Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-02
NEWS OLE THE DAY.

breaker at Independence, Ia, Martha
Wilkes bringing her record down to
2:0S.
BY order of Postmaster General
NVanamakcr, all mail matter from in
fscted ports is being thoroughly fumi-
gated.
it is reported that the republican
party managers are losing faith in
Chairman Carriers ability as q national
campaigEer.
The New York Submarine and Tele-
graph Company has been Incorporated
TO construct lines from New York to
the West Indies.
The Spanish government has sent a
gun-boat to rescue tire eleven sailors of
the Spanish vessel that recently fell
into The hands of Moorish pirates.
John Skinner, farm hand, shot and
killed his employer, George Feather,
Mrs. Feather and her mother, and then
committed suicide at Steuberville, o.,
yesterday.
Prof Jean Roemer, half brother to
William the Second, King of Holland,
and who was vice president OF the Col
lese ottie City Of New York. - found
dead 8. t.eGoX, Mass, yesterday.
Tn. medical board Of the Johns Hop
kins Hospital and the merchants and
manufactur ers' association of Baltimore
have adopted resolutions urging Presi-
iert Harrison 10 close American ports
against foreign immigration until tho
} cholera scare is over.
y hitch has occurred in the negotia-
tons for commercial treaty between
Spain and the United States because the
Spanish minister of the colonies has re-
fused to grant the request that there
be included among the articles favor
ably treat1t on their introduction into
Cuba a number Of articles, which are
produced in Cuba as well as in the
United States.
Thirty miners were killed in an ex-
plosion of fire-damp in the Agratfe
coal mines in Belgium Yesterday.
The explosion caused q heavy coal
fall, that blocked the galleries of the
mine and entombed many of the
miners. Twenty-Five bodies have been
recovered, and eight men, alive though
very seriously injured, have been taken
from the mine by the rescuing parties.
Official returns of the democratic
primaries in South Carolina render it
certain that Gov. Tillman's majority
will exceed $1,000 and change the com
pleXion of the Congressional delegation
considerably. Ii now looks rs if the
conservatives willsecure TWO out ofthe
seven Congressmen-Brawley in the
First and Noise in the Seventh. The
vote in the Fifth is very close and will
require an official count. 1t looks, how
ever, as il Congressman Hemphill is
defeated by the alliance candidate.
Asstated in the GAZETTE default was
made in New York yesterday on the
coupons OF the Richmond Terminal col
lateral IS. 1t had little effect rs it has
been fully discounted. The independ-
ent committee is busy taking off a list
OF the stockholders to be used in the
active proxy solicitation now going on.
Cash purchases Of the stock yesterday
we've uoted. The transfer books close
Saturday for The stockholders meeting
on september 10. Illelc - al : CAV uC-
mand for Richmond Terminal stock,
JIG being paid for the use of the stock
over the closing of the books on Satur-
day.
Argument in the Borden murder
trial was concluded at Fall River,
: Mass, yesterday. Judge Blaisdell then
said sympathy must be laid aside,
and duty, stern duty, requires, upon
this evidence. but one thing to be done.
Surprising a man was seen in the cham
Der of Mrs Borden, the guest chamber
of death, and that he was in the room
of the father when death came. Sup
pose that man should tell as many
different stories rs Lizzie has done-the
way should be plain. find that she
is probably guilty" The accused was
ordered TO the county jail for the trial
at the November term. All witnesses
were ordered to recognize for the No
vember term Of court.
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