People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-01-14
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan 10-Count De-
lianeff, the minister of public instruc-
ton. is dead.
PICKING, Jan 8.-The Chinese uni
versally resent the government conces-
sions to Germany.
SALEM, Or, Jan. - Rev. S. @.
Arems, well known Unitarian minis
lister, is dead. aged rs years.
MADRID, Jan. 8-The Spanish cab.
met has decided to increase the number
of the consulates of Spain i'll China and
in certain islands of the Pacific.
LONDON, Jan. lot is understood
that DIR. Jameson, the Transvaal raider,
will not return to England at present.
He intends to become a candidate far
the Cape parliament.
NASHUA, N. B., Jan. 1.-THE Italian
bark Oelestina, Captain Scott, from
Venice, Oct 3, for Savannah, Ga, was
lost on Waiting island on Jan 8. All
the members of the crew were saved.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6-The Evening
Telegram prints report, which has not
been verified, that the American Elk
press company was robbed of 81, 900, 600.
which had been given 1t for transpor-
tation.
SING SING, Jan. 6.-Fire was discov-
cred in the messroom of the state prison.
Instead Of taking advantage of the in
cident to make an attempt to escape,
the prisoners set to work and extin-
guished the flames.
LONDON, Jan. 8-The newspapers
ridicule the new rules of etiquette at
the White House, saying that President
McKinley's protocol will soon rival
President Faure's, who has long been
tainted with adopting monarchial airs.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 7. David O.
Swire of the firm of Swire & Scott.
ing struck by Philadelphia and Read
ing railway train. His body was terri
bly, mangled. He was about 81 years Of
age.
HAVANA, Jan. 10.-The insurgents
are besieging and have attacked the
port of Mayari, on the north coast of the
province of Santiago de Cuba. Troops
have left Gibara, the northern port in
the same province, to relieve the garri-
son of Mayari
CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-"Kid" Murphy, a
noted Chicago gambler Of the shell
worker variety, was shot dead, and
Frank, alias Dickey, Dean and Martin
Donahue were shot. probably fatally
during quarrel in saloon at 117
North CLARK street.
NEW YORK, Jan &c J. Radcliffe
the actor recently convicted of wife
beating and sentenced to six months
imprisonment, has been granted writ
of reasonable doubt by Judge Dickey.
in the supreme court, Brooklyn, and
released in So. 500 bail.
New YORK, Jan. 8.-Dr Janquin
Castillo, one of the leaders of the Cuban
junta here, and who is said to have
been connected with several filibuster-
ing expeditions, returned here on the
Ward line steamer Niagara after sue
cessful incursion into Cuba.
SAN QUENTIN, Gal. Jan. 7.-Theo-
dore Durrant was executed in the state
penitentiary for the murder of Blanche
Lamont and Minnie Williams He
made brief speech i'll quiet tones, as
sorting his innocence and forgiving
those who had prosecuted him.
LAS VEGAS. N. M, Jan 8.-Judge
j. N. Scott, who was recently appointed
claim and depreciation agent for the
state Of Washington, is dead here of
pneumonia. He was a brother in-law
of ex- President Harrison's first wife
and formerly lived i'll Indianapolis.
PITTsBURG, Jan. s. - The towboat
Percy Kelsey. owned by W. H. Browns
sons of this city. blew up while going
down the Ohio river, near Glenfield,
Pa, and so far as is known six or eight
of the crew were killed and at least four
others were probably fatally injured.
HAVANA, Jan. +. - Tie insurgent
lieutenant. Colonel Soti, according to
Spanish advices, has surrendered to the
government authorities of Sagua La
Grande. with three of his officers and
90 privates. Senior Ricardo Galbis has
been appointed governor of the Banco
province.
WASHINGTON, Jan. T. - Advices re-
ceived by Assistant Secretary Harry
Cridler from Augusta. Ga, where Ma
jor Moses P. Handy, United States COM
missioner to Paris, is lying ill., are to
the effect that the commissioner has not
improved since his arrival there from
Washington.
SIMLA, Jan. 8.-General Sir Bindon
Blood has made a good beginning in