Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Temple Opera House and por-
ton of the Masonic Temple at Duluth,
Mimi, were burned yesterday. Loss
100000.
President Cleveland reached New
York yesterday on the y: chit Oneida
and spent several hours with DR..
Bryant. Later he again boarded the
yacht and started for Washington.
A ferryman's yawl boat, in which
six persons were crossing the eastern
branch of the Patapsco liver, at BALI.
more, yesterday, was capsiz ed and four
its occupants were drowned.
Theodore Albert Kempner. caretaker
of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Brook.
lyn, was arrested yesterday, charged
with corrupting eight boys who have
been inmates of the institution.
Miss Stella West, prominent lady
in Savannah (Ga.) society, accidentally
shot herself yesterday while handling
pistol at her parents summer home,
at Montgomery, Ga. She died in an
hour.
1t is asserted that Mr.. Cleveland is
for MIR. Whitney for the next demo.
cratic presidential nomination, and in
u quiet way is doing all he can to bring
the former Secretary's nomination
about.
At Pittsburg, Pa, early last night
three persons were killed outright and
uine others injured by runaway troll
ley car on the West End electric line
jumping the track and going over an
embaukment. -Four of the injured died
to-day.
In answer to inquiries as to whether
they would favor or oppose third
presidential term one hundred Con-
gressmep have replied. A majority
sre opposed to such measure and
| many are in favor of single term OF
tx years.
The fight between Young Griff1, OF
Australia, and George kid Lavigne,
of Saginaw, Mich, was dec!al ed draw
at MaspeLh, L l., Saturday night after
twenty bar1-fuught rounds. Lavigne
showed his superiority throughout, but
the battle was declared draw.
A mob of about one hundred people
toek the negro Will Henderson, who
attempted an assault on fourteen-year
old Minnie Rustic, at Jackson, Mo-,
away from the sheriff on Saturday and
hanged him. There was comparative.
" little excitement while the lynching
was being done.
The United States Court of Appeals
at San Francisco has decided against
the United States government in the
suit brought against Mrs. Leland Stan
ford to recover SIS, 1897 900 alleged to
be due the government from her hus.
bands estate on account of Central
Pacific bonds.
1t is again said that when Mgr. Sa
TOLL is made cardinal he will not re-
turn to this country. His successor
will probably be one Of the monsiguors,
bat not of the higher order. There is
to be no more clash of precedence be-
tween the American primate and the
delegate.
Franklin Leonard Pope, an cleo
trician whose skill had won him promi-
nence, and who had occupied several
important positions as an electrical en-
gineer, was instantly killed at his
home, in Great Darlington, Mass, yes
terday, by an electrical shock, while
making some repairs to his plant.
Two hundred persons were killed in
the rio,ing at Trebizond between the
Turks and Armenians. The Sultan
has sent message to the British am
bassador, expressing his thanks and
satisfaction at the success of the meas
ures taken by the ambassadors to clear
the Armenian churches of refugees.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission will hold an examination, COM
mencing on November z, and con-
tinuing through November s, to Eli
vacancy in the position of topographic
craftsman in the War Department, at
salary of 81 200 per annum. TIE ex-
animation will be held in Washington
and some of the larger cities.