Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-02-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
happenings Of the wide world
Briefly and Tersefy Told.


Briefly and Tersefy Told.
Minister TO China Conger is reported
likely to be nominated for governor Of
Iowa.
The Union Pacific has issued 100000
600 bonds for the. Southern Pacific pur-
chase.
The Rochester Tumbler works at
Rochester, Pa, have been burned loss,
100000
Hon. NJ. A. Hanna has been elected a
comrade Id Memorial post @. A. X, Of
Cleveland
The Twentieth infantrN which has
been two years in Manila on provost du-
ty, has sailed for Nigan on field service.
Iineoln's birthday was observed by
banquets by many patriotic, political and
social organizations throughout the coun-
try.
All the nurses Of the insane pavilion OF
bellevue hospital. New York. have been
dismissed because it was found that a
patti lent had burned himself on radi-
ator.
The United States ambassador to Eng
land. Mr.. Joseph n. Choate, has receiv-
ed in behalf of Professor Pickering Of
Harvard the gold medal Of the Royal
Astronomical society.
Two persons dead, five others badly in
jured and a financial loss Of $500 is the
summary of damage caused by a fire that
occurred in four story brick dwelling on
Harrison avenue, Boston.
The British steamer American. Cap
tain Howell, under charter Of the British
government. cleared from New Orleans
for Cape Town with 100 horses for the
British military service.
Private James Il. McConkey, United
States marine corps, who is said to have
been the first American soldier killed in
the Chinese war, has been buried at Os-
wego. n. Y, with full military honors.
Rev. Jonathan Weaver, bishop emeri-
tus of the United Brethren church and
nm aged divine widely known in religious
circles, Is dead at his home in Dayton,
o. His religious career began in 1871.
Connecticut, Louisiana. Tennessee and
Washington have been selected as the
names of the four warships authorized
by the house and the bill for the con-
struction of which is now pending in the
senate.
Former Lieutenant Governor Henry G.
Bates of Vermont has been offered by
the United States government the posi-
ton of judge in the Philippine Islands,
and he will accept the appointment. The
salary will be $1,000 per year.
The monthly statement issued by the
bureau of statistics for January shows
that the imports of merchandise amount
ed to 500, 100. 194, of which $27 1913. 454
was free of duty. This was decrease
from January 1900, of $5.7O0.000.
The chair factory of Hiram Whitney
at Shandaken, N " has been destroyed
by fire. The wind blew terrific gale.
and the penthouse containing thousands
of dollars worth of chairs WAS saved
with difficulty The loss is $4,000.
Fire has destroyed TIE Flatbush ear
stable of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company in Brooklyn. causing a loss of
100000. The fire started in the clean
ing room. but its cause is unknown. One
hundred and ten cars were destroyed.
DIR. Henry G. Hill, assistant surgeon Of
the One Hundred and Twenty eighth
New York volunteers, has died in Lock
port, N. ". OF Bright's disease, aged 60
years DIR. Hill was prominent in Re
publican politics. He was born in Yer
mont.
Mrs. $. G. Davis, residing at Norway
Ridge, Wis, has discovered that she is
an heir to the late Millionaire William
M. Rice. who is alleged to have been
murdered Sunday, Sept. %. 1900, in New
York city, and whose lawyer, Patrick. Is
now in Jail waiting trial.
The building in Reading, Pa, occupied
by Julius Hansen. cigar manufactures.
and Hansen, LANCER * Bailey. manu-
facturers of celluloid novelties, has been
entirely destroyed by fire of unknown
origin. Loss. $4,000; fully insured
Three tiremen We're badly injured
Lorenzo Priori. who murdered Vincen-
20 Garaguzo in New York Dec IL. 1898,
has been put TO death in the electric chair
in the state prison at Sing Sing. 1t re-
quired two shocks to kill him. He left
with the priests who attended him a
statement declaring his innocence.
The Lattimer tPa) strikers who wert
out three weeks ago because of the alleg-
ed unwarranted discharge of two drill
runners have decided to return TO work,
and operations will be resumed nj the coll
Iiery as soon as the mules are taken back
into the mines and necessary repairs now
in progress are finished.
Otto Schumann, an eccentric hermit,
was found frozen to death in his cottage
near SeelyviIle, three miles from Homes
dale. Pa He was last seen alive at
noon Tuesday. The man was said to
have been wealthy and is believed to
have received money regularly either
from Germany or New York.
The new steamer Ventura, which has
arrived at San Francisco from Philadel-
phia. brought news of the scalding to
death of five of her crew and the injury
of FIVE others as the result. of the burst.
ing of one of her steam pipes on the
voyage The accident occurred Jan. %
four days after the Ventura left the
strait of Magellan.
Ralph White. an aged farmer, who was
recently convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree for the killing of his nephew,
Joseph Waite. AT Sweet Valley. Pa.
committed suicide in the county Jail by
hanging. lie used a sheet fastening one
end 10 the door Of his cell. The prisoner
had been sentenced TO - years imprison-
ment.
Mrs. Thomas c. Platt, wife Of the sen
ator from New FORK state. died of heart