Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

At Greenville, N. b. yesterday, Mrs.
Joseph Fagnaut presented her husband
with a pair of daughters. She is his
fifth wife. Faguaut was already the
father of 25 children when his joy was
increased by Christmas gift of twins.
Mrs. Virginia Pendleton, wife of
Philip Pendleton, died at the ST..
Charles Hotel, Berkeley Springs, w.
Va, Monday night, aged eighty-one
wears, after an illness of only few
days. The funeral took place yester-
day.
The street railway trouble broke out
again in Philadelphia on several of the
lines yesterday, the old men claiming
that preference was being given the
new men. The officials, however,
agreed to pat the old men to work, and
the difficulty was settled.
The brick stable attached to the
country residence of John Lowber
Welsh, president of the Union Traction
Company, Philadelphia, was burned to
the grouI d yesterday, and the authori-
ties believe that the fire was the result
of the bitter feeling against the traction
president.
The populist Senators conferred on
Tuesday and decided to offer free sill
yer coinage bill as an amendment to
either q tariff or bond bill, or both,
when they come over from the House.
The populists are favorable to duty
on wool, but against raise in duties on
woollen goods.
The government of Venezuela has
ordered that the national militia be re-
cruited from all classes of citizens. The
authorities have cabled to all of the
South and Central American republics
asking their assistance in case of a war
with England and proposing that their
forces be combined.
Lord Dunraven has come back to the
United States for the purpose of at
tempting to substantiate the charges
brought by him against the owners OF
the Defender, which proved so superior
to his yacht, the Valkyrie, last fall, that
there was really no comparison between
the two boats as racers.
Pistol carrying has been adopted by
the fashionable ladies of Atlanta as 8
protection against footpads when they
happen to go to walk or to call and are
not sure of getting back before dusk.
Within eight days eleven people have
been held up and robbed on the streets
10 the most frequented portions Of the
city.
The two emergency bills, tariff and
bond bill, prepared by the republi-
cans to provide for an increased reve-
nue. and the issuing of bonds were
adopted by the ways and meaps COM
mistee at their session yesterday. The
democrats endeavored to secure three
days debate; to gain a postponement Of
two or three days in which to study the
probable effects of the measures if en-
acted; also, to have the bond bill debat-
ed before the tariff bill, but the repub-
licans adhered to their original ar
rangements.
1t is reported that battle occurred
on December 81 between the Turkish
troops and the Druses, in which over
10000 of the latter were killed. On
the Island of Crete, also. fresh distur,
Dances have occurred. Zsitoun, where
the Armenians revolted against Turkish
rule and seized the town, has been
captured. 1t is said the inhabitants
escaped to the mountains. The repre-.
sentatives of the powers have entered
| p 'otest before the commission which
controls the execution of the reforms
and Sir Phillip Currie, the British Am
bassador, demanded the immediate re-
recall of the Kadi of Mush, who is
| accused of melting the Mussulmans tc
disturbances.
While the LOO inmates of the Long
Island State Hospital, Brooklyn, were
being to treated to their Christmas din
ner yesterday, Alfred F. Walker, 9
stenographer, twenty-six years of age
called to see his wife, Mary E. Walker
who is patient at the hospital. Mr.
Walker was conducted to a room
where his wife is confined. When the
husband presented himself there was an
affsctionate greeting. The couple step
ped into an adjoining room and gan 8
conversation. In few minutes, how.
ever, Walker drew a pistol, shot his
wife and then fatally shot himself. His
wife was only slightly hurt. Walker
has three small children. He has been
out of employment for some time and
had become Respondent over his
troubles.