The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-20
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Ii Hung Chang has been recalled 10
power.
The yellow fever outbreak at Ha-
vana is reported as being under control.
Two new cases of yellow fever We're
reported by the New Orleans Board Of
Health yesterday.
Over three thousand persons are dead
and missing as result of recent
typhoon in Japan
Near GAINESVILLE Ca, man killed
two men whom he found at his home
drinking with his wife.
Two men were killed by falling from
high places in the Newport News ship
building yards yesterday.
Pitcher Al Maui, recently released by
the Brooklyn club. has been engaged by
the Philadelphia club for next year.
Thirty-one new cases of yellow fever
were reported at Key West in the past
tional committeeman for the District of
Columbia, died at New York yesterday
morning.
The streets of Detroit were bright
yesterday with the regalia of the Odd
Fellows, who are there attending their
diamond jubilee.
Wayne MacVeagh, counsel for Cap
tain Garter of the engineer corps, reach
cd Washington last might. He will ar
glle the Carter case at the ATTORNEY
Generals convenience.
Edward Lauterbach yesterday de-
clined to give the names of the owners
of Ramapo stock to the MaZet commit
tee unless he was assured they would
not be made public.
Kid Mccoy had very little difficulty
in getting away with Steve ODonnell IN
six rounds in the arena of the Broadway
Athletic club in New York last night.
He now wants to meet Fitzsimmons.
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NJ. Labouchre protests against the
condemnation of France because of
Dreyf,is, declaring that England is not
whom many think innocent, is held in
prison.
Mayor Todd, Of Jackson, Miss, has
appealed to the interior towns of Wis
sissippi to raise their quarantine against
Jackson. As the last case reported was
seventeen days ago, it is believed the
appeal will be needed.
The Clyde Line steamer Cherokee.
from Jacksonville to Boston, stranded
at Naushan Island. in Vineyard Sound.
on the Massachusetts coat yesterday.
on the Massachusetts coast yesterday.
yorable winds she may be fioated.
Batteries N and o, of the Second ar
tillery now at Fort McHenry, Baltimore,
have been ordered into the Department
of the Gulf. The former viii be sta
toned at Fort Royal Sound. st. Helena,
s. c., and the latter at Fort McPher-
son.
The Northeastern railroad. running
from Athens to Lula. seized by Georgia
Turing Governor Colquitt's administra-
ton for failure to meet its obligations to
the State is to be offered for sale. The
Governor will not be allowed to take for
it les than $2S7, 900, the amount of it's
bonds taken up.,
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In the Federal court at Abingdon.
Va, yesterday, judgment was given in
favor of the heirs Of General Swans
creditors, five thousand acres Of land,
on part of which stands the town Of
Williamson, w. Va, thus passing out
Of the hands of the present owners into
those of the heirs named.
AT the convention of the League OF
American Municipalities now in session
at Syracuse. a report was read by thu
secretary showing that although only
two years old the league has on its mem
hership rolls cities representing abou
one sixth of the population of the
United States. An address on munici
pay ownership will be delivered tonight
by Col Richard ]. Hunter.
las corn-dodger the careful dancer
takes the cake.