Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
MISCELLANEOUS NEwa
Events OF the Week Told In Few
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hue Railroad Company upon ucejM
appointed receiver for the New York
third Avenue Railroad Company up
On the application of the Old Colony
Trust Company of Boston, the Direc-
tors conserving to the application.
The finding of an empty mail pouch
near a Long Island City dock dis
closed the theft of REGISTERED mail, and
y discharged carrier who is missing
Is suspected by the authorities.
Eraderick. Kahler, dealer in books.
in Philadelphia. has been sentenced
By Judge Finletter, in the Criminal
Court, to one year imprisonment for
selling copies of Daudet's novel,
"Sapho."
The completion of a deal whereby
the Erie telephone system, the largest
Bell system in the United States,
passes into the hands of the Tele
phone, Telegraph and Cable Company
OF America, has been announced. The
Erie Company controls five branches
operating in North and South Dako.
ia, Minnesota. Wisconsin, Michigan
Arkansas, Texas and part of Ohio
and employs s22 100000 capital.
Two more white persons and eight
Kanakas have died of the bubonic
plague at Noumea, New Caledonia.
There were three deaths from the
plague at Honolulu on the 10Th ult.,
the first for twelve days.
Lent will be observed more strict
ly than usual in Germany. owing to
the death of the mother of the EN-
press
Robert Johnson, at one time propri.
etor of a large dry goods store in
New York, and who was worth $4,000
900 twelve years ago, had a wonder.
full escape from death by fire in a
house in which he was living by the
courtesy of a trust company that had
toreclosed a mortgage on it.
General Otis has purchased from
the Spanish Government and turned
over to the navy two small gunboats
and a transport.
Marcus DAILY testified in Washir
ton that he has no feeling against
Senator Clark. of Montana, but he ad-
United contributing heavily TO the an
ti-Clark fund.
Kentucky's State Election Board
has issued certificates of election to
the six democratic candidates for mi
nor State offices, but the republican
incumbents refused to vacate the
places.
Minority stockholders in the II. c.
Frick Coke Company are trying to an.
null the contract with the Carnegie
Steel Company.
Heirs to the Venecia estate in Cuba.
have presented TO the State Depart
ment through an attorney a claim
Tor $4,000 for damages to the prop
erty during the Cuban Instruction.
The claim is based ON a clause in the
Paris peace treaty.
Milton Rathbun, of Mount Vernon,
n. ", broke his fast of thirty-fve days
Feb. &c, during which time his weight
has been reduced from 207 to 1914
pounds.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff has
returned to Albany, jubilant over the
results of his Western trip. He is now
planning a Southern trip. He has been
invited to deliver an address before
the Americas Club, of Pittsburg, and
has accepted.
p. w. Miller, manager of a detec-
tive agency in Atlanta. Georgia, was
sent to the chain gang on Saturday
to work out fine of 500 imposed for
conducting a business without a Ii
cense and for fraud.
The Idaho Democratic, Silver Re
publican and Populist committees
have declared for union of all silver
forces in the State.
In German military circles it is be- |
lieved the lesson of the Boer war will |
result in a large increase in the cav
airy and lead to a change of cavalry !
tactics, emanating massed charges.
Three women and man were res.
cued from the hardware store of |
Sheppard & Hackney, which was al
most destroyed by fire at Atlantic |
City, N. j. Feb. "a. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage has |
declared he did not believe the charg- !
es made by Charles E. Macrum form |
er Consul in Pretoria, that his official |
mail had been opened by the British |
censor in Durham.
Fears for his personal safety led fol |
lowers of Gov. Beckham of Kentuc' |
ky, to urge him to keep within his ho- |
tel.
An Assembly committee of the New
York Legislature has been sent to
Syracuse to investigate a deficit of
100000 which Republicans declare
has been caused largely by political
fayoritism.
The merry war of the farmers
against the New Rochelle officials who
are trying to build a pest house in the
Blind Brook Valley continues with
several novel features