Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Or. Edward P. James died at the Re-
at for the Sick in Richmond yester-

DR.. Edward P. James died at the Re-
treat for the Sick in Richmond yester-
day.
Governor Werts, of New Jersey, yes,
terday issued an order for the removal
of train robber Perry to New York.
Thirty thousand shad were hauled
out of the Delaware between Chester
and the lower bay in single day.
The omnibus and tramway strikers
of Paris, yesterday stopped cars, smash
ed windows and played the mlschlei
generally.
Cashier J. R. Holland, of the Mer.
chants and Farmers National Bank, OF
Charlotte, N. c., is defaulter to the
amount of 10000 or more.
Sholto Douglas, son of the Marquis
of Queensberry, himself the bearer OF a
title, was arrested at Bakersfield, Cal,
Yesterday on warrant charging him
with insanity.
Efforts are being made by the Lex
ington, KY, Chamber of Commerce to
arrange joint debate on the currency
question between Secretary Carlisle
and Senator Blackburn.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
it is believed in Russian official circles
that Germany's change of policy in re,
gard to the Chino-Japanese treaty will
have the effect of securing satisfactory
settlement of that question.
A collision occurred in the harbor OF
Naples yesterday between the steamer
Cyrenian and the Anchor Line steamer
Bolivia, having on board LOO emil
grants. The Bolivia was considerably
damaged, and there was great excite
ment among the passengers, but no one
was hurt.
Rev. DR.. R. Heber Newton, the rec
tor of All Souls Church, New York,
preached on Sunday morning on the
Resurrection of Christ" with the re-
suit that several of his brother clergy
men of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, in that city, are seriously con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of making for
NAL charges of heresy against him.
Great Britain's ultimatum has been
delivered to Nicaragua and her claims
must be satisfied. If the demands OF
England are not complied with in three
days Corento, the Nicaraguan port, will
he closed and British troops landed to
enforce the ultimatum AS stated yes
terday British war ships are now in the
harbor.
The Standards Berlin correspondent
says 1.-The Russian minister in
Pekin has been instructed to
negotiate a cession of Chinese ter
ritory to balance the japanese acquisi-
tions. China, not being in position to
reject the demands, hopes to contine
them to the cession ofpart of Manchuria
and an ice-free port"
1t is officially denied that the Chinese
customs, by the terms of the treaty of
peace with Japan, are placed under ia.
panese control. Russia has fleet of
twenty-five warships in the far East.
Russia is meaacing japan by concen-
trating a large fleet of warships in
those waters. There are also thirty
seven French war vessels in Japanese
waters. In riot among Chinese SOL
diers on the Island of Formosa twenty
eight, including two officers, were kill
ed and fifty wounded.
The trial of R. H. Pannill, charged
with aiding Walker G. Hammer in en-
bezzling the funds of the First Nation
al Bank, commenced in special term
of the United States Circuit Court in
Lynchburg yesterday. Pannill's bail
bond having been declared insufficient,
he was rearrested and lodged in Jail.
An effort was made to secure post
pouement owing to the absence of Pan
Mills counsel, but Judge Paul would
not consent and ordered the trial to
proceed.