Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

s nator Mills, of Texas, favors Nor
ris1n. of Illinois, as the democratic
candidate for president.
The Pope has approved the nomina-
ton of the Rev. DIR. kennedy 10 Dc
rector of the American College at
Rome.
Chairman William F. Harrity, of the
democratic national committee, says ne
does not think Mr.. Cleveland wishes to
be candidate for third term.
The man who attempted to throw
the bomb in Rothschild's banking
house, in Paris, is said to have been a
discharged railway employe, who
sought revenge because Of his dis
charge.
BY an explosion of fifteen gallons of
gasoline, ignited by candle in the
hands of workmen in Buffalo, n. Y,
yesterday, three men were blown sew
ersl feet and burned. Their injuries
are not likely to prove fatal.
The Catholic University, of Washing
ton, has decided to admit women as
pupils in all the higher studies, en-
bracing courses of science, philosophy
and the arts. Heretofore no student
has been admitted to the university
who had not taken holy orders, but
hereafter it will be open to students OF
any church.
Joseph Kirby, who was counsel at Rio
Janeiro for three years by appointment
( - od
of the late James g. Blaine, appeared
at the bar of the police court, Washing
ton, yesterday on charge of vagrancy.
Major Danenhower, of the Fredonia,
was thecomplainant, and said the
prisoner had victimized him out of q
board bill.
Benjamin F. Myers, twenty years
old, died in Washington on Sunday
from an injury received week ago in
a ball game. He was sliding to second
base in a game when the baseman,
Connors, jumped into the cir to catch
a thrown ball. Connors jumped on
Myers, his body falling on the young
mans neck, dislocating his spine and
bursting blood-vessel.
The report that Rev. Herbert G.
Leonard, pastor of a leading Methodist
church in Chicago, has received papal
blessing from Monsignor Satolli arose
from the fact that Rev. Leonard had
gone to a convent with Miss CARR
son, former member of the Catholic
Church, out of pure curiosity to see
Satolli, and thai the monsignor had
blessed the entire congregation OF
which he was member.
There is considerable excitement in o
colored church in Montgomery, Ala,
over colored minister named Stokes,
who is charged. with seducing a female
member of his flock. The oongregs,
ton is 1000 strong, more than half Of
| whom believe Stokes to be guilty,
] white the others maintain he is limo,
cent. The rival factions are holding
disorderly meetings, and trouble is an
ticipated by the authorities.
! While Horace White, eighteen years
of age, was frolicking on Myrtle street
northeast, Washington, yesterday even
ing with fifteen,year-old Annie Dawes.
her long hat pin accidentally penetrated
his body, beneath the left arm, just
above the heart. The pin broke off in
the young mans body and serious con-
sequences are feared, as the point oil
the sharp instrument had not been e1.
tracted by the physicians up to late
hour last night.
Lon Rocker, a molder, employed al
the Indianapolis Car Works, Indian
apolis, murdered his wife last night by
cutting her throat. He also attempted
t. kill Mrs. Emma PEGS, sleshing her
about the head and face with razor.
He then cut his own throat. Rocker
and Mrs. PEGS, the doctors believe, are
fatally wounded. jealousy was the
cause ofthe crime. Rocker believed
his wife, from whom he was separated,
was not living as she should and re.
solved to kill her.
The town of Gridley, in Cofey coun-
ty, Mo-, was struck by cyclone late
Sunday. causing much damage to pro.
perty. Some of the best business blocks
and residences are reported wrecked
and several people reported injured.
At Fredonia the storm was the heaviest
ever known. Fully ten inches of water
fell, OVERLOOKING the rivers, flooding the
bottoms and washing out the railroad
tracks. The storm did $50, 900 damage
at the State Normal School at EN-
poria. At Hartford, Neosho Rapids
and Fort Scott great damage was done.