Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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liberated the color line.

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liberated the color line.
Seven stores, comprising the Oldest
business block in Bennettsville, S. O.,
were destroyed by fire yesterday. The
loss is about $50. 900.
Secretary Carlisle left Washington
Yesterday on his tour into Kentucky
and Tennessee, to make a series Of
speeches in behalf of sound money.
The building occupied by the CHILEAN
Congress has been totally destroyed by
Gre. 1t is believed that the disaster is
of incendiary origin. The building cost
100000.
A Turkish pilgrim steamer, carrying
Mahommedam pilgrims going to Mecca,
was wrecked on the Red sea yesterday.
There were 700 persons on board. all
of whom were saved.
Prince Won Hohenlohe, Chancellor
Of Germany, offered his resignation i'm
mediately after the defeat of the anti.
revolution bill, but the Emperor has
persuaded him to remain in office.
Cuthbert Powell Wallach, pay d.
rector of the United States navy, re-
tired, died in New York yesterday. Mr..
WalIach was born in the District of
Columbia, and was appointed from
there in 1861.
The President on Saturday signed a
proclamation opening to settlement. be-
sinpiug noon Thursday, May %, the
lands OF the Kickapoo Indian reseva-
zion in Oklahoma, and a great rush in
to the country is expected.
Startling revelations of crimes similar
to those charged. against Oscar Wilde
are made by Anthony Berner, who took
poison. in ST. Louis, fearing exposure.
The sick boy made full confession i'm
plicating many prominent persons.
Halifax, n. S, was visited by $780,
600 fire yesterday. The flames started
on the Inter-C Colonial Railways long
wharf in the cattle shed. Both wharf
and shed. in which were sixty cattle,
were soon consumed, rs we'll as the
freight and immigration sheds.
A bridge 50 feet high that spanned
the Trenton cutoff branch of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, near Norris
town, Pa, broke down Saturday after
noon, and hurled a trolley car loaded
with passengers upon the tracks below.
Iu this awful plunge six persons were
severely injured, while the others
strangely escaped fractures or serious
bruises.
BY the act of six-year-old James
Martin his grandmother and his sister
were fatally burned Saturday night in
the yard Of their home in Philadelphia.
The two were assisting in filing gas
oline lamp, when the boy, in spirit Of
mischief. struck match and held it
near the fluid. The explosion which
followed flung burning oil all over the
whole yard and ignited the clothing of
four people. Three more persons were
slightly burned in helping to save those
in peril.
1t is stated that China has asked ia,
pan for an extension of the time in
which the former country is to hand
over the Island of Formosa to the Jap
anese, pending consideration of fur
Their proposals. Japan, it is added, has
declined the proposition. The main
body of the Japanese army is leaving
Port Arthur and an expedition is to be
sent to Formosa to restore order
to the country. Lord Ii, son of Vice
roy Lii Hung Chang, will probably be
the new Chinese minister to Japan.
A disastrous fire swept st. Adams,
VT, yesterday afternoon, destroying
dwellings, business blocks, public build
ings and large amount OF other prop
erty. The loss will amount to about
100000. A high wind prevailed and
efforts to check the fire were unavail-
ing. Burning embers were carried to
the large business blocks on Main street
and a dozen buildings were soon on
fire. Shortly before 6 o'clock the en-.
tire Burlington fire department arrived
and all companies joined forces in stop
ping the fire. Control of the fire was
obtained six blocks north Of where it
originated. More than 500 persons are
homeless as result of the fire.