Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Seaboard and the Southern Rail-
road Association have adjusted their
difficulties and the boycott was raised.
The President and his party, who at
tended Secretary Gresham's funeral,
returned to Washington yesterday even
ing.
Five more survivors of the wrecked
steamship Colima came ashore on life
raft on the Mexican coast yesterday and
they report others are still ahoat.
A plan for Central American union
is being carried out without including
Guatemala unless the overthrow of
President Barrios can be secured.
Senator Hill, in commenting upon
Senator Sherman's speech in the Ohio
republican convention, yesterday de-
clared himself for international bimetal-
ism.
Mr.. William T. Master formally de-
clared himself a candidate for the re.
publican nomination for Governor of
Maryland at mass.meeting in Baltl-
more last night.
The bark Carrie E. Long, from Phil
adelphia for Havana. was struck by
lightning yesterday and burned at sea,
the captain, chief mate and two seamen
perishing in the flames.
A dinner in honor of Hon. VIM. c.
Whitney, ex-Secretary of the Navy, is
proposed, at which an effort will be
made to harmonic existing differences
between New York democrats.
The proposed congressional, sena.
torial and legislative reappointment in
Pennsylvania was defeated in the house
at Harrisonburg yesterday. The re-
suit is regarded as victory for Senator
Quay.
The Mckinley boom was formally
started 10 New York State at dinner
given yesterday by Gen. Horace Porter
to Ohio's governor, which was attend.
ed by Mayor Strong aud all his i'm
mediate political friends.
Postoffice inspectors, assisted by
Pinkerton detectives, captured in New
York city yesterday sneak thieves who
it is charged, nave robbed postoffices
throughout the country of $4,000
worth of stamps in the last ten months
Alex. Mcdonald, minister to Persia,
has informed the department, with re-
greet, of the death of the senior and
most conspicuous member of the Amer
lean mission service in Persia, Rev. ]
II. Shedd, DID,, who died at Oroomia,
on Good Friday last.
The Washington representative of the
Republic of Columbia expects to be
authorized by his government to pre-
sent claim against the United States
for damages sustained by Colombia By
reason of President Harrison's pro
clamation of tariff retaliation.
The personnel of the Pension Bureau
will be reorganized at the end of the
fiscal year, as result of reduction OIL
the appropriations of Congress-. Abou
| 1863 changes will be made, and over Ion
of these will be dismissals, while abou
fifty employees will be transferred tt
other departments.
Major VIM. Hardiman, aged seventy
four, was shot from the brush and kill
ed on lonely road, near Esculapa
Springs, Ky, yesterday. He was
found lying in his blood by Jane:
Keith, and the body was still warm. 1
is said that he had deadly enemy wht
had sworn to kill him.
A passenger train of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Co. emerged
from Buck mountain tunnel, near Sha
mokin, Pa, yesterday all ablaze anG
running at the rate of 60 miles an hour
The train, which had caught fire il
the tunnel, was run up to water tank
and the fire soon queEched.
A fire broke out in the north shaft o
the Wyoming Colliery of the Lehigt
Valley Coal Company at Port Bowkley
Pa, yesterday. A terrific explosion
was caused by the fire at 6 o'clock il
the evening, and mine boss and s
timber man were badly burned. The
fire is under control. The loss will be
heavy.
Morris Schoenhoiz, who was arrested
in New York recently on the charge O
arson, has made statement to the
police which will probably result in the
arrest of a dozen or more insurance nd
justers. 1t is alleged that Schoenhoii
confessed to firing at least halfa dozer
houses in New York and Brooklyn BY
prearrangements for the insurance.
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