Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Queen Victoria has given -, 500 10
the India famine relief fund.
Two earthquake shocks occurred at
Christianstad. Sweden, Saturday.
Mexico is the richest mineral coun-
try in the world. not excepting Peru.
The largest state of Mexico is
Chihuahua. with an area of nearly
90, 600 square miles.
1t is said that in some parts of japan
robbers are convicted on a majority
vote Of the community.
Private reports received in London
from Rome respecting the Pope's
health are very disquieting.
Mrs. Mary E. Hobart. populist, is
candidate for United States Senator
from the State of Washington.
or the gold coin now in circulation
in England. small proportion only
bear an earlier date than 1879.
James A. Mount was inaugurated
as Governor of Indiana and John w.
Leedy as Governor of Kansas, Mon
day.
The first theater in this country to
be lighted with gas was theater at
Philadelphia, which put in gas pipes
in 1916.
The British government needs over
Sc, 900, 900 year to supply military
uniforms to its soldiers in all parts of
the globe.
The first submarine telegraph wire
in this country was from Governors
Island to the Battery, in New York,
aid in 1912.
A conference of sound money demo
Gratis at Chicago decided to keep up
the fight and put State and local
tickets in the field.
Wheat costs in Maryland SIS 20 per
acre, which must be disbursed by the
farmer in labor or capital before his
grain can be shipped.
United States Senator Edward O..
Wolcott, of Colorado, arrived in Eng
land Saturday or a mission in the
interest of bimetallism.
Official advices received at Madrid
from Manila are to the effect that the
Spaniards have again defeated the in
surgents at Montbataan.
The new British cruiser Terrible de-
veloped aaH knots an hour on her
trial trip, beating, it is claimed the
record of every war vessel afoat.
Artificial arms and legs were used
in Egypt as early as 700 B. c. They
were made by the priests, who were
the physicians at those tinses.
Jerusalem has been partly or wholly
burned II times, each great con-
fiagration being kindaed when the
city was taken by besieging force.
Governor Mcintyre, in his message
to the Colorado Legislature, recon-
mends the establishment of depart
meut of mines by the aational govern
ment.
Gov. Lon v. Stephens in his in
augural address to the Missouri Legis-
latnre advocated the passage of laws
to prevent political coercion of EN-
ployes.
The deepest gold mine in the world
is at Eureka, Cal, and is ago feet
deep. The deepest silver mine is at
Carson City, and has a depth OF
5000 feet.
In Birmingham, England, there are
a number OF factories that make $780,
ooo, 900 pens every week. The ma
iority of the workers in these facreries
are women.
The Argentine Republic Senate
adopted scheme providing for the
ISSUANCE of $40, ooo, 900 of cedilas for
the purpose of advancing loans and
noting agriculture.
Republican members of the Illinois
Legislature would not permit John
p. Altgeld, the retiring Governor, to
make an address at the Inauguration
OF John R. Tanner as his successor.
To make 900, 900 pens fully ton
OF steel is needed. There is so much
work necessary to manufacture a
single pen that if they were not made
in such bulk they would be much
more expensive.
The general arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain was signed by Secretary Olney