The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
TELEaRAPHIo TICKS.

Newsy Items of Interest From All Parts
OF tho Country.
MADRID, Feb. 26.-The Spanish cortes
has been dissolved.
Now Orleans, La.-Senor N. Lopez,
Spanish cousul. died at 1870 this m orn-
ing.
Paris-Arzene Houssaye, French lit
erature, 10 dead. he was born ut Bruyer
and in 1915.
I Havhna-The steamship Buenos Ayres
arrived here to-day from Spain, bring
Ing as reinforoements two bnstalions of
infantry.
Washington-The Treasury TODAY
lost 1858, 400 in gold coin and S25, 600 In
bars, leaving the gold reserve at Sl2a,.
2s7,
Washington-The report of the naval
inspection board shows that generally
she battleship Indiana Ia in an admir-
able condition.
Port Huron. Mich.-The Bryce block.
occupied by dry goods and ahoe mer.
chants. burned this morning. LOSS
Sl0O, 1000; insurance about $50, 900.
Brooklyn, N. 1.-TWO children. aged
and years, belonging to a Mrs.
Hotchkiss, were burned to death In
tenant house to-day.
New York--The steamer Lamington,
which went ashore off Lone Hill life
saving station the ght of February d
was foated at high tide to-day.
New York.-Bernardo j. Buedo, a
Cuban banker and planter, WAS arrested
by the United States marshal to dav ON
the charge OF being connected with the
hlibustering steamer Bermuda.
New York-Robins:n & Booth, wholes
sale lumber dealers, assigned TO-DAY.
The firm has been in business about
twenty five years. Liabilities $50. DAG:
nominal assets S7s.74s; actual assets
S7s,34s.
Paris-The newspapers OF this city
expresses the belief that the coming
debate on the proposed income tag will
determine the fate OF the governments.
The outlook ia not very bright for the
Bourgeois ministry.
Baltimore, Md.--The Garment Work.
ers OF this cisy decided at midnight to
order q general strike, to 60 into effect
to morrow. Five or six thousand opers.
tives and twenty-five firms Of manufsc-
tuners will be affected.
Chicago-In q fit OF rage TODAY Jacob
Dietzel, 6s years old, shot his daughter.
Mrs. Henry dinner. and then himself
Both cases will probably prove fatal.
frequent tsnnts as to his poverty WAS
the cause Of the crime.
Peoria, Ill.-The A. P. A. State con-
vention to day adopted resolution pro.
testing against the governments scoept-
ance OF the statue of Pierre Merauette.
Q Jesuit priest. aud placing 1t In Ststu.
airy Hall at Washington.
Norwslk. Ohio.-Samuel Edison.
father Of Thomas A. Edison. the
inventor, died here to night after in
illness Of several weeks, sged Oh yenrs.
He was born In Nova Scotia and has
lived In Milan, Ohio, forty years.
Waahington.-Mr. Allen, OF Nebraska,
to-day offered resolution In the Senate
requiring the President to reSognizs the
independence Of Cuba. and to accord to
her diplomatic officers the same rights as
those given to the throne Of Spain.
Wsshington.-The House committee
on Cuban affairs will introduce q reso-
luton recognizing the Cubans 40 belligs
erents. and requesting the President to
issue . proclamation in accordance
herewith.
observation-disclosures are Professionally
circulated In sh!s city TO the effect that
the insurgent mssses intend to desers
their chiefs and surrender to the
Spanish authorities. owing to the en-
ergesic campaign being conducted
against them under the direction of
Capthin General Weyler.