Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-16
OF THE WEEK.
-Happeninrs of the Wide World
Brie ny and Tcrsely Told.

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q. w. Lackey. a prominent Mason,
has died at his home in Bath, N. ",
aged y years.
United States Minister Conger ana
his family have left Peking for the
United States.
The will Of Mrs. Thomas G. Plat di-
sides her estate equally between her
husband and children.
Companies A and Il of the Ninth
United States infantry have been Sc
lected to remain in Picking.
The Pennsylvania house Of repre-
sentatiyes has adopted a resolution for
direct election of United States sena-
tors.
Al contract has been awarded for
raising the Spanish warships which
Admiral Dewey sank in the battle of
Cavite.
The Delaware legislature has ad.
journed sine die without having elected
q United States senator for either the
long or the short term.
Columbia university was victorious
in its second annual debate with Cor
nell, held Thursday night in the Lenox
Iyceum, New York city.
Secretary Long has awarded con
tracts for Is warships, which, when
completed. will almost double u
navy's offensive strength.
The Metlodists report 100 converts
in Manila last week. and the Philippine
Evangelical church claims to have Sc
cured many new members.
No verdict was reached by the jury
in the trial OF Mrs. Carrie Nation for
smashing a Joint" The jury stood
seven to five for conviction.
The amount of wheat in farmers
hands in the United States on March l
was 12S, 100000 bushels: corn, 776,200,-
600; oats, about 292. 100000.
At McKeesport. Pa, a brewing plant
valued at 100000 was wrecked by an
explosion of the cooker" Three per-
sons were killed and two injured.
Kinley Mack, winner of the Brooklyn
and Suburban handicaps last year, has
been sold by Eastin & Larrabee to ]. b.
Haggin, the California millionaire.
The Manila board of laalth has an
nounced that on an estii lated popula-
I tion of 100000 for the city of Manila
the annual death rate is "a per thou
sand.
The deadlock in the Montana leglsla-
ture was broken at the last minute by
the election of Paris Gibson, a DAILY
Democrat, to the United States sena-
torship.
n News has beef received by the
steamer Comnge City, from Alaskan
ports, of a rich find on P%oreupine creek.
Gravel yielding So a bucket has been
discovered.
Former Representative Martin II.
zGlynn of the Albany district will be
IN of the United States commissioners
to the st. Louis Worlds fair at n salary
OF $4,000 a year.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to New
castle, Pa, $4,000 for a public library,
provided the municipality furnishes a
4 building site and provides $1,000 a year
for maintenance.
One of the worst windstorms of the
season struck Chicago on Sunday and
during the two hours that it was at its
height damaged property throughout
the city to the extent of $4,000.
The 16 inch gun, the biggest in the
world, which is being built at the Wa
teryIiet arsenal. will be sent to the
proving grounds at Sandy Hook next
fall. The gun will be finished next
July.
James McCallum, son-in-law of the
late John sherman. has been regularly
appointed by the secretary of state TO
edit the laws of congress-, having here
tofore done the same work under con
tract,
An addition TO Sibley College of Me-
chanicaI Engineering at Cornell, the
gift of Hiram Sibley, Jr.. of Rochester,
son of the donor of Sibley college, is
to be built at once. The building will
cost $4,000.
Former United States Senator Carter
of Montana has been appointed by the
president a United States commission
er of the st. Louis exposition. He has
alCttttlEo llit Will II lbeANAOh loS .
5000 a year.
yassar college has leased the Board
man farm of 400 acres TO give pas
turage for a herd of cattle, enlarged
because of the growing student popu-
lation. The college farm now embraces
1000 acres of land.
a freight and a passenger train On
fhe Jamestown and Chautauqua rail
road collided near Point Chautauqua,
N. y. both engines being demolished
and derailtd Five persons were in
jured, noEe fatally.
Frank A. Brannigan, discussing Off
0ar TO the American Philippines com
mission. has been appointed treasurer
of the Philippine archipelago at a year
tly salary of S6o00. Brannigan fur
nishes bonds Ia 10000.
Tnconfirmei information coming
from native sources says that Aguinal
do is hiding in the province Of Isabella
an fhe northeastern coast of LuZon is