The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-11
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN--Decree gazetted III
France against export of arms to CuDa
Great Britain said to have purchased
Delagoa Bay from Portugal This
NAV be the cause of her assembling
powerful fleet there.--Nearly the en-
tire insurgent force assembled in the
rich tobacco district of Pinar del RIO
Semi officially stated that England has
moi increased her force in Venezuela
A plot to hand over the city of Havana
to the insurgents discovered and some
500 persons thrown in prison.-The
German man-of-war Condor arrives at
Dehgoa bay.-Emperor William SENDS
another letter to the Car.
DOMESTIC.-The Treasury yester-
day lost 81, ,626 900, leaving the gold re-
serve S56. 100, 1854. 4.-Postmaste General
Wilson gone to his home to deliver an
address at dedication of memorial
haH.-Dr. Satterlee to be consecrated
as Bishop of Washington, in New York,
March 25.-Bill introduced in Virginia
LEGISLATURE for appointment, at Sl,2Oo
a year. of an inspector OF stationary
steam engines.-$10 900 appropriated
to University of Virginia and Board OF
Visitors authorized to borrow $780,
goo.-The future of the battleship
Texas in doubt.-Trial of Chapman,
the sugar trust witness at Washing
tor, adjourned until Monday.-Thos.
Dunlap. Oldest member of Tammany
Han. dead.-Bank at Monett, Mo-,
dynamited by eight masked men and
robbed of 9,000.-Governor Bradly's
message. of $4,000 words, laid before
4ffs Kentucky Legislature The spe-
cisl commission to investigate Nc
Go1Sh's confession that he shot Robt.
Ross report no truth in the confession.
-J>hn p. Bones, cotton broker at Au-
or,rta. has disappeared, having made
an anignment on account of unfortun-
ate n.-Consolidation agree
ment of the Chattanooga Southern ana
Georgia railroads filed.-Caleb Hackett
and T. B. Hackett, of Richmond, n.y.,
have assigned. Liabilities S25,Ooo ana
$4,000 respectively .-Ex-clty ireasur-
er Bollen, of Omaha, Neb., found 70 be
100000 short in his acc0unts---aNof.
folk and Carolina railroad makes aeea
tn Safe Deposit and Trust company
of baltimore for 100000, second mort
gage, 50-year per cent gold bonds
Geo. III. Smith, of New York, n. l.,
killed by a mob for shooting his fath-
er-in-law.-A big four-masted scnoon-
or ashore and q total wreck on van
eouyer Island IN the hen-
tucky legislature nominate blackburn
for Senator. A Democratic MEMBER
believed to be dying. if he does the tie
1y;U be ebroken.-Keen. Sutterlee q To-,
ph;ladelphia's largest exporting ana
;mnorting firm fails; liabilities $780,
oof1-Mrs. Davidson held in S3,O0o
bond to answer charge OF eXtortloh Oh
Dr Brown. the San Francisco pastor,
whom she charges with intimacy WIN
Mics Oyerman,- Secretary and Mrs.
lamont give a dinner 10 the BRUSH
ambassador and Lady Pauncefote.--
virginia Peanut Association is re-
organized at Norfolk, Va. The new
trnet has an actual cash capfta1 Oh
s2Oo 200 and embraces all the peanut
rnarufactures of the world. III VIII
handle 1000 900 bushels of peanuts an
uually.-Steamer Oxford wrecked Oh
the coast of Mexico and IL men are
nissing.-Gov. Hughes, of ARIZONA
stands charged by the grand jury
with Official corruption. man
named Isaac Reed, who was put IN
ia;l in Tennessee for rayishing his own
daughter. has escaped and almost
killed his son.
CONGRESS. The inconsistency OF
the combination by which Pritchard
and Butler were elected exposed by
Senator Hin in the Senate. -Pritchard
makes a speech on his tariff amend
,nert.-A resolution of congratuiation
20 President Kruger of the Transyaal
psb!ic.-Discussion of the House
~ufes.-Committe report on the rev.
enss bill postponed indefnitely--Silver
rner claim majority of three for the
bond bill substitute.-Re In-
srodaced in the House by Congress
mar Willis for recognition of the
Cubans.-BiIl introduced by Senator
Palmer providing for the introduction
of deep water channels at Wilmington
and other seaport cities.
STATE E.-Sensational infanticide case
at Beaufort.-Plan of the new Forsyth
courthouse accepted.-Winston Chris
tian church extends call to Rev. w.
FL. Brandenberg, of st. Louis.--Death
of j. III. Cannady. of Granvflle.-172
students at Davidson College.