Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ItGWD VI 1dG OhA.
Japanese friendship for the United
States has never been so pronounced as
now.
The Spanish government has called
out 1900 troops for service in Cuba
next September.
Ex-Mayor Van Horn, of Denver, was
killed in that city yesterday by falling
from window.
The entire business part of the village
of Pikeville, in Tennessee, has been
destroyed by fire. Loss $33, 900.
Eugene A. Farlow, medical student,
was shot and MORALLY wounded at a
aimp meeting, near Laurel, DEL, yes.
rerday.
Baron Tauchnitz, the distinguished
publisher of classical literature and q
friend of authors, died at Leipzig yes
terday.
Buck Cunningham, notorious Grim
inal, sawed the bars of his cell and es-
capped from the city prison of Whining
ton, Del, yesterday.
A British officer just returned from
Madagascar thinks that when the
French reach the mountains they will
find the Hovas strongly intrenched and
armed with modern weapons.
Henry T. Thurber, President Cleve-
lands private secretary, is i'll at Niagara
Falls. He arrived late yesterday after
noon and has been confined to his room
since. DR.. Clarke, who was called, says
the indisposition is not serious.
Samuel Vinson and his son Charles
were taken out of the county Jail by q
mob at Ellensburg, WASH, yesterday
morning and hanged to a tree. The
two men became involved in saloon
row last Sunday night and murdered
Michael Kohloph and Joseph N. Berg
man.
1t transpires that when Japan agreed
to abandon the Liao Tung peninsula
at the instance of Russia, France and
Germany no arrangement was made as
to additional indemnity and Japan was
left to settle this matter with China.
1t is now thought China is trying to
evade payment.
Minister Sill has sent to the State De.
partment from Seoul copy of decree
recently issued in Korea declaring that
Sunday shall be kept by every public
officer as day of rest and that govern.
ment offices shall close at IL m. on Sat
urdays. The decree also establishes
hours for the transaction of official bust
ness at Seoul.
A horrible accident occurred yester.
day in the home of Mrs. Alexander
Teachant, who, to save her home from
destruction, seized the stove and threw
it out of the door. She was immedi
ately. wrapped in flames, and hel
clothes, saturated with oil. were total
ly destroyed. The woman's flesh was
burned to crisp.
A terrible hail storm struck four
miles west of Rush City, MIMI, Tues
day night, and in fifteen minutes die
great damage. Hailstones larger thar
baseballs fell, and all exposed glass was
broken and the window ysss So. 4 .r.sneu
in J5fn ana pUlssbes were hammered
into the ground. The grain was mostly
in shock and escaped.
Three steamships were driven ashore
by the recent storm in Japan and few
of their crews and passengers escaped
alive. Railway accidents have been
numerous, in consequence of the heavy
foods, and several of the villages on
the sea coast have been literally de-
stroyed. The lists of deaths as stated
by the authorities will exceed three
thousand.
The rival police boards of Omaha
will defer to the Supreme Court.
Bloodshed has been barely averted.
The City Hall was surrounded yester-
day by mob of A. P. A. sympathizers
and preparations were made to storm
the citadel by force, but wise counsel
prevailed and truce was effected,
which will stand until the matter is
legally adjudicated.
The reunion of the ex-Confederates
of the State, in the South Branch Val
ley, Tuesday and yesterday at Martins
burg, w. Va, was success and was
largely attended. The object of the
meeting was to take steps towards
building a home for the old soldiers. A
good sum has been raised and the home.
seems thing of the near future. Gen.
Rosser and Gen. John B. Gordon made
addresses.
Great excitement prevails at Valpa-
raise owing to news Just received from
Oruro, in the interior of Bolivia. In
that place mob, it is reported, stoned
the CHILEAN Consulate and fired upon
the occupants. 1t is not stated whether
or not injury was inflicted on the Con
sui or his subordinates. This is the
second time that hostility has been
manifested in Bolivia toward those of
Chilian blood.
General" Michael Fitzgerald, of
Coxey army fame, who led the New
England brigade to Washington, was
insane at Lynn, Mass, yes.
terday, by City Physician Little, and
was committed to the Danvers Insane
Asylum. The General went to Ma
hant Beach Tuesday evening, and, tell
ing those about him that he would give
them an exhibition ofsuicide by drown
ing, tried to carry out his intention.
At midnight Thursday night about
fifteen tramps who were stealing ride
on Big Four freight train near Tiffin,
Ohio, attacked the train crew with
stones and revolvers when an attempt
was made to put them off. Eight shots
were fred by the tramps, one of them
cutting the coat of State militiaman
who was on the train and came to the
aid of the crew. The appearance of
the uniformed soldier caused the tramps
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