Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
holera has broken out at CONSTANT

cholera mas OrOheu out dI Sonse0nsi
nople.
1t is stated that Archbishop Ireland
has selected Bishop McGlorick, of Du-
luth, to be his coadjutor.
Gen. Wade Hampton, commissioner
of railroads. is opposed to government
control of the Union and Central Pa
cifc railroads.
The Second Maryland district demo
cratic congressional convention, at
Towson, yesterday renominated Hon.
]. Fred. c. Talbot.
The Gar will pass the winter at
Corfu, one of the Ionian Islands OF
Greece. During his absence from Rus
STA the Czarewich will be the regent.
Important developments regarding
the relations between Great Britain
and France has necessitated the calling
of a special council of the British min
istry.
Berry Rich. a farmer living near
Manion, KY, was taken from his home
early yesterday morning and hanged
by a mob of his neighbors. He was
suspected of setting fire to houses and
stealing horses, cattle and hogs.
Returns from the local elections held
in Connecticut on Monday indicate that
the republicans carried many towns
that were formerly democratic. The
American Protective Association was
defeated in nearly every place where 1t
made q contest.
The big gas well on Indiana creek,
ten miles from Wileyville, W. Va, in
Tyler county, has broken loose again,
and the roar of the escaping gas a be
heard a dozen miles away, while in
the neighborhood of the well the noise
is simply deafening.
A wagon containing a ton of smoke
less powder was struck by a train on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad at Edgwood Station,
near Wilmington, Del, yesterday: The
wagon was wrecked and the driver
hurt, but the powder fortunately did
not explode.
A cyclone struck the home of John
Nelson, seven miles south of Pawnee,
Neb., Yesterday. The family of seven
persons were blown into an adjoining
field, and a little girl, nine years old,
had q stick driven through her skull,
and cannot live. Five others of the
family were severely injured.
Sudden opposition having developed
to the promotion of Sir Joseph Renals,
the senior alderman of London, to be
Lord Mayor, a vote was taken by the
liverymen yesterday and Sir Joseph
won. The opposition was because Sir
Joseph has been connected with many
companies which have never paid a
dividend.
Lee Jones and "~Scar-facedn Charley
Frizzell were arrested at st. Joseph,
Mo-, Yesterday, charged with conspir.
acy to rob the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific train. The pair have been
under surveillance some time, it being
known that they, with others, were
planning a train robbery. The conspira.
tors were betrayed by n of their OWL
band.
A dispatch from Havana says two
hundred people are believed to have
been drowned last week in floods which
inundated the towns Of Sagua, Crences
Laias, Sitiesito and San Domingo. Al
Sagua the water was Is to 45 feet deep,
and 5000 families are homeless. The
inhabitants sought safety on the roof:
of two-story buildings, which alone are
not under water. The damage to
property will reach 81 1000, 900.
The Baltimore baseball team reach
ed home last night, and were given 8
rec .ptiou that far surpassed in enthusi
asm anything of the sort ever e II
that city. The parade in their honor
was miles long, and the whole towr
was wild. The reception at the armory
was attended by thousands, and the
banquet at the Rennert was a success;
in every way. Eleven people were in
jured during the parade, being tramplec
upon by an eight-horse team drawing 6
ON nibus. The horses became unmanage
able at Howard and Lexington streets,
and dashed into the crowd.
The State and county election helc
in Jacksonville, Fla, yesterday result
ed in a tangle which it will probably
take the courts to straighten. The con
test was between two factions of the
democratic party and bid fair to be 9
close one. In consequence of this tan.
gle out of qualified vote of 5000 in
Duval county only a small proportion
was polled. Throughout the State
Judge Liddon, for Supreme Court jus.
tice, met with practically no opposition
The populists cast a very small vote fol
their ticket. Special interest was CEN
tered in the effort to defeat the regular
democratic nominees for Senators in
five districts made by Senator Cole. W
S. Chipley, of Jacksonville, whom Cole
opposed, has been elected by an esti-
mated vote Of to 1, having carried II
out Of 90 precincts.
KILLED AT A BULL FIGHT.-Foul
persons were killed and many Others