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

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Pope Leo XIII. has sent letter to
Cardinal Rampolla resenting as an In
suit the recent celebration in Italy, end
predicting new perils and dire disasters.
James E. Pugb, general secretary Ct
the Washington Young's Mems Christ
ian Association, died at his home in
that city yesterday from typhoid fever.
Messrs. Hurst, Crothers and ex-Gov-
ernor Jackson addressed a democratic
mass meeting at Salisbury, Nd, La I
night. The Ex-Governor came out
squarely for the democratic ticket.
Arrangements have been made for
the distribution of the fund of 81 ,449, !
600 paid the United States by the Span.
ish government in settlement of the
Mora claim. The principal gets $685.
0S5.
At Lexington, KY, yesterday the
black stallion Joe Patchen lowert d the
colors of his two famous rivals, Robert
J. and John R. Gentry, and proved
himself the king of pacing stations
Time 2:114.
Tammany Hall last night nominated
New York city ticket with which to
fight the fusion movement. The Ger
man-American Reform Union met at
the same time in Maennerchor. Hall
and nominated the same ticket.
By a fire at Bayard, W. Va, last
night, thirty houses were destroyed
and at one time it looked as if the
entire town would be burned. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. and many
poor people are made homeless.
A report has reached San Francisco
nf the destruction by hurricane of La
Paz, the capital of the Mexican terrific
ry, Lower California. The report can
not be verified. 1t is also said that
much damage has been done along the
coast.
An oysterman named Towes, in Tan
gier sound, was probably fatally
wounded by a shot from the Maryland
oyster police vessel Sheperd yesterday.
Towes, who is about eighteen years OF
age, was dredging for a mess of oysters
on the upper thoroughfare at Deals
Island.
Many Armenians were killed in
Trebizond on Tuesday in fight be-
tween Turks and Armenians. 1t is re-
ported that the Turkish troops took
part in the slaughter. Some of the Ar
menians arrested during the recent
riot were released yesterday and re-
ported that they had been given moth
ing to eat.
The extracts from the pamphlet
printed by Lord Sackville-West reveal
ing his diplomatic career in this coun.
try, which ended in his being summari
ly given his passports in the fall of 1888,
after the publication of the Murehison
letter, have attracted great attention in
Washington, and it is thought that per-
hsps Minister Bayard, who was so Sc
verely scored in the publication, may
ask the State Department to make
complaint against Lord Sackville-West.
The grand jury in Washington yes
terday afternoon considered the case
of Miss Elizabeth NJ. Flagler, daughter
of General Flagler, of the army, who
shot and killed Ernest Green, a twelve
year-old colored boy, August I'd last.
Neither Miss Flagler nor her friends
appeared before the grand jury, but it
is understood that the statement made
by her before the coroner's jury was
placed in the hands of the investigating
body. The action the grand jury may
take is purely speculative, but there is
a strong impression among those ia
miliar with the case that an indictment
will not follow.
The conference at Dallas regarding
the Corbett- Fitzsimmons prize fight
ended last night, and Hot Springs. Ark,
was selected as the location for the
battle. The laws of that State make
pugilistic encounters a misdemeanor
with maximum fine of $1,000. Gov.
Clarke, of Arkansas, says the fight
shall not take place, but the managers
are satisfied with the very strong pre-
made by the Hot Springs
agents and selected that place. The
date is the same. October 81. The
Florida Athletic Club yesterday moved
its headquarters to Hot Springs, where
it will hold its pugilistic carnival of
three days.
While a mail train was passing
through Manor, Pa, at z o'clock last
night, the two rear coaches jumped the
track, swinging against an eastbound
freight train, which struck the passenger
cars with such force as to knock them
over folty-foot gully against coal
train standing on the siding. Conduc-
tor ]. W. Miller, of Derry, was stand
ing beside his engine, and was instant
ly killed. One coach turned complete
" over on its side. Mrs. Thomas Don
ahue, of Greensburg, was thrown
through window, but escaped without
3 scratch, while her husband, who sat
beside her in the train, was badly in
iured. About twenty passengers were
more or less seriously injured.
Miss Olga Watt, the fourth victim of
the wholesale poisoning at the wedding
near Sabula, a., four weeks ago, died
yesterday