Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Minnie Williams, one of Holmes
alleged victims, is said to be in Memphi

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alleged victims, is said to be in Memphis.
Five of the fourteen miners impris-
oned by water in mine at Saltcoats,
Scotland, were rescued alive yesterday.
Evangelical Reformed Church, at
Emmittsburg, Nd, has issued call to
Rev. r. z. Croner of Loyettsville, Va.
Pope Leo yesterday said mass in the
Hall of the Consistory, in the presence
of the American pilgrims, who pre-
sented him with purse.
A great battle is said to have been
fought near Baracoa, Cuba, and the in
surgenls have burned that town and
Jiguani. Col. Sandoyal was wounded.
The scarcity of bread and the closure
of the bazaars to prevent disorders has
led to serious rioting in Tabreese, Per
STA. The troops dispersed the rioters,
twenty of whom were killed.
The Armenian Association learns
that the powers have decided to inform
Turkey OF their intention to appoint q
European high commissioner to rule
Armenia He will have vice-regal au-
thority.
Hon. William A. PETER, the populist
Senator from Kansas, who is in New
York, says the free silver agitation is
dying out in the West and that the sill
yer men will be swamped in the coming
elections.
The San Francisco Chronicle prints a
story exposing an alleged plot to restore
Queen Liliuokalani and loot Honolulu.
Rudolph Spreckels, youngest son of
Claus Spreckels, is said to be backing
the scheme.
Ex-Governor Horace Bowles. of
Iowa, declines to accept the nomina-
ton for governor, should he be NOM
mated for that Office by the democratic
convention to be held at Marshalltown
this week.
Thomas ]. Taylor, the wife murderer,
who death sentence President Cleve-
land recently committed to imprison-
ment for life, was taken from Washing
ton yesterday evening to the peniten.
tiary at Albany.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
says the boiler of the old cruiser Ira
iano exploded yesterday. Sixteen men
were either killed or wounded in the
explosion. The cruiser was lying in
the harbor at Rio Janeiro.
Ex-President Harrison talked to a
reporter on Saturday at Old Forge, and
in reply to the latter's suggestion that
he might be the republican presidential
nominee next year said: 'sThank you,
but don't believe / am the man."
Vice President Stevenson, wife and
daughters, Julia and Letitia, left
Bloomington, ILL.,, Saturday for Alaska,
expecting to be away about six months.
Julia has been in poor health some
weeks and the trip is undertaken for
! her benefit.
A vicious bull attacked Louis Rich
and his son, George, in field near Val
paraiso, Ind, on Saturday. The father
was gored to death and the son fatally
Toured before he succeeded in killing
the bull with the shots from revolver
he carried.
Sprague, the county seat of Lincoln
county, Wash, and the site of the
Northern Pacific Car shops, Yves almost
wiped out by fire Saturday. A high
wind spread the flames rapidly until
more than 81 100000 worth of property
had been destroyed.
Carl Browne and his bride, nee
Coxey, are quoted as denying that they
had separated. Browne is preparing to
issue a monthly paper to be called
"Carl's Cactus" which is expected to
make its first appearance on the 18th
instant in Washington.
Private advices from Guatemala
state that President Barrios, has forme
secret alliance with Costa RIGA look.
ing to the formation of union of all
the Central American States, with
Guatemala exercising the dominant in.
| fluence in the new federation.
Defender won over Che Vigilant Sat
urday by five minutes and thirty-two
seconds. The run was made from the
Brenton's Reef lightship, off Newport,
to Cottage City, Mass. Jubiles did not
race. The Constellation was the win.
| ner in the irst-class schooner race.
Frederick A. De Groot attempted to
kill his wife, Mrs. Katie De Groot, at
their home, in Baltimore, yesterday,
and failing in his purpose, shot himself,
with fatal effect. From his actions dur
ing the last week it is believed that he
was seized with homicidal and suicidal
mania.
Miss Charlotte Nelson, we'll known
actress, met Joseph II. Neill, a wealthy
planter from Guatemala, on train
coming from San Francisco less than a
month ago, and they were quietly mar
ried last Wednesday in the chapel OF
the Church of the Heavenly Rest, in
New York.
A heavy storm that broke over
New York city last evening swept q
little sailboat full of pleasure seekers in
among the rocks and eddies off Wards
Island. In this desperate predicament
an effort to cast anchor capsized the
little craft and three of her FIVE passen-
gers were drowned.
A race war broke out at Spring Val
ley, ILL.,, yesterday in the coal mines,
the result being one white man, an
Italian, dead, and fourteen negroes
badly hurt, many of whom will die.
The Italians for many months wished
to drive the negroes out of the coal
mining belt, and yesterday plausible
excuse for so doing presented itself.
A cable dispatch from Santiago de
Cuba says that Jose Maceo was defeated
by Spanish forces, under Colonel
Seguiras, near Iona de Ia Galetta
| 1t is learned from private sources, also,