The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
Mack Cannon was hanged at Irwinton,
Ga, yesterday for tile murder of William
Briscoe. Both negroes.
The British Commissioner from Samoa
has letter from the British Consul at
Apia declaring that at present all Us quiet
there.
Over a hundred Englishmen, Austral-
ans and Americans at Manila, have de-
cided to 90 to the Transvaal to fight for
the British.
Private William Gundell. ONE of the
small detachment left at Key West to
guard Government property, died there
yesterday with black vomit.
Leon Jackson, miser and eccentric
character of Newport, Tenn, was mur-
dered yesterday by three men, who also
robbed the house of 5000. A posse is in
pursuit.
The hospital ship Relief has arrived at
d.
at sea of Lieut. Robt. ID. Carmody. 1t
delirious.
The House of Bishops of the Pro-
st. Louis, have appointed Rev. Sydney
c. Partridge Bishop of Japan. He will
be located at Kyoto.
Manana and Principle two running
horses for the Georgia State fair races,
collided head on at the Atlarta race.
track yesterday. Manana was killed and
Principle badly injured.
John Goolsby, a young negro was shot
to death at Higgins mill near Macon,
Ga, yesterday by posse for the prob
ably fatal cutting of his employer.
farmer named Robinson.
The new steamer Ponce, of the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Com
pany was towed into Savannah yester-
day, having lost her propeller six hun
dred miles out from New York.
The Parliamentary bye-election for the
Bow and Brombley division of Tower
Hamlets, London, held yesterday to re-
place the Hon Lionel Holland, Con-
servatve, was fought from the Gov
crnment's Transvaal policy and resulted
in big victory for the Government.
In the thirteenth clause of the will of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, filed for probate
Yesterday. a bequest is made to the
al. fho
.s,To my mother as mark of affection,
bequeath one hundred thousand dol
lars; also one hundred thousand dollars
TO my brother, William Is. Vanderbilt.
Gen. Ruis Rivera denies that he re-
signed the goyernorship of the province
of Havana He says he was dismissed
upon grounds of which he is ignorant.
He attributes the dismissal, however, to
the influence of Domingo Mendoz Ca
pote. Secretary of State in Governor
General Brooke's Cabinet. Gen Brooke
will not discuss the matter.
The :nembers Of the Fredericksburg
National Park Commission called on
Secretary Root yesterday to lay before
him plans for Il memorial park to in
clude the battleields of Fredericksburg,
charlottesville, Tebbs Tavern and
others comprised in an area of II miles
square. on the south side of the Kappa
hammock. \ bill is pending before Con
gress on this subject. The Secretary
promised to do what he could to further
the wishes of the commission.
Lawton's advance under Young IS now
north of San Isidro, near Cabamatuan.
He meets little resistance, Otis says.
The transports Tacoma and Sheridan
have arrived at Manila. Two men de-
serted the Tacoma at Honolulu and
seven were left sick there. Otis has
declined a proposal from the Filipinos 10
send commission to Manila to arrange
for turning over sick Spanish prisoners
and discuss peace conditions. Says he
will take all Spanish prisoners sent him.
No talk necessary.
The Interstate Telephone Company
is being completed frGm Wilmington to
Inmberton. They already have a sys-
tenn from Goldsboro to Wilmington, and
will have one from Goldsboro to Raleigh.
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