The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-16
LAST EDITION.
4 O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING


DOMESTIC miners killed and
four injured by an accident in the Re
public mine, Mich.-Pullman car
wrssked and three persons injured at
Philadelphia by a gasoline explosion.
Emile Davis hanged in Missouri for
killing his sisters sweetheart by Civ
ing him whiskey containing strych-
nine.AA prominent farmer and his
family killed in kentucky Friday
night and their bodies cremated IN
their home.-A negro in Montgomer,
Ala. shoots and kills policeman who
went TO arrest him for wife-beating.-
Geo. eroolxs and Fred. Vessel, two
Western Union operators at Kansas
City. quarrel and Crooks shoot Wes-
sel.-Eenry David Hearne, leading
light in Baptist church at Mobile, Ala,
arrested for killing his wife in order
to marry his step-daughter. r.-Chas. A.
King, a prominent merchant at Fred
ericksburg, fails President Cleveland
consents to serve as arbitrator between
Brazil and Italy in the settlement OF
the Indemnity questionable Bible
prepared for use of Chicago public
schoels completed. The 23rd ballot
for Senator in Kentucky yesterday re-
suited: Blackburn 54, Hunter 53, scat
teriHg 9.-Tobaceo stemmery OF H. ID.
Tuckstt q Co, Clarlzsyille, Tenn.
n.1n fNN (fAq4
Derl. banker, Chicago, fails.-The
-Maher fight officially
nostpaned till next Friday, Corbett
saws he knew it all the times-Death
of Mrr. Eliza J. Nicholson, proprietress
OF the New Orleans Picayune. IT.
ginia's new election bill passed in the
Senate after the adoption Of several
amendments Baltimore electrician
demonstrates that the ordinary cal
cium light will produce results similar
to the Cathod rays.-A strong effort
being made by the friends OF Gov.
Matthews to advance his Presidential
boon. British steamer "Otranto"
ashore at Fire Island bar, n. Y.-Ihe
Treasury has received $62,985, 1866 on
aceoant of bond sales.-The old his
toric Crater near Pittsburg bought
by a syndicate and will be converted
into a large park.-Wife Of Hon. y. H.
ManIey, chairman OF the Repubncan
National committee, seriously Ill with
nia.-Republicans III Fourth
Congressional district instruct dele
gates 10 National convention for Reed.
CONS RESS.-The attack upon Sec
retary Morton for not spending the
seed appropriation transferred from
-. csrraF.a4 1a8i.,
of inheritance passed In the HOUSE
Meessrg of the Senate committee on
Nicaraguan canal to consider reporting
a bin for its constructions Secretary
Mortsn recommends the appointment
of a airector-in-chief of Scientific diVi-
sion Of the Agricultural department
at salary Of Sc, 900.
STATE Sixty-fiye dollars raised at
Rocky Mount through the efforts Of
Miss Bessie Worthington for the Vance
memsrial fund.--Gen. Gordon lectured
last night at MsinstoD-A fine summer
resors hotel to be built at Fourteen
Mineral Springs near Winston Ru
morea that the w. n. d N. railroad
is to be extended from NeWbern to
Norfek-Dr. George Farrier, of Ken
anssiHe, commits suicide in Columbia,
S. c., by shooting himself.-Russeil
and whitaker and Wood now in
Washington. A effort being made TO
bring about general reconciliation so
that everybody can work along fusion
lines karmoniously.-An Indian killed
in swain county by two white men
and = negro--Election of commence
meme marshals by the societies at
Dsvisssn college.