Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-12-13
J MARTINSBURG HERALD SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1884
DISASTERS In ENGLAND

DISASTERS TN ENGLAND
Two Ships Foundered and Forty-Fivs
Souls Lost.
The False Prophet succeeds I'm
Drowning 5000 OF -Pis Meu-A
Rennett-Mackay syndicate Me-
gotfating TO buy Cuba for
Hundred Millions.
cred to-day off Holyhead in full sight Of the
shore. There are as yet no indications that
any Of those on board have survived.
LONDON, Dec s-Nothing has yet been
seen of any Of the persons on the steamship
which foundered off Holyhead She sup
posed to have had a crew of twenty men,
Another steamship has gone down Off the
North Cornwall coast, and twenty-five per-
sons on board were drowned. There have
been many disasters on the west coast during
the past forty-eight hours The scenes are
described as fearful A heavy gale and rain
prevails
THREE THOUSAND DROWNED.
CAIRO, Dec. S.-Genera1 Gordon recently
sent defiant message to Ell Mahdi, inviting
him, II he be the real prophet, to dry up the
Nile and come and take him (Gordon.) The
latest advices report that Ell Mahdi accepted
the challenge, and directed his forces to cross
the river as if it were dry land, while he re
NAMED on the bank and invoked the aid Of
IlnI. H.. l.,kQ
drowned The disaster has greatly lessened
Ell Mahdis influence. His followers are rap
idly deserving him He retired to the south
ward after his discontinue.
MUTUAL EXCHANGE PROPOSED.
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HUNDRED miAhioN foh CUBA.
PARIS, Dec. o.-La Martin states That
Messars bennett ana MacKay are at the mead
OF synolcate whicn mas peen FORMED Tor the
purchase OF CuDa Inc amount 70 De pald
l'r the Island Is Sloo,ooo,oVu Germany, IL Is
UNDERSTOOD, mas nand IN tne operation.
THE REDISTRIBUTION SCHEME.
IoNpoN Dec S-The nrelin,narv skirmisb
over the distr,hut;on f;u efrords NO ouide
to IT'S fut,,re fortunes Mr. courtnav,s sruu-
inp for unconditional representation and laav-
ING the Government because tbev reiecta,l his
idea. represents simplv a very able and schoI-
arly professor who has no influence ON the
decisiops IF Y,oliticia,,s Rut tho foal;no
against single member constituencies is GER
fanny very STRONG among All RANKS OF Aber-
ais' Inc rufs.s protest tnat Dy olssectlng
srea. Towns Tue OH Will make the contests
essen'la,iy local, anu WIN produce mean POI.
ics anu pal oehial Poiilieiails. ne opJece Oh
ene iolieS ~ nnSiS'lls upon 'nis supo,V'sloh
"as W hase Inc cues oi'iueu in1o
iien anu pour oisoiics' 50 thae 1ne
al q, ~ voss.s .sn. 10 aoie 70
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Tha ro,.;es 49,, .,t,,a 49,, ,a,sLas
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f,rst ras,,,.. 49, rot,, 80 - ' na.so,nS
1,h,,roh;l, fo, o,,a ~ tLa ae p;n:n
ham in splte of the overwbeln,;no radical
ism of the town as a whole This part of the
Redistribution scheme was fought for vigor-
oisly by Lord Salisbury, and was one of the
few points that threatened the chances of ar
irving at an agreement. Conversely this i'm
pics that this is part of the scheme which
,i-. Gladstone, having accepted, is bound to
regard as vital, and anything that the Prime
filrister declares vital, the bulk of the Lib
sraI party may grumDle at, but Will also vote
or
THE DEFEAT OF JULES FERRY
This week as so often hefora bas da,naroa
b,s conna,lal the mamberS whose aafoo+;a,,
caused his check to sw allow their own votes
He has proved once again that he is the indis-
ensable man Of the present hour. M
Clemenclan, the great cabinet wrecker is
still very far from the chance of the Pre-
and is practically powerless. unless
the new Assembly brings together n new class
Of deputies NJ. Ferry, in the debate the
other day, was SO terribly interrupted at one
period that he had to get down from the
tribune and stand for some minutes ON one of
the steps leading to it, The scene was the
noisiest for many long day in the Assembly
BIsMARcK's DEFEAT
pr;nco p;smorcL,s ,a,,;ononto so....o
,,cha1,, ~,,,;,,ds os - = .,a.''..;e.,o Il 80
IN .,,'o,.,a ~, 49,. 100 ~
80 ~ - p y:
gle of the week is that wishing To desrri,
tue lowest depth to which parliamentarv
s.itut,ons would be brouoht he nsed Il
Gladstone Ministry as his illustration
nrsnrp r 1,,so, ,-n,o,,
loNnox Doo q The n.;,,, r.,a
understands that the Prince of Wa,as hos ~
solved not to solicit a Goyernment allowapc,
for his eldest son uuon his COMING If aoe n,
.Iapuarvl INT tn dafar .ba REQUEST ,,nt;I ~,
young man marrles.
SURPRISED BY ARABS.
CAIRO, Dec. Ga detachment of Egyptian
cavalry, while accommodating around Sua-
kim Monday, were surprised by $40 Ara
in ambush, and after lively encounter were
forced to retreat and take refuge under cover
If the forts.
FREEDOM OF THE NIGER AND CONGO.
BERLIN, Dec. 0-The committee of tn,
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