Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The coal famine at Baltimore has
ended.
Miss Emma Juch. the opera singer,
and Mr.. Francis l.. Wellman, assistant
district attorney of New York city,
were married in Stamford, Conn, yes
terday.
Gen. Clement A. Evans has with
drawn from the canvass for the demo-
cratic nomination for Governor OF
Georgia. This leaves the field 10 W.
y. Atkinson.
The Missouri river is eating away
the banks at the foot ofthe business
streets OF st. Joseph. No. Since Saiur-
day night forty feet have gone from the
foot OF julie street.
President Cleveland Yesterday made
a reassuring statement concerning the
treasury's gold reserve, and expressed
his determination 10 protect the nation
al credit at all hazards.
Alta conference in Philadelphia yes
terday it was decided that Mr.. Wm. N.
Singerly, proprietor OF he Philadelphia
Record. is 10 De the democratic nominee
for Governor OF Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Carrie Reid, bookkeeper for the
George Thamer Lumber Company at
Chicago. was shot four times Yesterday
and killed By man she called Fred.
supposed to be her husband. The
murderer at once committed suicide.
Mr.. J. ?. Maddox and his sister-in-
law. Mrs. Lewis Maddox, and her two
small children were killed Saturday by
being struck by train while driving
across the Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western Railroad track at Frog Cross
ing, Ky.
John Handson Craig, wellknown
professionally as John Powers, the
Kentucky giant, died at his home in
Danyille, Ind, yesterday. He vas a
museum attraction for twenty years,
and weighed 700 pounds. He was 40
years old.
Robert Fitz.immons, the champion
middle weight prize fighter, was mar
rick in Newark, y. j., sunday night to
Miss Resale Julia Samwell, of Mel
bourne, Australia. The bride is better
known to the theatrical world as Rose
Julian, a member OF the Julian troupe
OF acrobats.
The closing concert of the National
Smngerfest in Madison Square Garden,
New y ork, was given last night, after
most successful season. The next
National S;engerfest will be held in
Philadelphia in 1897, and in 1900 an
international S;engerfest will be held
in Washington.
4 freight train on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad broke in two, and came
together on Walnut Creek bridge, II
miles east of Chillicothe, yesterday.
Two cars went over sixty-foot en-
bankment Four tramps in one of the
cars were injured-three fatally and
the fourth seriously.
1t is now believed that seventy-three
persons, all told, were on the tug ]. D.
Nichol, which sunk with fishing par
ty OF the Highlands OF the Naversink
y. y. Sunday afternoon. Of these
forty-eight have been accounted for as
rescued and the drowned and missing
| number twenty-five.
There is said to be a general under
standing on both sides of the Senate
chamber that vote shall be taken on
the tariff bill not later than Saturday
next. The democrats Of the House OF
Representatives, it is understood, nave
practically agreed to insist upon hav-
ing the Senate tariff bill changed so
that the protection given the sugar
trust shall be reduced, coal placed on
the free list and the high duties in the
schedules on cotton and wooden manu-
features cut down.
a mass meeting was held in Bati-
more yesterday to awaken renewed in-
terest in the proposed Chesapeake-Del-
aware ship canal. Senator German
was one Of the speakers. Resolutions
were adopted setting forth the need OF
the canal and urging the City Council
of that city to appropriate not more
than s., 900 for preliminary work, and
Mayor Latrobe in accordance with
their provisions, appointed large per-
manent committee to promote the pro-
posed great waterway.