The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-19
wAIFs FRoM THE WIRES.
Some of the Days Events Set Forth
In short stories.


London. Feb. 1s.-Dunoan Bros, jute
merchants in Dundee. failed to-day. Their
liabilities are not known.
Washington. Feb. 1S.-The President to-
day sent to the Senate the nomination of
Sallie Howard as postmaster at Tuske-
gee, Ala.
Detroit Mich. Feb. 1S.-The home Of
Eli Seymour at Lewiston, was@burned
Sunday night. Three children, all boys
from four TO ten years Qf age, We're Gre
mated.
Vienna, Feb. 1S-Arch Duke Albert field
marshal and inspector general of the
army OF Austria. died at Arco this morn
ing from congestion Of the lungs. He was
in his 18th year.
Rome, Feb. 1S-The italian consul at
Erezozum has reported to his govern
ment that he has confirmed the accounts
Of the Armenian massacres with the tes-
timony of eye witnesses.
London, Feb. 1S.-The Daily News learns
from Marseilles that Sir Philip Currie,
English ambassador in Constantinople
has demanded that the porte recall Chair
Pasha, governor of Van, who has been
guilty of a grave offense.
St Louis, Feb. 1S-The officials of the
Madison race track intended to resume
racing to-day, but owing to the prevalence
of small pox here and by advice of the
state board of health, they have decided
not to resume until a later date.
London, Feb 1S-The Norwegian
schooner Mauranger, Capt. Knudson, has
been towed into Valentia bay and placed
in quarantine. Her captain and ships car
penter are dead on board, and it is be-
lieved they died from yellow fever.
New York, Feb. 1s.-The Fourteenth an
nual convention Of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen began this morning in
Grand Union hall. There were about 125
delegates present They represented nearly
every state and territory in the union.
Jersey City, n. j., Feb. 1S-The Dray-
ton divorce case, which was postponed
until this morning, was again laid over,
none of the parties in the suit having
/ APPEARED up to II AS a. m. The chancellor
announced another postponement for one
/ week.
/ Dover. Del, Feb 1S-The 5Oth ballot in
4 the contest for United States senator was
1 taken to-day by the legislature and re-
suited as follows: Higgins, rep, 8; Adj
/ dicks, rep, 5; Massey, rep, 4; Wolcott,
den, Z; Tunnel, dem, 4; absent, 2; neces-
4 sary to a choice, 16.
/ St Petersburg, Feb. 1s-The Moscow
! Gazette to-day attacks Lord Roseberry,
4 the English premier, for basing his views
/ of Armenian affairs on the worthless in
designations of Senior Ximener, the Span
ish traveller, whom it denounces as mere
adventurer and imposter.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 1s.-County
Trustee r. f. Craig on his preliminary
/ trial to-day for the tragic killing last
/ Tuesday of A. NJ. Womble, his eX-deputy
and confidential clerk, was held to bail in
/ the sum of Sl5,000 which he furnished on
the spot. The plea of self defense was
| entered.
London, Feb. 1s.-A fishing boat arrived
at Dungeness this morning with the body
of Walter Schum, passenger on the Elbe,
| for the recovery of which a reward of 1900
has been offered. The body, which
! was picked up near Dungeness, had a life
belt around it and upon one of the fingers
was an engagement ring with the inscrip-
ton Emmy Schoeller."
London, Feb. lS.-Several hats, caps
Sand bonnets were washed ashore near
| Loo, Cornwall, to-day. One cap was
marked "Elbe" outside and "Soper' in
side. The articles are supposed to have
been carried to the Cornish coast by the
strong east winds of the last two weeks.
Washington, Feb. 1S-The United States
court of claims to-day dismissed the case
of Robert c. Friend VS.. the United States
for $4,000 damages for want of jurisdic-
ton. The case involved damages done TO
Farrais Island in Henrco county Virginia
owned by Friend, by the government in
filing up the Dutch Gap Canal" and
thus cutting off Friend from the only out
let he had for transporting his produce to
market
London, Feb. 1s-The British steamer
Nyassa, Capt. Lermond, at Manchester.
from Port Royal, reports that she was
boarded on Feb. > by a heavy sea, which
flooded her cabin and carried away one
of her life boats and infiicting other minor
damages about her decks.
The British steamer Vevax, Capt Nc
Dowell. from Mobile. Jan %, for Liver
pool, which arrived at Queenstown Feb.
16 reports that fire was discovered in the
No. hold on the 14th inst, but the flames
were quickly extinguished.