The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-14
WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
some of the Days Events Set Forth
i'm short stories.

i'm short stories.
Chicago. Dee. l3.-John A. Goldsmith
the famous reinsman. died at ] O'Clock this
afternoon at the Presbyterian HOSPITAL
where he has been for the past few weeks
New York. Dec. 1S-William Campbell
< Co. manufacturers Of cotton and wooden
goods. with factory at Clifton Heights.
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, assigned
to-day.
Denison. Tex. Dec. 13.-Judge Nugent
twice candidate for governor on the pOpu-
list ticket, and very prominent in Texas
pioneer history. is dying at his home in
Fort Worth.
London. Dec. l3.-The coasting steamer
Harrington ran down the fishing smack
Ugan, twenty miles of Whitby. this morn
ing. Ten Of the Ugan's crew were drowned
and one was saved by the Harrington.
New York Dec. l3.-At a meeting of
the directors of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
ana Railroad Company, held to-day, Hugh
NJ. lnman was elected a director to iii
q vacancy Mr.. lnman is son of John
II. Imam.
London, Dec. l3.-The Globe publishes n
dispatch furnished by a news agency say
ing the Chinese officials resumed possess
sion of Port Arthur on Dec u. Gen. Lum,
on behalf Of China, taking over the sta
ton nom the japanese officers.
Frankfort. Ky, Dec. Estate Senator
Walter c. Nixon, dem. announces that
he will not support Mr. Blackburn for the
Senate The legislature being so evenly
Mr.. Blackburn cannot be elected.
London, Dec ia public agricultural
conference was held here to-day at which
many influential men were in attendance
James Lowther, Nj. r., presided and stat
ed that the object OF the conference was
the establishment of a system of protec-
ton.
New York. Dec l3.-This is the coolest
Dec 10 the metropolis has experienced in
twenty-three years. In 1872 the temperd-
ture was down to u degrees above zero
and at 4 o'clock this morning 1t touched
rs degrees above the mark. Not only
was this the coolest day in twenty-thrCe
years but IL was the coolest so far this
winter
Washington. Dec. 13.-There are five can
didates for sergeant-at-arms of the United
states Senate now I'm the field and work
ing theoretically 10 secure their election
These are Capt G. A. Curtis. New Hamp-
shire who is backed by Senators Chand-
Ter and Gallinger: Smith u. Fry of Iowa
eX-sergeant- Valentine OF Ne
braska Mr.. Shaw Of Washington and
Maj. Grant of North Carolina.
Washington, Dec. IA. b. Hurt of Mis-
sissippi has been appointed assistant sup
erintendent of the free delivery service Of
the postoitice department, vice w. w.
Hill. dismissed for conspiring against his
superior Mr.. Hurt will also receive the
appointment of commissioner of the Unit
ed States court of claims to adjust the
claims of letter carriers, vice Mr.. HILL
removed. These combined positions pay
about 5000 a year.
Paris, Dec. 13.-Advices from Antanana-
date of Nov. 30, say that a mob Of 5000
Hovas had attacked and destroyed the
Christian mission at Ramainandro. but
that Missionary MacMahon and his fam
lily, occupying the mission, succeeded in
escaping unframed. A force of 600 French
troops was dispatched to the scene to quell
the disturbance and all the Europeans
were ordered TO the capital as a measure
of safety