The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-19
Telegrsphic Briefs.

Telegrsphic Briefs.
The North American Turnerbund is in
session at Philadelphia.
The census of Porto Rico taken in De-
tober last shows a population of 953,24S
souls.
1t is announced at New York that Heide
bach, Ickelheimer and Company will ship
81, 600 900 gold to Europe this week.
Frank H. Edmunds, of General Lees
staff died yesterday at HAVANA of yellow
fever. Mrs. Edmunds is reported to be
much better
At Macon Ga, Senator Bacon is
just recovering from a severe attacl.
Of eating toadstools, which he mistook
for mushrooms.
A dispatch from Berne. Switzerland,
says that the second of the Delagoa Rail-
road decisions has been communicated to
the parties most interested.
News has been received of the destruc-
zion by fire of the Commonwealth Mining
Company's mill at Pearce, Arizona. The
loss is estimated at half a million
Among the candidates who have sue
cessfully passed their examinations and
been admitted to the military academy at
West Point as cadets James T. Dortsch,
of North Carolina.
John w. Kern. Democratic candidate
for Governor of Indiana, thinks that Will
liam Aston Chandler of New York, would
as Vice Presidential candidate bring
much strength to the Democratic ticket.
Chairman Pruitt has called 4 Populi5t
State convention to meet in JACKSON,
Miss, August 18th to nominate a Populist
electoral ticket. He announced a com
plete divorce from the Butler Weaver-Al-
len fusion ticket.
III New York yesterday notice was is
sued by the Consolidated Gas Company
that on June goth the price of gas would
be restored from 65c to $1.05 per 81 900
feet. All the gas companies in New York
have been brought under the control of
Standard Oil interests.
At Mont Brook, Fla, Saturday the Nc
Nair and Wade Land Company with a
capital CT 100000 was formed. The
charter members are: John f. McNair,
John S. Armstrong and Alexander Nc
Arthur, of North Carolina, and N. c.
Wade, d. NJ. Finn and Perry NJ. Colson
Of Mont Brook.
Fifteen hundred recruits for the regu-
lar army in the Philippines are now be-
ing enlisted and assembled in New York
harbor and Columbus Barracks, Ohio, to
sail on the transport Buford, and Kill
patrick, about the first of November next
to take places of enlisted men whose
terms of service will expire this year.
orders received at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis yesterday for a detail of
seventy marines to hold themselves N
readiness FOR service il the Far East
resulted in the necessary number of vol
unteers from the 200 men stationed there
within : few minutes after it became
known that men were wanted.
The British steamer Maryland from
London for Philadelphia, which arrived
there yesterday, had on board Captain
Raxter. his daughter and eight of the
crew Of the British schooner Nelly, who
were picked UP at sea on June 11th
after much suffering and priyation. The
Nelly was abandoned in a waterlogged
condition in latitude 1912, longitude 54.14.
The Commercial Cable Company has
issued the following notice: I'VE are
advised that the Chinese Government
announces that kilograms for Tien Tsin
and Taku, with the entire address in plain
language, will be forwarded to Che Foo
by mail at the senders risk There is a
daily steamship service between Che Foo
and Tien Tsin.''
What is left of the city of Virginia,
Mimi, is threatened by another serious
fire. Yesterday forest fires .ignited the
lumber piles of the Moon and Ker Lum-
her company, south of the mill which was
burned in the last fire, and if the wind
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