Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide world
Ericny md TerAeIy Told.

commission.
Miss Mary Emma Woolley has been
inaugurated president of Mount Hol-
yoke college.
The Twenty-sixth infantry, United
States volunteers, has been mustered
out at the Presidio. San Francisco.
Rich Bros wooden mill at Iockha-
ven, Pa, employing 40 hands, WAS de-
stroyed by fire; loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000
Secretary Root has received n cable
message from General Chalfee saying
that he, with the troops in China, ex-
pectcd TO sail from Taku about May -.
The steamer Dirigo, from Skaguay
and way ports, brings news that the
people Of southeastern Alaska are
much alarmed over the smallpox scare.
Otis Lincoln, managing editor of The
Evening Times of Wilkesbarrc, Pa.
has died of pneumonia. He was born
In Owego, N. y, and was "A years Of
age.
Walter Buell., for many years well
known newspaper man of Rochester. is
dead after brief Illness, aged Al. Mr.
Buell. was born in Geneseo, n. T.. Nov.
rs, 1854
Returns to the statlstician Of the de-
partment of agriculture made up TO
May / show the area under winter
wheat in cultivation on that date to
have been about 2S.26T 900 acres.
Fire Sunday afternoon swept the
west bank of the Rouge river in Del
ray, a suburb to the south of Detroit,
for three-quarters of mile and de-
stroyed over 100000 worth of prop
erty.
Rear Admiral Schley has arrived in
London on his way to the United
States. He is accompanied by Lieuten-
ant James II. Sears. The admiral Is Wis
iting his daughters relatives, the Stu
art Wortleys. :
The following postoffices will be rails
ed TO the presidential grade on July l.:
Spring Lake Beach. n. j.; Northamp-
ton, Pa. Lancaster and East Whit
man. Mass: Undertook, Holland and
Pelham, y. Y.
Experiments in wireless telegraphy off
successful transmission of a MESSAGE
ia miles. according to United States
Consul Grout at Malta in report to
the state department..
The steamer City of Paducah of the
St Louis and Tennessee River Packer
company was wrecked at Brunkhorst
Landing, Ills. Fifteen persons lost
their lives in the catastrophe, six
whites and nne blacks.
The degree of doctor of laws has been
conferred upon William Mckinley by
the University of California Only
twice before since the founding of the
university in 1865 has this degree been
bestowed by the institution.
Through the persuasion of her broth
er, J. w. Moore of Kansas City, Mrs
Carrie Nation has consented To leave
the county jaiG in Wichita. Kan. Judge
Dale reduced her bond to 500. and her
brother PIT up cash to that amount.
For casn consideration mounting
into the Tnllions the Hamburg Ameri-
can Steamship company has completed
the purchase of the Atlas line, its fleet
Anh It's hPNh i'iANAiN f-'1 III 4NtN VI N,
the West Indies and South America.
Cables, the insurgent leader in La
guna province. LuZon, is being closely
chased. He is supposed to have gone
southwark of Laguna province and not
likely to surrender, fearing paying per.
sonal penalty for his numerous assassi.
nations.
Porto Rican customs for the month
of April show u decrease from the
month of March. The receipts for the
island in March were SS7.75S In April
they were SS4,123. Exports in March
amounted TO $1.149,574 In April they
were $979,702
The military commission in Manila
trying the case of civilians implicated
in commissary frauds has sentenced
an employee of the commissary depart
ment to five years imprisonment for
feloniously disposing of surplus gov
eminent stores.
Charles X. Westervelt, the defaulting
cashier of the Dime Savings bank OF
Newark, n. j.. has been sentenced to
nine years in prison. He elected to re-
tract his plea of not guilty to embezzle-
ment and pleaded guilty TO two indict-
ments for forgery.
The factory of the American Cigar
company in Blnghamton, \. Y, which
was formerly known as Barlow, Rogers
& Co. is closed, and over 800 employ
ees are locked out. This action was
taken as the sequel to strike of nearly
100 girls last week.
The International Power company
has just closed an order for a number
of locomotives for the Atchison, Tope-
ka and Santa I'e railway calling for
the entire capacity of its plant for the
remainder Of this year. These locomo-
tives will be built in Providence and
Paterson n. J.
The derailment of an electric car OF
the Haverhill, Merrimac and Ameshmy
Street railway brought injuries to pol
passengers. The car left Haverhill
E.. n.