Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.


New forms of money orders prepare d
by the Postoffice Department are reauy
for distribution.
The race for the Grand Prix OF rams 5
Yesterday was won by M. Edmond
Blanc's Andree. -,
John L. Sullivan says he is fiat
broke" and would like to go INTO tne
hotel business.
The tribesmen of Chitral attacked
the British troops on Saturday ano
killed number of them.
A reunion of Grand Army and Con
federate Veterans will be held on the
field of Gettysburg on June 10.
Renfro Inn, at Mount Airy, n. ~,
was burned on Saturday night ana Inc
guests barely escaped with their liVes'
A dispatch from Japan says that ia.
pan is willing to evacuate Corea' DuI
expects the country's independence 10
be guaranteed.
John A. Forepaugh, the well; known
circus and theatrical manager, died IN
Philadelphia on Saturday at the age Oh
forty-two years.
Mrs. Marian Reid, mother of Mr..
Whitelaw Reid, died at her home.
Cedarville, o., yesterday at the age OF
ninety.one years.
1t is now said that the remains OF
General W. s. Hancock will not be re-
removed from Norristown, Pa, TO the
Arlington cemetery.
AS anticipated Mr.. Dorsey Clagett
has been appointed collector ofcustoms
for the port of Georgetown, in place OF
Mr.. Manogue, removed.
At conference held in Cincinnati,
on Saturday, it was definitely settled
that Ex-Governor Campbell is to be the
democratic nominee for Governor OF
| Ohio.
| A bi-metalic convention will be held
in New Orleans tonight. Ex-Congress-
man William ]. Bryan, of Nebraska,
and Fl. D. Money, of Mississippi, will
deliver addresses.
A cyclone swept the district of
Motala, Italy, yesterday causing heavy
losses to property. Severe storms and
floods have also done considerable dam
age in Switzerland.
The police at Cleveland, Ohio, were
called upon Saturday evening to quell
riot at the works OF the American
Wire Company, where two hundred
laborers are on strike.
Five hundred postmen in Budapest,
Hungary, have struck for an increase
in wages. No letters were delivered
Saturday CD the right side of the river
Danube and only few on the left side.
Engineers on the new speedway, in
New York, are engaged in the unusual
and interesting experiment of freezing
huge bed ofquicksand to permit sink
ing an excavation TO bedrock at High
Bridge.
Emperor William has decided not to
visit any warships during the Baltic
canal celebration in order not to compel
the French TO hoist the German stand
ard while he would be on board the
flagship.
William II. A. Brown, of Chicago,
will apply for testamentary papers to
bring suit against the Vanderbilt es-
tate to recover $2,000,000, which he de-
clares Commodore Vanderbilt owed his
father, William F. Brown, of New
York.
Senator Quay in an interview on Sat
urday declared that the republican
leaders are making mistakes in help
ing the democrats agitate the silver
question. He says the republicans
ought to stick to the tariff, if they want
to win in 1896.
Patrick Parker, chief of detectives
of Providence, r. l., arrived in Wash
ington yesterday from Atlanta, Ca,
with Martin Dalton, who is charged
with the murder of Anthony Haswell,
wealthy real estate man in Provi-
dence, the night of July 10, 1892.
The postal authorities of Frankford.
on-the-M Main decided that the govern.
ment need not pay the damages for the
loss of the registered letters which
sunk with the steamer Elbe, as the
United States had not joined in the in
ternational postal regulations of 1891.
During trial trip of the German i'm
perial Yacht HohHnzollern through the
Baltic and North Sea Canal, Prince
Hohenlohe, the chancellor, had mar
row escape from falling overheard and
drowning. The new canal cost $685.
500, 900, and has been eight years in
building.
A desperate ARRAY occurred on the
lake side at Chevy Chase about 9:15
o'clock last night, during which Deputy
Sheriff Charles Mulligan, of Mont
gomery county, Md, drew his revolver
and fired, it is said, in self defense,
painfully woundipg two men from
Washington.
VIM, F. Castle has been appointed
Hawaiian minister to Washington in
place of l.. A. Thurston. He will not
leave for Washington until August 1.
Mr.. Castle was one of the commission
ers sent to Washington to arrange for
annexation as soon as the monarchy
W IS overthrown.
Sadie and Dora Anthony, Sarah
Booth and Rosa Rymer were drowned
Saturday while bathing in Sumph creek,
near Duboise, Pa. They were wadipg
together when they sank in deep hole.
The four bodies were found together.
The ages of the girls ranged from four
teen to seventeen years.
The Civil Service Commissioners held
conference with the President on
Saturday evening, on the subject of
rules for the Government Printing