Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-07-28
NEWS OF TIE WEEK,
Hnppeufr 80 to Eifc vYors@
Brief a-.a erseIy '-cld.

ste; ag. Eia9 re as hgol.. dovn.
General Charles Miller has been ap.
pointed mlior general of Pennsylvania
militia.
Over 20 people were killed by the heat
in New York city and vicinity on We'd
nesday.
The first cargo Of Pennsylvania soft
coal ever sent from Philadelphia to Lon
don will leave shortly.
Representative George 81. Curtis
Of iowa has declined the Office Of first
assistant postmaster general
United States Judge Iacombe has de-
cided mere indictment is not sufficient
for the extradition Of G. +. W. Nicely.
Joseph Mullen has been put to death
III the Sing Sing state prison for the
murder Of his wife in New York city in
1898.
Headquarters for the campaign have
been established by the Democratic mn
.ional committee at the Auditorium in
Chicago.
Adolph Roknitlli of Wellington, Conn,
set fire to his house and then committed
suicide His wife and children barely
escaped
The torpedo boat destroyer Dale has
been successfully launched at the yards
of the William r. Tigg company At
Richmond.
The Crueible Stee Company Of Amer
tea v .Hc rror. = Ttc9t3n Satur-
day - d : autl 2e capital stock OF
$500 JGW
JoEa T)u=.G Bryant. brot@er Of Viii
liar tlpil isyaa. LIZ eeiebra ed the
min :, ,4i.G .-uNe5s.Hg ..is birth at
Princeton, Ills
A rapid fire gun mounted on an auto
mobile of special construction has started
from Fort Sheridan on an experimental
trip to Washington.
japanese and Chinese laborers AT
Stevenson, b. c., became engaged in
street fight over the war in China, and
The latter were beaten.
Fire has destroyed the st. Paul Storage
and Warehouse company's large ware
house The loss is estimated at $50,
GOO with insurance of SJJ0O0O.
Judge Robert Pleasant Trppe. belev
ed to be the last surviving member Of the
Confederate congress and at one time a
judge of the supreme court of Georgia
s.dead
The battleship Oregon, which was seri
ousiy injured by running on a rock on the
Chinese coast, is now at the Kure navy
yard, Japan. After temporary repairs
she will return to service nj Taku.
Charles L. Eastman, assistant instruct
or in zoGlogy in Harvard university, who
was accused of the murder Of his broth
er-in-law. Richard II. Grogan on July /
has been discharged from custody.
A collision resulting in the loss Of the
life of one man, the slight injury Of sew
eral passengers and general panic oc-
cured On Thursday on the Fifth avenue
branch of the Brooklyn Elevated road.
The steamship Amur has arrived an
Seattle from Skacuay with 80 passen
gers. who. among them, had gold dust
valued 1T S1,00oOo0 and drafts for an
other S1,OoD,O00. Most were claim own
ers.
Nine hundred aud Sixty-fvc children OF
years OF under died in New York city
during seven days. OF these the board
of health declares So per cent died from
heat or diseases in which the heat was
contrihutory cause
The steamer Bristol has arrived at
Victoria from st. Michaels The pas
sengers report new discoveries ia Tana
ma. Urek creek claims are giving from
p to 40 cents to the pan. \ stampede
70 the diggings is expected,
The Lehieh Valley frcighthouse nj East
Buffalo. together with 90 cars loaded
with merchandise, was destroyed by fire
on Monday. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. y number Of yard and train
employees were badly burned.
S, Major John J. Caperton Of Louisville
anG one Of the wealthiest and most prom,
inent men of kentucky. has died in chi
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