Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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There is considerable excitement in
Rio Janeiro over the occupation of the
Island of Trinidad by the English, and
the Brazilian government has pro-
tested.
News from Newport comes of the en-
gagement in marriage of Miss Pauline
Whitney, daughter of ex-Secretary
VIM. G. Whitney. and Mr.. Almeric H..
Paget, of st. Paul, MINI.
The American schooner Carrie A..
Lane arrived at Delaware Breakwater
yesterday and the captain reported that
Spanish gunboat fred two shots at
him and overhauled his vessel in Cuban
waters.
Mr.. Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern Railway, has invited COM
mittee from Atlanta to consult with
him as to the removal of the Southern
Railway headquarters from Washington
to Atlanta.
The Japanese government delayed
completing the commercial treaty with
China pending results of British cleo
tons, in the hope that the new govern.
ment of Great Britain would support
Japan against Russia.
About twenty anti German demo-
Gratis of Anne Arundel county, Md,
met at Annapolis yesterday and de-
cided to issue call for convention
on August 6 to nominate an admins
tration independent democratic ticket"
A dispatch from st. Petersburg states
that there is a prospect of a decision
that Japan's evacuation of the Lao
Tong peninsula shall be in two success
sive installments, conditioned upon the
liquidation by China of the war indem-
nifty.
The case against Benjamin II. Mill
kin, charged with house breaking at
the residence of E1-Solicitor General
S. F. Phillips, in Washington, is to be
pursued with vigor. A warrant was
issued yesterday from the Criminal
Court for the arrest of Millikin, and it
is understood that he will soon be
brought in to answer.
Col. Silas Titus, formerly of the
Twelfth New York Volunteers, who is
critically ill at his home, in Syracuse,
has given his son flag captured from
Virginia regiment in the civil war,
with the injunction to seek out the Off
GERS of the Virginia regiment and re-
store the flag to them with his heartiest
good wishes and fraternal feeling.
1t is announced that an agreement
has been concluded at Paris between
American and Russian petroleum firms
by which all the kerosene trade of the
Mediterranean, Sweden and Norway
will be given to Russia. In the re-
mainder of Europe Russia is to export
thirty-fve per cent. and America sixty
five per cent of the kerosene needed.
The coroner's jury at Toronto, Ont,
last night, after being out for six min
utes, returned verdict of willful muir.
der against II. 81. Holmes. Coroner
Johnson Immediately issued his war
rant for the apprehension of Holmes.
This is the first case under the new
Canadian Criminal Code in which in
tervention of the Magistrates Court is
unnecessary, and the matter will 60 di
rect to the Attorney Generals Depart
ment. Proceedings will be taken at
once to have Holmes extradicted.
William F. Barrett surrendered to
the police of Santa Cruz, CAL, yester-
day, saying that he was the murderer
of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Will
liams in Emanuel Church, San Fran
cisco, for which VIM. Theodore Dur
rant is on trial. After sitting Barrett's
story the police were convinced that he
was lunatic and had nothing to do
with the murder of the young women.
The trial of W. T. Durrant for the MUIR
der of Blanche Lamont in Emanuel
Church, last April, was resumed in San
Francisco to-day. The jail is besieged
by women daily anxious to see Durrant
and to leave flowers for him. In both
cases they are disappointed. The jail
ors say Durrant enjoys his notoriety.