The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
Some of the Days Events Set Forth
in short stories.

I'm short stories.
New Yors. Aug. l0-The tailors' strike
was officially declared OF tonight.
New York. Aug. 10.-The steamship I'm
bria which sailed for Europe this morning
carried s2s2.90o IN gold bars and S3S9. $50 in
silver, and the Trave $4,000 gold coin and
$500 silver bars.
san Antonio Tex, Aug. l0.-W. +.
Wright. a wealthy and prominent citi-
zen. died here to-day. He was a member
of the first confederate congress and af-
terward a major on the stan Of Jefferson
Davis.
Winnepes. Man, Aug. 1O.-The provin-
cial cabinet met to-day but no action
was taken on the school question. II is
not expected that Premier Greenway will
make his second reply to Ottawa for
some weeks.
Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 1O.--Charles 4.
Joseph, general freight and passenger
agent for the Little Rock and Memphis
railroad. has admitted a shortage of 5000
in his accounts. Drinking is the cause of
his downfall
Richmond. Va, Aug. lO.-A fire last
night az HomcwOOd, the place of DIT.
Potts, on James river, destroyed a can
merry. a barn. sheds, canned goods, agri-
cultural implements, etc, to the value
Of about $4,000.
nor's paper. says that the scheme to Sc
cure the nomination of the Duke of Con-
naught in succession 10 the Duke of Cam
bridge as commander in chief of the for
ces has collapsed
Wilmington, y. c.. Aug. ID. E.
Evans. agent for the Armour Packing
Company in this city, was drowned while
| bathing in the surf a Wrightsville beach
to-day. Ills body was recovered and will
be sent to his family at Roanoke. Va, to-
morrow morning.
Monticello, Fla, Aug. 1O-P. b. Birds
steam mill and cotton ginning plant of
this place was completely wrecked by a
| boiler explosion about 1920 this afternoon.
Allen Brooks, Prince Hall and Amos
Gross were killed. Jim Reagan, CHARLES
| Harris, Cindy Johnson and Nancy john
son were seriously injured.
Paine, Ohio, Aug. I0-A Nickel Plate
passenger train struck carriage here
/ this evening. Marion Driscon his father,
/ D. G. d. Driscoll and Geo. Hunter, the
| three occupants, were hurled into the air.
Marion Driscoll was killed outright and
his father was fatally injured Hunter
| jumped in time to save his life. The trio
| were attempting TO hurry across the track.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 10.-In view of the
recent action of the New York Chamber
of Commerce indorsing the Cotton States
| and International Exposition many inqui-
ries are coming to headquarters from New
| York manufacturers who wish 10 make
| exhibits. To accommodate these gentle
men. A. c. Fielder, special agent of the ex-
| position, will go to New York tonight and
meet the exhibitors at the Fifth Avenue
| hotel.
/ Providence, r. l., Aug. lo.-The yacht
| V1glant left Bristol for New York at
| 1910 o'clock this morning, beating her
way down toward Newport against a light
wind Mr. willard told a reporter that he
fully expected to enter the Vigilant for
| the trial races. In fact he said he never
! had any other intention. He also stated
| that he would be very glad % give the De-
fender any private racing that was
wanted.
Oneida, n. Y. Aug. 10-Supervisor A. w.
| Heustice Of Crown Point and Miss Helen
p. Randall of Oneida, were killed on the
| New York Central tracks one mile east
of here tonight by a westbound train.
Heustice was about SO years of age and
! Miss Randall %. The young people were
soon 90 be married and were returning
from this place to the home of her father
A. r. Randall, prominent physician re
siding east of here.