Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the wide world
Briefly nnd Trrseiy Told.


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DR. Samuel g. Dorr. postmaster OF
Buffalo. is dead.
The Boston cum yacht independence
is to be launched May 10.
oil has been struck IN the Aspen tun
mel Of the Union Pacific.
New York day at the Pan-Americap
exposition has been fixed for Sept q.
Rear Admiral Evans has reported the
torpedo boat Bailey o splendid success.
The Metlodists have decided to re-
build property destroyed during the
Picking siege.
George Foster Peabody has offered
S55.0OO for y NJ. c. 4. buildings in
Columbus. Ga
The Adolph Sutro estate in san Fran
cisco has decided to pay Mrs. kluge-
Sutro $4,000.
The Blaine mansion in Washington
has been sold to the Westinghouse fam
lily for $4,000.
George r. Bldwell. collector Of Gus
toms for W York. has been reappoint-
ed by the president.
George w Marion has been appoint
ed deputy assistant treasurer OF the
United States at New York.
Terry McGovern knocked ont Oscar
Gardner in the fourth round mt Me
chanics pavilion. San Francisco.
Theodosius Secor. one Of the earliest
Anne. lean builders Of marine engines,
is dead at his home IN Brooklyn, aged
93.
Captain Richmond r. Hobson is in
Buffalo Captain Hobson will be in
charge of the United States naval ex-
hibit at the exposition.
At Sunrise City. Alaska, a snowside
occurred on April II in which 20 or
more lives were lost and a number of
houses buried beneath snow and ice.
The Vatican has ordered a large NUM-
Der of friars to leave the Philippine Is
lands and take up their abodes in the
South American republics of Ecuador
and Venezuela.
Final settlement of the Lampson es-
tate has been made in the surrogate
court at Batavia. \. y BY decree of
Judge Washburn the entire fortune Of
$500, 900 goes to Yale.
Through a marine picture Charles
Hallberg. jantor for the Austin State
bank in Chicago. has won the notice
and praise of some Of the best qualified
art critics and artists.
Fire whah started on the new pier of
ship company mt San Juan destroyed
the pier and goods stored there. The
loss is about $500 600.
Sarah Halsey. aged rs yfals. and SUI
san Bowlshy. 80 years. of North Hec-
tor. were xii ed mt a grade crossing by
Lehigh Valley freight train While
driving in Watkins. n. Y.
Adelbert S. Hay Of New Hampshire,
son of the secretary of state, has ten
dered to the president his resignation
from the office of consul AT Pretoria.
The resignation has been accepted.
Fire mt the corner of Carson and
Seventeenth street Pittsburg, caused
one death. property loss estimated
at S223,O00. consumed over a dozen
buildings aud rendered IA score of fami-
lies homeless.
Owing TO his Illness the appointment
of Brigadier General William Ludlow
to be military governor of the depart
ment of the Nsayas has been revoked
General Ludlow will return to the
United States by the first transport
The Branch & Callahan min at Sara
nae Lake. n Y. four storehouses and
100000 feet of lumber have been burn
ed. Several dwelling houses and two
freight cars were damaged. The total
loss will be 100000, partially covered
by insurance.
The court martial which has been in
yestigating the theft of commisSary
stores at Manila has found Sergeant
Weston guilty of larceny. He has beer
sentenced to be dishonorably discharg
ed from the army and TO serve two
years in prison.
The baby that was buried alive neal
IIastings-on- Hudson on April - by it,
another. Francesca Spinello, and thu
woman's uncle has died in the county
poorhouse AT East View, y. Y. The
mother and uncle are being held FOL
the grand jury.
General \. O. Miller one of Indiana''
noted heroes of the civil war. has dice
after an Illness of a few days. He wa.
IN command of Company G. Tenth regi
ment. at the battle of Rich Mountain
in July. 1861. and his company cap
tured the first Confederate flag.
The entire tlpple. engine house ano
boiler house Of the Dorothy coal anC
coke plant the American Steel ant
Wire company at Latrobe, Pa, is ;
mass of ruins, and it is rumored tina
either four or six miners lost thei
lives. The loss is estimated nj $3.50, 600
The navy department has received
letter from Rear Admiral Remey
In command of the Asiatic station
making known his purpose to be pres
ent at the ceremony attending th'
erection of a monument to Commodore