Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.


lars 10 the farmers OF the country.
A resolution was introduced in the Metho-
dist General Conference yesterday for civil
service reform in hat body.
A. ]. Bryant, ex mayor CT San Francisco,
was attacked with vertigo on ferry boat
Yesterday and fell into the bay and was
drowned.
1t is reported that at recent parade of
Russian troops cavalry lieutenant named
Timofeief made an attempt upon the life of
the Gar.
The American Medical Asst citation which
Las been in session in Cincinnati adjourned
Yesterday to meet in Newport. Il. 1 in
juno, 1889.
Agents of the Anchor line steamship COM
rany have been arrested in Vienna. charged
with abducting Hungarian peasants to ship
TO America.
Gov. Gordon, OF Georgia, has COMMITTED &
murderer's sentence on the ground that he
was not intelligent enough to appreciate the
enormity of his crime.
Sixteen of Quantrell's old band of gueril
lis held r. union at Blue Springs, Mo, yes
.erGay. When The roll was called it WAS
learned that II more of the band were living,
among them the famous Frank James.
AtDurkirk last night, General BoulaDger,
speaking at banquet given in his honor.
protested against the "nruiality" shown by
the government in depriving him of his
sword, which he had not thought Of using
except to guard the homer of his country.
Col. Charles DENLY. minister to China, is
advocated by leading Indiana democrats as
6 candidate for the Vice Presidency, and his
letter consentiDg to the use Of his name Is
published. Col DENLY is n native of Vir.
eina. He served in the Union army, and
is considered one of the ablest men in lodi
ana.
In New York yesterday the coroner, after
hearing evidence regarding Broker Hatch's
death, held Mr.. and Mrs. Schofield in 81, 500
bail each. "Brother-in-law" Ferris furnished
bail for Mrs Schofeld and offered TO go on
the bonds for the husband, but he declined.
Mr.. Schcfis!d WAS sent to the house OF de-
tentioD.
Clarence Scn1ders, student Of Rutgers
College, New Brunswick, N. j., in making
high Jump in the gymnasium yesterday
kicked off the bar, which fell in an upright
position AS Scudder came down he struck
upon the bar, which entered his recium
twenty inches The bnr, which is an inch
and half in diameter, required the unite
strength of two men to withdraw it. Send
der is in intense agony and cannot live.
In Utica, n Y, list night, a broken wire
hung from an electric light wire, and sew
eral young men rtanding around dared each
other to touch it. Thomas Murphy, aged
is. reached for the wire with short stick.
Immediately he seemed to be drawn toward
the suspended wire and then fell down
end died in a few minutes. Thomas ii.
Murray, q lineman of the Brush Electric
Light Company, was instantly killed in New
York yesterday By an electric shock from
wire.
The Women's National Press Association
held q meeting in Washington last night
which was addressed by Miss Phoebe Couz
ius, ex United States Marshal of Missouri,
in which she paid her respects to the Meth
odist Conference for its exclusion Of the
women delegates. Miss Susan b. Anthony
made few remarks. 1.-The exclusion Of
the women delegates" said she, twill DO n
good thing, because it will cause discussion
everywhere and with discussion comes en-
lightenment.'
The live-story iron-iront warehouse on
West Pratt street. Baltimore, owned and
occupied by +. y. Ganter, manufacturer
of show cases, organs and billiard tables,
was entirely destroyed by fire last night
! The loss is stated to he $2S, 900 on buildings
aud $4,000 on stock. The insurance is
$4,000, mostly In small policies in out-of
iowa companies. The east wall fell and
crushed through the three story building,
also owred By f. y. Ganter, and occupied
as saloon and dwelling by p. GanteT.
1t was damaged to the extent of about six
thousand dollars