Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. Jan. 10.

The French chamber OF deputies, on
Dreyfus interpretations. sustained the
government, 423 to l24,
National senate confirmed Charlie
magne Tower as ambassador to Russia
and A. c. Harris as minister to Austria.
In the Yemen division Of Arabia
Turkish troops defeated insurgents.
About 1000 insurgents and 1000 Turks
were Killed and wounded.
New York Republican legislators
unanimously nominated Chauncey NJ.
Depew, the famous orator, for United
States senator. This ineures his election.
The admiralty court at London de-
cided that the steamer La Bourgogne
was alone 70 blame for the collision
with the British ship Cromantyshire
off Nova Scotia last July, when 800
were lost.
saturday, Jan. III.
Russia. IT is reported, has perfected
| an alliance with the ameer of Afghan
/ istan.
Senatorial deadlocks continue in
California, West Virginia and North
/ Dakota
Measles, humps and scarlet fever
prevail to an alarming extent among
4 our troops In havana.
/ Hon. Nelson Dingley of Maine, chair
man of the house ways and means com
mittee, died in Washington, aged 66.
! The official organ of the butchers in
+ Berlin shows conclusively that Ger.
manys meat production is inadequate.
/ The war commission returned Cen
eral Eagan's typewriter attack on
General Miles, instructing him to ex-
punge the Objectionable language.
i Ex-Vice President capote, of the
Cuban provisional government, and DR..
! Jose Lanuza have been selected for the
Cuban cabinet Both are leading Gu
! bans.
Monday, Jan. 10.
Many leading insurgents of Iloilo
/ favor an American protectorate.
The evacuation of Cienfuegos by
/ Spanish troops will not be completed
before the middle of February
Spain will offer the Ladrones, Caro-
line and Peel islands for sale, being too
poor to furnish force to defend them.
General Julio Sanguily, Of the Gu
ban army, is en- route to Washington
with a protest against General Lud-
low.
British ship Andelna was eapsized
at Tacoma, Wash Captain Stating,
his mate and Is sailors were drowned
cabinet.
Agoncillo Aguinaldo's representative
in Washington, has made another ur-
gent plea for the recognition of the
philippines republic"
Miss Anna Mary Schley, a second
cousin of the admiral committed sui
nj ttar oh tfrrr n, p,lF
over her fathers death had affected
her mind.
Tuesday. Jan. II.
Our exports in 1898 amounted to s621,-
260.525 more than our imports.
A bill in New jerseys legisla lure pro-
poses to pay New jerseys volunteers
81 a day for their service in the Span
ish war
Boston Baptist clergymen passed a
resolution extollng the ''dignified atti-
tude of General Miles in the Eagan con-
troversy."
CALIFORNIA; senatorial dead,ocl: has
thus far resulted in q suit for libel by
Speaker Wright against the San Fran
cisco Call.
A resolution offered in North Caro-
lina's legislature calls upon the states
cobSreSS1nen TO oppose the admission
of Roberts, the Utah Mormon
While in central Russia the car, at
his own request had a conference with
Count Tolstoi, who told him that he
would believe in his majesty's peace
proposals when Russia should set the
example.
Wednesday, Jan. is.
Tuesdays elections in Ireland show
great gains for the laborites.
Three highwaymen held up a uni
formed policeman in Chicago and stole
his revolver.
John Russell Young, congressional Ii
brarlan and eX-minister to China, died
in Washington, aged 81.
The naval personnel bin, which has
been urged by navy officers for over a
decade, passed the national house.
In the conference between operators
and miners in Pittsburg the former OPP
pose a proposed advance in wages.
Arrangements have been perfected
! for a monthly postal service between
Sitka and Unalaska, Alaska, 900 miles
Joseph Buckley, of the Second Lou
! isiana volunteers. was convicted at Ha-
vana of numbering a comrade, John d.