Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Championship baseball begins tod

Championship baseball begins to-day.
William R. Grace resigned as chair
man of the New York State democ-
racy.
Earthquake shocks were felt yester-
day in Vermont and Canada. No dam
age was done.
Secretary Gresham has defined the
rights of captsins of merchant vessels
in foreign ports in affording asylum to
refugees.
Secretary Herbert has decided that
the United States shall be represented
by four war ships at the forthcoming
at Kiel.
Lieutenant General Schofeld has &C.
cepted an invitation to review the
militia which will participate in the
drill at Memphis May 20.
Lucy Sykes, colored, who was SER
want in the household ofThomas Jeffer-
son, died at Ottumwa, Iowa, yesterday.
She was born at Bowling Green, Va, in
1892.
Mr.. Robert Center, the well known
yachtsman and sportsman, was killed
while riding bicycle, which collided
with coal cart in New York yester-
day. The first bicycle ever brought to
this country was owned and ridden by
Mr.. Center.
A duel with swords was fought at
Paris yesterday between two we'll
known writers, Jules Huret and Ca
tulls Mundes, arising from the fact that
the former connected the latter's name
with that of Oscar Wilde. NJ. Mundes
was slightly wounded.
Seven deserted wives would like to
get their clutches on William Hend-
drick, who is under arrest at Middle
boro, KY, on the charge of horse steal
ing. acquisitions are to be issued for
Hendrick in Tennessee, Ohio and
North Carolina, for bigamy.
Miss Marion Quincy, matron OF the
Church Settlement House, an institu-
ton connected with the Church of the
Redeemer, in New York, and four Of
her associates were yesterday poisoned,
apparently by arsenic introduced into
their food with murderous intent, but
all recovered.
1t is reported that the steamer Barn
stabl,, from Boston for Port Antonio,
was fired on Off Grand hague by the
British steamer Canada. 1t is said the
Barnstable stopped and was boarded
by British officers. No reason was
given for this action and none of the
details have been received.
In the absence of James Underwood
and wife from home at st. Joseph, Mo-,
yesterday, John, their 5-year.old boy,
Shot dead his 3 year-old sister Bessie.
The child managed to get hold of a
shotgun and fired both barrels at his
sister. The first took effect in her
chest and the second blew her head Off
Associate Justice Howell E. Jackson,
of the United States Supreme Court,
whose detention by illness at his home
in Tennessee left the court with only
eight justices at the recent hearing of
the income tax case, expresses his will
ingness to come to Washington and
make full bench in case the court
shall desire a rehearing.
The reorganiz alton committee OF the
Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company
deposed President Greenhut and elect
ed new board of directors at the an
nual meeting ofthe stockholders of the
company at Peoria, ILL.,, yesterday.
Mr.. Greenhut sued each of the mem
ber5 of the reorganization committee
for $40, 900 for alleged libel.
A newspaper correspondent who has
travelled through Armenia believes that
the people are preparing to rebel
against Turkish rule, and that an up
rising is likely to occur during May.
The British, Russian and French en-.
voys are said to have drafted a plan for
reforming the government of Armenia,
which they will urge the Turkish gov
eminent to adopt.
A New York telegram says Having
tired of his residence in New Jersey to
evade New Works inheritance tax,
George J. Gould has renewed negotia-
tions with the board of tax commits
sioners of this city to tax Jay Gould's
estate on basis of $6,000,00O instead
of $40, 100000. He does not like to feel
that he stands in the light of q fugitive
from the tax collector.
A dispatch from Yokohama says: A
treaty of peace between China and ia
pan was signed yesterday at Simono-
seki. BY the terms of the treaty Japan
obtains substantially all that she de-
manded. Japanese occupation Of Port
Arthur is temporary, thus securing
China's integrity on the mainland of
Asia after term of years and avoiding
the possibility of European interven-
ton.
Miss Harriet Dugap, 70 years of age,
who for so years had been mendicant
at Rockville, Md, died recently. After
her death seven trunks were discover
ed filled with handsome and valuable
articles of wearing apparel and personal
adornment, while 81, 800 in gold and
several thousand dollars worth Of
bonds were also found slowed away
safely in places indicated in the will
she left,
The southern fast mail train on the
Atlantic Coast line was wrecked near
Florence, S. c., yesterday. Several cars
were badly damaged and several of the
trainmen were slightly injured. Rev.
Thos. Dixon, jr., the noted New York
and Robert Pettewsy, the
baggage-msster, received the worst in
juries, but these were not serious in
either case. A washout was the cause
of the accident. Two sleeping cars
were burned.
The pension Office is informed of the