Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Happenings of the wide Woria
Briefly and TerrcIy Told.

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Billiards. in western Nebraska and
eastern Colorado are reported to have
been very disastrous to cattle.
The exports Of merchandise from the
port of New York for the week ending
March 20 were valued AT $i0,069,6o6.
The transports Thomas. Rosecrans
and Lawton. with volunteers, have
sailed from Nagasaki for San Fran
cisco.
Colonel Edward G. James, one of the
leading members of the New York bar,
has died at Palm Beach, Fla. OF pneu-
monia.
Al continuous period Of s~leighing.
lasting from 122 to t3S days, according
10 the locality, Is reported In northern
New York.
The Buffalo Pan-American exposi-
rion stamps will be placed on sale at
postoffices throughout the country on
May ] next.
Charles J.. Clark, former president of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. died at the Iaotel de
France, in Nice.
BY the explosion of Stag at the open
hearth furnace No. / of the Carnegie
Steel company at Homestead seven
men were seriously injured.
1t is officially estimated that the
wheat yield of Australia will reach IT,
790.576 bushels. or an increase of
2,552,62S bushels over last years yield.
Mrs. Carrie Nation has signed a con
tract for six lectures to be given In
Cincinnati. She will receive 500 for
each of the lectures and all her ex-
penses.
The people of the island of Negros
have sent in almost unanimous peti-
tions for the establishment of provin-
cial government under American au-
thority.
Two steamers, the Monmouthshire
and Carmarthenshire, have been placed
on q new line Of direct Manila service
established by the Oriental Steamship
company.
The armored cruiser NV York has
arrived~at Gibraltar. She will proceed
to Tangier to demand the settlement
of the claims of the United States gov
eminent against Morocco.
Companies l and NJ, Eleventh United
States infantry. and regimental band,
Colonel Isaac De Russey commanding,
have left Washington for San Fran
cisco en- route to the Philippines.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea, the
largest vessel ever built for the Amer
fcan merchant marine service, has
been launched at the yard of the New
port News Shipbuilding company.
General Fulton and 1870 of his COM
mand, armed with rifles, have surren-
dcred to Colonel Scott of the Forty
fourth volunteer infantry at Antique.
island of Panay, Philippine Islands.
The Carnegie company has received
an order from the Chilean government
for 10000 tons of standard steel rails
for the roads Of that country. Thu rails
are to be delivered within W months.
The Sharon Steel company will erect
complete pipe and skeIp mills at South
Sharon. Pa. to cost at least 81 100000.
The new mill win have a capacity of
400 tons o. basic steel tubes Of all
kinds
a, disastrous fire at Richville, st.
14u NTHllCC tNlbAys ~. l.. Oh FNhliNlNG hNE.
stroyed the Carpenter House, Sher-
man Bosworth's barber shop, Beaman's
drug store and several other buildings;
loss. $4,000.
The West Park Ice palace at Fifty
second and jefferson streets, Philadel-
phia, has been entirely destroyed by
fire, entailing Il loss of about 100000,
ON which there was IN insurance of
about $4,000
George w. Aldridge has closed "A
contract with the Rochester Citizens
Light and Power company and taken Il
considerable financial interest. He viii
act as general manager at a salary of
$4,000 a year,
The American steamer Californian,
Captain Dyer. has sailed from Guani-
ca. Porto Rico, for New Orleans with
500 emigrants destined for Hawaii. OF
this party 395 are men, and the remain
der are women and children.
Brigadier General John c. Bates,
now in command of a force of volun-
teers in the Philippines, has been or
dered to return to the United States to
relieve Major General Merriam, in COM
mand of the department of the Mis-
souri,.
An important meeting of railway
men has teen held in Cleveland. at
which the cent a mile rate promised
for the Grand Army Of the Republic
national t.isampment to be held in
cleveland next September was formal
Is promulgated.
The president has appointed ex-Rep-
r%esentatiye 81. A. Rodenberg of I'LL
neis a member df the civil service COM
mission To succeed the late Mark H..
Brewer and +. /. Allen of Auburn, n.
y, commissioner OF patents TO succeed
Commissioners DUEL. resigned.
Secretary Hay on Saturday gave to
the Spanish minister, Duke d'Arcos. "A
treasury warrant for 100000 in pay.
mant for tho island Of Caravan ana