Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-24
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

n large Hr6 recently OCCuiieu Oh ouo VI
the Samoan islands and the German consul
ate was among the buildings destroyed.
The fire vas undoubtedly accidental.
Mrs. Hearst, wife Of the California Sena
tor. gave brilliant ball last night to present
Miss Head, daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. A. E
Head, of San Francisco, in Washington 60
ciety.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg is reported i'll
at Buffalo, n Y, and it is said that the
members OF her opera company have de-
serted her and are playing on their own &C.
count.
At the coronet's inquest yesterday on the
death OF John c. Ryan, killed near Colum
bia, Pa, VIM Rogers, engineer of the col
liding engine, admitted that ne had fallen
asleep and awakened too late to avoid the
collision.
The statement of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad for December, 1883. shows
gross earnings, $ll3, 224 expenses, sos 9Sl +;
net earnings, Sl4 ,243; decrease in net
earnings Of SO 500 as compared with the
month of December, 1887.
James A.. McCool, at one time we'll
known railroad man, and one of AtIauts' 8
most prominent citizens, committed suicide
Yesterday by hanging. Mr. McCo0l Was on
the bond OF Tax Collector Wilson, who was
short iu his accounts, and this fact preyeG
upon lis mind until il became unbalanced
Work will begin in a few days, under the
supervision of the United States govern
ment, on the canal which will extend from
Lewes. Del., to Chincoteague. Va. The Ca,
nal, when completed, will open up to COM
merce the eastern part Of Sussex county,
Del, Worcester county, Md. and Accomac
county. Va II will he nearly IS miles long,
70 feet wide, with depth OF feet at mean
low water throughout.
Representative James n Burnes, OF Mis-
souri,, Was stricken with paralysis while in
the House OF Representatives at , o'clock
Yesterday afternoon, and died at l24j
| o'clock this morning ut Wizards Hotel, in
Washington. Mr. Bngnes was born in In
diana in 1882 His father was native oil
Cu,aeper county, Va, and emigrated to In
diana and thence to Missouri. Mr.. Burnes
was democrat and WAS re elected to Con.
gress lasi November.
A Sparta Ga, paper this week demand.
that the legislature cell for Senator Browns
resignation Il says: "In voting against
| democratic amendments to the republican
terin bill he showed that his sympathles are
with the manufacturers aud not with the
Georgia masses, whose interests demand
lower prices for what they are compelled TO
bur of all articles affected by tho tafitl. The
democrats Of the legislature in the summoi
session should demand his resignation, and
do it in language too plain to be msunder
stood
Mr.. John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia
hsd a hree hours conference with Presi
deni-elect Harii7on at Indianapolis yester
day. Mr. Wanamaker said the conference
was regarded as private at the request OF
Gen. Harrison, and opinion is divided in lu
dis napolis a. to whether Mr.. Wanamakei
was called there aud rendered Cabinet pc
sition or frankly told that ne could not have
one. Ii is reported that Mr. WanamaKel
animated to gentleman that he was going
in the Cabinet, but no such admission car
be reliably traced to the gentleman.
The West Virginia legislature yesterday
balotei for United States Senator. The re-
publicsns put in nomination Gen. COT, but
the democrats failed 10 nominate any one
The vote cast 10 joint assembly was SO, ne
cessary to a choice 3d. Gon received Al
KennS %. w. l.. Wilson 5, J. a. Preston 4
J w. Goshorn (greenbacke5) 3, Frank
Hereford . J. b jackson >, balance scatter
ing. There heine no election, the assembly
dissolved. From what Can ne learned ken
ma il in position to get the full democratic
vote al the right time, and will be- re
! e'ected