The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-12
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

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ians killed in the attack upon Makale.
| The Transvaal crisis not over, Pres
ident Kruger insists upon England
| giving up her suzerainty-Full in
formation in regard to Venezuela and
Armenia to be laid before Parliament.
The British naval reserves ordered
to hold themselves ready for service.
England likely to open negotiations
direct with Venezuela to settle the
boundary dispute. Chile will probably
be chosen by Great Britain as arbitra-
tor.-Strong feeling at Capetown
against England. Reported that Eng
land has sent an ultimatum to Trans
yaal.-H -Hays-Hammond, an American,
is in Transvaal charged with high trea-
son.-Dr Jameson and other English
prisoners now on their way to Natal,
where they will be handed over to
British authorities for trial and pun
Feeling against Germany in
London has greatly subsided, but pre-
parations for war are being actively
pushed.-Letters have been passed be-
tween Queen Victoria and Emperor
William in regard to the Transyaal
matter
DOMESTIC-Mrs Eiva f. Wander
bilt, divorced wife of William X. Van
derbilt, married by Mayor Strong to
Oliver Belmont.-Tobacco manufac-
turers to meet in Danville on the 18th
to form an association for mutual pro-
tection-Mrs Matte ANGLER shoots a
man dead, in her husbands store in
Baltimore, who attempted to take lib
critics with her.-The Venezuelan COM
mission held fiye-hours session yes
terday but the merits of the boundary
question were not touched upon.-The
tie in the Kentucky legislature broken
by the death of Representative Nelson,
and Hunter, tRep.l, will be elected Sen
ator.-Proceedings begun in Chicago
against the National Lin Seed Oil Co.,
on the ground that it is trusts
eco worth of silverWare stolen from
the residence of James l.. karnochan,
Hampstead, L. -Four men fight
duel with knives over two women in
Kentucky and two of them are NOR
tally wounded. a colored preacher at
Someryille, n. j., convicted of murder
in first degree.-Treasury yesterday
lost $50 900 in gold and the reserve rs
now S56,029 9,536.-Secretary Herbert
has accepted the ram khatadin-
Robert PeraZa, ex-President of Nene-
zuela, and a committee representing
the Venezuelan colonists in New York,
call upon the President and thank hlln
for his message Smith in
yestigating charges against Governor
Hughes of ArizoHa.-A 100000 Catho-
lie church to be dedicated at Peters
burg, Va, to-day Virginia Republican
State Committee to meet in Norfolk
January % to issue calls for State and
district eonyentions.-Pet Maher
goes in training at FL Paso, Tex
Members of the Utah legislature have
not vet decided on their Senator's
Night agent of Missouri, Kansas and
Texas ] abroad at For Scott, Kan, held
IN and his safe bed.-International
Migration Society chartered at l}ir-
mingbam, Ala,-An unknown man,
with red shawl over his head, enters
the parlor of Cashier Wetherill, of
Cincinnati. where his 12-year-oid
daughter was playing, and assaulted
her.-A negro, Froman Collins, hanged
for murder in Alabama ii.
Iummus, who owned two of the
largest cotton gin factories in the
South, dies at his home in Brooklyn
A 100000 fire in St. Louis. Siegal
HiIlman & Company burned out.--A
$1,000 fire in Hoboken.-P Philadelphia
street car employees agree on another
strike Frederick (Md.) Steam Brick
Works burned.-Sixth Congressional
District of Texas elect delegates TO
the National Republican Convention.
They are pronounced Reed men.
CONGRESS rules adopted by
the House Resolution fayoring reform
in regard to Congressional funerals
Special meeting of the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations to consider
the Cuban, Armenian and Venezuelan
questions Decided TO make positive az
firmation of Monroe doctrine. The
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
making thorough investigation of the
Cuban question and report will be
made at an early date.
STATE.-The wife of Sam Williams,
of Beaufort, eonfesses that she is the
mother of the infant washed ashore
there, and that her husband threw 1T
overheard. Annual State convention
of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Charlotte March
19-22.--A card Of thanks from the AID
Committee at Cumnock