Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The state department. HAS Deen OH
cially notified of the withdrawal of Mr..
Thurston, the Hawaiian minister.
The French line steamer Gascogne
which arrived at New York yesterday
was delayed four days by a broken PTS
tor.
Hon. Sir Charles Elliott, K. B. c.,
admiral ofthe British feet, is dead He
was born in 1918, and his title dates
from 1881.
Venezuela has asked the United
States TO act as an Intermediary in set
ting the trouble between that country
and France.
Diplomatic relations between China
and japan have been resumed by the
appointment of Count Hayashi, vice
:soreign minister, to be japanese minis
ter to Pekin.
During the parade of circus at Fort
Wayne, Ind, yesterday, a runaway
horse dashed into the crowd and killed
Mrs. Elijah Lemay and injured about
twenty other persons.
Thos. H. Carter, of Montana, late
chairman Of the national republican
compaign committee, says his party
must nominate silver man for the
presidency or suffer defeat.
Monsignor Dubuis, formerly Roman
Catholic Bishop of Galveston, Texn
died Yesterday at Vernaison, France.
He resigned the bishopric few years
ago and removed to France.
A car loaded with flowers and trees
will be shipped from Savannah, and
will arrive in Chicago May IS. The
decorations are for the graves of Con-
federate soldiers at lakewood Cemetery
on Memorial Day.
William Havelow was killed and
three others severely wounded yester-
day, by a premature explosion of dyna-
mite which they were using in a field
in Cecil county, near Chesapeake City,
Md, to blow up stumps.
The Cuban authorities have embalm-
ed the body of Jose Marti, president Of
the revolutionary party, who was re-
Gently killed in battle, and will public
" display the remains in Santiago TO
convince the people of his death.
A dispatch from Athens says that
the receot earthquakes in the district
of Margariti and Paramythia, in south
west Epirus, were most disastrous.
Seven villages were destroyed and fifty
persons killed. More than $50 were
injured.
Burglars blew open the vault of the
State Bank Of Oneida, Kas., early yes
terday morning, securing about 81 800
Tho explosion was heard by people
living near, but no attention was paid
TO it until the cashier opened the place
for business.
The trustees of the American Univer-
sity, the big Methodist educational in.
stitution to be located in the suburbs
of Washington, held meeting at the
Arlington Hotel yesterday, at which
over S150,000 was subscribed for build
ing the historic hall and library.
The representatives of the various
typographical unions of Washington,
accompanied by Public Printer Bene-
dict, called on the civil service commits
sion yesterday evening and presented
the resolutions requesting that the civil
service be extended so as to protect
them.
AT the Confederate reunion in Hous-
ton, Texas, yesterday, the appearance
of Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter
of the Confederacy," elected demon
stration, the enthusiasm of which is
hard to describe. The rebel yell' was
given with volume which nearly
raised the loof.
T. T. Poole, of Lamberiville, n. J.,
was killed while inspecting the ma
chinery in his paper mills yesterday.
His clothing was caught in the shaft
ing, and he was whirled around until
his neck was broken, his arm crushed
and one arm torn from its socket. He
was 45 years old.
The advance in the price of wheat
continues, and cotton, iron and steel
are among other products whose values
are also on the rise. Wheat made an
other high record yesterday and ad-
vanced between and 4 cents bushel
in all markets where the bulk of the
trading in that cereal is done.
A report comes from Crockett, Tex,
that while two young men were fishing
in the Neches river, twenty. seven miles
from there, their canoe was attacked
by alligators and broken up. and the
young men torn to pieces by the brutes
The mother of one of the young men
witnessed the tragedy from the bank.
The body of Gibbie Ringo, who was
eight years old, was found in the river
two miles below Huntington, w. Va,
yesterday morning with the side of his
head crushed in. His little brother is
also missing, they both disappearing to-
gether two months ago. Their father
is the supposed murderer, and mob is
now in search of him, with lynching
in view.
At Lebanon, Ind, yesterday, three
midnight marauders forced their way
into the house of City Clerk Hilton.
Mr.. Hilton, assisted by his son, at
tempted to drive them away. A fight
followed, in which Mr.. Hilton was
struck on the head with a mace and
fatally injured, ais skull being fractur-
ed. The intruders escaped, with $500
booty.
The new West Virginia cigarette
tax law, levying special tax of FIVE
hundred dollars on all retail dealers,
has gone into effect. Thus far not
single license has been taken out in