The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-30
WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
A Mirror of Minor Happenings OF
the World


New York, Jan. % DIR. Nagle reported
thirteen deaths from grip this morning
The disease is on the increase the health
officials say.
Knoxville Tenn. Jan. 29.-Capt. Shell
a conductor on the Southern railway. was
| hit on the head with a rock, thrown by
negro named Boyd at Rogersviile juno
ton yesterday. The conductors skull was
fractured and he was brought here in a
| serious condition. The negro was ar
rested and came near being lynched by
| infuriated train hands and others, who
saw the act. The engineer wanted to
throw the negro in the IRE box Of his en-
CINE and burn him up, but the officers got
the prisoner away before the threat could
be put into effect. The trouble arose over
the conductor refusing to let the man ride
free.
Youngstown, O., Jan. 29.-The Amalga-
mated Association men have decided al
most unanimously to reject the PROPOSE
ton Of the iron manufacturers to start
their mills If the men would accept a
| scale Of wages based on a 50 a ton rate for
pudding.
London, Jan 29.-The Pail Mall Gazette
says the naval programme which has been
approved by the cabinet involves the con-
struction within the ensuing financial
year, Of four first-class, four second-class
and two third-class cruisers twenty tor
pedo boats and twenty torpedo destroyers.
The cost of these vessels is to aggregate
&c. 500 900.
Akron, o., Jan. 29.-The miners in the
Lakeview district, south OF this city, went
back to work yesterday. on an agreement
on 60 cents a ton. These miners and Their
families have been In destitute circum-
stances for three weeks, and have been
dependent upon the county poor authori-
ties and charitable people of Akron.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The Senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections this
morning. by a party vote, decreed that it
would take no further action in the Ady-
Martin Kansas contested election case,
owing to the very short time Martin has
to serve.
Washington. Jan. 29.-The House
elections committee to-day, in the
contested election case of Stewart vs..
Childs; from the Eighth Illinois district,
decided unanimously that Childs, the sit
ting republican member, is entitled to his
seat.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 29-Both houses
of the state legislature to-day chose James
H. Berry for senator. There was pracu-
cally no opposition. He will be formally
| elected in joint session tomorrow.
Washington, Jan. 29.--Assistant Attorney
General Thomas of the postoffice depart
ment to-day decided that merchant who
goods a numbered check and places num-
bered checks in music box to be given as
prize TO the party holding the check
having the corresponding number TO the
number in the box, is guilty of running
lottery scheme.
Washington, Jan. 29.-On Thursday next
the force of the census office will be re-
duced Fifty clerks will be dismissed
leaving about 200, who will be dropped
from time to time as the work is com
pleted The divisions now left are the
population and vital statistics.
Trieste. Jan. 29.-The German war ship
Stein, which was reported through the
medium of note enclosed in floating
bottle, to be sinking, is lying in this har-
Dor, where she has BEEN since last Thurs
day. Nothing has happened to her. II IS
surmised that some joker on board the
Stein set the bottle afioat.
Jacksonville, Ala, Jan. 29.-The Ala
bama immigrant bureau wos organized to-
day Gen. ]. w. Burke was chosen presi-
dent; NJ. H. Lane, general manager; j. F.
Crook, secretary; and George p. Ide, treas
urer The advisory board is: I. w. Ayres
S. D. G. Brothers. James Crow, Joseph
D. Arnold and E. F. Crook.
Birnin CHAM, Ala, Jan. 29.-Gov. Oates
has refused to interfere in the case Of
Eugene Byars, who is under sentence to
hang on Feb. s. Byars murdered his
cousin, Eugene W dlkSEs a OAAleu oLdlOs
soldier, on Jan. last
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 29.-The directors Of
the Cotton States Exposition will invite
the Washington correspondents to visit
Atlanta They will be provided with
special train and all the accessories Of
congressional funeral, the corpse ex-
cepted.
salem, Ore, Jan. 29.-To-day's senatorial
ballot show no change
- k.Tf
for United States senator were taken to-
day without result.
olympia, Wash, jan 29.-The re-
publicans held a caucus tonight
and took eight ballots. The vote, at adj
journrnent, stood: Ankeny. 81; Wilson, 81;
Allen, 8; Mcmillan, 4; Hoyt, 1. Necessary
to a choice, Al.
Hobart Town, Tasmania, Jan. 29.-The
federation conference to-day unanimously
adopted the motion of Premier Reed of
New South Wales, affirming that fedora
ton is the principal and most urgent ques-