Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gen. Harry Heth is i'll at his home
in Washington.
The marine band will make a tour
through the South.
The Senate finance committee viii
not hear J. S. Coxey.
The legislative buildings at St. Johns,
n. T., we're attacked by a mob of unem-
ployed men yesterday. Several police
officers were hurt.
The frosts have checked the foo Is
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Vir-
GINA. A freeze followed the thaw and
the danger is not thought TO be past
The Senate committee on appropria-
tons yesterday authorized favorable
report on the urgent deficiency bill, in
Gliding the provision for carrying out
the income tax.
Miss Mary Edna German, daughter
nj Senator German, made her debut to
Washington society at a tea yesterday
evening. which was attended by large
rumber Of well known persons.
a large number of Knights of Labor
assemblies in different parts of the
country are reported to have deter
mined to pay no more per capita tax to
maintain the present general officers OF
the order.
The statement is denied that the
Senate has practically agreed upon a
currency bill. Silver Senators say That
they will fight until March 4 before
they will consent to the passage of a
financial measure.
The courthouse at Decatur, Tex,
was destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon. Several business houses were
also destroyed. The county records
were destroyed. The total loss will
reach over 100000.
The Huntsville, Ala, Female Col
Iegc. one of the largest institutions of
the kind in the South, was burned yes
terday afternoon. There were 100
boarders in the building, all of whom
escaped without serious injury.
The British anri-lynching committee
has expressed its disapproval of the
verdict of q Tennessee jury which ac-
quilted the men accused of lynching
six colored men at NIilington, Tenn,
any has sent message of sympathy
to the colored people in the southern
States.
Elk United States Senator Francis E.
Warren and ex-Congressman Clarence
d. Clark were nominated as Wyom-
ipc's next United States Senators yes
terday at caucus Of republican mem
bels of the legislature. Mr.. Warren
was nominated by reclamation to sue
coed Joseph NJ. Carey.
Miss Isabelle F. Bigelow, who pos
sesses in her own right over SIS, 900,
Yesterday accompanied her colort d
coachman, Cnas w Harris, to the Pc,
lice Court in New York, where he was
charged with improper relations with
her. He was held in 81 600 bail. Miss
Bigelow is about twenty-three years
ola and belongs to a leading family
She has already given birth to quad
room child.
The case of Erastus Wiman, convict
ed Of forgery, but now on bail
furnished by Colonel Charles Broad
way Rouss, came up in New
York yesterday in tho Supreme
Court on an argument for q new trial
This was an appeal from the verdict o.
the Court of Oyer and Terminer
The judges reserved their decision
Mr.. Wiman was present throughout
the proceedings.
Twenty-three Armenians have beer
sentenced to death for the alleged
murder of Mussulman in Armedan
though many of the convicted mtr
produced passports showing that they
were in Cor335ssnti:ccplo wneu ti'e
murder was committed. Five others
of the accused were sentenced to penal
servitude for life, and the remainder
were sentenced to Imprisonment for
terms ranging from three to six years.
In Chicago yesterday Judge Gross
cup, of the Illinois Federal Court, over
ruled the motionto quash the indictment
for conspiracy against Debs and others,
they being held in the United States
Mai shal's office pending decision on
that point. Later, as stated yesterday.
Debs and his associates were committed
to Woodstock Jail, in Henry county.
Their counsel will apply to the Supreme
Court of the United States for writ OF
habeas corpus.