Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Delaware peach crop is now e
timated at 100000 baskets.

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timated at 1000, 900 baskets.
In Miller, Neb., yesterday, Joseph
Neckina shot his divorced wife and
then cut his throat.
Two men were killed and two fatally
injured by tho caving of trench IN
Harrison, Hudson county, across the
river from Newark, N. j., yesterday
afternoon.
Alexander Carr, who killed Capt. 81.
o. King in Atlanta because of debt,
has been pronounced sane by a jury.
This m IS that Carr must hang unless
the governor interferes.
In the Belgian Chamber of Deputies,
Nj. Burlet. the premier, nearly caused
u riot among the socialists yesterday by
expressing pity for parents who allow
ed their children to be brought up
Atheists.
Judge Golf has declared that the West
Virginia Law imposing tax OF $500 for
the gale ofcigarettes is unconstitutional.
1t Isl believed that the decision will
have the efi. c. oirelieviDg dealers of the
burden of $50 year in Maryland.
Tue London Prtsby terian union yes
terday gave a reception 10 that city to
one hundred American PresbyteriaDs.
Speeches were made by Ambassador
Bayard, DR.. H. III. Field, DIR. Lyman
Abbott aud Rev. DR.. Lorimer.
At Trenton, n. j., last night the jury
iu tho case of John Collins, accused OF
the murder of Frederick P. Oil, the
Princeton student, returned a verdict
of murder in the second degree.
Sentence has been deferred until next
Wednesday.
n. II. Holmes S lawyer, has produced
q man, who, he ayerred, would clear
his client of the charge of killing the
Ptezl children. The hunt for the
missing boy, Howard, is being vigor
ously maintained at D, trojt and other
places in the west.
Returns from the British elections up
to last night were Conservatives, 257;
unionists, Al; liberals, II; Mccarthy
ties, Sc John Morley, who was chief
secretary for Ireland under the Rose
barry government, was DEBATED in the
Newcastle-on-Tyne district.
ssThe japanese forcesin Formosa were
forced 10 beat retreat By the Black
Flags, who were in almost overwhelm
my numbers, and fought with the ut
most bravery and stubbornness. Only
the shells from the heavy guns of the
Japanese saved the latter from dire
disaster.
At Los Angeles, Cal yesterday Alon-
~ Mayors shot aud instantly killed bis
vile, and attempted TO kill his sister
in law, Mrs. Irving Linson, and her
husband. Afterwards he shot himsell
md inflicted fatal wound. His sister
in-law escaped without injury, but her
husband received wound from which
he may die. Jealousy was the cause.
Allen Johns, @ young man from
Philadelphia, made two unsuccessful
attempts at suicide in Chicago yesterday
by the laudaum route. He asked the
police at the Desplaines street station
10 lock him up lest he should make an
other and more successful attempt at
it. He was accommodated. His father
is prominent Philadelphia politician
Notes of national banks are to be
boycotted by the Knigh s of Labor.
Grand Master Sovereign has issued q
manifesto to his organization and TO
the Farmers Alliance, Peoples party,
refo m clubs, and kindred societies,
reciting the wrongs of the masses, and
calling for a general boycott on national
notes in all dealings between individ-
uals. The boycott is to go into effect
September 1st.