Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Mrs. Langtry's suit for divorce in
New York has been discontinued by
consent.
Ro' ert Brown, the distinguished
botanist, died in London on Saturday
CT uraemia.
Harry Reese was assailed by three
highwaymen and robbed in the Capitol
grounds at Washington last night.
In the treaty between France and
Madagascar just promulgated, the
Queen accepts the protectorate OF
France.
In the game of football between Har-
,a-d and Cornell at Cambridge, Mass,
on Saturday evening Harvard won by
score of 25 to o.
The Sultan of Turkey has Lad four
teen members of the imperial house
hold executed because threatening
tier was found in the palace.
The $1,000, 600 tails, the indemnity for
which the japanese will relinquish pos
session of the Liao-'rung peninsula,
Will Ue pdIu W Julia VI NofomoSi y
by Russia.
The body of Miss Eveline Hardin,
who died at the Shoreham, in Washir s.
ton, on Friday night, was brought here
yesterday evening ard inferred in Beth
el Cemetery.
Armed Armenians are reported to
have attacked the mosques in Bitlis,
when the MussulmaDs were at prayers.
The troops were called out, and during
the encounter that followed many were
killed ON both sides.
At Louisville, KY, on Saturday,
Bamberger, Bloom s. Co., the large
wholesale dry goods firm of that city,
made an assignment. 1t is thought the
liabilities will amount to 81 200. 900 and
nominal assets will equal that amount.
Gov. Rudd, of California, who is a
democrat, has appointed William Jeter
as Lieutenant Governor, to succeed
Spencer G. Willard, deceased. Mr.. Jeter
was the democratic candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor last election, but was
defeated by MIR. Millard.
Senator David Bennett Hill, ex-Gov.
James B. Campbell, Senator Calvin S.
BIZ ice and Mr.. ]. B. Peaslee We're greet
ed by 10000 people at the great mass
meeting at Lima, Ohio, on Saturday.
There was also big parade and recep-
lion to Governor Campbell.
Francis J. Kieck hoefer, chief of the
bureau Of accounts of the State Depart
ment, and Edward Hayward. chieI
bookkeeper in the bureau, resigned
Saturday at the request of Secretary
Olney, the result of discoveries OF
irregularities in their accounts.
Secretary Herbert has decided that
in view of the agreement between the
Unite d States and Great Britain in re-
spect TO war vessels on the great lake S
he could not award the contract for the
construction of one of the gunboats
authorized by Congress to the Detroit
Dry Dock Company.
Samuel Josephs, a well.known local
democratic politician and author of the
popular campaign song, "Grover,
Grover, Four Years More of Grover"
died in Philadelphia Saturday, aged
sixty.fve years. He was q wealthy
contractor and leaves widow and
three adult children.
Patrick King Callahan, twenty-six
years old, who lived in New York,
jumped from the top of the Poughkeel :
sic bridge iuto the river Saturday, as 3
result Of which he died at 1915 yester
day evening. The distance is 2l2 feet.
At least thirty people saw Galatians
exhibition of foolhardy nerve.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage preached
his initial sermon as co-psstor of the
First Presbyterian Church in Washing
ton last night. The crowd was an i'm
mense one. The subject of the sermon
was "All Heaven Looking On" and
the text was from Hebrews xii, l.:
Seeing, we also are comprised with so
great cloud of witnesses"
Hon. Mckenzie Bowel, premier OF
Canada, and Sir Charles Topper, min
lister of justice in the Canadian cabinet,
arrived in Washington yesterday, and
are guests of Sir Julian Paunceiote, at
the British embassy. They come to
Ike part in the Behripg Sea conven-
ton, the first session of which has
been set for next Wednesday at the
State Department..
A train of freight cars and large
straw warehouse and its contents at
Boyd's Nd, were destroyed Saturday
night by fire, involving loss of $1,000
or $4,000 to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and to Mr.. W. T.
Lewis, the owner of the building, 81
500, partially insured. 1t is believed
that the fire was caused by sparks from
an engine passing the bnildiDg.