Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-09-22
NEWS Or ire WEEK.
happenings OF The Wide World
nrienY nnd Tersely Told.

HFEeHF anu Jersey lNiut
f. p. Bangs president Of the Boston
Stock Exchange is dead.
Yale viii meet Harvard at football on
Nov "a and Princeton on Nov. II
The steamer city Of Seattle bias
Brought $G50000 III gold from Skaguay
81 Seattle
Two captains Of New York ireboats
aave been given gold watches for heroism
u che Hobokcn fire.
II is said in Philadelphia that the short
coal supply IN Europe would cause tie
atrike TO be felt there.
The last Of the Balallaya survivors,
James 4, White, is dead. He had lived
aear Sandusky, o., since 1897.
Joseph Thielnarny, agtd 3. was fatally
shot by his brother, aged Z, while play
ng soldier at Perth Amboy, \. J.
Yhe transport Thomas has sailed for
Manila with Gas enlisted men, II cabin
passengers add S1,30000O in treasure.
The Hermitage. summer hotel at
Lake Bouaparle, N. ", conducted by
David Scalon. has been destroyed by FIRE.
Loss. $4,000
The census bureau announces that the
population Of J0hnstown, Pa, Is 1896
crease Of Abb. or G4S1 per cent.
The census bureau announces that the
population Of Reading. Pa, is 7S.9Gt, as
against 5s,G61 in 1890 This Is an in
crease Of 10000, on 34.G1 per cent.
The funeral of Rear Admiral Mont
gomefy Sicard WAS held ON Tuesday in
NestcnyiIle, \. J., ii being very sim
pie aud plain ceremony. without military
honors.
The expert accountant engaged upon
the books OF Frank Il. Bundy, the de.
faulting city chamberlain. has made a re-
port 10 the common council showing that
Bundy's shortage is 5000.
The population OF the city Of McKees-
port. Pa as officially announced is: In
1900, 34,22I; in 1880. 20,741, showing an
increase in population of 134SG, or 61.02
ger cent, from 1890 to 1900
In saving the life Of her little nephew
in a runaway Miss Mary Havey. a sister
in-law OF Mayor Michael j. Dillon Of
Mount Vernon. n Y. was instantly kill
ed at Round Hill. six miles from Green
wich, Conn.
G. j. Goss. a former clerk Of PARIS
Bank. London, who was accused Of steal
ng about 100000 from the bank in Jan
nary, 1899 pleaded guilty in the Old Bal
ley and was sentenced TO seven years
penal seryitude.
Secretary of War Root is confined to
bis summer residence at Southampton,
l.. l.. as the result of an operation for the
removal of a carbuncle and will not be
able to leave his room for ten days or two
weeks. The operation was performed last
Sunday.
The census bureau announces the pop
ulation of the following cities: Harris
burg, 50.f61. as against 1885 in 1890.
This is an increase of 10,7S2, or 213S
per cent, Erie. Pa. y, 733, as against
1854. in 1890 This is an increase OF
1909. or 29.1S per cent.
Eight hundred butchers employed in
the packing houses OF the Jacob bold
Packing company and klincks and Dan
ahy's packing houses in Buffalo are on
strike owing to the refusal of the Dolds
to discharge two men who refused to
pay their dues TO their union.
ErastuS G. Knight. former comptroller
OF Buffalo. has been unanimously select
Cd by the Republican state committee to
fill the place on the Republican state
ticket caused by the death of Comptroller
William J. Morgan. Mr. Morgan died
Oh the day he was nominated by the Re
publican convention at Saratoga.