Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-01-05
FOREIGN NoTes or INTEREST.


Supposed diamonds have been found u
sew Mexico.
"a new outbreak Il reported imminent
in Venezuela
The murderer OF Baron Won KetteleI
has been executed at peking.
Nearly 100 lives have been lost in a re-
cent marine disaster on the English coast
Nicaragua viii secure 10 the United
States complete control of the canal route
ia her territory.
Boxer proclamations have been found
in Seoul calling upon Korean Boxers to
expel all foreigners. including Japanese.
Major Alexandra Alberto da Rocha
Serpa Pinto. the African explorer, has
died in Lisbon. He was born April 30,
1876.
The Earl OF IIopetoun. governor gen
eral of the commonwealth of Australia
was sworn into office with much cefe-
mony.
The marriage of Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland 10 Duke Henry Of MeckitDDurg-
schwcrin has been fixed officially for
Feb I.
II is said that Sir George Newncs, the
proprietor Of number of London news
| papers VIII lJblAttNt ~ nv. III . 80
tie ut Cragy Nos, Wales.
The English colonial office h9s received
news Of native rising in the Gambia
river region of West Africa. A puni c
expedition is being organized.
Tho Duke Of York, Qncen Victoria s
grandson and the heir prcsumptiye, has
been gazetted as rear admiral in the
English navy. He is passed over the
heads of 81 senior captains
The steamer Rio Jun Maru brings news
that the Japanese training ship Tsukishi-
ma Maru has been lost with all hands.
numbering III, near Namadzu. Japan.
She was long missing and the warship
Midsasha was sent to search for her
without avail
Queen Nictorias New Years honor
list includes the name of Hiram S. Max
i'm. who was born in Milne and who is
the inventor of the automatic system of
firearms He is knighted. Sir Alfred
Miner, the administrator of South Afr-
ca, is made Knight Grand Cross Of the
Bath.
The London and Globe Finance corpo-
ration, limited. has suspended payment.
When the brokers delivered stock pur
chased on account of the London and
Globe and asked payment, they received
checks which were dishonored. This was
followed by the failure on the Stock Elk
change of IL firms.
The steamer Miowera brings advices
from Queensland that a prospector nam
ed t. Kilane has been killed and. accord
ing TO the belief of the ships people
eaten by the natives. 1t was reported
that gold had been discovered near Apia,
in Samoa and that Mataafa is becoming
restless and on Dec. 8 called meeting
of native chiefs.
Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beres-
ford has died in London. He was born
July 20. 1877. This leaves the daughter
of Commodore Price of the American
nevy widow for third time Lillian
Price was first Mrs. Hamersley of New
York, then Duchess of Marlborough and
of the present duke. Lord
William Beresford was a son of the late
of Waterford and brother of
Lord Charles Beresford.
A dispatch TO the London Standard
from Berlin says that Captain Safeguard,
a Norwegian, has discovered and named
after himself hitherto unknown island
in the Pacific ocean. lying in latitude 2
deg. min. north and longitude 135 deg.
30 min. east, between the Philippine and
Caroline groups. 1t is stated that an
American gunboat commander has am
nexed the island. which seems to be rich
~ wooded and very fertile.