Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Mrs. Cleveland has decided not 70
attend the oppen!ng of the world 5
i:ir.
Four inches of snow fell in Boston
Yesterday and eight inches in the Cat: :
kill mountains. Sleighs were out III
some places.
Frank Hickey, arrested on the charge
OF numbering John NJ. Clayton at Plum
mersviile, Ark, says he never was IN
arkansas in his life.
Stover Orlell, Il machinist yesterday
shot and killed his wife in Chicago Tor
having reproachcd him for MS absence
from home ON spree since election
night
Three small children of lEr. j. Nance,
Of Cumming, Ca, were burned to death
yesterday while the parents were visit
Ing II ueighbor. The house was de-
stroyed.
Secretary Morton has appointed Mar
tin f. Argo, OF Indiana. to be STATE sta
tistical agent OF the Agricultural De-
partment in Indiana, vice John Is. Con-
nor, removed.
James Hall and Frank P. Slavin
have signed articles in London to fight
for $1,000 a side. The Boilngbroke
Club has agreed to give $500 and de-
post tie money.
Much excitement was caused in
Houston, Tex. yesterday by Congress
man ]. c. Hutchinson and W. o. Ellis,
an ex-bankcr, drawing pistols III the
Street. Friends interfercd and prevent
cd firing.
The argument before the Bchring Sca
Court of Arbitration Yesterday on Tie
admission Of the British supplementary
report was heated, the American coun-
sci accusing Great Britain of unfair
treatment.
Thomas Morgan was yesterday con,
victed of murder in the second degree.
and his three sisters were convicted OF
voluntary manslaughter. Morgan shot
his father at Waynesburg. Pa, because
the OLD man married q young woman.
The Irish home-ruic bill w&s debated
on second reading in the House ofCom-
mons Yesterday Mr.. Giadstome's argn,
mcnt drew historical parallels 20 show
that Incorporated u@ions which are not
autonomous cannot he successful.
South Dakota democrats protested
against the appointment ofCol. Hughes
East as division chief in the Weather
Bureau. They say he is morally unfit tc
hold a public Office. and the appoint,
mcnt is humiliation and & disgrace &c
the democrats OF Yauktom.
The College Hill Sani;alium, nine
mil IS north OF Cincinnati bIrned tc
tn" ground Yesterday The ipss vii
probably exceed 100000. There were
300 inmates in the building, aad scene:
CT the widest excitement cnsucd n
Tie attendants worked 10 rescue the pa
tents. In the rush three escaped.
T.. X. Bruce died III Chicago on Wed
ncs,!ay night, aged siXty-eight. Hi.
remains will hc taken to Buffalo 70:
burial. Dir. Bruce was long known q:
the Corn Kiag." During the famous
corner in that cereal Ivy Jack
Sturgis, Bruce took care of ard ship
ped ali The cash com that came 10 CHI
cago. The Corn King" began life a,
a cabin boy on q steamer. Death WA
due to erysipcl@s.
George II. Henry, George Dslarey
Henry Delaney and Frank Holt ar,
under arrest al Mor@artield. Ky, Of
The charge OF killing Miss Abh;e Oliver
tue girl who was killed on Tuesday
night on her way hcme from her wed
ding. They assert their innocence, bu
are positively identified by Mrs. Tay
lor Oliver, mother Of tie young lady
who caused the warrants to be issued
Mr. Oliver was badly wounded. Tho
accused ali belong 10 prominent FAM
les.