Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-05-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings OF the wide world
Briefly and TerseIy Told.

aNullL3A iyEWtN has IGAlfilcu 10 " ASH
ington from his western trip.
Heat caused one death and four pros
tratons in Chicago on Tuesday.
Three shiploads Of arms from Germa
ny are reported at Hongkong for the
Filipino junta.
The infant son Of Commander and
Mrs. Booth-Tucller has died in New York
city Of pneumonia.
The United States transport Sedgwick
which went aground at Cienfuegos, has
been safely relocated.
Philadelphia Republicans announce that
they have raised the 100000 pledged for
the national convention.
Two persons were killed and - injured.
five persons fatally, in the burning Of the
Hotel Helene at Chicago on Wednesday.
The torpedo boat Thornton has been
launched at the yard Of the Trigg Ship
building company in Richmond.
Lieutenant Gibson gallopcd home an
easy winner of the Kentucky Derby,
and his share Of the stake was $1,000.
Heavy rains have put out fire ut
Fisher, Mich, which lasted three days.
The loss is estimated at 100000; insur-
ance, 100000.
The work Of the Chicago city directory
shows that the population of Chicago is
not less than 2,OO1 600.
County Attorney Putnam Of Salt Lake
City has decided 10 retry Il. II. Roberts
on the charge Of unlawful cohabitation
Tuesday, the Doth inst.
Charles III. Cole former president of
the Globe National bank Of Boston, was
sentenced to eight years in Jail for mis-.
appreciation of funds
= suit against the sugar trust at Tren-
ton charges /, with restraining trade lille
gally in an attempt to force the Arbuckle
company to combine with it.
Mr.. w, X. Corwnc has returned from
a tour Of investigation Of Porto Rico for
the Merchants association and reported
conditions improving rapidly.
Francisco Abbatto was hanged in the
Camden county On. j. Jail on Friday
for the murder of Gcnaro de Fec, his
friend and fellow countryman.
Billy Taylor formerly a noted baseball
pitcher, has died in Florida. He was 43
years old. He pitched for the Philadel-
phia Athletics and other leading clubs
-Four Italians three Of them brothers,
are dead at South Fork, near Altoona,
Pa, and three others are in critical
condition as a result of drinking wood
alcohol.
Charles Ingersoll, the defaulting treas
urer of Tomplins county, \. Y, has been
sentenced to four years and six months
Imprisonment ut Auburn and to pay a
fine of $1,000.
Late mail adviccs from Manila say
that the prison officials Of Biibid prison
at Manila are under investigation on
charge of exchanging and releasing pris-
oners and receiving brides.
Laden with 100000 bushels of corn
for the famine sufferers of India, the
steamship Quito, chartered by the Unit
ed States government at a cost of $40. I
900, sailed for Bombay on Friday.
During a riot between strikers and
workmen at the Buttonwood mine Of the
Parrish Coal company at Wilkesharre. /
Pa, some 20 rnen were badly injured, in
Gliding Superintendent w r. SRi.h.
The strike Of the carpenters union in
Utica, n. Y, has been settled The /
compromise accepted calls for a working
day of eight hours, with a scale Of wages |
of ISIS cents an hour and 3lI4 cents an
hour.
The amount of bonds so far exchanged T
at the treasury for the new per cent I
consols Of 1880 is $271 ,015, $50, Of which (
2,452, $50 was received from individ- !
uals and institutions other than national /
banks.
Mrs. James II. Gilbert, wife of the
president of the New York state board of +
mediation and arbitration, has died at
Syracuse. She was one Of the founders F
of the Alpha Phi fraternity and d singer
of note
The transport Thomas has arrived aft /
er a run of 20 days from Manila. Among |
the passengers We're Brigadier General /
Theodore a. Schwan and Coonels ia |
cob Kline, John w French and Simon /
Snyder.
Peter Quinn. an old quarryman, was
killed and Andrew MattroXick was badly /
injured at the quarry of the keenan,
Lime company at Smiths Basin, n. y. /
by a premature blast, Both men leave
families.
Seven Filipinos made an attempt to
burn quantity Of hay stored near the
quartermaster's storehouse ON the river
front, Manila. The guards killed one of
them and wounded another. The remain /
der escaped.
-Four companies Of the Fifth United !
States infantry stationed AT Fort Shcr- /
dan have left for New York ou thcir way
to southern Cuba. where they will be
used 10 strengthen their regiment doing
garrison duty.
The Grand Army Home For Soldiers
Widows at hawkins Station, near Pitts
burg has been harmed. The 40 inmates.
ranging I'M age from 30 to % years, e~-
capped without injury. Loss, 100000.
Cause Of fire unknown,
Fire in Camden. y. j., which broke out
in the Farmers market house mt Fifth