Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-10-20
NEWS or THE WEEK
Happenings 81 the Wide world
Briefly ard TerseIy Told.

Twenty-seYen distinct earthquake
shocks were felt at kodak, Alaska
Oct. ..
While boring for water on his farm
near Oswego, ~ r. Martin Brotherton
struck gas IN large quantities.
Thomas r. Lane, son-in-law Of Senator
Elect Blackburn Of Kentucky has com
mitted suicide gin Washington.
Eight persons were burned to death in
irn which destroyed Hester street
tenerurni in New York IN Wednesday
1t is reported at San Francisco that
the cssg OF the missing ship Lansing has
mntinied killed the captain and settled
Oh anu island in the south se3ts.
Eight former professors of ihe Uniyer-
sitF &C Havana nave been granted pen
SiouS of $1,000 per ahnum each during
the tetm Of the military occupation
Henry w AIai4s pleaded guilty in the
United States district court 10 the charge
of embezzling 500 while postmaster Of
Wildwood, n j. He will BE- sentenced
later
Frederick Fcldmanu, aged 90, for many
years proprietor of the Schuyler House,
Richfeld Springs, is dead. He lived in
Brooklyn for 20 years before coming to
Rchdeld Springs. 4tf
After living abroad off and on for nine
years. which be spent in all parts of he
world. Samuel j.. Clemens, better known
as Mark Twain has returned to live
once more on American soil.
The submarine boat Holland has been
placed in commission She is to be sent
to the Naval academy at Annapolis so
that the cadets may become thoroughly
familiar with this modern weapon OF
warfare.
John Garrabfandl the 19-year-old boy
who in Jersey cts on May ) last killed
a comrade, Henry Maas, II gears old,
for the younger boys wages, So. has
been sentenced 10 30 years Imprisonment
at hard labor
The monthly statement Of the collector
of informal revenue shows that the re-
eeiptS from All sources during September,
1900. amounted to S23. 413,Sf (, de-
crease as compared with September,
1899. OF 81 o67.071.
The strike Of mule spinncrs at the
American Yarn companY's mills in Paw
ticket, II. l., Which was begun Oct. s,
has betu settled. the spinnerS being
granted their demands for an increase Of
about T. per cent in wages. .a. Ia
The challenge OF Sir Thomas Upton
for another series Of races for the Amer
ica's cup, which has arrived on board
the White Star line steamer Germanic, !
has been RECEIVED by Mr.. J. 5. V. eddie,
secretary Of the New York Yacht club,
w. Y. Powell, who for seven years has
been grand president OF the Order Of
Railway Telegraphers, has been expelled
from that organization, The charge
against Mr.. Powell was conduct uube-
coming member aud an officer of the
order .r
Johp Hughes. postmaster at Cambria,
Pa, shot md Killed an unknown burglar
who broke into the Office. There were two
burglars, and when Hughes fired they
ran. Later ono of them was found dead
by the roadside. His identity. is not
known. -
Captain p J. Mugnirc and other Off
GERS of the SiStt-nintli New York infan-
try are in Huntsville, Ala, for the pur-
pose of eNhtmins the bodies OF the sol
diers Of The regiment who died there in
1889 Twenty-one Of the regiment are
buried there.
Miss Meta Cowle$ Of Greene, Chcnan-
go county NY, has been admitted TO
practice i'm the United States district
and circuit courts by Judge Coke. being
the first werhan practitioner in the Unit
ed Stutes court in the northern judicial
district of New York
The United States. according to q spc-
cial dispatch from Tangier, has renew
ed its demand upon the government Of
Morocco for 5000 as indemnity to the
family of Marcus Azzagui. II natralized
American citizen, who was murdered by
mob at Fez last june
Captain DevpreauN Shields, who with
81 men of Company Il, twenty
regiment, United States, volunteer infan-
try, was captured by the insurgents last
month in the island of Marinduquc. has
been rescued by the American forces with
all the members of his party.
Word has been received anuouncing the
disappearance Of Harry Squires Of New
York formerly of Geneva. from the gun
boat Castipc of the Asiatic squadron. /
Is thought be drew his money and then
went on shore, where he was murdered.
Squires was "A son Of Cashier Squires of
the old Windsor hotel.
A detachment Of 20 men of the Twenty
fourth regiment, while engaged in repair
ing telegraph wires Oct. 10 Al a point
near san lose, Nucvo Eoja province,
Luzou, were set upon by 300 rebels and
were ovrrpoWered and scattered. Seven
of the Americans reached san Jose but
ii j. probable that the remainder were
captured.
A. officially announced by the census
bureau. the population of the state of
Connecticut in 1900 is 9OS,355 as COM
pared with Il population in 1890 OF 10
2JS. showing an increase since 1890 OF
162.09T or -. per cent. This is a little
higher rate of increase than that OF the
decade from 1850 To 1880 when it vas
lS.S per cent
Hogan Scaiy, treasurer of the Calves
ton relief fund.- acknowledges receipt Of
contributions from Oct to -. inclusive,
amounting TO Sl9S,132. This includes
Sl2J. 900 received through Governor Say
trs aud $21 ,62l received through Mayor
Homes. The amount previously acknowl
edged was $7Sl OBJ making the total to
date 1919 800
Prg~idcn, Cassatt of the Pennsylvania