Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

huSSla Is trying tc lOrce AiueIican
petroleum out % ..Lhe market in Greece.
The greater portion of the business
section of Silver City, N. NJ, was de-
stroyed by flood Saturday. but so far
as can be learned no lives were lost.
In Lafayette and Taylor counties, in
Florida, many negroes have become
frightened on account of attacks by
white men and are leaving their homes.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg states
that Russo-Greek treaty of commerce
shortly to be signed will give Russians
a monopoly of the Greek petroleum
trade.
The sailing of Valkyrie III. from
Glasgow for New York has been post
poned until Wednesday next. She has
been locked and her hull is being
cleaned.
Three buggies came into collision
near Decatur, Ind, yesterday, and four
persons were dangerously injured.
Two of the parties were on the way to
visit sick relative.
Walter Emily, of Washington, was
murdered yesterday evening on the
Philadelphia road, near Orangeville,
Nd, by William Wiley, tramp, in
quarrel over ten cents.
Wilbur A. Watkinson, of Freehold,
N. j., eloped with Miss Ray Reid. gave
her a borrowed engagement ring, paid
the marriage expenses with stolen
money and was arrested.
1t is said that large number of the
Cuban insurgents are quite prepared
to lay down their arms if Spain i'm
mediately grants to Cuba complete
autonomy, combined with allegiance
TO Spain.
Announcement is made that Miss
Virginia Lowery, Washington heiress,
will be married in October to Duke
d'Arcos, Spanish minister to Mexico.
The wedding will take place in New
York. Later the bride will be presented
at the Spanish court.
Nearly $4,000 more troops are about
to be sent from Spain to Cuba. In the
battle of ValeDzuella Lieutenant
Colonies Baquero, San Martin, Lolo
and Benefits, of the Spanish army, were
wounded. The Spanish authorities re-
port that the insurgent leader Mariana
Pine has surrendered at Cienfuegos.
The second trial the Defender had
in New York waters against the
Vigilant only furnished more evidence
that the new boat is better than the
old either in light or heavy winds. The
Defender ran away from the old champ
ion on every leg, and defeated her
handily over the thirty-mile course by
minutes and II seconds.
Representative Meyer, of Louisiana
is in Washington and will protest
against the refusal of Comptroller
Bowler to pay the bounty to Louisiana
sugar planters upon the crop of 1893
Mr.. Meyer says the free silver move
ment is making some progress in
Louisiana. The Louisiana Senators
will also oppose the stand taken by
Comptroller Bowler.
For the first time since he pleaded
guilty to conspiracy to defraud the FL
deity Mutual Life Association H. H.
Holmes, the supposed multi-murderer.
yesterday faced the last woman he Is
known to have married. The meeting,
which was at Holiness request, took
place in the Office of District Attor-
ney Graham in the City Hall, in Chica-
20, and was not without its dramatic
features. Mrs. Howard, for so the wo-
man calls herself, having been mar
ried to Holmes when he used that name,
received her husband with marked cool
ness. A meeting of the detectives en-
gagged on the examination of the house
was held last night and they announc-
I'd that in their opinion the house had
been constructed for the purpose of de-
liberate slaughter. More care than
ever will now be exercised in searching
the premises where different things ale
being unearthed which point to MUIR
ders