Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Eleven children were poisoned in
Detroit yesterday by eating poisoned
bologna sausage.
In tho Massachusetts elections yes
terday Chicopee elected a republican
mayor and Holyoke democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snowden Files died in
Berkeley county, W. Va, on Monday
the former ninety-one and the latter
Lightweight years OF age.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
yesterday abandoned their country
home at Woodley and moved into the
White House for the winter.
a conference of delegates to the
primary convention of the new Diocese
of Washington WIS held at Trinity
Church last night. The convention met
10 day.
James Lewis last night attempted to
deferd his sister in Chicago from the
abuse of her husband, Andrew Gaz.
zalo, aud, as result, was shot and
killed.
Stevenson, Alexander & Co., whole
sale jobbers in boots and shoes of Balti-
more, assigned yesterday to Edward G.
Eichelberger, trustee, who gave bond
in 100000.
a dispatch from Havana, Cuba, says
that orders have been Issued to insur-
gent commanders TO destroy all rail
way aud telegraph communication
within their reach.
The assumption yesterday by Repre-
sentative Payne of the position of lead
er of the republican side of the House
of Representatives strengthened the be-
lief that he is to be chairman Of the
ways and means committee.
According to dispatch from Vienna
the powers have received such proofs
of the Sullan's good Intentions that the
question of 9 frman for the passage of
the Dardanelles by extra guard ships
has lost all present significance.
At a special meeting of the PhilE-
delphia Board of Aldermen last night
the action of the Common Council in
awarding the telephone franchise to the
Standard Telephone Company was
concurred 10, but the body refused to
grant the Home Telephone Company
the same privilege by the decisive vote
OF IA to 3.
Two masked burglars invaded the
home cf George Grcenfelder, in Will
liamsbridge. New York, early Sunday
morniug, attempted to kill Mrs. Green
fielder, shooting at her twice, and
threatened her husband with death if be
attempted resistance. Then they gath
cred together their booty and fled. The
suspected men have been arrested.
Two thieves made q desperate at
tack on Mrs Celia Warschowski in the
shop Of her husband in New York yes
d,y afternoon. They choked her.
tore the diamond earrings out of her
ears, knocked her down, and, though
pursued by the pluckY woman and
others, escaped. They were subse-
quently arrested.
Mail advices from Korea confirm the
cabled announcement that Prince Ouye
Wha the second sou of the King, is nov
ON his way to this country on special
mission to thank President Cleveland
for the interest the United States has
manifested in the independence of the
hermit Kingdom. Prince Ouye Wha is
about nineteen years of age and is said
to be the brightest member of the royal
family.
The London Daily Ne,cs publishes q
dispatch from Vienna saying that the
sultan has resolved to break off all dip.
lomatic relations in Constantinople il
the powers force passage of the Oar.
danelles with their second guardships
Islamism or the sword is said to be the
alternative offered to the Armenian
survivors by the Turks. It is reported
that Great Britain has notified the sui.
tan that if q frman for the extra
guardship at Constanstinople is no
granted by Saturday next the vessel
will be sent through the Dardaneles
without such permit. The Turkish au.
lhorities claim that order is being grad
ually restored in the troubled districts
Capt. Washington Robbins, of Cam
uIlOS0, ulu., udoIei VI tuO Wy sICi pun
gy "CoulbourD's Yacht" which halls
from Baltimore, was yesterday found
lying on the floor of his boats cabin, in
St. Georges creek, St. Mary's county.
in dying condition. The captains
head had been terribly beaten. H.
said be had been attacked by two col.
ored men, who composed the crew OF
his boat, and that the attack was
made while he was asleep on locker
in the cabin Monday night. After
beating him into insensibility with
handspikes or other blunt instruments
the men, he said, robbed him of be.
tween $3.50 and 5000 and left him for
dead, taking the boats yawl and going
ashore.
VIRGINIA NEWS.