Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-12-01
that for the year ended June 30 the de-
partment had before it TO nses. OF


paflment had before it TO nses. OF
rose 351 were acted upon by the presi-
itnf Who denied the application in 1871
asses and extended clemency in 40
ases OF the latter he parJoned 81.
sevcnty-thfee sentences were committed.
Jadge k0hler has sentenced FIVE Of the
AIuaIn 20 rioters who have been con
ieled to date. Harvey Earl. Frank
scklps, David Davis and Oliver Nor
AN were Gent to the Ohio Peformat0ry
or indefinite periods and james Ne.
'lellmd to ihc penitentialy for one year.
Thomas Ryan. charged with attempting
o bibe Il Witness in the Eppley case.
attempted suicide by hanging 10 the Jail
A verdict Of not guilty has been reach
"a rs the jury in the Harriet Schmoll
murder case in Syracuse. On June .,
i56J. Airs Schmoll shot aud killed Mrs
Luln Osfrander at BaIdwinsville. y. y.
1t was shown at the trial that Mrs. Os
rander had been intimate with Mrs
Sehploll'~ husband and had tainted her
ls the defense claimed, beyond endur-
incc The defense was temporary insan-
ity.
Cod outcroppings have been traced II
miles along Chignik bay, 325 miles this
side Of Inimak pass, Alaska Claims
covering the best part Of these vast
deposits have been filed by miners EN-
pioyed by Thomas MACON. The man
ager Of the Apollo gold mines at Unga
save the veins uncovered to date are four
and half, five and nine feet thick, com
iriSing excellent Ignite and bituminous
Goals
Former district attorney Of Jefferson
county. ~ D., Frank III. Peck, now cap
tain of Company Il, Twenty-sixth infan-
try has been recommended for promotion
to brevet rank Of major Of volunteers for
GOODNESS and bravery in the engagement
at Dnmavages, Panay island, on June q
and 7, and for the skillful manner in
which he handled his troops against an
overwhelming force of the enemy. Cap
tain Peck is a graduate of West Point.
Adiutant General Corbin has received
cable message from General MacAr-
thur at Manila saying that Second Lieu
tenant John Kennedy, signal corps. WAS
accidentally killed Saturday evening, the
9th inst Lieutenant Kennedy served in
the army as a private and corporal Of
Troop III. Seventh cavalry, and in May,
1900, he was appointed second lieutenant.
volunteer signal corps and served in the
Philippines up to the time of his death.
Mrs. Natalie Bayard Brown. the widow
Of John Nicholas Brown of Newport, X.
L., has filed as executrix of her husband
estate and guardian OF her child, John
Nicholas Brown, partial inventory of
her sons estate. The inventory gives the
amount of the chld's estate received from
-, tbnr 40 an epD ~ trbiS amount
however, is not one-third of the childs
wealth, as he gets like amount from his
uncle. Harold Brown, and $1,000 on
the death of his mother.
A double wreck. causing the death of
one man, occurred on the Delaware river
bridge of the Pennsylvania railroad be-
tween Trenton. y. j., and Morrisville,
Pa. \ drill engine first ran into the
rear end of freight train, demolishing
the caboose and wrecking the engine.
Frederick Mcdowell trainhand, was
killed. Subsequently a passenger train
bound east ran into the wreckage, but
no damage was done other than IA shak-
ing mp Of the passengers.
Particulars have recently been re-
ceiyed at Manila from Iloilo of the battle
Oct 80 at Bugason, island of Panay,
when 200 hoomen and 90 ritiemen at
tackled the Americans, who lost three
killed Lieutenant III. NJ. Koontz, Ser
geant Kitchen and Corporal Burns. all of
Company f. Forty-fourth infantry.
When the garrison in force attacked the
rebels 80 of the latter were killed. None
of the other parties of attacking natives
made much of stand, and the insur-
gents lost 1913 killed all told.
Train No. IL on the Cleveland and
Pittshurg railroad. which left Pittsburg
ran into the Ohio river "A half mile west
of Beaver, Pa. Early reports of a heavy
loss of life were found to be untrue. Elk
press Messenger Casey was drowned,
and his body has not been recovered
The injured are Engineer Albert Cough
amour, who stuck TO his post and went
down into the Ohio river, having one foo;
cut off. but not being otherwise hurt;
Conductor Frank Council, slightly in
jured: j. A. Allen, baggage MASTER
slightly hurt and John Taylor, Pullman