car company for the year ended July 81
shows total revenue was Si5.022, SIS; net
earnings, S6623,4 76; surplus, $4,S95,944
Henry w. Marts pleaded guilty in the
United States district court to the charge
of embeazling $610 while postmaster of
Wildwood, n. j. He will be sentenced
later.
Fire in the Herrcshoffs' shipbuilding
yard at Bristol, X. l., destroyed one of
the buildings. two boats and badly dam
aged two other yachts. the loss being es-
timated at $4,000
The foundry of Mcintosh & seymour
manufacturers Of stationary engines has
been destroyed by fire at Auburn. n. Y
The loss, which is covered by insurance,
will reach $4,000.
Valuable placer gold claims are report,
ed to have been located in the Stewart
river mining district, about 100 miles
from Dawson, and stampede has fol-
lowed to the scene of the finds.
c. NJ. CotteTman assistant supcrin-
tendent OF the railway mail service, with
headquarters ut San Francisco, has been
selected as director general of posts in
the Philippines, 10 succeed r. W. Naille,
resigned.
Mr.. George *. Somcrby widely known
among Christian Endeayurers as chorus
leader and who had charge of the great
chorus at the Christian Endeayor con
vention held i'll Boston three or four
years ago, has died suddenly Of heart
trouble.
The Baldwin Locomotive works of
Philadelphia have booked two large do
mestic orders for engines. One is for 80
freight locomotives for The Chicago. Bur
lington and Quincy "lroad. and the 9TH
err is for - engines for the Union Pacific
company,
2 <.....s....,,. Evans saw. ihM 34GJu|
claims on account of the Spaulsh-Amrr;-
can war had been flied up to Oct -
Calls have been made for evidence in 30,
424 of these claims. -Four thousand two
hundred and thrty-sevcn widows ana
dependents claims have been adjudicatcG
already
Jacob Herring. II wears OF age. of IIar.
Yington Park, y. j.. and his housekcepcr
Elm Buyap rs years of agr. while
driving t. the home of ex-Sherin ". G..
Herring, a brother of Jacob Herring
were both killed by being struck ly am
express train of the West Shore railroad
at Harworlh crossing.
According to the New York journal
the defender of the Americas cum taI
meet Shamrock II in August next win
be built by a syndicate composed ol about
ten of the best known members of the
New York Yacht club. This much has
been learned respecting the ownership Of
the next cup defender.
In tornado near Lodi. Tex. If is re-
ported that between 10 and II persons
were killed. Six Of the dead were ne
groes. occupying one house. Names are
unobtainable. Ii Is feared that "a number