Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-09-01
NEWS OF The WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.

in the Havana custom house frauds have
been acquitted.
The cruiser Montgomery has arrived
in New York harbor from service on the
south Atlantic station.
Two boys were killed by lightning at
a German festival at Sehutzen park, un-
ion HILL n J.. Sunday.
Philadelphia population by the new
census is ,293, 691. a gain of 23.aI per
rent over that of 1890.
Mrs Phabe w. Crabbe died in Nor
walk Conn. aged 1903. Her death was
not due to old age. but 70 injury.
Robert Fitzsimmons announces that he
will retire from the prize ring and start
an athletic training school in Chicago.
The United States transports bearing
the Cuban teachers who attended the
Harvard summer school have arrived at
Havana.
The steamship Tacoma has arrived at
Seattle from Nome with 600 passengers
and 100000 in gold dust, mostly from
the klondike.
H. G. Brinker, theatrical manager
was killed at the Grand hotel by falling
six stories through an airshaft in New
York sunday
Governor Portusak Of Guam reached
Honolulu en- route To Washington 70 pre-
fer charges OF mismanaeemeut against
Governor Leary
National headquarters Of the Middle Of
the Road Populists were opened IN Louis
VILE with National Chairman Joseph a.
Parker in charge.
A dispatch from Manila said that the
transport California was a week over
due and added that typhoid fever was
prevalent in the city
Because his stepmother made him
mind the babies and do homework Har-
ry Burgess. II years old, drowned him
self AZ Winsted Conn.
Arthur T. J. Rice. former cashier of
the National Broadway bank of New
York. persisted in six feet of water at
Brighton Beach, y. Y.
DR. Ernest Schmidt. for 80 years head
Of the consulting staff Of the Alexian
Brothers hospital. died in Chicago Sun
day of Bri-at's disease.
Ex-senator Henderson Of Omaha the
president Of the American Bar associa-
ton, delivered the opening address at the
annual meeting in Saratoga.
William Winters of Kearny, n. j., an
uncle Of the late Vice President Hobart.
grief crazed by his wifes death. jumped
from window and was killed
Attorney General Smyth of Nebraska
began taking testimony in New York to
determine if the Standard Oil trust is do
ing business in his state legally.
The population of the city of Chicago,
according to the official count of the re-
turn of the twelfth census, is as follows:
1860, 1.69S,575; 1850, 1,099,S50.
At Sheboygan, Wis, eight large build
ings We're completely wrecked by a tor
nado. and 200 small houses were blown
down, causing loss of 100000.
The Republican convention Of the For
ty-second senatorial district of New York
has renominated Senator John Raines,
the author of the Raines liquor law
Hon. W. IL. Cook, editor of the Mil
ford -4Mass.) Journal and one of the most
widely known newspaper men in the
state. died at his home of cancer on Sun
day.
Nathaniel Harris. brgadier general
on General Lees staff and formerly Of
Mississippi. is dead at Malvern Eng
land. Mrs. John Hays Hammond is his
niece.
Thomas Barry, aged IL, of Rochester,
while bathing at Ontario Beach fell 80
feet from the top of the toboggan slide
death.
John Esson of Chicago mortally wound
ed Harold ii. Stridiron and killed him
self at the Hotel Vendome, in New York,
Monday. Drink and jealousy caused the
crime
The census Of San Francisco as just
announced In a bulletin of the census hu-
reau is 342.TS1 against 29S.9? in 1890.
This is an increase Of As, TS5. or AGA
per cent.
Hon. Alanson W Beard. prominent
for years in Republican politics and eX-
collector of the port of Boston, died at
his home in that city Monday at the age
of - years
1t is announced that the Rogers Loco
motive works AT Paterson. \. j.. will 20
into liouidation and that the plant will be
closed Dec /, thus throwing LOO men
out Of work.
Albert Knierien. a prominent Domo-
cratic politician, is dead at the Nyack hos
pital as the result of guu>het wound
received nj the hands of Frank Quinian
of Piedmont, " !.
The postolice department has ordered
the establishment of rural free delivery
service on Sept. ] at Santa Ana, Cal;
ASHLEY Ills; Angola, Ind; Uazeltou
Ia: Coldwuter and Brooklyn, Mich.
One man lost his life and three were
injured u FIRE which destroyed the
building occupied bv the independent
Paper Stock company al 1Jl-lGo Des-
PLANES street, Chicago; loss. $1,000
George Rcttingcr OF Rochester. aged
81. drank the contents Of two ounce bot
tie Of carbolic acid with suicidal intent
and yvos found dead in Lis bed few