Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The pension payments so far this
month amount to 81 800, 900.


The Indifferent position assumed by
Mr.. Platt in the campaign is embarrass-
ing President Harrison and his party
managers.
The Senate committee on interstate
commerce yesterday reported n substi-
tute for the bill TO protect railroad
employees, by using airbrakes.
Cholerine has attacked the inmates
of the Bonneval Lunatic Asylum, in
France, and twenty-five deaths have
already occurred from the disease.
Rcverdy Johnson Travers, son of the
late William r. Travers, the famous
wit and Wall street broker, died in
New York yesterday of heart disease.
Washington Nathan, son of Benjamin
Nathan, the victim of the New York
murder mystery that was never solved,
died ut Boulogne, France, on Monday.
King Humbert, of Italy, will send q
warship with the Columbus statue to
the New York celebration. Cablegrams
were exchanged with President Har-
rison.
A confagration at Bay City, Mich,
yesterday destroyed several hundred
houses and caused loss of a million
dollars. One life is known to have
been lost.
Arrangements are being made for a
Joint tariff debate between Major Nc
Kinley and Col. A. X. Mcclure. of
Philadelphia. The subject is attract
ing much attention.
1t is announced that Messrs. Bricc,
German, Sewell and Sheehan will be
on the democratic campaign committee
and that Mr.. Whitney will probably be
chairman of the advisory committee.
James Moehan was shot and killed
by Patrick Mullins at Havcrstraw, n.
y, Yesterday while forcibly entering
the latter's house in search of one of his
daughters, who passed Us 1Ioehan' wife.
James Lee, youth ofsixteen years,
was struck and instantly killed by
lightning yesterday while walking
along path near the river in North
Camden. The fluid passed through the
shoe on his left foot and entered the
body.
The belief that Berkman was not
alone in the plot to assassinate Mr..
Frick is fast becoming almost cOnvic-
ton. Many believe that Berkman was
probably tool of some anarchist cir
Gle which resolved and plotted the re-
moval of Mr.. Prick.
Mr.. Whitncy's leadership has excited
the admiration of Tammany, and it is
believed that his will beth guiding
hand in the campaign. Mr.. Harrity is
also commanding the confidence of the
party, and it is expected he will have a
brisk campaign from the start.
Henry +. Hardy, whose daring bank
robberics in New York startled the po-
lice all over the world, and who es-
capped from every prison he was con-
fined in, was arrested in Frankfort-on-
the-Main, Germany, yesterday, after
robbing several banks in that country.
Both the German and Austrian
courts arc shocked at the official sane
ton by the Russian government OF
plans for the murder Of Prince Ferdi-
nand, who is blood relation Of the
Car. The outcome ofthe affair is like
ly to be an early recognition of the
Bulgarian ruler by the triple alliance
An application for writ of habeas
corpus was filed by the attorneys OF
II. Clay King of Tennessee yesterday
before United States Circuit Judge
Jackson. 1t is the common belief that
Colonel King will escape the death pen
atty. Col. King is under sentence to be
hanged on August u f0r murder OF
David II. Poston.
The petition for the pardon of Ed
ward Parker Deacon, of Boston, Mass,
serving a years sentence at Grasse,
France, for shooting and killing Emile
Abeille, whom he found in his wiic's bed
room at the Hotel Splcndide, Cannes,
has been rejected Deacon will be eX-
PEELED from France, it is said, at the eX-
piration of his sentence.
A fire broke out yesterday evening
about eight o'clock in the rear of Toll
iver's livery stables in Shepherdstown,
w. Va. In few minutes it had made
such Roadway that the stables of J. w.
B. Frazer, J. W. Kearney, Toliver, DIR.
Butler, j. Beethoven and several ice
houses were consumed. The fire being
located Immediately in the center ofthe
town, and everything being so dry, it
was alarming.
w. L. Iams, the private of Company
X, Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment, who
was strung up by his thumbs, had one
side of head and half of his mHstache
shaved and was drummed out of camp
at Homestead on Saturday for propos-
ing three cheers for the man who shot
Mr.. Frick, IL is said, will sue Col.
Streator who ordered the punishment.
1t is also said that Iams's company will
disband on account of his treatment.
Yesterday was the hottest day in the
year in this section, the thermometers
registering from 95 to 100 in various
places. the temperature was unusual
~ high over large part Of the United
States, the Pacific slope being the ex-
ception. A temperature of fifty de-
grees m9de the inhabitants of that re-
gion the enysed ofgll Americans. Fatal
cases of sunstroke were reported from
many cities. Continued warm weather
is predicted for to-day.
The prospect of an early adjourn
ment of Congress is not as bright as it
was few days ago. Mr.. Holman yes
terday insisted on introducing as a
privileged report the conference COM
mittee's report on the general deficiency
bill, which is regarded as the first step
in the direction of opposition to the
worlds fair appropriation, ant. that Mr..