Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-12-26
CABLE SPARKS.

GRIP is epidemic in many parts Of Europe.
TIE new Portuguese tariff is strongly pro.
tectionist in character.
SMArL-Pox is killing great numbers Of i'm
poverishcd persons in Russia.
THE minister of marine Of Greece. res gued
his position because he was not allowed to
build several men of-war.
TIE revolt in Sac Paulo, Brazil by which
il was sought 10 depose tee Governor of that
State, has been suppressed by The national
troops.
Prince GEORGE, brother of the King of
Saxony, was thrown from his horse while out
riding aud sustained serious injury to his col
lar bone.
PRIVATE adYices received in Paris from
Africa state that Emin pashi has had several
bloody conflicts in the lake district AMI that
bis position is precarious.
THERE is another revolutionary movement
in Brazil, this time in the province of san
Paulo, the object ofwhieh is to depOsc the
governor of the province.
THE Gar has paid The sum Of sl25,00
which is uusly devoted 10 state balls, TO the
Russian central relief committee for distribu-
lion among the famine sufferers of his couG-
try.
DURING q free fight En- is county Claire
! lr, land between Parueiites aud Mccarthy
it's, John Dillon, the Irish leader, was struck
in the taee with stone and received an Ggly
cut.
A DECREE has been issued in Russia stating
that from January next the Lutheran clergy
will he deprived of the right to appoint or
discharge the masters os Lutheran schools in
| Russia.
THE Argentine Republic and Brazil intend
TO greatly increase the import duties on
French products in reprisal for the duties
levied by the French government on imports
o. cereals and coffee.
A PRIEST and four nuns who were captured
in 1883 by Arabs, at the time of the revolt
against Egyptian au hority in the Soudan,
have arrived near Nsdy-lIalis, Egypt, after
having cared from their eaptors.
ApyICEs received in Brussels state that
Emin Pasha and his companion, S uhlinan.
have discovered a river i'll Africa, the most
sou herly branch of the Me, rising north Of
CjJi and flowing INFO the a bert Edward
Ayanzi at point on the southeast shore.
AT ettin. Germany, Emperor William
chri>tened new iron-ciad warship the Weis-
senburg, i'll memory OF an epoch iif German
history aud oi his father, who won the first
victory for German anity On the field OF Wies.
nburg.
THE Chamber Of DEPUTIES of France has
adopted the proposal made by the govern
nlcnt TO abolish the ten per ceat, tax hitherto
levied by the French government on the rates
charged passengers on express trains by the
railway companies. The latter have agreed
to reduce the fares by the amounted the tax
THE PoTtsea Island Building Society. which
is among the largest and oldest institutions of
that kind in Great Britain, the main Offices Of
which are in Portsmouth which is on Portsea
Island, has suspended Il is estimated that
securities held by the society amounts in value
to E1C0,t01.
TIE British ship Entcrkin, bound from
Hull for Brisbane, was caught in storm
while going down the Engl sh Channel and
was driven upon the GdLoper sands off the
port of Ramsgatc, county of Kent England.
Thirty lives were lost, including George
Maker, Of Richmond, Va,
TWENTY nuns in the convent Of st. Clair,
at Perigneux, Franc were 50 PROSTATE by
the grip that when outsiders were sdmitfel il
was found that the women were in starving
cond ton. Proper food aud medical attend
ance were supplied promptly, ard the sufferers
are now recovering rapidly.
A FRENCH Journalist namel Caadouine
WAS expelled from Bulgaria for sending. j, is
charged, false and calumnious stories about
the country 10 the Freach press The French
government protested against III expulsion,
bnt the Bulgarian government refused TO re.
scind the order. The French government
Withdrew schsrge d'aflairs and severed dipio.
mat c relations with Bulgaria.