Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Shedd, professor of systematic theology
in Union Theological Seminary, New
York, died yesterday, aged rs years.
A combination among some of the big
dealers in California wines will en-.
deavor to raise the prices and try to
drive all inferior grades of the wine out
OF the market.
An unknown person, on Friday night
last, threw arsenic in the we'll of Mr.
Samuel Hare at Miler's Station, Md.
and three of his family were poisoned
They are very ill.
The Denver detectives have arrested
Fran Rock, French Canadian, on sus'
picion of being the man who has caus-
ed such q sensation in that city by
srrangling women.
A dispatch from Rome states that
Cardinal Gibbons's visit to that city has
been postponed until after the issue Of
the encyclical letter addressed to
American Catholics.
The death of Sam Sing, the Chinese
leper, at Snake Hill Hospital yesterday
removes the last of the famous victims
of the awful disease who were quaran-
tined in or around New York.
The Southern Phosphate Works, at
Macon, Ga, one of the largestplants in
the South, was totally destroyed by
fire yesterday. The property burned
was valued at from 1925, 900 to 100000
The funeral of "Con" Riordan, who
died Saturday, after having been
knocked out by Bob Fitzsimmons on
Friday night, was held yesterday IN
Syracuse. Fitzsimmons acted as one OF
the pallbearers.
Mr.. William T. Thelin, general au'
ditor of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, and one of the best
known accountants in the country,
died suddenly of apoplexy Saturday
night, at his home in Mount Washing
ton Md.
Miss Gertrude Hutchins, of Denver,
Col, granddaughter of Commodore
Hutchins, who eloped with and mar,
ried Clarence W. Clark, an adventurer,
last Monday after two days. acquaint'
ance. has already taken steps to obtain
divorce. Clark is in Jail on charge
of larceny.
At Denver, Col, after careful can
vass, committee has reported 215
families of American Railway Union
men on the verge of starvation, and
800 unmarried men are destitute, IN
consequence of the black list enforced
by the railway against the men who
struck last summer.
Ia the presence of the woman he
loved Miss Maggie Hallofan) and his
successful rival Charles Sullivan) Geo
Reynolds attempted suicide late Satur'
day afternoon in Broadway near Hous'
ton street, New York, by taking lauda.
mum. An ambulance surgeon relieved
Reynolds of the poison.
Five Georgian mountainers were sen
fenced in the United States Court, II
| Nashville, Tenn, on Saturday, to ter
years each in the pepitentiary. They
are the moonshiners, who shot VIM.
Roper, the government informer. ano
threw him into a pit, where he remain
ed five days, until found by search
ing party.
The recent announcement that Pres
ident Cleveland intended extending the
jurisdiction of the civil service rule:
was corroborated at the Treasury De
partment Saturday. 1t was added tina
not only would the gaugers be placed
within the service rules, but the whole
service, excluding only the collectors
and their deputies.
A typical Bowery lodging-house
tramp was found asleep in bed in one
of the guest chambers, at the Astol
mansion, on Fifth avenue. New York
Saturday night. After he was dressed
be was taken to police station prls
oner. There he explained that he fell
very tired, and, as the door was open
went in to get nights rest.
Congressman from the South and
West who have arrived in Washington
indicate opposition to the policy of the
administration in the matter of the
pending bond call. Some have gone SC
lar as to outline the ground of their op-
position, and state that they intend to
call the attention of Congress to the
matter at the earliest possible moment.
eTHE STATE MIL1TIA.-Adjutant
General Anderson on Saturday pre-
sented to Governor O'Ferrall his an
nual report. In it he states that the
southwest has shown but little interest
in military matters. General Anderson
says at is gratifying to know that in
the past year, as in the preceding years,
the service has shown gradual, yet
marked improvement"
Among his recommendations is the
3;ehon d;,,o of Cop,nanv K Chatham