Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEHD Ut lHE DhI.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Shryock was yester-
day re elected grand master of Mary
land Masons.
Slight earthquake shocks we're felt
in Delaware, New Jersey and Penpsyl-
vania yesterday.
The republicans of Indiana are in
favor of the nomination of ex- President
Harrison for the presidency.
Senator Pugb, Of Alabama, denies
the statement that he will not be can
didate for reelection to the o. s.
Senate
The Amer of Afghanistan is report
ed to have burned and tortured many
OF his subjects because of the failure of
his sons mission to England.
Robert Barnes, colored, was murder
ell at his homein Washington last night
by his wife, Sarah Barnes, and his
brother-in-law, Andrew Williams.
in recent fight in Cuba Gen. Maceo,
of the iDsurgent forces, is said to have
beaten Gen. Navarro, of the Spanish
forces, killing and wounding 500 men.
A banquet was given in Washington
last night to Ex-Governor Shepherd,
which was attended by large number
of representative citizens. Mr.. Shep-
herd made speech.
The gigantic railway trust created in
New York on Tuesday last will con-
troll 1918 miles of railroad with q
capital stock of $1,511, 147, 913, and a
total bonded debt of 81, 6S5, 98O,956.
Rustem Pasha, Turkish ambassador
TO Great Britain, died in London yes
terday. He was an Italian by birth,
and distinguished himself while gov
ernor of Lebanon by putting an end
to official corruption in that region.
The court rendered a judgment Of
not guilty in the case of R. d. Johnson,
tried in Cumberland, Nd, yesterday,
on the charge of killing W. Grant Zu-
fall, whose body was found last winter
under tho ice in the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal.
Advices from Cuba are that Maximo
Gomez, the insurgept leader, has reis-
sued orders for the destruction by fire
of plantations aud threatening with
death all who assist in gathering the
crops. Tie purpose of this order is to
deprive the Spanish army of means of
subsistence in the field.
At the Knights of Labor meeting in
Washington yesterday General Master
Workman Sovereign resigned and was
e-elecied. His Integrity was impugn-
ed District Assembly, No. 40, of New
Y ,rk. made the charge, and the Gen
eral Assembly repudiated it. The dis
cussiou lasted nearly all day. The
l. rilard Tobacco boycott is to be ex-
tended by the knights
1t is asserted on good authority that
an effort will be made by the friends of
Senator Quay in Pennsylvania to send
a delegation to the republican national
convention pledged to support the Sen
ator for the presidential nomination.
1t is understood also that this is to be
done in accordance with Senator
Qnay's expressed desire, but whether
the Senator regards his presidential
boom seriously or not is matter of
conjecture.
The Turki-h troops ore being con-
cenirated at Marash for an advance On
2 ,itoun. The Armenians are reported
E, be threatened with starvation, and
to be without clothing or shelter against
the impending cold weather. Those
released from Turkish prisons tell start
ling stories of bad treatment and tor
ture. 1t is thought that the necessity
for armed intervention in Turkey has
passed, the Sultan having been brought
60 realization of the situation in Ar
q eoia and being in earnest in his de-
sire to carry into effect the scheme OF
reform.
The entire class of seamen-g unDers
under instruction at the Washington
navy yard is under arrest. The trou
bles grew out of the race prejudice
among the white members of the class
against the colored members. The white
seamen objected to eating and sleeping
with their. colleagues in the same quar-
rs. 10 some quarters at the yard it is
:lleged that the colored classmen were
roughly handled, and that they were
thrown into the river while the tenn
persture of the water was uncomfor-
iably low. They did this as symbolic
of keel hauling the men whom they
did not like.