Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Governor McCorkle, OF West Vir-
GINA, announces himself as q candi.
date for the o. S. Senate.
The United States cruiser Marble
head has arrived at Mersina, Asia Minor,
to protect the missionaries of that dis
trict.
| Sir Robert Peel, of England, has
compromised with his creditors at fifty
per cent. He owed Mrs. Langtry about
"a 500.
The Spanish gunboat Carload has
been sunk off Cardenas, province OF
Matapzas, Cuba. The crew escaped in
the boats. The gunboat will be foated
as soon as the necessary assistance can
be sent to her.
Col. L. Dibrel, auditor of the mon ey
order department. in the general Office
of the Southern Express Company. and
known to express people throughout
the South, committed suicide at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, yesterday. He was a
Virginian.
Rumors that Russia had obtained the
right to anchor feet at Port Arthur
aud to construct railroads on the Lao
| Tung peninsula caused war scare in
London. The British Foreign Office
officials stated that they had no con-
frmatory news.
In Philadelphia yesterday all grades
of sugar dropped an eight of a cent on
account of dizziness in trade and large
accumulations of refined sugar. 1t is
rumored that the national sugar re.
6nery, of New York, will shut down
on the 1st of November.
Bishop Paret, of the Episcopal do
cese of Maryland, is preparing to send
out call for the first convention
of the new Episcopal diocese OF
Washington, to elect q bishop. The
convention will be held December 4, at
st. Andrews Church in Washington.
Mr.. William II. Wehrhane. book
keeper for the Mercantile Trust and
Deposit Company, and prominent in
social circles. disappeared from the
steamer Fairfax while at sea on her
way to Boston. 1t is thought he jumped
overheard while suffering mental de-
rangement.
The State Department at Washing
ton has received information showing
that the plan of Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, British Secretary OF State for the
colonies, to arm the frontier of British
Guiana against Venezuelan aggressions.
was rejected by the high council OF
British Guiana.
At Augusta Ga, last night fire de-
stroyed the extensive lumber plant OF
Thompson & Co. on the outskirts Of
that city, together with about forty
small frame dwelling houses in the i'm.
mediate neighborhood. A hundred
people are homeless. The total value
of the property destroyed is fully
SIS. 900.
The Southern Railway reports fol
September gross earnings of 81 ,635, 674,
an increase of 500, S43; expenses ST.
OSS, 499, increase $62, 2S4 and net $547, !
175, increase $3S, $50; and from July /
to Sep. 80, gross 1861, 1S9, increase
S911, 240; expenses So, 29S. 511, increase
S139,57S; and net 81, 362,67S, increase
S171,6 62.
In collision on the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, near Bowie Station,
Prince Georges county, Nd, yesterday
morning, two men were killed and
three injured. The accident was caused
by an engine moving north from Wash
ington with stock train backing in on
the Y at Bowie to allow an express
train to pass q work train, and running
| into the rear of the latter train.
A combination he's been formed be-
tween all of the important distilling
interests in the country to regulate
prices and production of whisky. In
the agreement, which includes ninety
per cent of the entire output, the
American Spirits Manufacturing Com
pany is allowed seventy-two per cent.
of the aggregate. This is greater
allotment than had been anticipated
when negotiations were begun several
months ago.
In cablegram from Minister Terrell,
dated at Constantinople yesterday, con-
corning the charge that he had neglect
ed missionary interests, Mr.. Terrell says
every American missionary in that
city will state that to be false" Not one
American missionary in Asia Minor has
been injured during this terrible strife,
though more numerous than those of
all Europe. To protect them against
two fold danger, | have remained for
months with leave of absence granted"
Corbett yesterday telegraph from
Hot Springs to Dryer in New York to
forward the stake money at once. He
stated that he was determined to re-
main in Hot Springs until November 1.
1t is now believed that Corbett has
made up his mind to meet Fitzsim-
mons under any circumstances. The
champion was furious oyer the receipt
of telegram from Julian, in which
the latter stated that if Corbett did not
remain at Hot Springs and meet Fitz.
simmons he (Julian) would proclaim
him coward and cur. Vendig has
wired Stuart to secure an option on a
large circus tent and stated that mat
ters would be materially changed with
in a day or two. Fitzsimmons will
probably leave Corpus Christi, Tex,
next Wednesday.
Miss VANDERBILT's DowER.-In ar
ranging the settlements preparatory to
the Vanderbilt Marlborough wedding
there were three family lawyers en-
gagged. 1t has been reported that Miss
Vanderbiit's marriage portion would