Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Wheat jumped at u cents in ChicaS
90 Yesterday, making an advance of 4
cents in three days.
The report sent out of battle in the
Chickasaw Nation between Governor
Moseley and factions is denied.
A dead whale, picked up off Chat
ham, Mass, was lowed TO New York
yesterday for exhibition, by the tug
Taurus.
George w. Carlisle, aged ffty.nine
years, brother of Secretary Carlisle,
died yesterday at his home in Indepen-
dence, KY.
Sheriff Mullen left for the Winneba-
90 reservation yesterday to arrest the
Indian police. The police got the best
of him seven miles from Pepden. Neb.,
and, after handwriting him, marched
him off to the agency.
When invited to sing, strange
Young woman in red, who attended
Young Mems Christian Association
meeting in Long Island City, l.. l., last
night assembled the platform and sang
one or two songs that shocked her
hearers.
Right Rev. 81. NJ. Jackson, Protest
ant Episcopal Assistant Bishop of Ala
.bama. was married to Miss Carrie
Toney Cochran, a niece of Governor
Oates, at Eufala, Ala, on Wednesday.
Bishop R. Il. Wilmer performed the
ceremony.
In Washington yesterday Capt. How
gate pleaded not guilty to three addi-
tional indictments for embezzlement,
and was granted by the court three
weeks within which he can withdraw
his plea or attack the validity of the
indictments.
William Mott, an inmate of the New
ark, IN. j. almshouse, yesterday be-
came suddenly insane, escaped from
the institution and, with carving
knife, destroyed the furnishings of q
street car from which he had just driven
the terror stricken passengers.
The baseball games yesterday result
ed as follows; AT Baltimore-Phila-
delphia, 7; Baltimore, g. AT New York
Brooklyn, Z; New York, 4. At
Louisville-Louisville II Pittsburg 2.
At St. Louis-Chicago 10; st. Louis Z.
at Observation-Disclosures 10; Cleve-
land 9.
President Cleveland's sound money
letter is to be followed by an assault
against the centre of the free silver
lines. Arrangements have just been
perfected for a meeting in Memphis,
Tenu., on Thursday, May %, of a sound
money convention, to be composed ex-
cIusively of delegates from the south
ern States.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
that in we'll informed circles the revis-
ion by the European powers of the
terms agreed upon between China and
Japan is regarded as inevitable. Rus
STA, it is understood, is particularly de-
termined upon taking this step, as the
contemplated cession of Chinese terri
tory involves danger to her interests in
the far east.
Capt. General Campos, of Cuba, has
issued proclamation offering pardon
to all insurgents, with the exception of
the leaders, who will lay down their
arms and surrender. Against those
who do not surrender vigorous war
fare will be waged. Charges of cruelty
to planters and shop keepers are made
against the insurgents. The town of
Palma Sariana was attacked by insur-
gents, who were repealed, and fled TO
the mountains.
The extension of the armistice be-
tween China and Japan to May 9Th,
pending the ratification of the peace
terms by the respective governments,
shows that the action of the peace e..
voys was not so conclusive. In addi-
ton to the places mentioned in pre-
vious dispatches, the Japanese are to
retain possession of Wei-Hai-Wei as a
guarantee of the payment of the war
indemnity. It is said the Emperor of
japan has expressed desire to visit
the Emperor OF China and discuss
proposed offensive and defensive al
lance, into which it is proposed to in
vite Siam to enter. Notifications ofthe
new treaty of peace are to be exchang-
ed at Chez Foo within two weeks.