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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Tacoma. Nov. -. Former Deputy
Sheriff Richard Adams shot and instant
~ killed Daniel Kildee and William
Kennedy at Gem Ida. Both men We're
union miners and took prominent parts
IN the Cuur d Alone strike two years
ago. At that time Adams served war
rants on them and incurred their deadly
enmity. They swore to kill him. They
arrived at Gem several days ago and
had been on the lookout for Adams. He
was put on his guard by friends. Late
Tuesday night kildee and Kennedy ran
across Adams in saloon Kennedy lev
eled his rifle, but before he could touch
the trigger Adams had sent a bullet
through his brain. without dropping his
arm Adams turned his gun on kildee
aud shot him through the head before he
had time to draw his revolver. Both
men were dead when bystanders reached
them Adams was treated as hero,
and coronef's jury exonerated him on
grounds of self defense.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
The ELmtRA FORGERY CASE
Miss E.opmfe Rctracts Confession and
Then Metrncts the Retraction.

Ehuira. y y. Nov. 13.-More sensa-
tionS are being sprung in connection with
the Loonie ease. so prolific of sensations
from the start
Early yesterday it was announced that
Miss Catherine Loonie. who Is in the
county jail under sentence to Auburn
prison for four years and nine months.
had made another statement She made
an affidavit TO the effect that the state
ment made by her in her confession and
in her evidence to Recorder Danaher, lm-
plicating Mayor Frank FL Flood, was
false and that she wished to exonerate
completely the mayor from being impli-
Gated in any way in her forgeries.
Last night Miss Loopie was visited by
]. John Hassett attorney for the prose
cution. She having expressed a desire to
make an affidavit retracting her retrac-
ton. She said she had made it because of
the representations about the mayors
Frustrated condition. Mr.. Hassett found
her in a disturbed state of mind because
of the days developments, and concluded
to wait until today before taking her dep
osition. He says he is not depending up
on Miss Loonie's evidence alone TO make
out a case, but has an abundance of other
evidence However, he proposes to probe
to the bottom the matter of the girls re-
traction.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
Fo8eaN eo1es 81 INTEREST.

Alderman Frank Green has been form
ally Installed lord mayor a. London
Eight persons we're killed and 200 in
iured by the collapse Of benches at bull
fight near Alieante. Spain
Among the Beers who we're killed in
the recent lighting near Belfast were
General Faure and Commandaut Prlns-
loo.
An imperial edict has been issued APP
pointing Ii Hung Chang generalissimo
Of the grand northern army vice fung
Lu.
The British parliament viii assemble
Dec. to vote the expenses Of the war
in South Africa, which are now expected
20 amount 90 fully tl00,00o,ooO.
The steam collier City Of Vienna sank
in the English channel Thursday while
bound from Swansea for Rotterdam after
collision with an unknown vessel, and
10 OF her crew We're drowned,
The booming Of cannon from the
first story of the Eifel tower on Monday
announced that the Paris exposition of
1900 had ceased TO exist. II ended In
blaze of illumination, the final evening
being celebrated by night fete.
fierce gale swept over the English
channel Monday, causing number or
wrecks, including the IIildegarde bound
for Shields. near Weymouth. There were
no fatalities The keteh Georgina was
lost OF IIayling island All on board
were drowned.
A dispatch To The Standard from
Shanghai says that Sir Robert Hart, di
rector Of the Chinese imperial maritime
customs, has been appointed to arrange
with the ministers at Picking the amount
of the indemnity to be paid by China
and the method of payment.
A British column under General Rich
ardson left Pao-ting-fu on Oct. %. march
ing in the direction of Picking. At Tung-
my-ing the troops tried three Boxer
chiefs. dcstroyers of a chapel and killers
Of native Christians. found them guilty
and shot them aud burned their houses.
The government of Germany has Off
cially notified the colonial council that
Il will gladly grant permission 90 10000
Transyaal Beers 10 trek through the
kalasari desert TO territory in German
southwest Africa. Arrangements, there
fore, are now being made to welcome the
vanauishcd Beers as a new and vaIua-
BILE element for the colony. The Lekai
Anzeiger points ont that bismarck in
1893 spoke encouragingly of Beers as an
acquisition for that part OF Germany's
colonial empire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
yicnr General Barry Killed.

New York, Nov 15.-Rev. Father John
Il. Barry, vicar general of the diocese of
Manchester and Concord, \. H., and pas
tor of st. Johns church, Concord, was in
stantly killed by a cable car on Broadway
late yesterday afternoon. He was cross
ing the street Immediately in front of the
Aston House for the purpose of mailing a
letter at the postofiiee. Two cars were
passing at the time, and Father Barry
jumped across the track to avoid the first.
Before he could be warned he was caught
by the fender of the other car and thrown
in front of the wheels. His body was
dragged for some distance, the wheels OF
the first truck passing over and horribly
manglng the body. He was almost in
s,antly killed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Pittsburg, Nov 15.-The Pittsburg
Coal company has inaugurated plan
whereby it's 10000 employees are not
only to become stockholders in the
company, but will have an accident
and death fund, to be followed later by
"a system for pensioning all those en-
ployed by the company in any ia
pacity. A charter was applied for at
Harrisburg yesterday by the Pittsburg
Coal Company Employees association,
which is organized to act for the en-
ployes in all the transactions contem-
plated by the company's prospectus. j..
Il. Mcdonald will be general manager
of the association. The object is to
encourage and assist any and all of
their employees to invest their savings
in the preferred stock OF the company.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Colorado Springs. Nov. 10. - Papers
ere filed here accusing Millionaire Sam
}.trcng of blowing up the Strong mine
\ ,ring the miners strike in 1894. Mr.
strong has just arrived from Europe and
] : now in Victor. At the time Strong is
u Iieged to have blown up the mine he had
lready received $4,000 as part payment
tor the property, and "A balance of S4O,-
800 was due. 1t is alleged that when he
discovered the value of the property after
lie had sold it to MeSsrs. Giddings II
q .ennox he expected that when the work
sags were destroyed by the explosion the
purchasers would fail to pay the balance
Cue and the property would revert to
Jim. At the time Il property was
flown up the strike was IN progress, and
4 was alleged that til. explosion was
aused by the strikers. Robert j. Lyons,
5icholas Kelly and several others We're
lied for the crime anG convicted. The
Zen sentenced to the penitentiary now
ling suit for S150005 lamages against
he millionaire mine owner
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

The steamer City of Monticello foun-
dered Saturday morning on the coast of
Nova Scotia near Yarmouth. Thirty
two lives are believed TO have been lost.
Thirty bodies have been recovered Some
difficulty has been encountered III figur-
ing the total loss of life as number of
passengers joined the Monticello at st.
John without first registering at the book
ing office. They bought tickets on board.
A revised list of the members of the crew
prepared at the head office Of the Var
mouth Steamship company shows that
the officers and crew numbered 2S. The
total number of persons ON board is plac-
ed at SO. The four survivors are Cap.
tain Smith, passenger; Third Officer
Fleming, Quartermaster Wilson and
Stewardcss Smith.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
ror,un. For -, Ipnkeeper.

Mount Vernon. ~ Y, Nov. 15.-John
Melin, an innkeeper of Pocantico Hills,
in the northern part of Westchester
county, was overjoyed when he received
news from Sweden that relatives there
had left him a large fortune. Mr.. Melin
is married and has two children. His inn
near the country seat of John ID. Rock
teller. who is bitterly opposed to the
liquor traffic III the neighborhood of his
tcsidence. and on several occasions he
has tried to buy Melin out, but his offers
have been refused. Now that Mein has
inherited a fortune. said 10 be more than
100000. he proposes to he Independent
and will continue to run his inn despite
opposition of the capitalist He will
leave for Sweden in few days to claim
the propertN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Governor Roosevelt has issued the fol-
lowing proclamation: In accordance
with the wise custom Of our forefathers
now continued for many generations. |
hereby set apart Thursday. the 10Th day
Of November 1900, as a day of thanks
giving and prayer to the Almighty for
the innumcrable benefits conferred upon
the citizens of this state, in common with
their fellow citizens of the whole nation
during the year which has Just passed.
for the material well being which we en-
JOY and for the chances of moral better
ment which are always open TO us"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
New Expedition starts out.

London, Nov. 1.-THE war Office has
received this dispatch from Count Won
Waldersee, dated Picking. Sunday: 'The
former Chinese garrison of Picking is now
between Huay-lai and Hsuen-hua, % and
80 miles respectively northwest of Pc
king. On this account and also because
of request from Bishop Favier for pro-
lection for Catholics threatened in that
district an expedition has been sent under
Colonel Count Won Wartenberg consist
ing of the First battalion, First regi-
ment, Colonel Jaeger commanding; a
company of the Second squadron, a train
of mountain artillery, a company of Aus
trians. battalion of Italians and a
mountain battery"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Huntington, w. Va. Nov. 15-Mrs.
Viola Boggs. who lived on Big Otter
creek. in Clay county, this state. has
been mysteriously murdered. She was
sitting at a window when a shotgun
charge entered her body, killing her in
stantly. Jack Cottrill is now in the coun-
ty Jail on suspicion. Cottrill believed the
woman was a witch and thought he had
suffered from supernatural power exer-
cised by Mrs Boggs. He asserts that at
times during the last three months he
chad been ridden by her all over Clay and
Calhoun counties in witch fashion" 1t
is said the other neighbors of the woman
were affected with the same hallucina-
ton. Mrs. Boggs was 20 years old.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
ENJOYS DICTATE TERMS.
China Must Execute Eleven Boxer
Chtefs.

Or. Morrison, wiring to the London
Times from Picking Sunday, says:
Pressed by the common desire for
speedy termination Of present conditions,
the foreign ENJOYS have finally agreed TO
the following terms to be presented in n
con joint note which, subject 70 the APP
prevail Of the governments viii be press
ed upon China as the basis of prellmi-
nary treaty
China shall erect a monument 60 Bar
ON Won Ketteler on the site where he was
murdered and send an imperial prince to
Germany TO convey an apology. She shall
inflict the death penalty upon II princes
aud officials already named and suspend
provincial examinations for five years
where the outrages occurred, In future
all officials failing to prevent antiforeign
outragcs within their jurisdiction shall be
dismissed and punished. This is a modi-
tcation of Mr.. Congcr's proposal)
Indemnity shall be paid to the states,
corporations and individuals. The tsung-
li-yamen shall be abolished and its func-
tions vested in a foreign minister. RAJ
tional intercourse shall be permitted with
the emperor. as in civilized countries.
''fhe forts at Taku aud the other forts
on the coast Of Chilli shall be RACED and
the importation OF arms aud war material
prohibited. Permanent legation guards
shall be maintained aud also guards OF
communication between Picking and the
sea.
Imperial proclamations shall be post
ed for two years throughout the empire
suppressing Boxers.
''Fhe indemnity Is to include compensa-
ton for Chinese who suffered through be-
ing employed by foreigners but no COM
pensation for native Christians. The
words missionary and christians do not
occur in the note"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
ICE TRUST CHARGES.
Mayor Van NycIS's Reply 10 Gov
ernor Roosevelt.

The New York World publishes the
full text OF the mayors answer To the
charges in the matter of the American
Ice company The answer u addressed
to Theodore Roosevelt. governor of the
state of New York In his reply the
mayor says that il is an answer To the
charges preferred against hi by David
Ferguson and Louis Soathworth. He
says that he does not own amy stock IN
any ice company and that he has no di-
rect or indirect interest in any such com
psny
He says that in April 1898. he bought
from G. W. Morse. president of the
American Ice company, 5000 shares Of
stock for S2a0,00O. paving $4,000 in
cash and the balance Iii three notes,
which were finally paid in fun out of the
interest on the stock.
The mayor says he owned prior to
April. 1899. stock in the knickerbocker
lee company. which he exchanged in
May, 1899. for American Ice company
stock share for share.
The mayor then goes on TO say that
when he was served with Justice Gay
nor's order in the latter part of May he
did own $500 shares of stock of the
American Ice company and that his at
tention was for the first time in the latter
part of May called to the fact that the
American Ice company had contracts
with the city to supply ice and that it
owned stock in the Consolidated Ice com
pany, which had leases of docks from the
city Until that time he had no knowl-
edge thatethe American lee company or
the Knickerbockcr Ice company of Maine
ever did or ever would have any contract
or other relation with the city or that the
Consolidated Ice company had any leases
with the city, that when advised of the
facts he began to sell his stock and con
tinued to sell until June %, 1900, when
the last stock was sold.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
BOERS WANTTO SURRENDER
Botha Tells Roberts Terms on which
He VIII Give Up.

London, Nov. 15.-Commandant Gen
eral Botha, according to a dispatch to
The Daily Mail from Pretoria, has sent
TO Lord Roberts a statement of the terms
on which he will surrender.
The Portuguese government says the
Lisbon correspondent of The Daily Mail,
has cabled depriving Herr Potts, Trans
vaal consul at Lourenco Marques, of his
eXequatur."
1--WE understand" says The Daily
News, that Lord Roberts has minated
that it is impossible to withdraw more
troops from South Africa
Mr. James @. Stowe. United States
consul general at Cape Town, has sailed
from Cape Town for England on the
Assaye, en- route for the United States.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
carnegie,s - 200. 900 Gift.

Pittsburg. Nov. 15.-For some months
past it has been an open secret that
Andrew Carnegie had a surprise in
store for the people of Pittsburg, and IT
is now intimated 1t will take the shape
OF technical training institution, to be
erected on a site close to the Institute
in Schenley Park. The amount named
for founding the institution is between
$4,000, 900 and $4,000000, besides an
amount sufficient for liberal endow-
ment This is in addition to the 3d.
600 900 already donated for the extern
sion of the present Institute
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Philadelphia, Nov. ia British
court of inquiry decided yesterday that
J. Roberts, colored, the fireman of the
British steamer Wildcroft, who is ac-
cused of stabbing while at sea on Nov
w. Allison, another fireman on the
same vessel, must go TO London to
stand trial. Before forming the court
British Consul Powell in view of the
fact that Roberts is an American cti-
zen, his home being in Norfolk, Va,
inquired of United States District At
torney Holland whether or not that
official would conduct the trial in this
city, but the District Attorney replied
that he had no jurisdiction in the case.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
The Forestport Feeder Case.

Three men indicted for completely in the
Forestport IN. " feeder breaks changed
their former pleas Of not guilty and
pleaded guilty. They are John Conley,
charged with being connected with the
1895 and 1899 breaks, and Charles
O'Connor and Cornelius Breen, charged
with completely in the 1899 break. Dis
trict Attorney Curtin recommended that
Conley be sentenced to one year in Au-
burn prison. that O'Connor be fined $500
and that Breen be fined $500
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
Fire In the Korean Palace.

Victoria, b. c.. Nov. 15.--Advices re-
ceivcd from Seoul report that on Oct IA
fire started in the palace of the emperor
of Korea and completely destroyed the
sanctuary where the remains and mortu-
airy tablets OF the imperial family were
kept. The fire ragged for three hours The
residential portion Of the palace suffered
slightly. The cause of the fire was not
known.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

BY a majority of one vote. that of the
moderator, DIR. David g. Wylie. the New
York presbytery at its regular meeting in
1.-THE Old First church decided that the
Westminster confession of faith. with
its doctrine of predestination, is good
enough to remain as the creed of the
Presbyterian church of today and the flu
tme. Although the total vote Of the
presbytery numbers 224. there were only
142 cast, 100 by clergymen and 80 by lay
men
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
Risbop Hammer Rurped Alive

Private advices received in Berlin an
nounce that the Catholic German mis-
sionary, Bishop Hammer. was first hor-
ribly tortured and then burned alive in
Tus-tseng. a new batch of letters from
soldiers in China appears in number Of
papers, giving horrible details of whole
sale executions of Cinnamon at LANG
clan and Taking, but the press generally
does not take cognizance of these reyela-
tiups
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

New York. Nov. 15--The American Ice
company has reduced the price Of ice for
all except family trade to 17l2 cents a
hundred pounds. or $3.50 ton. 1t is said
that it makes q concession cut under this
rate for trade. Estimates for the coming
Hudson rher. ice season are that the crop
will be record breaker aud that the av-
erage price OF ice for 1901 win be 81 80
ton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Philadelphia, Nov. 15.-The Call Pub
fishing company, owner of The Evening
Call newspaper, has made an assignment
for the benefit Of creditors, and the paper
has ceased publication. John j. Ridge
way was appointed assignee. He said
that the assets, which amount to about
S25,0 600, would probably cover the liabili-
ties. Robert $. Davis. who founded the
paper in 1888, is the president and prin-
cipal owner of the company.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
American Troops out of China.

washington, Nov. 11.-Quartermaster
Ildingtoh is informed that the transport
|Imner has sailed from NagasaN for
Aanila with four batteries of the Third
stilIery. Ii also is reported that the four
smpanies Of the Fifteenth infantry left
iku bound for Manila. The troops
Lntioned comprise the last of the Unit
| States army in China withdrawn for
Twice in the Philippines. The only
lops Of the United States now in China
| the legation guards ut Picking in com
hd of General Chaffee.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
uoI,bv Miners Return 10 work

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Nov. 15.-The 400
miners employed at the Maltby colliery Of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company, who
went ON strike last Saturday because non
union men were employed. have returned
to work. The company officials say they
made no concessions, but the strikers
gave il out that the new men had joined
the miners union, and they had no OBJ
jections TO their returning TO work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17
wouldn't Accept Cabinet Position.

Lexington. KY, Nov. Is. Hugh ii.
Hanna, of Indianapolis, national sound
money committeeman, who has been
urged for secretary of the treasury,
said here last night in an interview:
Il think there will be no change in the
cabinet. | am not in a position to ac-
cept the portfolio If it were offered.
The suggestion of my name was mere
ly the act of friends in indianapolis. !"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

Port Said, Nov. 13,-President Kruger
has arrived here on the Dutch cruiser
Gelderland. lie is well, but remains in
his cabin. A delegate of the Marseilles
reception committee boarded the ship at
Suez. Mr.. Kruger received an ovation at
the German port Of Dar-es- Salaam.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-17

New Bedford, Mass, Nov. 15.-Cspt.
Henry w. Morse. of the bark Swallow,
was held In $4,000 bonds for the grand
Jury yesterday by United States Com
missioner Clifford, charged with SNUG
Cling into this country As passengers
from the Western islands. The passen-
gers, it is claimed. were surreptitious-
ly landed before the vessel came into
port. The defense put in no case.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-12-29
THE NOTE is PRESENTED.

Demands Of tho Powers Delivered to the
Chinese Representatives.
PEK1Na, Monday, Dec. 4.-The pre-
liminary joint note was delivered to.
day to the Chinese. Ii Hung Chang
found that he was unable to attend the
meeting Of the ministers and his Gre.
dentials and those of Prince Ching
were presented by the latter to the for.
eign ENJOYS.
Prince Ching replying to the Span.
ish minister, Senior B. J. de Cologan,
WHO presented tho note, said he would
Immediately communicate its contents
to the emperor and assured the minis
ters that speedy reply was the desire
of the court, as it felt that all China
wants is peace and prosperity.
PARIS, Dec. ga dispatch to the
Havas agency from Peking says:
"The ministers assembled at the res.
idence of Scnor B. J. de Cologan (tne
Spanish minister and the dean of the
diplomatic corps) and received Prince
Ching, to whom the Spanish minister
handed the joint note of the powers
Ii Hung Chang, who is still i'll, asked
to be excused. Prince Ching said:
:"'I have the honor to accept the
bo,e concerning the re.establishment
OF good relations and will transmit it
Immediately to the emperor and com.
municate to you his reply as soon as
received,