Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.
1t is announced that Mrs. Oscar
Wilde has filed suit for a divorce.

Wilde has filed suit for divorce.
Congressman M. B. Lemon, of Pitts
burg, died in New York yesterday.
To-day is the anniversary of the in
auguration of the first President of the
United States of America.
The official population of the city Of
New York is shown to be 1,S49, S66
as presented to Mayor Strong by Pres
ident Wilson, of the Health Board.
Wheat has gone up in Chicago 81
cents since April S, and the feeling on
the Board of Trade is that P D. Armour
is at the head of big deal or corner.
Rev. Father Ward, the spiritual ad.
wiser at Georgetown College, died
there yesterday, aged eighty years
He was well known in Catholic circles
Ambassador Eustis communicated tc
the French government yesterday his
instructions for an inquiry into the case
of ex. Consul Waller, colored, who was
convicted in Madagascar as spy
against the French.
Millions of army worms have ap
peared on one or two farms in Ken,
lucky, devastating all vegetation. This
is the third visitation in forty. tive
years. 1t is the same worm now play.
ing havoc in southern Kentucky and
Tennessee.
Marshall E. Price, who is accused o.
the murder of Sallie E. Dean, neal
Harmony, in Caroline county, Md.
was Yesterday taken from the Balti
more city Jail to Denton, where he will
be arraigned to-day before the Caroline
county circuit court and formally placed
on trial.
Advices received at the Venezuelan
legation state that popular subscrlp
ton has been opened at Caracas for the
statue of President Monroe, which is tc
commemorate the Monroe doctrine
Manuel Carbon opens the subscription
with one hundred bolivars, coir
equivalent to 20 cents.
Clara Morris, the actress (Mrs. Har
riott), became a communicate of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Sunday
in St. Johns Church, Yonkers, N. Y.
of which Rev. A. B. Carves is rector
Miss Morris was one of large class
upon whom Bishop Potter administer
cd the rite of confirmation.
From Cuban insurgents sources
comes the story of battle between the
insurgents and the Spanish troops in
which the latter were routed and many
killed. Gen. Salcedo, a Spanish com
mander operating against Gen Maceo
the insurgent leader, claims great vic
tory and reports that many Of the in
surgents were killed and wounded
Cuban insurgents give no quarter tc
the Spanish in battle.
1t is reported that state ofsiege has
been declared in Rio Janeiro, Brazil
Several street fights took place in thai
city Sunday night between soldiers
who are friends Of ex- President Peixoto
and the police. Men were killed and
wounded on both sides. The leaders
il is reported, have been arrested
Fears exist of outbreaks in other locali
ties. Order was restored Inst night
and President Moreas depends mainly
upon the loyalty of the navy to main
tain it.
1t is reported that May is the date
fixed for The ratification ofthe Chinese.
Japanese treaty or peace. Japan, it i;
said, will shortly reply to the Russian,
German and French protest. A dis
patch from st. Petersburg says in the
event of Japan refusing to accede to the
demands of Russia, Germany and
France ia regard to the retention of the
Lao Tung peninsulait is most probable
that Russia may at once declare 8
blockade of japanese ports. The Mi
kado was attacked by a chill yester'
day.