Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-10
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
Happenings Of the Wide World
Briefly aud TerseIy Told.


The Steamship ST. Paul has arrived at
Seattle from Nome with. I32 passengers
and Si0o00V 10 treasure. The steamer
ieft Nome Oct ~.
Tire steaaei senator has arrived at
Semitic from Nome. bringing down 1913
passengers aud 100000 In treasure. She
icft Nome Oct u
Adjniant General Corbin has arranged
81 take q month leave of absence in Or
der 70 rerupcrate bis health which is
somewhat Impaired.
GEORGE Washington Freeman Horner
firtt %. "a former negro slave, has died IN
The almshou~e al Hampstead. y. y. at
The repuied age Of l23 years.
Senior Buencamino representing the
principal eX-insurgents in Manila. has
requested Judge Taft to forward to
Washington signed expression of their
loyalty
4 native orchestra lured the United
States troops from their quarters near
Ddgupan while the Insurgents attacked
the roar Killing two Americans and
wounding three.
Jacob Grouse. who was regarded MS the
richest man ia Syracuse. has died IN his
homo in that city lie was rs years old
and had retired from active business.
His estate is estimated at about $1,000,
900
The monthly statement Of the public
debit shows that at the close Of business
Oct. 81. 1900. the debt. less cash in the
treasury. Amounted to Sl.104 ,402. $40. a
decrease as compared with last month Of
81 .IJ4.3 J1
The health bulletin for September is
sued 10y the New York state board shows
thai lo,Z5l deaths occurred. representing
"A death rate per 1000 population of 1873,
OF this number 243 died of typhoid fever
and $50 of consumption.
Captain Atkinson. with 81 men of tine
Thirty-seyenth volunteer infantry, at
tucked 1!0 Insurgents under Colonel
Valencia, recovering two American pris-
oners aud capturing considerable guam
tty of ammunition and supplies.
The large butter and cheese plant of
the Empire Cheese company at South
Edmeston was destroyed by FIRE. entail
ing loss OF Sto,000 insurance, SD 900.
The factory was receiving $4,000 pounds
of milk daily and employed - hands
William Schlieher. the young bank
tlcf who robbed the Elizabethport IN
j., bank of 100000. was lately in San
la Cuba acco ling to David Mattoon
- known citizen of Albany. who
W.. 4 from Cuba to that effect.
Tot IRE 'idcnt has issued an executive
ordri aGmi ing free of duty Christmas
presents 40 souvenirs sent by soldiers
in China to .rlsndS in the United States.
The privilege is the same aS was extend
ed to soldiers in the Philippines one year
ago.
The war department has made public
the following cablegram from Judge
Taft, president of the Philippine commits
sion: October customs, 81 0SS.00O Next
can; increase over previous month, S150
600: total revenue, s.. 200, 900; breaks rec
ord
General Macarthur, at Manila, has no.
tilted the war department that Major
John G.. Davis. United States volunteers.
is dead at Manila of chronic Bright's dis
ease. Major Davis was Il native of Hi
nois and a veteran of the war of the re-
bcllion.
The black~miths in the colliery Of Coke
Bros X Co ut Hazlcton. Pa. who threat
cned to strike unless granted a 10 per
cent increase in wages. have been notified
that their demand has been acceded to
and that the increase will go into effect
with this month.
The rolling mill of the Altoona Iron
company ut Altoona, Pa. will be closed
down, and about 400 persons will cease
work there. \ short while ago the mills
management decided reduce the pud-
dlerS wages from SD to So per ton.
They refused to accept the reduction.
In South Africa during the month of
October the British lost 16I killed in ac-
ton. including IL officers; Il who died of
wounds. 367 who died of disease, % who
died of accidents and % captured or
missing. total almost equal to the
monthly average for the duration of the
war.
Thomas S Grfine aged %, of Sc
tauckct. \. Y, has been adjudged insane.
Grifiins after graduating at Yale took
sin years course at Heidelberg. Germa-
ny. Intense application TO his studies.
which resulted in high honors, drove him
crazy. and he came home in this cOndi-
ton.
Suit for 500. 0O0OO0 has been filed
against - of the most prominent citizens
in Texas by Joel Blair Of Bell county
The petition alleges that the defendants
couSpircd to gain possession of his right
in valuable Waco property and caused
him to be placed in an asylum for two
years.
An order has been issued by direction
of the president disseminating the army
division of Cuba aud establishing the de-
partmeut of Cuba. General Leonard
Wood i, placed in command of the new
department. General FitzlIugh Lee Is
ordered To- command the department of
the Missouri, with headquarters at
Omaha.
A temporary cable has been laid by the
Alaska Commercial company between
Nome and st. Michacls and is now in
operation The first message was sent
from nome TO ST Michacls few days
before the steamship Ohio sailed from
the former port. \ cable toll of 50 for
ten words between Nome and 81. Mi
chae's has been announced.
The official announcement of the total
population of the United States for 1900
- sbo- .bDn Of (which f,b7 0nT u,,a