Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The government of Honduras will
surrender A. K. Ward, of Memphis,
who is charged with embezzlement and
forgery.
The new Baltimore City Council,
which is controlled by republicans, or
gained last night by electing perma'
nent officers.
Kelah, the second white elephant
brought 10 this country, arrived in New
York yesterday on the steamer Nestor
from Singapore.
Lewis Jefferson, colored, who con-
fessed having assaulted Miss Wilson
Frohert in Chomersville, Ga, was
lynched yesterday.
A convention has been sighed at Pc
kin providing for the payment of an
additional indemnity by China to ia
pan for evacuating Port Arthur.
Storms and floods have done great
damage in England, Scotland and Ire
land during the past few days, and
many vessels have been wrecked.
Chairman Harrity, of the democratic
national committee, it is said, favors
holding the national convention in New
York about the middle of next July.
Lin Dock Dunn, Chinese laundry
man 10 Chicago, was yesterday shot
and killed by the father of young
girl whom he had attempted to assault.
The English mission near Jerusalem
has been attacked by riotous mob.
The missionaries escaped, but some OF
the servants of the mission were killed.
A dispatch from Berlin says that in
we'll informed quarters at Berlin no
credence is given to the story of the se-
rious illness of the Czarina as the re-
suit of an operation.
Captain General Martinez de Campos
will personally direct the military
operations against Maxine Gomez. the
insurgent leader in command in the
province of Santa Clara, Cuba.
The Episcopal ministers, Of Wash
ington, met yesterday and made ar
engagements for the entertainment OF
delegates to the diocesan convention,
which meets on December 4th.
Christian w. Schaeffer testified be
fore the commissioner of accounts, in
New York, yesterday, that while a
keeper of gambling houses he paid ex-
Superintendent Byrnes for protection.
john D. Carter, farmer, aged SO
years, is in Jail at Chestertown, Md,
charged with attempting felonious
assault on a seven-year-old daughter
of Captain Thomas 2. Benny, of Kent
county.
The President, accompanied by Sec
rotary Lamont, lett Washington last
night at 1925 by special car on q
Pennsylvania Railroad train for New
York to be present OF the Psget-Whit-
ney wedding.
1t is reported. from Rome that Mgr.
Lorenzelli, the internuncio at The
Hague, ia the leading candidate for
successor to Mgr. Satolli as papal dele
gate to the Catholic church in the
United States.
President Cleveland's administration.
it is reported, will at an opportune
moment offer its good Offices as me-
diator between Spain and the insurrec-
tionists in Cuba. The President will
also urge Congress to act conservatively
in dealing with Cuban affairs.
The committee appointed by the
Pennsylvania Senate to investigate the
workings of the Philadelphia munich
pal government began its work in Phil
adelphia yesterday 1t was stated that
the cost of the various city depart
ments had increased from $4,000, 600 in
1887 to over $4,000, 900 in 1894.
The trial in New York ofDavid Han
nigan for killing Solomon 81. Mann was
marked yesterday by sensational iu-
cidents, chief among which was the ap-
psarapee of crank who offered TO kill
either Judge Ingraham or an assistant
district attorney, and thus qualify as an
expert on homicide mania. He alone
he said, could save Hannigan.
The foreign ministers in CONSTANT
nople are of the opinion that nothing
short Of naval demonstration will
bring the Sultan to realization of the
actual condition of affairs. They have,
however, sent fresh representations to
tn0 L uEhlSu ullulSvCl vi lOioISu o1ldiiS
renewing the demands. The number
of victims of the Baiburt massacre is
now reported to be 1900.
At the request of G. Oliver Iselin the
New Yacht Club has called a special
meeting of the club on Monday even
ing. Nov. Is, to investigate the charges
of fraud and foul play made against
the managers of the Defender by the
Earl of Dunraven in his statement pub.
lished in London on Saturday. The
general opinion among New York
yachtsmen is that as result of the
meeting Lord Dunraven will be expell-
ed from the club.
The Wells Fargo express car was
robbed at Colorado Spring, Col,
at IL o'clock last night. 1t is
reported that the loss is $4,000. Two
men entered the express car, which was
in one of the depots, and held up the
messenger. They covered him with re-
volvers, and he promptly obeyed. The
men acted like professionals. One
guarded the messenger while the other
opened the box. After securing the
plumber they fed aud posse is out.
THE DAVIS MoNUMENT.-Tbe board
of directors of the Jefferson Davis
Monument Association met in Rich
mond yesterday evening, when