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Show BKIEF TELE(.IUM!. The New York legislature adjourned ad-journed yesterday. President Rodriguez of Costa Rica took the oath ot office y eaterday. "Sandy" Jones, a negro murderer, was hanged at Birmingham, Abu, yeterday. Bob Hill of Augusta, Gs-, and Vm- Davis of Columbus, 8. C both colored, were hanged yesterday for murder. Olive Logan Is the recipient of a distinguished literary honor. She has been elected a member of tlie incorporated Society of Authors, of which. Lord Tennyson Is president and Walter Brsant the secretary. A convention to nominate a successor suc-cessor to Samuel Randall met In I Philadelphia yesterday, but adjourned ad-journed till Monday without action. Masury & Sons' paint works and the Atlantic starch works at Brooklyn Brook-lyn were burned toda . lots $100,-000. $100,-000. The Southern Bar Us t convention met In its forty sixth annual session at Forth Worth, Texas, today. President Haraldson.of Salem, Ala., was re-elected. A number of committee com-mittee reports were heard. Tho Methodist conference at SL Louis had another hot discussion over the proposition to allow laymen to serve on all committee. Id spite of opposition, however, It was finally final-ly adopted. |
