The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-05
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORElGN---All now quiet in Trans
Vaal Jameson's wounded number over
3O.-End of the Cuban insurrectioD
now at hand. Insurgents nearing
Havana from three directions. Insur-
gent scouts already sighted from the
clt}. Preparations for the final strug-
gle. W the recent Armenian massa-
ere at GTfah the official account saw
900 christians were killed, private dis
patches say 2,000.-The Nicarapuan
Congress convened yesterday. Great
britain denounced in the Presidents
message for occupation of Corinto.-
Ministerial crisis imminent i'm Canada
over the Manitoba school question.
DOMESTIC.-Henr Rodriouez one
of the principals in a prize-fgbt IN
New York Friday night, dies of his in
Juries. Several arrests have been
made.-Two men killed and one in
jured by an exploding locomotive in
Ohio. 81, 500. 900 in gold will be brought
to America from Europe by steam
shlps this aEeek.-Decline of seven
points in cotton.--Grain markets act
i've and strong.-Mgr Satolli to be ele-
waited to the Cardinalate at Baltimore
to-day. offices of the Nor
folk and Western railroad at Roanoke.
Va, burned.-Plant of the Chicago
Forge and Bolt Company burned
II. d =. Strauss, manufacturers of cor
sets, Newark, n. j., assign. Liabili-
ties $200,000.- President issues Il
proclamation making Utah a State
\ white woman criminallv assaulted
at Salem, Va, by negro man.-First
meeting of the Venezuelan commits
sion. Justice Brewer elected presi-
dent.-1hIrteen men killed bv n cave
in on Battle Mountain mine, at Victor
COl.-Dr. Brown refuses to answer
questions bearing on his alleged in
trigue with Miss Oyerman, and his
church wants him TO resign.-The
Texas at Norfolk Navy Yards for re-
pairs.-Ohio legislature conyenes to-
morrow. David l.. Sleeper (Rep.) will
be Speaker of the House, and j. c.
HutsinpiIler Uep.) President of the
Senate.-A Chicago variety theatre
manager disappers i'm Atlanta owing
all his employees and many others.
Suicide is fcared.-A travelling sales
man, Jacques Ochs, arrested in Chi
cago for selling bogus Masonic char
ters.-Chairman Hinkler, of the New
York State Democratic Committee,
says that neither Hill nor Whitney
will be candidates for the Presidency
Commander Lewis Kingsley, of train
ing-ship Essex, lying off Yorktown,
Va, dropped dead on board his vessel
yesterday.A $4,000 fire at Belfast,
Me.-A British steamer laden with
$4,000 bushels of corn stuck i'm the mud
in the Delaware river.--Venezuelan
residents of New York to send an adj
dress to President lcyeland.-Immedi-
ately on taking the oath on Monday
Governor Wells will call extra session
OF Utah Legislature Fears entertain
ed for the safety of the Australia
steamer Aliowera- Two charters
granted to companies to manufacture
munitions of war in Nirginia.-One
person killed and another injured by
jumping from third-story window dur
ing a fire in Philadelphia last night
Two men killed and several injured by
n railroad wreck in TeXas.-A New
York butcher ends a six-weels spree
by shooting his wife and then himself.
STATE Minister Ransom will not
resign.-President Crosby, Of the col
ored A. and M. College at Greensboro,
denies the charges made against him
Marshall Carroll and Prof. Weather
Iy make arrangements to erect a pea
nut oil factory in Norfolk.-Miss Fran |
els Willard sick at Asheville.-John- |
ston County raising money for the |
Vance monument.-Southern Rail- |
way laid with Is pound steel rail from |
Greensboro to Burlington.