Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-22
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The American squadron Of evolution ar
rived at Vile Franche.
The French government has denounced the
commercial treaty with Turkey.
Portugal will complete the defense OF Lis
bon, reorganiz, her army and purchase eight
warships
Gen. Rodriguez Aras has been appointed
Governor Of Cuba, to succeed the late Gen.
Salamanca.
The German socialists have withdrawn
their decision to. organize universal labor
strike in May.
Major Panitza and other officers, charged
with conspring to kill Prince Ferdinand,
have been expelled from the Bulgarian army.
The strike of dock laborers ct Dundee,
Scotland has been settled, the mas. ers grant
ing the advance in wager demanded by the
men.
The new Sultan OF Z,nzibar favors good
understanding with Germany, and the agents
OF the East African Company count upon his
support
Count Pfeil, the African explorer, has re-
turned TO Berlin with his health broken down.
lie will make a tour of the United States in
the autumn.
Emperor William insists that his permits
sion be first obtained before any portraits OF
himself or members OF bis family are publicly
exhibited.
Switzerland has accepted the invitation of
Spain To take part in tue conference to be
held in Madrid to devise measures for the
protection of industrial property.
The Brazilian minister Of the interior has
resigned his office i'll consequence OF dis
agreement with the president OF the provi-
slonal government of that republic.
The Parnellite members of Parliament
adopted vote of confilencs in Mr.. Parnell
ana expressed their lasting gratitude for
their leaders defense of the Irish cause.
At the request of Mr.. Hrsch, the Ameri-
can minister, the Porte has imprisoned in his
palace MOUSSE Bey, the Kurdish chief, who
is charged with robbing and outragins
Christians in Armenia.
The French council of agriculture has
votei in favor of imposing duty of francs
en- Indian corn, 5 francs on cornmeal and its
derivatives, francs on rica in the husk and
. francs on broken aud cleaned rice and rice
-four.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg recently
ruler o. Bulgaria, who is now known as tho
Count OF Hartenan, has b, en- appointed com
mandant of the seventh regiment of dra-
goons, statione in Vienna aud it is under
stood that he will be made neral within
year.
nc iOpOaS VI us NOlAllllLbob dDpOlubtu 10
investigate the charges made by the London
Times against the Parnellte members OF Par
lament made a voluminous report TO the
House Of Commons, finding that the speeches
made by certain Of the members were calcu.
lated to incite crime in Ireland.
The warden of s.. Georges Church, Der.
lin, Hhich IS under the patronage of the ex-
Empress Victoria, widow of the Emperor
Frederick, has informed Sir. William Water
Phelps, United States minister, that the pri-
vate royal entrance to the church will be
placed at the disposition of thu Phelps family.
TIE Right Hon. Alexander Dundas Ross
Wishart Baiilie Cochrane, Baron Lamington.
is dead. He was the oldest son of Admiral
Sir Thomas Cochrane. His son, the Right
Hon. c. W. Baltic Cochrane member for ST.
Pancras, inherits the peerage, and his success
sion to his father vacates his Sc IT in the House
OF Commons
The police have arrested in Posen several
emigration agents who were booming Brazil
as new paradise. Their story told 10 would
b. emigrants was that Prince Henry of Prus-
STA was founding an empire in Brazil and That
every man who Joined him would be relieved
OF military service and that a free farm
would be given to him in the province of
r Grande. Many workingmen preparing
to go bad already sol all their household eff,
fects.