The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-07
THE NEWS THIS MORNING,

IGN.-Reported that the Gu
bans have captured the city OF havana,
INIT the news is not confirmed.-Can-
DOS has resigned as Captain General
of the island. This report is denied,
as is also the capture OF Ha-
vana by the insurgents.-Sir Gordon
Sprigg succeeds Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, as
Premier of Cape Colony.-The Sur
oeon Generalship of the Cuban army
offered to DIR. VIM. III. Heath, of New
York.-Further reinforcements may
be sent from Spain to Cuba.-A Lon
don paper warns the United States
that Great Britain will not yield her
position on the Venezuelan question:
European bankers do not believe
United States bonds will be tken on
the continent to any great extent, on
aeeount of the trouble with England.
STATE.-Death of Mr.. Timothy
Vogler, Salem's oldest cltizen.-But-
ler's political perfidy shown up IN the
Senate by Senator Harris, OF Iennes-
see-Maj. Grant OF Goldsboro, Will get
no Office in Washington. Annual
election of officers of the Twin-City
Pleasure Club.-Sale of the Wilson
Mirror.-Elon College receives do
nation of 100000.
DOMESTIC.-S Secretary Carlisle I'M
vites proposals for $10o,o00,0O0 issue
of bonds to be made Feb. 5. They will
be made payable in coin 30 years from
data great surprise to officials and
Congress Short session of the House
Associate Justice Peckham takes his
seat on the United States Supreme
bench.-Premium on gold may be dis
continued to-day. Cotton declines 2
10 points.-Four workmen killed by
an accident at Luke Fidler coal mine
in PENNSYLVANIA Battleship Texas
goes out of commission at Norfolk
Navy Yard.-Campaign in Cuba being
closely observed by the administration.
Secretary Herbert orders inyestiga-
ton of Brooklyn navy yard scandals.
Strike of railroad shop men at Buff
faio, n. Y. settled by acceding IN part
to demands of the men-General As
sembly of Virginia reconyened. AN
vides for free coinage of silver and re-
other elections bill introduced-Sen
ate Finance Committee agrees upon
substitute for the Bond bill. 1t pro-
tirement of all notes under si0-0il
and paint rooms OF the Norfolk and
Western shops at Crewe, Va, burned
-NcKinley's message to the Ohio leg
islature concerns Ohio alone-45oy
Wells and other State officials Of the
new State of Utah take oath of Office
The United States Supreme Court rem
elers decision in favor of New York
State for S130,OO0 interest on money for
equipment of troops during the var
L. r.. s.hkf gEf
State offices in kentucky The Whit
tier Cotton Mills, 10000 spindles, near
Atlanta, began operations yesterday
Ex-City Treasurer Bofin, OF Omaha,
Neb., is $4,000 short in his accounts
An insane man at indianapolis shoots
and wounds two men and is then
in turn killed by one of them
Sale of Marietta and North Georgia
railroad confrmed.-Col. Thomas W..
Knox, author and distinguished war
correspondent, dies in New York.--A
Gre at Chicago Sunday night caused
the death OF two persons and the In
jury Of another.-Navy Department
orders examination of the nine moni-
tors at League Island Navy Yard, with
a view to ascertaining their condit-
ion.-Eight hundred barrels of sugar,
400 cars OF sugar and large lot of
nolasses destroyed in Louisiana by
an incendiary fre.-Trial of Elverton
II. Chapman, the New York broker, for
refusing to answer questions asked by
the Senate Committee investigating
the sugar trust, begun in Washington.
A reception by the New York chap
ter OF the Daughters of the Revoln-
tion-A clever check forgery costs
Nevada bank ,o00.-Ex- Senator
Ingalls, dropped from the roll OF mem
bership of Military Order of Loyal
Legion of Kansas.-Anti-gambling bill
introduced in Virginia Senate prohib-
iting gambling, pool-selling and book
making In the State.