Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Henry Stock bridge, ST., promi-
nent lawyer of Baltimore, died last
night at his home, in that city, aged %
years.
Several changes in the constitution Of
the Episcopal church wereproposed by
the committee on revision in New York
yesterday.
A credit of 81 900 900, to be used in
suppressing the Cuban insurrectiop,
has been cabled from Madrid to Capt,
Gen. Calleja, in Havana.
Thirty fishing boats were wrecked at
the pier at Tangier, Morocco, during a
storm on Sunday night. Snow fell for
the first time in many years.
Mr.. George w. Berry, examiner,
secretary and treasurer of the public
schools in Charles county, Md, died al
La Plata, yesterday, aged thirty-seven
years.
In Washington yesterday the case
against DeAlmagro was dismissed by
Judge Miller, as it was shown that be
was connected officially with the Ar
gentine legation.
Mustapha, the Turkish soldier who,
while drunk, killed Mr. Stupe, an
American, and also Turkish official,
in the streets of Constantinople, has
been found guilty and sentenced to
death.
The Argentine Republic has accept
ed the decision of President Cleveland
in the boundary arbitration with Brazil,
and congratulated the latter country
that long standing dispute has been
peacefully settled.
In the boxing match in London yes
terday evening between Frank ?.
Slavin, formerly Of Australia, and
Frank Craig. known as the Harlem
Coffee Cooler" for purse Of $1,000,
Craig was knocked out in one round.
A successful test was made yesterday
at the InGian Head naval proving
station of the armor manufactured by
the Carnegie Company, of Pittsburg,
and designed for the new warships.
The plates successfully withstood the
impact of projectiles fired by the heavi-
est guns.
Captain Kolb, who claims to be Ala
bama's rightful governor, left Mont
gomery yesterday for Birmingham to
be present at the meeting of the State
executive committee to-day, called for
the purpose of determining whether the
party shall adopt revolutionary meth
DDS to seat kolb.
Clarence McKim, the broker, who
suspended on the New York Stock Elk
change yesterday, was one of the oldest
bear operators in Wall street, and was
reputed to have made between 81 ,000,-
600 and 81 100000 in the panic of 1898.
He was caught by the recent rise in the
sugar market and lost half million
dollars.
The reason the silver men were in
such haste to form a new party, instead
of placing implicit reliance in their
ability to secure the nomination of
free coinage man OH free coinage plat
form by the old democratic party, is
said to have been that they had salts
fed themselves that Mr.. Cleveland will
again be candidate.
The terms OF peace between China
and Japan, which have been agreed
upon in general terms, it is reported
from Pekin, were through the interces-
sion of the American ministers. The
independence of Corea will be recog
nized, territory will be coded to Japan
and money indemnity paid. A Chi
nese force of 1000 were put to flight,
after loss of 1,40O, at Denshotal yes
terday
Judge RICHTER, of the Civil District
Court of New Orleans, for long time
has had under trial and consideration
the case of the State VS.. the Olympic
Club, which was for forfeiture of its
charter, growing out Of the prize fights
which took place within its arena. Yes
terday the Judge decided the case
wholly in favor of the club. Under the
decision the club can continue glove
fights without interference.