The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN Over 5000 Armenians
killed in the massacre at Orfah, Bred
jik, Roumkale and Djibire.-R. I.
Kneebs, the American horseman, found
guilty at Berlin of fraudulently enter
ing the mare Bethel in races under an
other name, sentenced to nine months
imprisonment and to pay heav fine
The National Armenian Relief Com
mittee, of New York, continue its eff
forts to aid suffering Armenians, re-
gardless of the Sultan's prohibition
against distributing aid to them
Disastrous mine fire in Silesia, Is dead
and II injured men have been taken
out.-General election in Manitoba to-
day.-Artillery force of Transvaal To
be increased 400 men.-Australla will
resent any foreign interference in
Great BritaiIf,s colonial policy.-Eng
land asks bids for 10 third-class
cruisers.-A battle between Cubans
and Spaniards near the town Of Beju-
cal. It's results unknown.
DOMESTIC.-Mee of General AS
sembly of South Carolina.-A question
of personal privilege causes fight be-
tween two members of the Virginia
Legislature. A committee of inyesti-
CATION appointed.--Th man who as
phyxiated himself, his wife and five
children in Chicago, turns out to be
Jams Hansen, swindler. He assumed
the name of Peter Hongaard.- Fishing
schooner Fortuna sunk by collision
with steamer near Boston, and nine
lives lost.-Hagood, a small town in
South Carolina, dstroyed by fire.
Postmaster johnson, at Pendleton,
Oregon, held up by robbers and robbed
of $5O0.-American Savings and Loan
Association, Minneapolis, goes into
receivers hands.-C Chief Justice Robin
son, of Maryland Court of Appeals,
dies of heart disease.-Ohio Republi-
cans nominate Foraker for United
States Senator to succeed Brice.--
Maryland Legislature begins balloting
for successor in United States Senate
to Charles III. Gibson. The contest
will be a long one 120th legisla-
ture of New Jersey conyenes
and is organized by Republi-
cans.-Addicks' divorce case cost
s7,250.-Old Dominion steamship
Hampton Roads successfully launched
at Wilmington, Del.-1wo new min
isters, one from Ecuador and one
from Russia viii be. received by the
President to-day Henry S. Tyler,
mayor of Louisville, dead. Southeast
ern Baseball League organized
"Cherokee Bill noted desperate,
sentenced to hang March II at Fort
Smith, Arh-Two men drowned IN
river at Cleveland, Ohio. Philadel-
phia sends a Harrity delegation to
State Democratic consention.--A
mother in Kansas poisons her eight
Young children and then hangs her.
Satisfaction of a referee in the
Maher-Fitzsimmons fight postponed.
Utah legislature trying to select
Senators. Believed that Frank j.
Cannon will be one of the men chosen.
--Chas. w. LandelI, leather rnanufac-
turer, Philadelphia, assigns.~BrIg.
Gen. Hickman, a veteran OF Mexican
War. dead-GeI. Harrison Will marry
Mrs. Dimmick, his first wife's niece
Battleship Indiana sent to Port Royal
to be docked.--Philadelph kennei
Club leases $4,000 acres of land III
Thomasville, S. C.-The regatta com
mittee of the New York Yacht Club
decides against Dunrayen.-A s15.oob
fire on 18th street, New York, and
$4,000 fire at Waverly Place.-Ihe
Senatorial deadlock in Mississippi
continues.--A S250,000 fire at Buffalo,
". Y.-Both the Quay and Warwick
factions claim victory in Philadelphia.
CONGRESS- Pensions discussed in
tbe House. Republicans favor liberal
concentrations silver bond bill
considered in the Senate. Butter
makes a tvo-hour speech in opposition
to issues of bonds. Hill gives him an
other dig In the ribs.--A pension grant
ed to the wife of Gen. Cogswell.---A bill
introduced by Congressman Shuford
taxing incomes.-Bill introduced by
Senator Lodge authorizing issue of
800, ,00o, 900 of twenty-year per cent.
bonds, to provide coast defences.-Sec-
retary Herbert sends a letter TO the
Senate in response to the inquiry say
ing it will cost 81, SOC, 900 to put all our
monitors in first-claSs condition.
House committee favorably reports
Senate bill removing disabilities OF
ex-Confederate soldiers.-Nominatio
of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee as Revenue Col
lector in Virginia confirmed.
STATE Clerks Satterfield and
Brown sentenced for fraudulent en-
rollment of the Assignment Act.-Sec-
ond day of the Bonner murder trial in
Beufort county.-Federal Court at
Raleigh for the trial of civil cases.
A new National bank to be organized
at reensboro~-Augusta Seminary in
Dayie county burned by incendaries.
Winston banks elect officers and di-
rectors.-- Directors of N. G. Railroad
declare dividend of 6ts per cent. This
subjects the road to taxation under
the charter-Meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Masons at Raleigh.