Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-28
CABLE SPARKS.

AN uprising in Tehvei, near Eoochow,
China, resulted in the capture OF the town by
10, 100 rebels
zen. CHARLES NICHOLAS LACRErELLE,
OF the French army, and grant officer OF
the Legion of Honor, is dead
RECENT floods in Somerset county, England
deluged immense tracts of land of great
tert lily and caused damage estimated at
$3.50, 600.
PRINCE GEORGE of Wales, son of the
Prince OF Wales, vino was announced seriously
ILL., Is reported to be making satisfactory pro-
gress toward recovery.
THE agents of the Pekin treasury have
imdemn fed the European sufferers at Nuchu
AMI Wuseeh, China, Tor Gu RACES perpetuated
upon them by the anti.loreign element.
The Credit Bank Of Winterhur, in Berne,
Switzerland, has failed, owing TO Bourse
speculatlons, for which the managing director
Is now under arrest.
THE London Standard warns the British
government that persistence in bringing for
ward the home rule bill for Ireland is a
certain means of tirusting Mr.. Gladstone into
power.
A INSTRUMENTATION naval apprentice
named Wise, at Weymouth, England, killed
young boy companion by pushing him over
a cliff WISE, who is believed to be insane
HAS UecH dTFehttu.
IL speech In yne of the suburban towns Of
London Sir Edward Clarke, solicitor general
OF England, intimaIed That The next re. .eral
electi II i'll Great Britain would be held No
yembtr next.
y NUMBER of the striking composit0rs OF
Breslau, Germany, have been sentenced TO
pay various penalties Tor breach of contract in
stopping WORK. In Bavaria soldiers are work
ing in the place o striking printers.
WILLIAM II. PoPEs who, from September
"a 1880 10 1854, represented the United States
as consul at st. Petersburg, died at Tenby, the
weli-known watering place on CarmarIhen
bay, Wales.
AT Litchfield, n ar Hants, Eng, mother
who had been summon 10 appear In court TO
answer charge of iil-treating her children
cut the Threats of her children, all of whom
died, and then turned the weapon upon her
sell, intiicting dangerous wounds.
THE threatened strike Of miners in the
North OF France was inaugurated when 3 ,009
men employed in the coliieries in the vicinity
OF Lens declined to so to work because of the
refusal OF mlne-owners to make concessions to
them. 1t is expected that 81, eco min. rs will
participate in the strike.
THE minister Of war, the minister of foreign
sf1ars, the minister of commerce and the
minister of agriculture of France promised a
deputation OF ship-owners, oil merchants and
soap manufacturers who called upon them TO
protest against the tariff OF the country that
they would support in the Senate measures
providing for the importation into france,
Tree of duty, of oil, seeds and colonial aud
foreign sugais.
ROBERT LoCIs STEVENSON, the novelist,
writing TO the London Times from Upolu, one
of the Samoan Islands, states that it was re-.
ported Baron Piisach, chief Of the municipal
council, who is temporarily in charge Of The
islands, tearing that natives would attempt
the rescue of five chiefs who were serving
sentences for some oifense, ordered quantity
of dynam te to be brought from wrecking.
ship in the bay and carried to the j Ill, with
the intention of blowing up the building and
prisoners Ia case a rescue was attempted.
White residents were incensed at the Barons
conduct.