Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Jesse Wooten, CT Beaver valley, Shei-
idan county, Neb., shot and killed his
wife and himself yesterday. Domestic
infelicity was the cause.
The report that President Cleveland
had directed Minister White, at St.
Petersburg, to withhold an exchange of
notifications of the Russian extradition
treaty is denied by Secretary Gresham.
Meetings of engineers and fremen
were held in Toledo, Ohio, yesterday,
at which it was decided to stand by
the Ann Arbor strikers, no matter what
the decision of the court, expected to
be handed down to-day, may be.
Bethany Independent Methodist
Church, Baltimore, celebrated its silver
Jubilee yesterday with services which
lasted all through the day. At night
Rev. w. H. McAlister, of this city, n
former pastor, delivered the sermon.
The watch of Mr.. Bowie, who was
murdered near Marlboro, Md, last
Sunday week, has been found in q
branch. The wife Of Piukney, one of
the colored prisoners, says she threw
it there after her husband had broken it.
Speaker Crisps private secretary
says there is no truth in the story pub
lished on Saturday that Mr.. Cleveland
had requested the Speaker to set about
the rearranging Of his committees, as
he intended to call an extra session for
the 1st of September.
The President, in a conversation
with Senator Roach, of North Dakota,
on Saturday, said no faction in the
party will receive recognition to the
discrimination of another faction, but
that ability and character of the apli-
cant will decide appointments.
In Washington on Saturday even
ing Representative Chas. E. Hooker of
Mississippi, in attempting to alight from
cable car, was struck by one coming
in an opposite direction and sustained
intern injuries and fracture OF the
scull. The injuries are very serious.
The wife of Ostrum Boright, a drunk
en- laborer, died at st. Joseph, Mo,
few days ago, leaving seven little child
rem. all under his care. Boright imme-
diately commenced disposing of his Off
spring by giving them to married cou-
pies to adopt upon receipt of$5 for each
child
The American Tobacco Company's
seven-story factory, in New York, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss
100000; fully covered by insurance.
The five hundred cigarette girls en-
ployed in the works were given tempo
rary work in the factory Of Gail, Ak &
Co., Baltimore.
Miss Effie Clark, of Spokane, Wash,
aged 10 years, member of the North
western University, was shot and in
stantly killed in Chicago on Saturday
by F. Ross Smith. Of Evanston. Smith
then shot himself The cause of the
tragedy was Miss Clark's rejection Of
Smith as sutton.
The steamer Seguranco arrived at
New York from Rio de Janeiro yester-
day with Detective Henry and two
prisoners, 4. a. Cadwallader, wanted
in Fort Superior, Wis, for embezzling
5000, 900 from bank, and H. Botsford,
wanted in Philadelphia for embezzling
$4,000 from bank.
As stated in the GAZETTE on Satur-
day Grows Nest" the summer resi-
dence of Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, the actor,
at Buttermilk bay, Mass, was destroy
ed fire that evening. The cook was
burned to death aud the other inmates
made narrow escapes. Many valuable
paintings and curios were destroyed.
The total loss is estimated at $500
The fire was caused by leak from a
gasoline tank aud the gas communicate
ed the fire in the furnace. When the
cry of fire was raised Mrs. Jefferson
was i'll in bed, but she hastily arose and
luckily escaped, not having time to
dress. She was assisted out and COW
cred with buffalo robes. Mr.. Jefferson
is en- route to California.