The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-14
WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
Some Of the Days Events Set Forth
in short stories.

in short stories.
London, June ls.-Richard Croker's >
year-old colt Montauk was scratched from
the race for tho Landport plate at the
Lewes Spring meeting to-day.
Fredericksburg, Va. June 13-Mason
Ramis stabbed and mortally wounded
James Kelley, prominent citizen of stat
ford county, yesterday. Ramis escaped.
London. June 13.-The standard will say
tomorrow that the wedding Of the Duke
Of Aosta and Princess Helene Of or
! leans has been definitely fixed to take
place on June %
Paris. June 1S.-Gen. Duchcsne, comman-
der of the French forces in Madagascar.
| telegraphs tina; he forced a passage Of
the Betsiboka river on June and cap
! tured Mevatanana.
Washington, June 12-Miss Mary Abb
gail Dodge continues TO improve and her
friends confidently expect 10 take her TO
Massachusetts, should she continue to inn
prove as at present. during the next two
weeks.
Hamburg. June 1S.-The steamer Tan
talon Castle, having on board Mir Glad
stone and a party who are the guests OF
| Sir Donald Currie, has arrived here The
party will attend the opening of the North
Sea Baltic canal.
Washington, June 13-Adyices received
at the state. war and navy departments
| this morning announced the presence of
the Nicaraguan canal engineers commits
sion at Managua on May Is. All the mem
beers were cuioying good health.
London, June BIN the House Of Com
mons to-day Sir William Harcourt. chan
cellor of the eXchequor, announced that
the government would take the entire time
of the House for the remainder of the ses-
sion for purely government business.
Washington. June 1S.-The President to-
day made the following consular appoint
ments James b. Coffin Of Massachusetts.
at St. Helena; Horatio r. Bigclow of Penn
| sylvania. at Rouen, France and William
| e. Mantins of New York, al Turin, Italy.
BelIvedore, n. j., June l3.-George An
drews, cOlored, was hanged al 1879 o'clock
this morning for the murder of his wife.
Hessie. on Oct 2s, 1898. The execution was
without special incident, life being pro-
nounced extinct L minutes after the drop
| fell.
London, June 13.-The regatta OF the Roy
al South Hampton Yacht Club. in which
only the Britannia and Ailsa took part
started to-day. On her way down the So
lent at 2:3O o'clock the Ailsa split her jib
and gave up the race in disgust. The Brit
| ANNA finished alone, a"'g7H fre e.. ~
Washington. June 1S.-Cadet appoint
have been made as follows George X.
Armstrong of Rogorsville, Tenn; Walter
Flowers of Greenville, Ala; Kent r.
Schoonberg of Wits Mills. S. c., as alter
nate for the Seventh district.
London, June BIT is announced by the
admiralty that the English gunboat Par,
fridge of the North America and West
Indies squadron will start on June 10 for
| Bermuda and the Bahamas TO relieve the
cruiser Mohawk in assisting to prevent
! flibustering expeditions TO Cuba.
Washington. June BIN the case Of Noel
E. Turner. convicted in the United States
district court for the southern district of
Alabama of cutting and removing timber
in violation of the Revised Statutes, and
sentenced to three months imprisonment
and a fine Of 1892, the President has COM
muted the sentence to four months i'm
prisonment.
London, June 13.-The cabinet council
met at II o. clock this morning, Lord Rose
berry presiding. Before the meeting Sir
William Harcourt had an extended inter
view with Tom b. Elliott. the first liberal
whip in the House of Commons The bust
ness of the council was chiefly devoted to
| consideration of the position of the gov
eminent in the House of Commons. The
council adjourned at noon