Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Jack Cavanagb, at one time famous
pugilist, died on Saturday at the Balti-
more City Hospital of cancer.
a waitress appeared in boomers in q
Nassau street, New York, restaurant
on Saturday, and strike and mob
resulted.
1t is believed in we'll informed quar-
tiers in Vienna that q naval demonstra-
ton at Constantinople will not he
found necessary.
Emile Arton, who was associated
with the late Baron Reinach in the
Panama Canal scandals, was arrested
in London on Saturday.
Rev. DR.. Samuel F. Smith, author of
America" died suddenly of heart dis
ease in the Emergency Hospital, Bos-
ton, on Saturday evening.
Oscar Drexler, clothier, was kissed
by two women in the street in New
York on Saturday and caused their ar
rest for disorderly conduct.
At Huntington, w. Va, on Saturday
night the jury in the case offs. S. Vim
SOD, x-United States marshal, charged
with the killing of James Frizzell at a
political meeting one year ago, after
being out twenty minutes returned q
verdict of not guilty.
The Cuban General Masso is believed
to have come to this country to aid in
the movement to secure recognition for
the insurgents. The steamer Laurada,
which is believed to have carried the
Cespedes expedition to Cuba, has been
seized at Charleston, South Carolina.
Prince Cantacuzene, formerly Rus
siau minister at Washington, has been
appointed minister at the court of Wur-
temberg, in succession 10 NJ. E. de Kot-
zebue, who has been transferred to
Washington to fill the post made va
can't by the transfer of Prince Canta-
cuZene.
The jollifcation of the Union republi-
can league held in Washington Satur-
day night, to celebrate the recent re-
publican victories, and particularly the
triunphs in Maryland. Kentucky and
New Jersey, was well attended. None
of the three governors.elect were pres
emit, however.
Eight of the twelve buildings of the
American missionaries at Kharput
have been sacked and burned, in spite
OF the assurances of the Porte to the
United States ambassador that the
lives and property OF the Americans
would be protected, The missionaries
made their escape.
The Grand Duke Vladimir has an
autograph letter from the Gar to the
Kaiser relating to the situation in east
ern Europe. Itsuggests, it is said, that
in case England insists too much on
the disintegration of Turkey the three
powers who united upon the Japanese
question should again join hands
against all corners.
While making excavations near An
derson, Ind, Saturday evening, work
men opened mysterious cave in the
west of that city. 1t was sealed and,
when explored, it was found thatit was
the tomb of twelve aborigines. The
twelve skeletons were propped in sit
ting position with their faces toward
the wall. The bones indicated larger
race than at present. The find was
made near the famous Indian mounds.
A frightful accident, by which fifteen
people lost their lives, occurred in the
heart of the city of Cleveland late on
Saturday evening. Owing to the I'M
explained carelessness of street car
conductor, a car we'll filed with peo-
people took an awful plunge of ITO feet
from the centre draw of the Central
viaduct into the Cuyahoga river. The
draw was open for tug drawing
schooner which was about to pass be-
meath the bridge. AS usual the gates
were closed on both sides of the draw
and danger lights we're displayed to
guard against accidents, but the signals
were not needed and the accident re-
suited.