Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There is evidence that the high price
of beef is the result of concerted action
on the part of the big Chicago packers.
After Lima, the capital of Peru, was
taken by the revolntionists, q thousand
dead bodies were found in the streets.
A colored mother in Pamlico county,
n. C. yesterday burned her baby to
death by laying it on the hot Goals in a
fireplace.
The revolution in Colombia has
broken out again and the government
troops have been defeated by the in
surgents in San Carlos.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany and the Bell Telephone Company
are preparing to fight for the CONNER
clal business of the country.
Gen. Maxine Gomez, the long-ex-
pccted rebel leader, has at last arrived
10 Santiago de Cuba from San Domin-
go. 1t is understood that Jose Marti is
also with Gomez.
Lottie and Annie Apologize, sisters,
aged six and eight years, respectively,
were killed by a train at Bethlehem,
Ps., on Saturday while returning from
an Easter festival.
1t is reported that the Cuban insur-
gents were routed by the government
troops in the province of Santiago and
that the insurgent brigadier-general
Flocrombet was killed.
A private telegram has been received
at Shanghai from Chinese official now
at Hiroshima reporting that the terms
of peace between China and Japan
were definitely fixed on Friday.
James W. Scott, editor and publisher
of the Chicago ITmes-Herald. died I'M
e1pectedly in New York yesterday. He
formerly conducted a weekly newspaper
in Prince Georges county, Md.
Charles F. McDermott, a clerk in the
Adjutant Generals Office of the War
Department, dropped dead Saturday
afternoon while walking across the
corridor in the department building in
Washington.
John F. Jones, formerly first assistant
melter and refner at the Carson City,
New, mint, was arrested on Saturday
on the charge of stealing gold and silver
metals, the property of the United
States, of the value of SIT 900.
Fire broke out in the residence of
Mrs. Jennie McFarlane, in Chattanoo-
go, Tenn, yesterday, and, before the
fire department could respond, the
house was burned down. Mrs. Nc
Farlane and her infant child were
burned to death.
The body of eighteen-year-old Alice
Sterling, daughter of George Sterling,
of Boston, was found buried in manure
pile Saturday. She had been assaulted
and her skull crushed in by blow
from an axe. Angus D. Gilbert was
arrested charged with the crime.
The Franklin county, o., grand
Jury is investigating charges Of at
tempted legislative bribery against q
well-known Cincinnati politician. This
is likely to involve several prominent
members of the Legislature, and may
result in a political revolution in the
State.
Jacob LATE, aged about twenty-three,
section hand on the Burlington
railroad at Alger, Wyo., made
an unsuccessful attempt to as
sault Barbara Walker, the six
teen-year daughter of the Sec
ton foreman, yesterday. He then ia
tally shot the girl and killed himself.
The seed division of the Agricultural
department was abolished on Saturday.
That division has about completed its
work, il being temporary, lasting only
during the distribution of congressional
seed. The force consisted of seventy
FIVE clerks. Among those who were
dropped were many Virginia people.
William Henry Allen, who had been
supposed to be dead for twenty years,
has returned to San Francisco. Land
in the heart of the city worth $l4, 000-,
600 stands in his name. He lost his
mind as result of an injury in New
York and only recently was restored.
He will sue for the property, claiming
that under the circumstances he is not
barred by the statute of limitations.
A young man, supposed to DO James
Duffy, a native of the county of Cayan,
Ireland, jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge Saturday afternoon and was
drowned. From what can be learned
the act was but case of bravado, he
having declared that he had already
jumped from Waterloo bridge in Lon
don and from the high bridge at New
castle, Ont, and wished to add this
feat to his former exploits.
Mrs. Mary Godfrey, wife of G. W.
Coudrey, who recently secured a YER
dict of $50, 900 damages against the al
legged Messiah" George 81. Schwein-
furth, filed bill for divorce in Chica-
go on Saturday. She alleges cruelty,
and that her husbands suit and the
sensational charges other being alienat-
ed from his affections have so crushed
and Inundated her that she has not the
physical strength to retute the allega-
tions.
Two of the escaped convicts, Michael
O'Donnell and Patrick Mcclure were
captured at Pine Plains, n. Y, yester-
day evening. They arrived at the asy-
lum, near Poughkeepsie, yesterday
evening. This makes three of the five
who escaped that have been recaptur-
ed. Oliver Curtis Perry, the train rob-
Der, and Frank Davis, burglar, are still
at large. Rewards were offered for the