Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

turns till April 18th.
DIR. Hulke, president of the Royal
College of Surgeons, of England, and
NJ. Auguste Vacqueri, a noted French
literateur, are both dead.
Miss Frances Willard, accompanied
BY other members of the w. G. T. o.,
yesterday presented the polyglot tenn
perance petition to the President.
Eli Marks, who was a member of
Morgan's famous raiders, and at one
time the best-known gambler in the
South, died in Louisville yesterday.
A bill will be submitted to the Japan
csc Parliament to-day asking for the
appropriation of $50, 100000 for the ex-
penses of carrying on the war against
China.
A representative of William K. Van
derbilt in London yesterday purchased
at auction sale pearl necklace, with
diamond clasp, for which he paid e.
900 sterling.
The Legislature of the State of Wash
ington has before it bill making it I'M
lawful for any male person to wear a
queue. The object is to drive the
Chinese from the State.
A bill was introduced in the Illinois
legislature yesterday to reorganize the
city government of Chicago, and if
passed, that city will be almost in abso-
lutte control of the mayor.
The bill to prohibit the wearing of
high hats at the theater was defeated
in the New York legislature yesterday
after the members had got good deal
of fun out of the measure.
Henry P. Briggs, prominent citizen
of Radford and member of the City
Council, committed suicide yesterday
by shooting himself through the head
as he stood in front of a glass.
Rev. N. D. Babcock, of Baltimore,
will be called to the pastorate of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Washington, recently resigned
by Rev. William Alvin Bartlett.
| In Washington yesterday Mrs. Black
burn, widow of Ex-Governor Black
burn, of Kentucky, won in the suit
brought against her by John Plfeging,
who claimed damages for alleged false
arrest.
Lord Rosebery. the prime minister Of
England, seems alarmed over the slim
majority ofthe government in the latest
test vote in the House Of Commons,
and rumors were circulated in London
that dissolution of Parliament was i'm.
minent.
A memorial from the legislative as.
sembly of Arizona has been presented
to Congress requesting that the lands
covered by the petrified forest be with
drawn from entry until the ACCESSIBILITY
of making a public park of it can be
settled.
The President sent to the House yes.
terday his veto of the bill to remove
the charge of desertion against Jacob
Eckert, Of New Philadelphia, o. The
President says Eckert was convicted oil
desertion by a court-martial, and the
bill would really give him a pension
able status.
The will of the late Judge John
Handley, of Scranton, Pa, besides pro
vidiug $3.50, 900 for free public library
for the city of Winchester, makes that
city one-third legatee of his residuary
estate after paying all legacies. The
residuary estate will, it is believed
amount to over S3,OO0,0OO.
Charles F. Warwick, republican,
was yesterday elected mayor Of
Philadelphia by from $4,000 to
10000 majority, 10000 or 10000
mora than the most sanguine re.
publican leaders had expected. The
democratic faction opposed to National
Chairman Harrity cut Pattison consid,
erably. The republicans elected the
entire city ticket voted for.
While under the influence of liquor
at Shamokin, Pa, yesterday Lucas
Leshko shot Mrs. Mary Zarambo in the
left breast, and after having fired five
additional shots at two other women,
who rushed into the house, he succeed
ed in making his escape. Leshko, who
is hunchback, was captured. He
bought the revolver for the purpose of
numbering the woman.
George Batter, proprietor of a restau-
rant in Baltimore, was attacked by two
masked burglars last night. One burg
lar fired shot at him and the
other struck him over the left eye and
on the head with the handle of re-
volver. The assault occurred in Mr..
Batzer's restaurant. Up to late hour
last night the police had not succeeded
in capturing either of the assailants.
Representative Blair, of New Hamp-
shire, yesterday introduced resolution
in the House proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
prohibiting the liquor traffic in the
United States. The resolution is intro
duced "by request of the general Off.
GERS of the Worlds and National w.
G. T. o." and as the legal expression
of the polyglot petition just presented
to the President.
James 3. Gentry, the actor, who shot
Miss Margaret Drysdale (Madge Yorke)
in room at Zeiss's Hotel, in Philadel-
phia, on Saturday night last, was ar
rested there at 1915 this morning at
Thirty-third street and Columbia ave-
nue.. When arrested the murderer had
fractured skull, a fractured rib, which
penetrated the covering of the lung,
and three small stab wounds over his
heart, where he had cut himself with
small penknife in an effort to commit
suicide. He was at once hurried to
the German Hosnilal He ia unable tn