Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The widow of Alexander Dumas died
Yesterday in France.

The widow of Alexander Dumas died
yesterday in France.
Tie republican State ticket was
elected in Rhode Island yesterday.
Returns from Wisconsin indicate the
reelection of Justice John B. Wins
low, democrat, to the Supreme Bench
of that State.
Ambassador Bayard has cabled the
State Department that the British
Foreign Department refuses to submit
the Venezuelan boundary question to
arbitration.
The Rt. Hon. A. ]. Balfour made
an address at the meeting of the BIZ
metallic League in London yesterday,
in which he made strong double
standard argument.
Governor Stone, of Missouri, has is
sued call for an extra session of the
legislature to correct certain abuses.
He says the lobby that operates at JEFF
ferson City is disgrace to the State.
Major A. c. Hamilton, who led the
famous tunnel escape from Libby pris-
on, at Richmond, Va, in 1864, was shot
and killed in berroom quarrel early
yesterday morning in Morgantown, KY.
Jeremiah Bishop, colored, who was
arrested in Delaware last Thursday on
suspicion of being implicated in the
murder of Miss Dean, in Maryland, was
given hearing yesterday, and proved
an alibi.
1t is said to be the intention of the
Hawaiian government to keep ex
Queen Liliuokalani during the five
years of her imprisonment confined in
a dwelling under guard and not send
her to prison.
The..Presbyterian church at Chau-
mont, N. Y, has asked Rev. VIM.
Cleveland, brother of the President, to
resign. 1t is reported that politics has
been a disturbing element, although
Mr.. Cleveland took no part ii politics.
Mr.. Cleveland will appeal to the pres
bytery.
the Nebraska Legislature has passed
over the Governors vote, bill which
places the Omaha police and fire de-
partments in the hands of the Amer-
can Protective Association, and which
will result in the discharge of almost
every Roman Catholic in either depart
ment.
The four young men accused of as
saulling r. A. Golden in South Wash
ington last Saturday night were acquit-
ted in the Police Court of that city yes
terday. After the trial, Mr. A. A. Lip
scomb, who represented one ofthe young
men, struck officer Hughes, who called
him liar, singing blow in the neck.
Mrs. Paran Stevens, one of the best.
known women in New York society
died in that city yesterday evening
She was stricken with grip, which fl
nally developed pneumonia, which was
the cause of her death. Mrs. Stevens
was born in Lowell, Mass, and was
nearly seventy years OF age. She LETT
an estate valued at s., 100000.
There is reason to believe that the
British government has given Mr.
Thomas F. Bayard the United States
ambassador, to understand in his re-
spouse to his representation in the
Venezuelan boundary matter, and his
suggestion that it be submitted to arbi
tration, that it must persist in regard
ing the subject as one in which only
Great Britain and Venezuela are con
cerned.
President Cleveland has appointed
Major William Ludlow, corps of engi
neers, Commander u. r. Endicott, U
S. navy, and Alfred Noble, of Chicago
as board to investigate and report
upon the feasibility of the Nicaragua
canal route. Colonel Craighill was of
fered the Craftsmanship of the board
but he declined, in order not to jeop
ardize his chances of promotion to the
position now held by General Casey or
the retirement of that officer.
The Springfield, ILL.,, post-o Office was
robbed of about $4,000 yesterday. The
amount taken, with the exception o
about $50, was in stamps. 1t was alb
stracted from the vault in Postmaster
Ridgeley's private Office, while Mr.
Ridgeley was absent for luncheon
The loss was not discovered until aftel
o'clock. The thieves used duplicate
keys to unlock the Office and the vault
and they worked so quietly, that with
dozen clerks at work on either side
of tho room, no suspicion was aroused