Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
CABLE SPARKS
tbs Duke Of Leaehtenberg is dead.


TAUBERT, the German composer, Is dead.
CHINE MoNTAIASp, the French actress.
is dead.
DR. OWEN THOMAS, the famous specialist
of Liverpool, Eng, Is dead
SIXTY persons were killed outright BY the
explosion in the coal pit in Polish Ostran.
THE bodies of three persons who had been
frozen to death were picked up in the streets
Of Paris.
JOE DoSoGHUE, Of Newburgh, N. Y, won
the hali-mile international skating race at
Amsterdam, Holland.
THE result Of the elections in France for
Senators has given great satisfaction to the
friends OF the republic.
GREAT distress prevails among the poorer
class Of London's population, owing to the
extreme cold weather in that city.
FOUR persons have died of injuries they
received by an explosion on board the new
steel torpedo ram Nesuvio, al Genoa.
THE conference between Messrs Parnell
and O'Brien regarding the irish leadership
question was resumed at Boulogne, France.
THE presidency of the ministry ofthe Grand
Duchy Of Mecklenburg-Schw WAS offered
Prince Bismark, but he declined the position.
AN American named Moore has been
arrested III Mozambique by the Portuguese
authorities on suspicion Of being British
spy.
IT is stated that the King Of Roumania will
ahdieate in favor OF bis nephew, Prince Ferdi.
nand, second son of the elder brother Of the
King.
OWING to heavy snow-storm In Denmark,
the railroad trsing are unable to move. In
North Germany the same condition OF things
exists.
A CONGRESS of workmen ia Lisbon resolved
to hold meetings on the lst Of May next
throughout Portugal in advocacy of the eight
hour working day,
A SQUAD OF policemen, backed by force Of
soldiers, evicted Glasgow strikers and their
families from houses in that city belonging 10
the railroad companies.
WILLIAM O'BRiEN will ask Justin Nc
Carthy TO retire from the Craftsmanship Of the
Irish nationalist party in favor of John Dillon
or Mr.. O'Brien himself.
HERR Won PUTKAMER German minister of
Justice, was shot in the face by the accidental
discharge OF u iowiing piece while he was
hunting in the forests Of Silesia.
In Berlin, Prof Hahn opened the side Of
consunptiye patient and removed from
deep cavity In one OF his lungs same uecrotic
tissue. The operation was success.
THE minister Of justice Of Russia has
ordered that all Hebrew lawyers In that
country be expelled, and that no more mem
bers Of that race be allowed TO practice law.
THREE workmen were buried in the rufus
of the basement Of a house that collapsed in
Rome. King Humbert Of ltaiy fastened TO
the scene and directed the work of rescuing
the men.
AT Coatsbridge the chief centre of the iron
manufacture in Scotland, railroad strikers
attacked the headquarters IL non-union men
and were driven of by the police only after
stubborn fight.
AT Granada, Spain, a violent earthquake
alarmed the people OF the city to such an ex-
tentthatthey rusued from their homes into the
streets aud made preparations to put their
valuables In aces OF safety.
The Italian government is well pleased
with the Mckinley tariff law, because Is per
cent OF Italian exports to the United states
are admitted tree, 81 per cent. az reduced
duty, IL per eent. At the old duty, while the
duty Is increased on less than Der cent.