Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-09-27
CABLE SPARKS.

CHOLERA has broken outamong the italian
forces at Massowah.
AN Armenian priest was shot in the Cathe-
dral at koumkapon, Turkey.
THE Russian government will create a
special ministry OF agriculture.
OsMAN DIGNA has arrived at Handoub
and threatens to attack Suakim.
THE budget of Holland for 1891 shows a
surplus of two mil ions Of guilders.
TYPHUs fever prevails to an alarming ex-
tent in East Prussia and upper Silesia.
SENIOR FERRAo has been entrusted with
the formation of Portuguese cabinet.
COUNT SCHLEINTZ, who had heen ruined
by gambling, killed himself with revolver.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany and En-
peror Francis Joseph of Austria met at Rohn
stock
A FAMILY of six persons, who ate the fruit
OF the night shade plant died at Pre- ssburg
Hungary.
FRANCE has contracted TO furnish Russia
with five hundred thousand rifles within
eighteen months
THE excitementover the Anglo Portuguese
treaty continues in Lisbon and the city ap-
pears as if in a state of siege.
Two daughters Of a wealthy Berlin mer-
N''1h't thNll EpNfluiItSS anu Il Iitblu were
burned to de tn in their home in that city.
MERCHANTS of Belfast. Ireland, are ship
ping linen to the United States in great lots
before the Mckinley tariff bill goes into effect.
OWING to the troubles in the Canton of
Ticino Switzerland, the italian government
has sent troops to protect the St. Gothard
Railway.
GEN. BoULANGER intends publishing a
full explanation of the exact relations that
existed between himself and the royalist
party of France
A FRENCH newspaper says Emperor Will
lam and the Emperor of Austria had a de-
bate on the admission of France into the aIli-
ance with Germany and Austria.
IT is stated that the fire in the celebrated
Alhambria Palace, Granada, Spain, was the
work ofthieves, who set FIRE to the historic
building in order to screen the theft of works
of art in the building.
CHANCELLOR Won CAPRIvI has refused to
allow the German Southwest African Com
pany to sell its territory to the English Com
pany. Consequently the company viii prob
ably go into liquidation.
THE Turkish man-of-war Ertzogroul was
sunk at sea and five hundred Of the crew
persisted. Osman Pasha, who won fame for
his fighting at Pleyna for the Turk h side
aga INST the Russians was on the Inflated
vessel aid was drowned.
THE Gar has issued rescript eongratu-
latiug Field Marshal Grand Duke Nicholas,
upon the skill with which he conducted the
extensive maneuyers of the Russian army re-
Gently held in Covno, and the officers upon
the capacity shown by them on that occasion.
WHEN Major-general Baron Frederick, tie
military attache of the Russian embassy at
at Paris, quilted the ground on which the re-
view was held at Cambria, France; he was
escorted to his residence by an enthusiastic
crowd, who cheered him and shouted Long
live Russia"
THE prospect arising from the rassage Of
the Mckinley tariff bill by the Congress al
the United States, combined with the fall
in the price of gold. has compelled the
manufacturers of mother-os-pear in Austria
to close their factories in order to avoid
working at a loss, and as a result thirty
thousand persons have been thrown out 81
employment.
Herr Schmidt, who was authorized by the
German government 10 investigate the state
ments made in Zanzibar and Bagamnyo, Af.
RIGA, that slave-trading had been authorized
by German officers in that country, telegram
to Berlin that the reports are untrue and
were circulated for the purpose of injuriul
the Germans in Africa.
NELLY THRoPE. of Santa Maria VALLEY
! Cal, is an expert with the rife. She brought
down large eagle recently that was lowering
7 over her chicken partl and her latest trophy
I is the pelt of huge wild cat that was sneak.
ing on the same plan for chicken salad.