Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-08-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the wide world
Briefly and TerseIy Told.


Seyen cases Of smallpox have develop
vi IN Erie, Pa, all Of a light nature
The trial Of Henry Youtscy, alleged
1eepmplice in Goebefs murder, has be-
suln.
The official count Of the population Of
hew York city under the twelfth census
Is 3,43G2o2
Colorado and Wyoming forest fires
@ere estimated to have caused 100000
910 damage.
An the persons accused Of completely
Ia ghe Havana custom house frauds have
a.sen acquitted.
Six buhdred prospectors have returned
from Cape Nome with stories Of destltu-
sion and illness there.
Seven persons were killed and many
aajured IT, a train collision at Pierson,
Mich. on Wednesday
philadelphias population by the new
rcnsus is ,293,G97, "a gain Of 1851 per
cent over that Of 1890.
4 design has been accepted for
monument in Spencer county. Ind, over
gsls grave Of Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Cuban customs rec ipts for the first
half OF 1900 were over SS,U0OOD0, far
aore than in 1899 for the same period
A Chicago wallpaper man has commit
Ted suicide il order that his wife aud
children might receive his $1,000 insur-
AnCe.
A fund of $500 has been raised in
Portland. Or. ia ransom Arthur Ven
rille. an American prisoner, from Fill
Risi4s.
NJ. p. Whitman has defeated ". 4.
Harmed III the championship tennis
match al Newport, thus retaining the
trophy.
Three persons were killed by an explo-
sioa Of natural gas in a Chicago house
90 Thursday, and three are reported
missing
Three masked burglars entered the
ilgise Of Il. l.. Fosburg at PittsGeld,
Mass. killing the latter's daughter and
~oerdin- Lis son.
An IMP rtant medical discoyery-the
eaase o. flights diseasc--has been made
By Dr. ovid Brown, formerly of New
York anu now Of Rome.
The population of the city of Chicago,
according to the official count of the re
turn OF the twelfth census, is as follows:
1909 1,G9S,575; 1890, 1,099, $50.
At Sheboygan, Wis, eight large build
ings were completely wrecked by a tor
nado, and 200 small houses were blown
down. causing a loss of 100000.
Joe Patchen has gone n mile on the
Goshen u. y track in 2:05H, paced by
\ running horse. John II. Gentry made
she track record of 2:06 two years ago
Stephen Peacock, son of George Pea
cock OF Yunkes, and George Peacock
sOn Of Stephen eacock of Peekskill
bavs been drowned in the Hudson river
Justice Frcde..,G Smyth of the SUI
gvemc court Of New York died on Sat
1rlay at the Hotel Dennis. Atlantic City,
%here he had been i'll for more than two
Months.
1t is expected that Major Leo Raus-
eeur Of ST. Louis win be elected com
mander in chief of the Grand Army at
tie national encaE pment week after next
IN Chicago
James Koran and Peter Flanagan Of
Oswego tried TO cross the railroad trucks
in front Of fast train Their carriage
was struck. Fannigan is dead, and Ho-
gau is probably fatally hurt.
Hon David H. Day, II years old, one
Ell the oldest and most prominent mem
As-Ac 81 At-t- iiei vi NtNtfl IA 4NfM AOlkt
has die3 in Buffalo. He had been in
faiAng health for several weeks
Executors Of the estate of Mrs Sa.
6iun Beer. who recently died at Madi-
sou. Pa. found $4,000 in a chest in the
house. 5000 of it in gold. The house
sl0d been vacant for some weeks,
One man lost his life aud three were
injured in fire which destroyed the
Building occupied 10y the Independent
Taper Stock company at 154-16O Des-
piaineS street, Chicago; loss $4,000
r Fg1fInand N. Peck United States
commissioner to the Paris exposition, has
been made a grand officer of the Legion
~ Honor. Commander Woodward, L.
y n. has been made an officer Of the
tegion
A big wallpaper manufacturing con-
Germ has been Incorporated at Albany
under the name Of the Robert Graves
company Of New York Its capital stock
as 5000 oOu, Of which S52lGO0 has been
paid in.
The record Of the plague in Manila for
ibe two weeks ending July Z, AIS just re
y,urted e. the marine hospital service. is
seven new eases and five deaths OF the
new eases four were Filipinos and three
Chinese
NotSN4Qtlon has been received of the
fcath al frouts Neck. Me. of John -
Flower head of the banking house of
Flower q Go. Of New York city ami
brother of Che late cN-Goyornor Roswell
T. Flower.
The east bound New York Central
ts,}u NJ. 1G. known as the New York