Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Baltimore, died yesterday at Chapel
Hill, North Carolina.
The democratic State convention of
Delaware yesterday nominated Ebe w.
Tunnel for governor and Samuel Ban
croft, jr, for Congress.
Robbers boarded two passenger trains
on the Lake Shore Railroad at Erie, Pa,
on Monday night, aud compelled pas
sengers to give them money.
The health of the Car is causing
general anxiety in Russia. There Is
no longer any doubt that he is threat
ened with grave kidney troubles.
A druggist of Brooklyn yesterday
threw ammonia upon two burglars who
entered his establishment, one of
whom was captured while the other got
away.
There was great rush of brokers at
toe custom houses yesterday to with
draw goods from bond under the new
tariff law, and the customs receipts
were very heavy.
Ex-State Senator Charles e. Coffin,
of Prince Georges county, Md, was
nominated yesterday by the republican
convention of the 5th district for the
seat recently held by Mr.. Barnes Comp
ton, democrat, resigned.
Monday night the levee at the head
of Pauline street, New Orleans, caved
into the river for distance of $50 feet.
Had the caving occurred six hours ear
lier there would probably been q heavy
loss of life, for it came without partl-
Gle of warning.
Japanese transports are landing
troops to the north of Taku, with the
intention of marching upon Pekin.
They have also landed 10000 men on
the banks of the Galu river, separating
Corea and China to cut Oft the sup
plies of the Chinese forces.
Another accident happened to the
Vigilant at Southampton yesterday.
While continuing the attempt to reship
her centre board one of the chains sup
porting it was carried away and the
board slipped out of the trunk and
dropped to the bottom of the dock.
The London Times correspondents in
Shanghai says: "The Chinese troops,
who have been joined by 5000 Coreans,
have rolled back the japanese with
heavy losses to Kai-Song 40 miles
north of Seoul. The advance of the
Chinese continues. They are helped
everywhere by the Coreans.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is substituting coke for coal
on many of its passenger engines. The
company is also experimenting with
inventions to obviate the noise Incl
dental to the exhaust of steam, and
also for the consumption of smoke
which is emitted from tho smokestack.
A dispatch from Rome says that Pope
Leo is entirely satisfied with Mgr. Sa-
tolli's mission to the United States and
considers that ecclesiastical affairs in
America have been settled in salts
factory way. Mgr. Satolli will return
TO Rome before the new year. Then
the Vatican will publish the result OF
his mission.
The famous old Indian chief, Geroni-
mo, ard his little band of warriors, who
have been kept in prison at Mount
Vernon barracks, Ala, since they were
captured by the army some years ago,
are to be released and allowed to grad
ually return to their home in New
Mexico, the scene of their most impor-
TAFT depredations.
A suspension bridge, with length Of
span 1000 feet, is the safest and most
practical for a railroad bridge across
the Hudson river between New Jersey
and New York city. Such in brief is
understood to be the recommendation
of the board of engineers which has
Just submitted its report to the Secre-
tary of War.
A committee of St. Cecilia Church of
Hastings, Neb., called on Mgr. Satolli,
in Washington yesterday, and asked
him to prevent the transfer by Bishop
Bonacum of their pastor. 1t is under
stood that at the end of the interview
the apostolic delegate promised to give
the matter full consideration and to
reach prompt decision.
Paul Cans, fourth engineer of the
steamship New York, murdered Clara
Ahrens, in Hoboken. N. j., yesterday,
because OF jealousy. The two had been
living together for year, but were not
married. Cans, upon his return from
the latest voyage of the New York,
which was last Friday, accused the
woman ofreceiving attentions of men
other than himself, and the two hal
frequent quarrels.
Gov. Waite. of Colorado, was arrest
ed yesterday on warrant charging
him with opening and retaining a letter
addressed to Mrs. Likens, formerly
matron at police headquarters In
Denver. Mrs. Likens complained that
an answer to an advertisement of hers
was tempered with for the purpose OF
having her discharged from her posi-.
ton. The Governor was much excited
and popnlists say it is conspiracy, for
Waite was subsequently released on
bail.
Chairman Wilson left Washington
yesterday for West Virginia, to DO pres,
ent at the congressional convention OF
his district. Mr.. Wilson said To-day
the outlook for genuine tariff reform IS
very bright. We have taken the first
step, and that is always the hardest,
and, having done that much, and done
it perhaps perfectly, it will be easy to
proceed to full realization OF tariff re-
form. 1t will now come about almost
automatically, once the machinery is
set in motion. The assertion that the
resumption Of tariff legislation next
winter will bring q recurrence of bust