Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mike Sullivan, q brother of John L.,
is dead.
Fierce electrical storms are reported
from the northwest.
The tailors' strike in New York cost
the manufacturers $40, 600 week.
Quey secured % out of the "a dele
gat.s elected in Pennsylvania last
week.
The electric road between Washing
ton and New York will be built at
once.
Renewed efforts are being made to
have Mrs. Maybrick, now in a London
prison, pardoned.
Chicago Methodists are seriously
considering the advisability of abolish
ing the itineracy.
A London church has printed no
tice announcing that tea and cigars will
be furnished free to all attendants.
One of the largest factories connected
with the tinware trust, the Central
Stamping Company of Newark, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss
$500, 900.
1t was discovered early yesterday
morning that George Loehner, the
bookkeeper at the Cleveland, O., work
house, WAS short in his accounts to the
extent of $4,000. Last night he died
us result of the shock.
Wilson Downey aud wife, who have
been married only a week, made an
attempt at suicide at Yale, Mich, Fri
day by taking laudanum. Their con-
dition was discovered shortly afterward,
and by hard work on the part of the
physicians their lives were saved. The
woman, however, is still in serious
condition. The reason for the deed is
not known.
Two drunken men engaged in a
| fight on an excursion barge near New
York yesterday. The other passengers
made room for them and the belligerents
rolled overheard. A third party, who
desired to enter the mill, was thrown in
the river after them. The three were
rescued with great difficulty by a
passing boat. 1t is needless TO say the
| fight was brought to close.
| Delegates representing the Cuban
reyolutionists have held meeting at
Camaquey, which they called the ma
tional republican convention, and form
ed a republic. They elected General
Masso president and designated CANA
quey as their capital. This news was
received yesterday by General Que
sada, the Cuban leader, who is in New
York, by letters from the delegates.
Alice Jewett, twenty-five years old,
who was stopping with her father and
mother at the Windsor Hotel, New
York, committed suicide yesterday by
throwing herself from a third story
window into the court yard of the ho-
tel. She was instantly killed. Miss
Jewett had been insane for some time.
She lived at New Brighton, Staten
Island, and had been prominent in So
ciety.
Several seamen of the American
steamer James Woodall, suspected OF
being q Cuban filibusterer, which sailed
from Baltimore July 10 for Progresso,
Mexico, returned to Baltimore Satur
cay. A member of the crew stated that
the Woodall landed 1853 men and q
large quantity of dynamite, rifles, re-
volvers and ammunition near Havana,
Cuba, which were taken aboard of
Florida.
Acting Secretary McAdoo has sent
orders to Admiral Kirkland, command.
ing the European station, instructing
him to be prepared to send vessel to
Syria to protect American interests
there. In case it seems necessary, one
of Admiral Kirkland's vessels will be
hurried there. The admiral now has
two ships-the San Francisco and the
Marblehead-both of which are at
Gravesend, England. 1t will take them
several days to reach the scene of the
troubles.
Armed with red-hot poker and
shotgun, Mrs. Michael Friend, of Leb
anon, Pa, on Friday kept at bay
several surveyors, who came to survey
the land she tenanted. The knights OF
the rod and chain were completely non
plused, and withdrew very promptly.
No argument the surveyors could ad-
vance would convince the woman she
should permit them to go ahead with
the work, and they were compelled to
appeal TO the township constable be-
fore they made the survey.
A dispatch from Foo Chow says Baby
Stewart is dead, the eleventh victim of
the massacre of missionaries by the
Chinese at Hwasang. One of the muir
derers of the Stewards has been caught
and confesses that they cut off the
hands and head of the wife. Mrs.
Stewart was frenzied and fought till
hacked to pieces. Foo Chow is cut off
from Picking. The Chinese say the
telegraph lines are blocked north of the
Yang Use river. The American war
ship Detroit is on her way to the scene.
Pennington, N. j., was visited by a
terrific thunder storm yesterday after
noon. Tremendous balls of fire were
seen in mid.air. bursting, several at a
time. Lightning struck the large coun-
try residence of Captain Samuel Everitt,
completely demolishing the two top
floors and destroying all his furniture,
while the family who occupied the first
floor were uninjured, as was also the
furniture. Floors were torn up and
huge Iafters torn from their places
and stood upright penetrating the roof.
Pennington was visited the previous
Sunday by severe electrical storm.
Early Saturday morning three IN
known white men approached the resi-
dencs Of Mrs. Reardon, living twelve
miles from Gadsden, Ala. Mrs. Rear.
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