Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Three negroes were lyncneu III Flor-
ida Yesterday for an assault on white
woman.
Thomas Tyre, of Lebanon, Ind, fell
from his window yesterday, and light
ed upon his infant child. Both were
killed.
1t is reported in Berlin that Ger
many, France and Russia will float the
new Chinese loan ard that the Roths-
childs will be entrusted with the trans
action.
Further reports received ofthe wreck
of the Pacific mail steamship Colima,
off the Mexican coast, state that so far
it is known that twenty-six persons
were saved, and it is said more have
been picked up at sea.
While the mercury was up in the
nineties in many parts of the country
yesterday snow was reported at some
points in Wyoming and in northwest
ern Montana, the temperature being
two degrees below the freezing point.
ascending Snodgrass hill, on the
Chickamagua battlefield yesterday, a
big tally-ho coach carrying a party OF
the Washington correspondents and
ladies was overturned in ditch on the
steep hillside but no one received more
than bruises.
The japanese have landed at Tai
Peh-Fu, town of 10000 inhabitants,
eleven miles up the Tamsui river, and
the residence of the Governor of For
mosa, and have informed the author
tiles that they intend to take possession
OF the island. Fighting is imminent.
The body of Secretary Gresham,
who died in Washington early Tuesday
morning, was placed in the receiving
vault>in lakewood cemetery, at Chi
cago, yesterday in the presence of
large and distinguished gathering. The
President and Mrs. Cleveland started
at once for Washington.
Hostilities have begun at Formosa.
Private advices received are to the ef-
feet that the japanese bombarded
Kee Lung, town in the extreme north
of Formosa. 1t is believed that the
bombardment is being carried on by
the fleet of the japanese now supposed
to be at sea in the vicinity of Tamsui
The boiler oftheEcuadorean gun.boat
Sucre exploded on Wednesday, killing
the commander and fourteen men and
iniuring seventeen more. AT the time
of the accident she was carrying troops
to Machala to attack the rebels. The
revolutionary forces in Rio Banda are
marching to join Gen. Bowen at Baba-
hoyo.
A dispatch from Vienna states that
the Korean prime minister has negoti-
ated treaty with the Russian ambas-
sador, by the terms of which Russia
will give Corea protection in certain
emergencies, without, however, claim
ing suzerainty. The King, the dispatch
adds has not sanctioned the treaty, and
Japan threatens to recall her minister
at Seoy if he desn't sanction it.
Baroness Malvina De Grimm, editor
of De Grimm's Fashion Magazine, and
wife of Cartoonist Baron Constantin De
Grimm, dressed herself all in black yes
terday afternoon, even to black hose
and slippers, locked herselfin the bath
room at her room in New York and
shot herself dead with her husbands
r-volver. Mrs. De Grimm had been of
unbalanced mind for several weeks
probably from overwork.
The southern generals, their families
and other notable guests at Chicago at
tending the unwilling ceremonies ofthe
Confederate monument, were tender
cd reception at the First Regiment
Armory last night. The event was
brilliant one from society and spectac-
ular standpoint. Everything was con-
Quoted in q military manner. The
First Regiment formed hollow square
in the centre of the armory