The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-28
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FOREIGN Ex-President BaNier, of
Switzerland, dead.-Forty-two miners
killed by an explosion in the Tyler-
town coal mine, near Cardiff, Wales
Germany demands of Venezuela the
funds due German subjects for build
ing the Venezuela railroad.-Amerlcan
residents of Johannesburg ask Secre-
tary Olney to send diplomatic rep
resentative into the Transvaal to look
after their interests.-Emperor Viii
aiam celebrates his birthday. He was
born Jan 81, 1859 and became emperor
June IS, 1sSS.-Gen Maceo has not been
cut off by the Spanish troops as report
ed but his men are showing great ac-
tivity. Large quantity of arms and
ammunition captured. People flock
ing to the insurgent standard.
1OMESTIC-Sudden death OF lni-
ted States Ambassador Runyon at Ber-
lin OF heart disease.-Chairman Harfi-
ty appoints the subcommittee VINO
will make the arrangements Tor the
National Democratic Convention at
Chicago.-A young man in Alabama,
in fit of jealousy, stapns his sweet
heart to death with his wooden leg
Rev. 7. B. Hargrove, Methodist
preacber at Coldwater, Miss, drops
dead in his pulpit.-A man IN West
Virginia shoots his step-mother ana
kills himself His young wife theh
tries to commit suicide by poison--A
Jealous husband at Swanse, Ala. shoots
and fatally wounds his beautiful young
wife.-No Senator yet chosen IN Ken
tucky.-Annual meeting Of Aatlonal
Board of baseball managers i'll New
YorR.-The United States Supreme
Court adiourDs next week until the
first week in March.-Admiral Bunce's
feet leaves Hampton Roads. It's des-
tination unl<nown.The gold reserve
yesterday S50,533, 513.-Bronze medals
awarded to exhibitors at Worlds Fair
now ready for distribution. The diplo-
mas will be completed some time next
month.-Gilbert II. Horton, lime and
cement dealer, at Providence, X. l.,
assigns Liabilities ,000.-James,
Morgan g. Co, of Milwaukee, assign.
Liabilities $3.50, ,O00.-A filibustering ex
pedition leaves New York with $50 for
Cuba. The authorities trying to inter
cept the yessel.-Pugilist Corbett de-
MES that he was whipped by fireman
at the National Theatre, Philadelphia.
Not probable that Democrats and
Populists will fuse in Kansas Mar
seilles Manufacturing Co. largest ag-
ricultural implement producing con-
cern in Central Illinois, makes assign
ment Liabilities 00,000.-A new anti
gambling bill introduced in the Nir-
ginia Legislature, which is now getting
in some good work. Investigation i'm
to charges against Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Asylum to begin to-day.
nual convention of Republican League
clubs of Virginia held at Newport News
behind closed doors.-Two babies dead
and their mother dying, is the result
of fire at Pittsburg, Pa, last night
Susan u. Anthony reelected President
of the Woman Suffragists in session in
Washington.
CONGRESS- Senate resolution
in regard to the Armenian outrages in
Turkey adopted by the House after an
interesting four-honr debate.-Mr.
Strowd, of n c., introduces two bills:
One to prevent further issue of bonds
and the issue of silver certificates on
the bullion in the Treasury, and the
other provides for fractional postal
currency.-Utah two Senators sworn
in.-Tillman to speak on the financial
question: petition from Mrs. Wal
Ter in regard TO her husband, who was
held a prisoner by the French for 10
months, presented to the Senate.-Sen
ator Jones renews notice of his inten-
tion to bring silver substitute for the
bond bill to a vote next Thursday
Senator Lodge introduces his coast de
fense bill as an amendment 10 the
bond-silver bill.
STATE-Third week of the Bonner
murder trial. Speeches of counsel.
Three more vet to he made<-Another
terrible murder near Aurora. A negro
man kills his wife. cuts her TO pieces
ard buries her.-A big damage suit at
Winston against the Seaboard Air
Line Winder's side of the Winder
ST. John controversy.-Rep split
between the Dukes and Ginters of the
American Tobacco Company.-Fire at
Louisburg. Loss over $4,000 Site
selected for Hillsboro's cotton mill
leap year ball at Oxford FerTell and
Carter.-Hale damage suit decided at
Durham.--The selling offices of the
Cone Export company to be moved to
Greensboro from New York. The com
pany will build another cotton factory
in Greensboro.A negro woman club
bed to death at a dance in High Point.
Meeting of the Southern Tobacco
Manufacturers Association called TO
meet IN Greensboro Feb. 12.-Steamer
Commodore at Wilmington thought TO
be again in a conspiracy to carry fill
clustering expedition to Cuba.
WANT NO FUSION IN KANSAS.