The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-25
THE NEWS THIS MORNING

THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
FOREIGN.-Th Turkish authorities
have decided to let the Red Cross So
ciety distribute relief to the distressed
Armenians.-Gen Gomez, the insur-
gent leader, suffering from an advan-
-ced stage of consumption, complicated
with fever.-The Grand Vizier denies
the new alliance between Russia and
Turkey.-2.O00 Armenians killed with
axes during the riot at Arabl<ir.
DOMESTIC.-The Georgia and Ala
ban1a railroad decides not to lease the
Savannah and Western.-Sai Of the
Macon and Birmingham road for
5000, GOO confirmed.-Eight persons in
iured by a street car in Knoxville col
lidine with Southern Railway switch
engine.-MiSs Aeness Belle Steele,
daughter of Mayor Steele, of Helena,
Mont. has been elected to christcn the
new gun-boat Helena, which will be
launched at Newport News on the
30th ant.-Proceedings will to-day
be begun against the Illinois Steel
company on the ground that il is a
trust Secretary Lamont requests re-
signation of Col Crofton, L. :. ~, on
the ground that many scandals IN his
regiment show lack of dicipline.-
Henry c. Foster. Il colored jockey,
hanged in Chicago for murder.-Geo,
Bacon, Cherokee Indian, hanged III
Van Buren. Ark. for murder.-No
Senator elected in Kentucky yet.--Con-
oressynan John X. Cowen, of the 4th
MARYLAND district, elected president OF
the y. I and o. RailroadA com
pany formed on the cooperative plan
at Roanoke. Va. TO nanufacture high
grade bicycles The y. NJ. c. \. of
Virginia to hold it's 10th annual ses-
sion at Portsmouth February 1910 in
clusise-A negro brakeman killed
near Petersburg by falling from top
of n car.-1'he treasury Yesterday lost
S1s9.000 in gold. leaving the reserve
$40 9S4 ,263.-First regular meeting Of
Venezuelan committee held yesterday.
President Harrison argues the Cali
fornia irrigation Law before the Su-
prerne court 4 large crowd attracted
there by his appearance Resigna
ton of two leading professors in
Clemson State Agricultural and
Mechanical College requested by the
trustees. The charge against them
was incompeteney.A young negro,
Tom Jones, shoots and kills another,
Cliff Jones, at Portsmouth.Th
Arkansas Populists claim that West
ern leaders of the party have centered
on Judge Caldwell as their candidate
for Presielent.-John G. Sheehan
elected chairman of the finance COM
mittee Of Tammany Hall.-Chalrman
Harrify issues the official call for the
Democratic National Convention.-A
sheriff's jury find a verdict against
Philin j. Dwyer, President of Coney
Island Jockey Club, for $4,000 in favor
of David Gideon for alleged SANDER
Members of the National Editorial
Association in session at st. Augustine.
Fla, enjoy an oyster roast on Anas-
tatia Island.-Bank examiner Bodin
has discovered $4,000 oyerdrafts in
the Farmers National Bank of Ports
mouth, Ohio. reported closed few
DAYS ago.--Mrs. Lease. the Kansas
woman suffragist. who is on lectur-
ing tour, is seriously III with pneu-
monia.
CONGRESS. The Armenian qnes-
ton engaged the attention of the Sem
ate Yesterday a resolution urging de-
cisiye action by the European powers
and pledging 10 the President the sup
port of Congress against Turkey is
adopted-A delegation of South Caro-
linians go before House Ways and
Means committee and urge the estab-
lishment of sitb-treasury at Charles
tho.
STATE.-The commission of Conn
mander Francis Winslow, of the State
Naval Battalion. revoked by the Gov
ernor because of failure to make re-
turns as required.-Congressm
Strowd to make a speech on the finan-
ciaI question soon.-Skinner's inland
Waterway bill introduced in behalf Of
syndicate.-A free silver man, who
is holding office in Washington, thinks
Morrison will be the Democratic nomi-
nee for President Southern Rail-
way TO discharge number Of its en-
ployes and cut down expenses.-A rape
case on trial in Franklin Superior
court.--The State offers rebutting
testimony in the Bonner murder trial.
Certain that Capt. McBee will not be
John Winder's successor.-Gen. james
Il. Gordon to lecture at Winston on
February Is for benefit of Twin City
Hospital 1.-Two revenue officers destroy
two stills and capture 1000 gallons of
beer and capture moonshiner on a
raid in Yadkin county.