Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-12-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Leaders of the "Sanctified Band
are leaving Chincoteague Island, Md.
Negotiations for peace between China
and Japan are said to be about COM
plcted.
made arrangements to facilitate Amer
lean mails in the interest of the En-
glish liners.
The Brazilian Government at Rio de
Janeiro ordered the disarmament of the
National Guard.
Two more ofthe foot ball players in
jured at Southbridge died and three
others may die.
Bishop Cotter, of Winona, Wis, de-
mics that Archbishop Ireland is finan-
cially embarrassed
Commander Ballington Booth, of the
Salvation Army. is critically i'll with
typhoid fever at Chicago.
Emperor William, at Levensan, Ger
many, opened the high bridge over the
North Sea Canal Monday.
London advices state that Japan de-
mands stronger proofs of China's SUBJ
mission before talking peace
/ Queen Victoria, OF England, recog-
nized the Hawaiian Republic in note
wishing the Republic prosperity.
A Paris paper urges France to occu-
Ply some point in China as reply to
England's demonstration at Chusan.
Governor Flower refused to grant
requisition papers for the extradition
to Texas of thestandard oil magnates.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Thurber
attended Thanksgiving service at the
First Presbyterian church, Washing
/ ton.
A tidal wave swept up Puget Sound.
destroying $50. 900 worth of Tacoma
property and causing the death of two
men.
At the resumption in New York of
the Lexow investigation evidence was
submitted against Commissioner An
drews.
Ignatius Donnelly announced at ST.
Paul that he had resigned the presi-
dency Of the Minnesota Farmers AL
lance.
1t is believed in New York that Sam
uel c. Seeley, the fugitive bookkeeper
of the Shoe & Leather Bank, is in
Canada.
State Departm mt officials deny re-
ceiving alarming reports from Minis
ter DENLY of the danger to foreigners
in Pekin.
Women at San Francisco have ar
ranged to get out Christmas edition
of daily newspaper to raise money
for charity.
1t is reported at Washington that
Democrats would join with Republi-
cans in contesting fraudulent elections
in the South.
The Civil Service Commission in its
report says that most positions in the
Government service can be filled by
the competitive system.
The Secretary of the Treasury at
Washington submitted his estimate for
appropriations for the next fiscal year,
aggregating S4Io,435,o7o.
The Treasury debt statement for
November shows a deficiency of S.
I5o, 367, total of $50, $40, 226 for the
five months of the fiscal year.
The Armenian Committee at Athens
formally appealed to the Powers not to
ignore the Berlin treaty regarding the
Armenian outrages in Sassoun.
The Vatican is interested in the Ar
lnenian atrocities, and the Pope has
been asked to urge the Powers to act
The British Postmaster General
In an interview at San Francisco
Claus Spreckels said the National
Democratic Administration had effect
ually shut out American sugar refn-
ing.
Train wreckers threw a passenger
train from the South Carolina &
Georgia Railroad track near Kings
vile Station. The loss will reach
! SIS, 900.
President Cleveland at Washington
has received a number of letters re-
questing him to use the good offices of
the United States in protecting the
Arnenians.
The Commissioner OF Navigation re-
wives old arguments on behalf of free
entry to foreign ships in his report,
but ignores important points against
such action.
The Nicaraguau Canal Company in
its annual report to the Secretary Of
the Interior stated that there were
good prospects for early resumption of
construction.
A prominent Armenian now in Eng
land received details of Turkish cru
city to his race. The Turkish Gov
ernor, he says, believes in policy OF
humiliation,
Col. Oates, Governor-elect of Ala
bama, and Captain Kolb, the Populist
contestant, both TOOK the oath Of office
at Montgomery Saturday last No
trouble ensued
Col. w NJ. Morton and two sisters,
of New York, it is reported, have in
I.herited portion of an estate in Eng
land valued at between $500, 900. 600
and $500, 900, 900.
Great Britain is reported to have ex-
planned to this Government that her
protest to Nicaragua covered technic-
al points only and that her minister
exceeded his authority.