Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-05-12

STA, has had conferred upon him by the
shah Of Persia the decoration Of 'the
grand Gordon Of the Lion and the Sum-
The decoration is one Of the first class.
Before he can accept Il permission must
be granted by congress.
Advices from Brewster county, Tex,
state that new discoveries Of rich quick
silver deposits have been made there
during the last few days and that anoth-
er big rush Of prospectnrs to the district
has begun. Tehena, q town Of over 1000
people, has sprung up south Of Mara
thon. near the original discoveries.
Company + Of the Forty-sevcnth regi-
ment met and routed band of the enc
my between Lcgaspi and Riago, province
Of Albay. April 10. Two Americans
were killed and five were wounded, in
GLIDING two officers. The Filipnos lost
heavily The conditions around Legaspi
and Sorsogon are reported to be still dis
turbcd.
Ncnnona Parker, who resides near
Hallsport Allegany county, n. Y, was
called to his gate by two strangers when
one Of the latter dealt Parker n terrible
blow on the forehead with blunt instru-
mcnt They then robbed him of 800.
He was found unconscious an hour later
by members Of his family and is in a
critical condition.
The American Ak and Tool company
has purchased 81 acres Of river frontage
Mt Glassport. near Pittsburg, and viii
erect thereon a 100000 plant, the lar
gcst Of its kind ever built. 1t is intend
ed to centraIize the plants of the com
bine ut this point The works will en-
plnv 900 men and will be in operation
before the end of the year.
Fire. entuiling a loss of 81 100000 and
with but fraction of insurance, broke
out Monday night on the Standard Oil
company's docks at Constable Hook, y.
J. Two docks, eight barges, a full rugged
ship. the Josephus of Bath, Me, belong
ing 10 Arthur SewaIl, who was Bryan's
running mate, were burned. The only in
surnnee was ON the ship. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
James 4. Robinson, well known
throughout the country in connection
with circuses and theatricals. died in
Philadelphia, aged 30 years. From 1864
until 1889 Mr.. Robinson was at various
times connected with every circus of
prominence in the country as advance
agent, the last ten years of his active cir
Gus career being spent in the service of
Barnum and the Forepaugh circuses.
A crowded car ON the Suburban rail-
way in St Louis was wrecked with nitro
glycerin placed on the tracks. Six pas
sengers were injured. So far as known
by the police no one was seen to place
the explosive on the track. Several ears
have been stoned i'm the suburbs since a
strike on the Suburban line was inaugu-
rated but the strikers say that no union
man had a hand in these demonstrations.
The president has practically decid
ed upon John G. Baird of Wyoming as
United States attorney for Hawaii and
Daniel A. Rey of Illinois as United
States marshal The internal revenue
officials are taking measures to extend to
the islands the internal revenue system
of the United States, and the probabili
ties are that Hawaii will be made part
of the first collection district of Cali
fornia, with a deputy stationed at Homo
lulu.
The American hotel at Geneseo, n. Y,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
Most of the guests barely escaped There
were about 80 in the hotel. 1t was
thought that all had escaped but a
search resulted in the finding of the bod
les of Lafayette Carney and Sherman
Deboray of West Sparta on the third
floor. The men had been suffocated. Il
is thought woman also lost her life, but
her identity is unknown, and the body
has not been found