Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-15
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The jolners Of Vienna are contemplating a
strike.
France will annex the Kingdom Of Da-
honey TO her possessions in Africa.
The International conference OF colliers
will open in Jolimeno, Begun. on May 80.
The French authorities have forbidden
Sarah Bernhard TO produce the Passion
Play"
Portuguese students in Lisbon are suspect.
ed OF a design 10 attack the British minister
in that city.
The imperial mausoleum at Charlotten-
burg, Germany, was dedicated with impress
siye ceremonies.
Demonstrations against the Hungarian
Prime Min ster Tisza have been made in the
streets of Pesth.
Leagues have been formed throug hout
Brazil to boycott British in favor of Ameri.
can goods
Seven employees Of shoe factory at W eisen.
fels Saxony, lost their lives by the burning
/ OF the building.
The title OF Henry NJ. Stanley's new took
Is "Ihe Dhrkest Africa-The Quest, Rescue
and Retreat OF Emin."
II is believed that Italy, England and Aus.
tria will shortly acknowledge Prince Ferdi-
uand as ruler of Bulgaria.
The Turks are extorting cash AMI prom
is'ory notes from Christians at Messara,
Crete, by threats of Imprisonment.
The Shah of Persia has ordered his ambas.
sador in Berlin TO send engineers to provide
large Persian towns with gas works.
The Russian minister of the interior has
assumed the right to dismiss Lutheran pas.
tors aud to control pastoral conferences.
A woman sent letter to the Gar, warn.
ing m that unless he mo lilies his reac.
tlonary policy he will meet the fate of Alex
ander.
| Extremely cold weather prevails through
out Austria and Hungary, the thermometer
ranging between IL and 10 centigrades below
zero.
The Portuguese minister who went to Lon.
don to settle the dispute of his country with
England failed in bis negotiations with Lord
Salisbury.
/ The customs committee of the FRI nch
Chamber of Deputies have voted TO impose
a duty OF three francs on foreign corn and
I'VE francs on corn -four.
The English government has officially ad.
mitted that the Sultan of Zanzibar had no
right TO cede to the English company the
! Islands of Manda and Patta
w. Percy Tlghman, formerly clerk in
The Office OF the American con. u at Berlin
was convicted in London OF forgery and SEN
fenced to one years imprisonment
Funeral services of the remains of young
Abraham Lincoln were held in London: at.
terWard the remains were placed in the
catacombs 10 Kendall Green Cemetery.
The shipwrights at Southampton, England,
| have given notice to their employers that
they VIII strike unless they receive an ad-
vance OF four shillings a week in their
| wages.
Advices from the West coast of Africa
state that the position of the French in Da.
honey is critical. M. Bayol, the French
agent, demands that 4, 900 men be- sent to de.
fend the French post.
Mr.. Parnell will prosecute tn, Ereter Ga
zette for publishing the first forged lett r
printed by the Times in its article on Par
neiilsm and Crime" and copying the Times
article day by day.
The cruisers Atlantis, Chicago and Boston.
OF the United States squadron of evolution,
are at Naples, where they will remain two
weeks before proceeding to Carfu and Venice,
The Yorktown is at Leghorn.
A number of students in Prague marche1
to the houses of several Old Cyech professors
and acted In such riotous Elanner that the
military had to be called out Before the
soldiers could quell tbs disturbance they ha /
TO charge the students with fixed bayo nets,
1t is claimed that the dry goods trade of
Francs will be injured if the Congress- of the
United states adopts the Mex lnley bill. Tue
French minister OF foreign affairs say, his
country aud England, Italy and Swi Z.il1ni
have agreed TO communicate with tn, Wa, h.
ington autnoritles IN regard to the matter.