The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-09
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS.
Lord Roberts has arrived at Cape
Town.
The rebellion in Colombia is reported
moribund.
Owing to recent heavy rain the River
Senne, in Belgium, has overfowed the
supurbs of Brussels and inundated por
tion Of the city.
There are about thirty cases of small
pox at Dawson, in the Klondike. Prompt
measures have been taken for checking
the spread Of the disease.
The British War Office announces that
gratuity will be paid to every officer
and man who has served in South Africa
since October 10th, 1899.
The Federal court in jury trial at
Des Moines ruled that debts on top-
tion deals" on the Chicago Board Of Trade
are gambling debts and non-collectable.
Lloyds Weekly London newspaper says
it learns that the Duke and Duchess of
York will visit the United States on
their return journey from Australia via
Canada.
The River and Harbor Committee is
holding daily executive sessions and max
ing such progress that there is fair pros
pect of completing the bill before the
holiday recess.
Washington Mclean, mother of John r.
Mclean, proprietor of the Cincinnati En-
quirer, and of Mrs. Dewey wife of Adj
lniral Dewey is seriously ill of heart
complications at her Washington home.
The Vanderbilt interests have placed or
ders with three mills for one hundred
tons of steel rails at $26 per ton. This
breaks up the organized effort of the
railroads to force the price down to $22.
The Mississippi Capitol Commission on
opening the bids for the new million dol
lar State house, found all estimates were
higher than expected and a trimming of
the plans and specifications is necessary.
Hon. Joseph Manley, of Maine, who was
offered the office of Commissioner of IN
ternal Revenue, probably will accept the
office if the offer can be held open until
April, when his duties as Speaker of the
House in the Maine Legislature, ends.
The Committee on Rules and Discipline
of the New York Police Board. to which
was given the task of investigating the
race riots in 'Hells Kitchen in August
last reports that nothing was discovered
in the investigation on which to base
charges against policemen.
Thomas w. Lawson, the well known
flnancier and horse fancier of Boston,
announced last night that he would per-
sonally stand the expense of building an
other yacht to compete for the honor of
defending the Americas cup against Sir
Thomas Liptons Shamrock H.
A receiver was named yesterday for the
Jones Valley Iron Company of BirmiDg-
ham, Ala. Several days ago the furnace
was shut down by the laborers for non
payment of wages due, who brought an
action in the United States court to have
the company declared bankrupt
Consul Gunmere has been authorized by
the State Department to defer his visit
to the capital of Morocco in connection
with the Eszagi case, until next February
Certain Moorish festivals are to occupy
the next six weeks in that country pre-
venting the transaction of business.
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Kid Mccoy now in London, has received
cable advices announcing that his wife
has obtained a decree of divorce against
him in the United States. He told a
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that his marriage with Marguerite Cor
nellie will occur in Paris New York
on Christmas.
Alice O'Donnell the nurse girl who
killed the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Jones in Brooklyn Friday, was
arrested yesterday She said that her
own baby which was born eight months
ago was in an institution and she did not
sec why another woman should be able
to have her child with her.
The minority members of the Ways and
Means committee are holding Informal
meetings in order to prepare the minority
report on the bill reducing the war taxes,
and the report will be submitted by Rep
resentative Richardson, of Tennessee, on
Monday. The report will present addi-
londl features 70 WHICH the Oil SHoulu
apply
The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cided that the interest due on January
LIST, on AS 1907 bonds. and 1880 bonds be
paid without rebate. The bonds will be
received after December 18th and in
terest checks VIII be payable after De-
cember Goth. The total amount in value
is about five and a quarter million dol
lars.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns from private sources that
Emperor William will send a special en-