Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Seventeen men were burned to death
in the igniting of a naphtha we'll near
Crosby, Russian Transscaucusla, yes
terday.
A Catholic priest in Chicago left the
altar in his vestments yesterday and
captured a pickpocket whom he saw
stealing an old lady's purse.
An old German named Gustav Smith
deliberately snatched pocket-book
from fashionably- dressed young lady
on Fayette street, Baltimore, yester--
day, for the sole purpose of being placed
in some institution.
III charge of mounted policemen on
a procession of socialists in Vienna yes
terday one horse fell, and number OF
other animals and their riders tumbled
over him. Fifteen socialists and sever.
al policemen were badly injured.
The residence of Herman Barthold
at Green Springs, o., was DESTROYED by
fire Wednesday night. Barthold and
his wife and son barely escaped With
their lives and two daughters, aged
twelve aud seven years, were burned to
death.
Emperor William, in his speech at
the dedication of flags in front of the
statue of Frederick the Great in Berlin
Yesterday, declared that the army was
ever the only firm pillar of the nation,
and admonished the people to stand by
the army in fidelity to the empire.
The cigarmakers in Gonzales d
Moreau's factory. at Ybor City, Fla,
went on strike yesterday. Aiming
themselves with clubs they went to the
other factories and forced the workmen
to Join them. 1t is expected that every
cigarmaker in West Tampa, Tampa
and Ybor city will stop work: They
demand more wages.
In Washington yesterday, Messrs.
Henry o. Havemeyer and John Y.
Searles, president and treasurer, re-
spectively. of the sugar trust, answered
to the indictments for refusing to give
certain testimony before the Senate in
vestigating committee. They pleaded
not guilty to the indictments, waived
examination and were released on bail.
Thomas Fogarity, Southern Rail
| way fireman, was shot and fatally
wounded by Mrs. Lyde Rhodes just af-
ter midnight Wednesday night at
Knoxville, Tenn. Fogarity attempted
to enter the woman's house, and had
kicked the door down when she open
ed fire with heavy caliber revolver.
Mrs. Rhodes was arrested, but gave
| bail.
Prof. J. B. Jones, of Hamilton, KY,
Female College, and pastor of the
Providence Church, has been deposed
from his pastorate by the members, who
objected to his mixing up politics with
religion. Prof. Jones took prominent
part in the Breckinrige-O Owens cam
paign against Col. Breckenridge. A
majority of the officers in the church
were sympathizers with the Colonel,
and as soon as they were given the
power they deposed Mr.. Jones.
In New York yesterday the House OF
Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, announced that Bishop Barker,
ofthe missionary Jurisdiction of Western
Colorado, had been transferred to the
new missionary Jurisdiction of Olympia,
Wash, and that the primate would
use the canonical powers vested in his
Office to appoint pro tempore success
or for Western Colorado until the house
should be called together for the pur
pose of electing one. No permanent
successor for Western Colorado can be
appointed until the council has been
summoned to meet for that purpose.