Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Notwithstanding the decision of the
the Senate democratic caucus, move
ment is on foot to secure the passage of
the supplemental tariff bills.
The plant, property and franchise of
the United Lines Telegraph Company
were sold in New York yesterday un-
der foreclosure for $50, 000 Edward G.
Plat was the purchaser.
Elections were held in Boston ard ten
other cities in Massachusetts, yesterday.
Boston chose a republican Mayor and
voted for license. The republicans
were generally successful in the other
cities.
Masked robbers looted the Office of
the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE and Cincinnati
Railroad depot at Woodfeld, o., yes
terday, looted the place, and bound and
maltreated John Heck, the operator in
charge.
A body of armed men held up U. S.
Marshals Kelly, Pore and Thomas in
the woods in Dodge county, Ca, yes
terday aud made them surrender
prisoner named Williams, who was un-
der arrest for violating land laws.
A despatch from London says that
the decision of the New York Yacht
Club in regard to Lord Dunraven's
challenge for the Americas cup may
prevent any future international con-
tssts for that trophy.
President Crane. of the Shoe and
Leather National Bank. left New York
Yesterday afternoon for Chicago, where
the defaulter Seeley is under arrest.
The Chicago authorities have been dl-
rected to surrender Seeley only to OIL
GERS of the United States courts.
In a collision between cable cars in
the Washington street tunnel, Chicago,
Yesterday evening, one man was fatally
hurt, fifteen more people were seriously
injured and score of others more or
less bruised. The cars were set on lire
by the stoves, and for time there was
a fearful panic around the wreck.
1t is now doubtful if Mr., Whitelaw
Reid. who is now in Europe seeking
health, will ever return to this country
alive. These fears are based upon
news received in New York of the fail
ure of Mr.. Reid to derive any benefit
from his trip abroad. 1t is now practi-
cally admitted that he has consump-
ton.
Prince Hohenlohe yesterday out
lined his policy as chancellor in the
Reichstag, dwelling upon the necessity
of financial reform, the maintenance OF
the colonial policy, the necessity of Co
operation between the State and rellg-
ion, and declaring that the just de-
maudsIof the agrarians would be salts
fed.
An Englishman who was in Wash
iDgton less than two weeks ago, and
who gave the name of NJ. Horst. has
been arrested in Philadelphia, charged
with swindling banks in various parts
of the United States by means of false
letters of credit. While in Washington
Horst swindled the banking firm of
Siggs & Co. out of 5000.
Frank l.. Hancock, a lawyer and
real estate agent, of Washington, has
disappeared, leaving, it is said, numer-
Gus creditors and badly tangled bust
ness. He took his two-year-old child
with him. Mrs. Hancock blames her
husbands stenographer, Miss Jessie
Caywood, blonde of twenty-five sum-
iners, for her husbands strange con-
duct.
The report of the commission ap-
pointed to examine the surveys for
canal to connect the Chesapeake and
Delaware bays was yesterday sent to
the House by Secretary Lamont. The
repo,t ecommends that the most fAasi-
BILE rou els the Back creek route, which
is SUBSTANTIALLY located upon the line OF
thu existing Chesapeake and Delaware
canal.
Diphtheria in malignant form is
epidemic in Ashtabula, O., and numbers
its victims in all sections of the city.
There are nearly 100 cases reported.
Since Saturday ten deaths have result
ed from the disease. The board of
health has ordered the schools closed
and has recommended that no meetings
or public gatherings be held. How the
u SeaSe DeCamo SO SIMULTANEOUSLY sCdU'
tered is problem yet unsolved. The
city is panic stricken and many families
are leaving until the epidemic is under
control.
Rev. Sam Jones, the evangelist, in
regard to bishops in the Methodist
Church and the general reform move.
ment which he is inaugurating, says:
sour idea is that bishops should be
elected for four years, with eligibility
to reelection, if they behave them
selves. They will then kiss the babies
and look after their fences. But when
a fellow is elected for life he's got
cinch, and you can't get at him." He
went on to say that there were rings in
the church as there were in politics,
and that they were doing their work.
He proposed to open the eyes of the
people and to smash the rings.
MARRIAGE OF CONGRESSMAN SWAN
soN.-Miss Elizabeth Deane Lyons,
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