The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-17
WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
some Of the Days Events set Forth
In short stories.


In short stories.
Rome. Feb 1.-THE pope's health is
much improved.
Madrid, Feb. l6.-The King OF Spain IS
suffering from an attack OF rhuematism.
Roanoke. Va. Feb. IA snow storm
has been raging here since 2 O'Clock this
morning, ten inches having fallen UP 60
noon.
Hazlehurst, Ca. Feb. 1s.-The cat crop
Is a complete failure on account of the
cold weather. Many Of the farmers had
planted the second time.
Berlin, Feb. 15.-The emperor is I'll with
a Geld and is confined 70 his room. He
was unable to receive the agrarian depu-
tation, which was to call upon him to-day.
Atlanta. Ga, Feb. Estate School
Commissioner Glenn has gone to Cleve-
land, o., TO attend a convention of all
the state school commissioners Of the
United States.
Nashville. Tenn. Feb ia convention
OF West Tennessee farmers at Jackson
to-day resolved to cut the average Of the
cotton crop this year to 40 per cent. below
what it was last year.
Paris. Feb. 16-The highest tribunal of
the court Of cessation has confirmed the
decision of the lower courts against bull
fighting in France. Cruelty to animals
is the basis of the decision.
New Orleans. La. Feb. IA mistrial
was entered to-day in the case of eX-
Councilman Thrihiley. on trial for pro-
posing to receive bride from Supt. Mar
shall of the Louisville ana Nashville rail
road.
Washington Feb. 1G.-sevellon A.
Brown, formerly chief clerk Of the de-
partment Of state, died at his residence
in this city at 2:l5 o'clock this after
noon of pneumonia, after twenty-four
hours illness.
London, Feb. 1.-THE body of a man
wearing a life-belt from the steamer Elbe
was washed ashore at Kingsdown, near
Dover, this afternoon. 1t was dressed in
the uniform Of petty officer of the North
German Lloyd line, and the shirt bore the
initials n. j"
Dover, Del. Feb. 1.-two ballots were
taken by the legislature to-day for Uni
ted States senator. The first resulted:
Higgins, 6; Addicks, A; Massey, 4; VOL
colt, dem, 5; John W. Causey, dem, 4;
absent Z. The second ballot was the
same, except that Higgins received
votes.
Fall River, Mass, Feb. 16.-The agent
of the Chase mills has agreed to pay
his weavers for all cloth woven in a
print cut over forty-siX yards long. A
strike had been ordered at the mill by
the weavers' union, but the concession
is deemed satisfactory, and no other
trouble is looked for.
Dallas, Tex, Feb. 16.--At II o'clock last
night the warehouse of the Waters Pierce
Oil Company of this city caught fire and
was consumed. The warehouse contained
three large tanks and large number of
cases and barrels of oil. the explosion of
which made a terrific fire. The loss Is es-
timated at $4,000. There is no Insurance
London, Feb. 16.-The Lloyds signal sta
ton at Deal reports that forty-six stamped
letters addressed to places In and around
New York were picked up on Deal beach,
near Shutdown castle. last evening. They
were not damaged in the slightest de-
gree and were all handed over to the post
office authorities. One Of the Elbe's life
buoys was picked up shortly afterward.
Pittsburg Pa, Feb. 1.-THE jury in the
case of Broker George NJ. Irwin agreed
upon a verdict between and o'clock
this morning, after being out fifteen hours.
The verdict is sealed and the jury went
to their homes. The seal win be broken
and the verdict rendered Monday morn
ing.
one of the attorneys in the case is
authority for the statement that the YER
diet now under seal is mot guilty" but
that the defendant must pay the costs.
Lyons. Ca, Feb. 16.-This long spell of
bad weather has almost paralyzed bust
ness Of every kind. Saw milling and mer-
chandising are the principal businesses
carried on in this locality, and as the saw
mills employ most of the labor and this
labor, in many instances is run by the
merchants, Il follows that unless the mills
are able to work, the money can't be
made to pay the merchants, they in their
turn will be unable to meet their bills.
Small, the colored preacher shot by
Mack Wimberly a few days ago. is out