Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

WORK on a limited scale has been re-
sumed on the Panama canal.
In the Connecticut local elections
yesterday the republicans made large
gains.
The REGULARS" were successful in the
democratic primaries held in Baltimore
yesterday.
The Car, accompanied by members
of the royal family, left Sepala yesteI-
day for Livodia in the Crimea.
The photographic Office predicts
that there will be frequent gales and
occasional cyclones during October.
James J. Corbett has been notified by
the Olympic Club, of New Orleans,
that he must meet Fitzsimmons or sur
render his title of champion heavy
weight.
The residence of B. B. Pierce, of Will
mot, Wis, was destroyed by fire Sat
| urday night. Three sons, with age
ranging from thirty-five to twenty-five,
and q daughter of eighteen years, per-
i=hed in the flames.
The sugar trust yesterday closed the
Spreckels sugar refinery in Philadel-
phia. 1t isreported that the Havemey-
er and Elder refinery in New York and
the plant operated by the trust in Bos-
ton are about to shut down.
The affair which caused the arrest Of
| $50 non.commissioned officers belong
| ing to the chief gunnery school at Moa-
bit Barracks, Berlin, was more in the
nature of a students outbreak than a
revolt against superior officers.
The Spanish government has decided
to invite the formation of a royal as
ISOLATION of wine exporters to introduce
Spanish wines into the United States.
and has promised to assist the enterprise
financially. A central depot will be es-
tablished at New York.
The steamer Seguranca from Havana
which arrived at New York yesterday
brings the news that the recent storm
which passed over Cuba was not
as severe as was previously reported
The wind-storm was accompanied by q
heavy rain considerable damage was
done to the plantations and numerous
trees uprooted, but no loss of life was
reported.
The Treasury officials say that from
present indications, when revenue from
sugar and the income tax begin. to be
received aud customs and internal rev.
enue receipts assume their normal
conditions, as they are now gradually
doing, a surplus for the fiscal year o.
between $50, 600, 900 and $60, 1000, at
the present ratio existing between re-
ceipts and expenditures, is indicated.
The eastbound Southern Pacific Rail
road train was robbed one and a hal.
miles east of Maricopa, Ariz, by three
men at 1915 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. No shots were fired nor were the
passengers alarmed while the robbery
was in progress. The robbers were
overtaken about eighteen miles east o
Phoenix by the sherifrs posse. A fight
ensued, in which one of the robbers
was killed and another was captured
and the third escaped.
The Ashland, KY, district Congress
ional campaign between the two regu
lar party nominees opened yesterday al
Newcastle, where Judge George Denny
ir., and w. G. Owens met on the STUMP
and spoke to a large and enthusiastic
audience. The demonstration which
was accorded Denny showed clearly
that there is a serious split in the line'
of the democratic party, owing to the
defeat of Breckenridge, and that the re
publicaus will get the support Of many
of the warm admirers of Breckenridge