Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-12-09
THE NEWS In BRIEF
Telcgraphic Gleanings From All Parti
of the World.

The troop ship Meade. carrying re-
Inducements to the Philippines. has
arrived at Malta
here was no less than S61 bills and
50 resolutions introduced In the Hanes,
az the opening session.
Amos Finley committed suicide at
Springfield. Illinois, Dec 6, by blow
ing off his head with dynamite
Gen Leonard Wood says he expects
to remain IL the line of the army as
long as he lives and is permitted to re-
main
The Central Broom Manufacturers
Association has ordered an advance
in the price OF b:ooms owing to the
increased cost Of broom corn.
The report OF Secretary Gage to
the House of Representatives is
comprehensive review of the financial
operations of the Government with
suggestions for currency legislation.
The National Coulcil of the Grand
Army of the Republic has decided
that the next reunion will be held dur
ing the last week OF August, 1900, in
Chicago
President McKinley's message to
Congress has been received by Cubans
of all classes with much satisfaction.
Harper e. Brothers have transferred
the entire publication of their college
and high school text books, $50 in
number, to the American Book Com
pany, OF New York and Chicago
The First Assistant Postmaster
General has decided that lit will be
II l..
of the service to retain married WON
en- as postofice clerks"
A despatch from Guatemala says
the revolt on the frontier of San Sal.
yador has been suppressed.
The steel steamer Plymouth. used
by Sir Thomas Upton as a tender
during the yacht races, has been
bought by the government for use as
light house service boat
The President, Postmaster General
and Guatemalan Minister have signed
parcel post treaty between the Unit.
ed States and Guatemala, effective
January l.
The Liberal party of Mexico has
called the National Conference to
meet February 10 to nominate can.
didate for President
Gen. p A. Collins, the Democratic
candidate for Mayor of Boston, says
no one has asked him to contribute to
the city campaign and when he makes
his return it will show not a cent
spent.
Mrs. Charles G.. Goodman aged 40, |
died Dec. 4 in Reading, Pa, from n.y.
drophobia, the result of having been
bitten by a dog
The negotiations for settlement of
the Nanticoke mine strike have been
broken off. the officials of the Susque-
hanna Company declining to dis
charge any of the fire bosses and
pump runners now in their employ to
make room for strikers.
The report of Postmaster General
Smith for the last fiscal year shows
deficit of $6.610776 The total expen-
ditures were $101, 632,1 61.
Webster Davis. Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, has left Washington /
for trip to South Africa He will be
away three months.
The treaty for the partition of the |
Samoan Islands was signed at the !
State Department in Washington last |
Saturday
The Massachusetts Institute of |
Technology has received a gift of $780, /
900 from Augustus DWELL a member /
of the Executive Committee of the
corporation, to serve as the necleus of
fund which shall be used for the |
teachers staff.
The Independent Telephone Com
pany of New York city, with capital
stock of 100000, which may be in
creased to $20000o00, has filed arti- !
cles of incorporation at Albany.
Gen. Hughes reports from Iloilol
that one-third of the island of Panay
has been cleared CT insurgents, and
that he is preparing to follow the en-
envy into the mountains.
Advices from. Vigan, in Northern
LuZon, show that the landing party
from the battleship Oregon took pos
session on the Gath ult without op-
position, and that the naval forces
will hold the place until relieved by
the army. Lieut.. Gilmore and seven
of his men are said to be at Bagued,
twenty-five miles east of Vigan,
News comes fron Manila that Faith
er McKiunon, late Of the California
Volunteers who was appointed an
army chaplain and cent to manila with
Archbishop Chappclle to assist in pac.
flying the natives, also went forward
by direction of the Pope to fill the
position of coaGjutor TO the Arch
bishop of Manila