Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-15
HEWs OF THE DAY.

HRWS OF THB DAY.
The principal crater of Vssuyius Ia now
throwing showers of ashes.
II ia said that an enterprise has been es-
tsblished in Russia, the o. 'ct of which is to
supply the British markets with bacon.
Six schoopers arrived at Baltimore on
Saturday frc m the Bahamas with pineapples
and their cargoes aggregated 26 SOC dozen.
Mr.. Joseph B. Cook, OF Qleen Anne's
county, Md, died suddenly OF neart disease
Friday night, while signing her infant to
sleep.
The Itita, in charge of United States
naval officers. with the cruiser Charleston
as convoy, sailed from Iquique on Saturday
night.
Joseph Warren Jefferson, son of Joe JEFF
ferson, the actor, and Miss Blanche Bender,
an actress. were married In Brooklyn On
Saturday.
The Sarapati, commander chief of the
Manipuri forces 10 India, has been convicted
OF rebelling against the Queeo, ard SEN
fenced to be hanged.
Alice Richard. professional asronaut
made an accent yesterday In balloon at
Hamburg. A strong wind carried her into
the North Sea. where she was rescued In an
exhausted condition by fisherman.
Eugene 81 Cyr, we'll dressed Frenohman,
committed sulclds at the West End Hotel,
Asbury Park, N. J, early yesterday morn
ing by turning on the gas after having stop.
ped up every creVce In the doors aud win
doTs.
II Is reported at Butte CITY, Mont that
the Anaconda copper mines have been cold
through August Belmont to syndicate OF
which the R ,thschilds are the head, the con-
sderation being between $50 900 CO0and $780,
000.C00
While DR.. W. q. Sewell was at the Madi-
son Garden Theatre in New York Saturday
night, bis wife had most OF the furniture re
moved from the house and eoped with
another man, and before the doctor returned
the house. was act on fire.
Fire carly yesterday morning destroyed
the West Philadelphia absttoir Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, causing loss
of nearly half q million dollers. There were
6, 900 carcasses In the refrigerating houses
| which we're consumed.
Comptroller OF the Currency Lacey, In his
report to Secretary Foster of his action IN
ehe Key stone Philadelphia Bank wreckage,
| relieves himself of all blame, and says that
Bank Examiner Drew's reports did not re-.
veal the real state of ffare.
8. E Schcfsld, Son Il Co., OF Manyunk,
Pa, wooden manufacturers, contemplate
making an assignment. Liabilities, S35O, OOO.
| An important feature OF the failure is that
| Mr.. Soho6eld attributes his troubles to the
] Injurious effects OF the Mckinley tariff OIL
upon the business interests Of the country.
| An Englishman named Riley, supposed to
be rolling in wealth, lived with his wife and
| four children et the best hotels in Hamburg
ard Bremen. Yes day he committed sui
eide by throwing himself from the upper
story OF a hCtel in the former city. he LETT
hia bills unpaid and his family penniless
Rockaway Beach police were out all Sat-
urday night and yesterday hunting for
mysterious stranger who has been forcing
| his way into the apartments of female mem-
bers OF families living at the east end OF the
beach. His actions have caused great alarm
among the women and infurisie ed the men,
By formal order issued from the War
| Department the field or union Of the ma
tIoual flag In uss in the army will. on and
af.er July 4, next, consist OF forty-four stars
In six rows, the upper and lower rows to
have eight starr, and the second, third,
| fourth and filth rows seven stars each. In
| blue field.
Hon. Ohaunoey NJ. Dapew lecuied I The
Academy of Music in Baltimore Saturday
night, under the auspices of the Journalists
Club on Contrasts, before large and bill
| liant audience. The lecture was In every
! way charming one. and ali enjoyed it.
After the lecture Mr.. Dapew was entertain
ed at bar quet at the Mount Vernon Hotel,
where he met sou of the leading citizens
OF Baltimore.
The notorious Mexican stage robber, Ge.
ronimo. who has been robbing stages for i've
years In southern Ariz>na. and who had
vowed to kill the late Sheriff J. H. Slangh-
ter, of Thompson. ARR, for the vigorous
pursuit and killing of some of Geronimo's
confederetes for train robbery and murder
In sonora two years ago, when Express Mes.
eeuger Hay was killed. was shot and killed
BIZ sheriff's posse on Saturday near Pan
tons. Two companions were captured, one
being shot In the thigh.