Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

scarcity Is the cause OF Tue nign price u
beef.
Rachel Simms, colored, died at Day
ton, Ohio, yesterday. Her son and
other relatives say she was just lib
years old.
A Chicago syndicate is negotiating
for 100000 acres of land in Mont
pomery county. Co., on which colonists
from the West intend to settle.
The coroner at Covington, KY, yes
terday rendered verdict of self-de-
Tense in the case of ]. l.. Sanford, who
was killed on Thursday by State Sem
ator William Goebel.
John Yengling attempted to shoot
his wife at Minerva o., yesterday. She
escaped. He then began to beat his
child, and shot and seriously wounded
Thomas E. Booth, who attempted to
rescue the child.
The Spanish authorities report that
General Marceo, the insurgent leader.
was defeated in an encounter with the
Spanish troops in Cuba yesterday.
General Marceo is reported to have
been surrounded by the Spanish troops
in the mountains.
Secretary Carlisle says: "There is no
truth whatever in the report that I will
be a candidate for seat in the United
States Senate from Kentucky. My re-
lations with Senator Blackburn are of
the most cordial nature, and have
never for moment entertained the
idea of opposing him."
Residents of Columbus avenue and
92d street, New York, are panic strick-
en- over the recent fires in that neigh
borhood, and the opinion is that there
is q band Of incendiaries at work. Seven
fires occurred in 81 hours, and at one
robbers found their way into the burn
ing house.
A fatal riot occurred Thursday night
at Sloan Springs, hear Little Rock,
Ark, among the railroad men employ
ed on construction work. Two of the
rioters were killed in self-defense by
Deputy United States Marshal Proctor,
and two men, who had previously
quarreled among themselves, were ia,
tally wounded by each other.
A German gentleman, whose wife
and three children were drowned in
the Elbe, has just made the voyage
from Hamburg to Southampton on
board the Ems. When the fatal spot
where the Ebe went down was reach
ed, the captain of the Ems slowed his
ship so as to allow the bereaved hus-
band and father to lower into the sea
a great wreath of flowers, weighted
with lead.
The Saints" in session at Indepen-
dance, Mo-, are just now in peck Of
trouble. 1t appears that a lengthy
revelation purporting to be from Gou
was received from Joseph Smith, a year
ago, which made some important dis
closures, and that the twelve in body
have not yet endorsed the revelation.
The revelation in dispute says that the
supposed vacancy in the presidency was
not vacancy in the eyes of God.
Consul T. M, Stephan, at Annaberg,
Germany, has transmitted to the De-
psrtment of State report on the use
Of aspen wood in the manufacture OF
matches in Germany. He says pine,
poplar, linden, birch and aspen are all
employed in the manufacture of
matches, but that aspen has made it
self indispensable through its large
structure, ready combustibility and free
dom from knots.
President Cleveland has filled out
his income tax blank and will probably
make his return to-day. In it he has
included his salary of $4,000 as Chief
Executive, on which the tax will be
1920, deciding to leave 1t to the proper
officers to determine whether the pay
ment of the 2 per cent. assessment will
be in violation of that provision of the
federal constitution which says the
compensation of the President shall
not be increased nor diminished dur
ing the term for which he shall have
been elected.
Masked robbers entered the farm
house of jeremiah Pitts in Russell,
Pa, Thursday night. They chloro-
formed hired man and awoke the
farmer and his wife, and after dealing
Mr.. Pitts a blow they demanded
money from the wife. Upon being re-
fused they tied Mrs. Pitts to bedpost,
poured coal oil on her and held lighted
match to her clothing in order to COM
pei her to reveal the hiding place of
| the treasure. She directed them to q
bureau drawer where they found $50,
and after getting it they left. There
was $500 in gold in the house which
the robbers failed to get.