Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-11
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide world
Briefly md Terseiy Told.

a break mas DccufGtu III tilt III ~
nal near Rochester.
Fire in Dawson city Alaska, has
done damage to the extent Of $4,000.
The United States heads the list Of
exporting nations in the fiscal year
1901.
G. M. Schwab gave $4,000 to estab-
lish manual training school at Home
stead Pa.
The Harvard board Of trustees voted
to grant the degree Of LII. ID. to Presl-
dent Mckinley.
Twenty miners were injured, five IA
tally. by an explosion of powder In a
runaway train in Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The Cuyahoga Savings and Banking
company of Cleveland has suspended
payment The treasurer is missing.
Two persons were killed and five in
jured in a fire in five story apartment
house at 1853 East Sixtieth street, New
York city
The Havana registration for the COM
ing elections is 27.094 or an increase Of
5000 upon the registration for the may
orally election last June.
George S. StilInan of Yale has
thrown the 16 pound hammer 15s feet
in practice. This Is better than the in
tercolegiate record by several feet.
Fire at Corning. thought to have been
of ncendary origin. totally destroyed
the coalyards of Townley Bros. on the
north side. Loss over $4,000, no insur-
ance.
I'll. III. Lyman, New York state excise
commissioners, has died at his home in
Oweco after very long illness. Mr..
Lyman had been excise commissioner
for five years.
The building IN Chicago of 100000
temple TO the memory of Robert G. In
gersoll is the purpose of the Ingersoll
Memorial association, just incorporated
at Springfield, Ills.
The trouble at the c. b. Markle &
Co.'S Ebervale QPa,c collieries, which
had existed for several weeks, has
been adjusted All the men will be re.
stored to their old places.
The New York East river bridge COM
missioner has awarded the contraet for
constructing the steel suspension on the
bridge to the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany. The bid was 81, 123 900.
The strike at the American Cigar
companys factory in passaic, n. J..
.sas ended in the defeat of the girls
W demanded an increase of ) cents
per 1000. over 100 girls returned to
work.
The cup yacht Constitution was chris
tened Monday evening at Bristol. Il. l..
by Mrs. w Butler Duncan, who broke
the traditional bottle of wine on her
bow. The launching was in every way
successful.
The customs revenues in the Philip
pine Islands for the month of January,
1901. as compared with the same
months of 1890 and 1900 were as fol-
lows: 1901, S70s.GS5; 1899 $321,15S;
1900 S3902TT.
1t is announced in Wall street that
Comptroller Bird $. Coler will retire
from politics at the end of his present
term of office to. become the head OF
an important trust company at sal
airy said to be $4,000 year.
The state department has paid to the
Mexican government through the Mex
lean embassy at Washington $4,000 as
full indemnity to the heirs of Floren-
tino Suaste, Mexican citizen who was
lynched in Lasalle county, Tex, in
1895.
Felix Roxas, editor of the Democra-
ella. a daily organ of the Federalists in
Batangas, has been appointed govern
or of the province of Batangas. Lieu
tenant X. ID. Blanchard of the Thirty
eighth volunteer infantry was appoint
ed treasurer.
Van b. 1riplet, inventor of the gold
brick game, who is said TO have swim
died people out of $10O0,O00 by differ
ent kinds of confidence games, has died
at West Baden. Ills, in poverty. Mon
ey is now being raised by his friends
to give him decent burial. ~
Brigadier General Henry NJ Rob
ert, who has retired from his position
as chief of the engineer corps and from
the army, viii be married on May at
Owego, n. Y, to Miss Isabelle Living
ston Hoagland, daughter of Mrs. Chris
tina Hoagland of that place.
Presbyterian clergymen from all
parts of the state are gathering at Og-
densburg. n. Y. to be present at the
jubilee celebration this week of d. L.
Merrill Miller of the First church of
that city. DR.. Miller has occupied the
same pulpit continuously for 30 years.
After a careful consideration of the
situation III tie Philippines the admin
istration has decided to reduce the ar
my in the islands to 10000 men. The
opinion prevails in Washington that
this number will be ample for the pres
ent needs of the service in the islands.
Secretary Gage has recommended TO
the war department the appointment
of Jared j.. Terrell of Michigan as
auditor for Cubn AT 5000 year. The
salary is paid out of the Cuban reye-
nues. MIR. Terrell is chief law clerk in
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