Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

W. P. Bentley, who was a member
OF the Kentucky Legislature in 1887 8S,
and Bige Hignite killed each other in a
duel with pistols in Leslie county, KY,
Wednesday night.
1t is reported in Constantinople that
Musselmans and Armenians will soon
issue manifesto against the Turkish
government. The popular discomfort
against the Sultan is becoming wide
spread.
The famous stallion, Ambassador,
the property of the Kalamazoo Farm
Company, died at Kalamazoo, Mich,
Yesterday. Three years ago S. A..
Browne & Co. was offered 100000 for
Ambassador.
The President yesterday made the
following appointments Solicitor Of
the Department Of State, Walter M.
Falson, of North Carolina; chief of
bureau of accounts, State Department,
Frank A. Branagan, of Ohio.
The democrats at Baltimore last
night closed their campaign with the
biggest torch-light parade ever seen in
Baltimore. Twenty thousand enthusi-
astic democrats were in hhe and the
residences of hundreds OF loyal party
men along the route were Illuminated.
For three hours the streets were packed
with people
The Duke of Cambridge, the retiring
commander-in. chief of the British army,
has issued his farewell address to the
srmy, expressing the reluctance and
sorrow with which he sewers his long
connection. He has been gazetted
chief personal aide-de-camp to the
Queen and honorary colonel in chief to
the forces.
Advices from Marsovan, Asia Minor,
show that the trouble which was an
ticipated by U. S. Minister Terrell
in a dispatch to the State Department,
at Washington, in August last, has cul-
minated 10 an attempt to burn the
American College there. 1t is added
that the would-be incendiaries have not
been discovered.
Mr.. Sinchire KuriDo, the japanese
Minister, paid a visit to the White
House yesterday, and presented to
President Cleveland an autograph
letter from the Emperor of Japan,
thanking the President and the gov
eminent of the United States States for
the good Offices exercised towards
bringing about peace between China
and Japan.
Henry Bloss, saloon keeper at 90S
First street, northwest, Washington,
was robbed yesterday afternoon of over.
800 in peculiar manner. Three men
entered the saloon and called for drinks.
rney invited Bloss to drink with them,
and when his back was turned one o.!
them put knockout drops in his beer.
While Bloss stood at the bar uncon-
scious one of them tapped the till and
made away with the money.
At Little Rock, Ark, yesterday, both
Corbett's and Fltzsimmons's cases were
postponed until to-day. Chancellor
Martin yesterday afternoon issued a
temporary Injunction restraining all
the pugilists. their hackers, and train
ars, the Hot Springs Athletic Club, and
The officers of Hot Springs for bring
ing off any fight. This settles any
fighting in Arkansas for at least TWEEN
" days, when the writ is returnable.
In Philadelphia yesterday Holmes
threw himself upon the mercy of the
jury. When the commonwealth closed
lis case his attorneys announced that
they considered the prosecution had
aot made out its charge of murder and
they would rest their case upon the
violence offered by the commonwealth
and submit no testimony in defense of
the prisoner. This decision was made
by Holmes upon the advice Of a we'll
known lawyer, who was at one time
retained by the prisoner.
The steamer Evandale, which ar
wed at San Francisco, yesterday,
from the Orient, brings news that
sixty miners were killed by an explo
sion of fire damp in coal mine near
Hankow. Nine hundred and forty
three houses were destroyed by fire at
Nemuro, in the island of Hezo, on Oct.
3. The execution of criminals impli-
Gated in the Kuchang massacre of
missionaries has been discontinued by
order of the vicerory, and forty con-
victed prisoners have been released.