Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-08-11


troops was attacked BIZ Japanese war
/ ships and sunk off ASan July %. 1894.
! Captain Galsworthy escaped 70 the Jap
anese, but many were killed.
An unusual fatality is reported from
the village Of Woodsville, X. L. Frank
Barton. farmer, 70 years OF age, while
moving was stung by black hornet
and died four hours afterwafd. physi-
/ clan was called, but be failed to reach
the man in time to sage him.
General Macarthur has convened
board consisting Of Major Louis NJ.
Maus. surgeon; Captain George +. All
ron. Ninth infantry, and Captain w. +.
/ Horton, assistant quartermastcr, to Sc
ect an island in the Philippine archipel-
/ ago for the segregation Of lepers.
Charles H. Hoyt has been released
| from the retreat for the insane at Hart
1 ford to which he was committed a week
lago. Judge Freeman Of the probate court
ordered that Mr.. Hoyt be transferred
4 from the retreat TO the care Of some
4 physician to be selected by his friends
/ The records Of the office Of the comp
/ troler of the currency show that since
March IL last he has approved 1926 appi
/ cations to organize national banks, Of
begun business The amount Of bonds
deposited to secure circulation is 3d.
800, $50
The postmaster general has issued an
order establishing a military postal sta
tion in China ON Aug. %, to be known
as Military Post Station No. ]. China,
with facilities for the transaction Of
money order and registry business, the
l.. - oil aH4f,If4. mud fhH raFiiHt
and dispatch Of the mails.
Roger Wolcott of Massachusetts has
accepted the PRESIDENT tender Of the
post of ambassador to Italy, vice Dra-
per. resigned. and his commission MS such
has been issued. Mr.. Diapers rosgna-
ton does not take effect for about six
weeks so that the new ambassador will
not assume his Office until fall.
Judge Lacombc, in the United States
court. has handed down his decision in
the case Of &. +. w. Nicely, charged
with the embezzlement of funds from
the department of posts in Cuba. lie
finds that there is probability that Nicely
is guilty of the crime Of which he is ac-
cuscd and directs that the prisoner be
held for extradition.
The state encampment Of the national
guard of Pennsylvania at Mount Gretna
has been formally opened The entire
division of the state militia, numbering
10,JO0 men. is in camp. which has been
named Camp Alexander l.. Hawkins in
honor of the late colonel Of the Tenth
regiment, who died while his command
was serving in the Philippines.
Failures by branches of business during
July show total of 1913 commercial con
Germs. with aggregate liabilities Of So
I'll, 755, and four banking defaults for
S201 600. Manufacturing failures num-
bered 1873, with liabilities of SILT, $50,
and trading $50, with $3324,366 liabili-
ties. The total shows heavy increase
in comparison with the corresponding
month last year.
G.. r. Way of Yonkers, y. Y, bis son
and IL Americans, accompanied by Mr..
De la Rue, an Englishman. climbed the
Cimadrosso, in Switzerland, without
guide When near the summit, Mr.. Way
slipped on a stone and fell over a prcci
pice. The rope attaching him to his son
broke, and the two were killed. Mr. De
In Rue returned with great difficulty.
The bodies were recovered.
The strike of the miners Of Georges
Greek Md. in operation since April. is !
ended, work being resumed by every
company. The number of men reported
at work was as follows: American Coal
company, 200; Homecoming Coal company,
II; Georges Creek Coal and Iron compa-
ny, 30; Maryland Coal company, 10;
New Central Coal company, g. Consoli-
dation Coal company, 500