Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

600.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson says the present
session of Congress will terminate in
one week.
Joshua II. Marvil has been nomina-
ted for Governor of Delaware by the
Five more mills at Fall River have
shut down rs result of the weavera
strike, and five thousand weavers are
out.
President Cleveland left Buzzard's
Bay for Washington yesterday after
noon on board the lighthouse tender
John d. Rogers.
Miss Mary Brown, of Princess Anne,
Md, died yesterday from appendicitis,
caused by swallowing a piece of chew
ing gum.
lightning fred the Standard Oil
Company's works at Jacksonville, Fla,
yesterday and two thousand barrels Of
OF oil were destroyed.
The rumored engagement of Miss
Daisy German, second daughter Of
Senator German, to Mr.. Richard John
son, of Washington, is confirmed
George NJ. Pullman denies the report
of the engagement of his daughter,
Florence, TO the Prince IsenDerg-Bir
stein. Mr.. Pullman refuses to discuss
the matter, simply saying in response
to question, 81 deny it,
Mary Adams, aged %, committed
suicide yesterday in Pittsburg, Pa,
where she was employed as governess.
She came from Mercer county, Pa,
where her betrothed resided. She re-
ceived letter from him breaking of
the engagement, and thereupon took
poison.
Mrs. L. f. Thompson, who keeps s.
lodging house in Fort Worth, Texas,
shot and killed A. Lieb, one of her
dodgers, yesterday. She fired five
times, two shots taking effect. The
woman claims that she fred in self de-
tense, saying that Lieb had threat
ened TO kill her if she did not marry
him.
While workmen were tearing down
an old brick building st Worcester,
Mass, Yesterday the house collapsed,
burying about a dozen children and
three men i'll the ruins. Four of the
children were taken out badly injured
and three others with severe cuts and
bruises. The three worklnen escaped
serious injury. Workmen are still
searching the ruins for bodies.
Senator Voorhees, was in his com
mirtee room at the Capitol yesterday
for two hours for the first time in four
weeks. He is still weak on account OF
his recent illness, but is cheerful and
says he is improving. He expressed
confidence chat the President would act
on the tariff bill soon after his return
and permit Congress TO adjourn. He
said, however, he had no information
as to the Presidents intentions.
Chairman Wilson will probably take
d trip to Europe soon after Congress
adiourns. He has invitations to take q
trip up the lakes and another to cross
the ocean, and he inclines to accepting
the latter, as it gives greater prospect
of recup4raling his health. He wants
to be back before September closes to
begin his campaign in West Virginia.
His health, however, will not permit a
vigorous stumping tour.
Judge Coffey, of the California Pro-
bate Court, has ordered that the daugh-
ters of the late Mrs. Theresa Fair re-
ceive their portions Of their mother
estate. The daughters are Mrs. Her
man Oelrichs and Miss Virginia Fair, OF
New York. They will receive 81 800
600 each. The distribution of the estate
was opposed by their brother Charles
because, under the terms his mother 9
will, he cannot receive his share of the
00,00O until he is so years of age. He
is now about 26 years old.
Senator w. A. PETER, Of Kansas, de-
livered two addresses, each of two
hours length, in the opera house at
Hagerstown, Md, yesterday afternoon
and evening at mass meeting held
under the auspices of the populist clubs
of Hagerstown. Senator PETER spoke
chic fly of the unequal distribution of
wealth over the nation, and drew a
number of comparisons. He said the
remedy for the present hard times and
this unequal distribution lay in the
adoption of populistic doctrines, and
especially the issue of vast sums of sill
yer money. He urged the people to
vote for Horace Resley, the peoples
party candidate for Congress in the
sixth district.
The construction bureau of the navy
has prepared plans for the transforma-
ton of the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius
into torpedo cruiser, and the result of
the change will be to make the Vesu-
vious very pretty and comforta BILE
little craft. By the removal of the cum
brous dynamite guns the constructors
will be able to use the 100 tons of avail
able displacement for the accommoda-
ton of superstructure running half
the length of the vessel forward. This
will afford comfortable quarters for the
crew, and will make the vessel a much
better sea boat in rough water. Five
torpedo tubes will be put in, two on
the bow, one astern, and two amid
ships.
Albert Daudey, militant anarchist,
stabbed Police Sergeant Babestan in
the Rue de La Cite, Paris, Monday
evening. He was overpowered by two
policemen. The sergeant was removed
to hospital, where an examination
showed that the wound was not NOR
tai one. When confronted by COM
of police soon after the stab
bling Daudey boasted that he was an
anarchist. He was sorry, he said, that
the wound was not mortal one. He
had mistaken Babestan for Poisson, the
officer who arrested Emile Henry.
else would have to dispose
of Poisson. After Poisson's death