Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

one of the largest eastern cotton mills
will establish 100000 plant at Rome,
GA.
A Young lady wanted to marry her
lover in Denton, Md, Jail, yesterday,
but the sheriff would not permit the
ceremony to take place.
The government barge Petrol, loaded
with gunpowder, shot aud shell, ex-
plo1ed at Gravesend, Eng, yesterday.
No trace of her crew has been found.
President Cleveland's proposition TO
allow the Canadians to lay cable at
Necker's Island was unanimously turn.
ed down by the Senate committee yes
terday.
Capt. R. F. Kolb has written another
message to the Alabama Legislature,
in whicn he urges the enactment of
law to punish usurpers. He signs him
self as governor.
Every passenger and all the crew OF
the steamer State Of Missouri, which
was sunk in the Ohio river on Satur--
day last, have been accounted for and
no lives were lost.
Congressman Mcmillan, after q con-
ference with Secretary Carlisle. yester:
day evening, made the statement that
the revenues would be sufficient for gov
eminent purposes.
II is reported from Toronto that if
the United States does not assent to
the landing of the Australian cable on
the Hawaiian Islands, it will be built
via flaming Island.
It is stated that the annexation of Ha-
wall as contemplated by the. republi-
cans would be violation of the Mon
roe doctrine and might involve this
country in foreign complications.
Mrs. Bessie Webb Louhbridge, wife
of Professor Louhbridge, of the Univer-
sity of California, took her life yester-
day by drinking carbolic acid at her
home, in Oakland, Cal. III health was
the cause.
Julius L. Brown was yesterday ap-
pointed receiver OF the Georgia Mining,
Manufacturing aud Investment Com
pany, at Atlanta. The liabilities are
estimated at $4,000 to 100000, assets
at 50 100000.
Mrs. Margaret McVerney drowned
two of her children at her home in
Boston yesterday, and, after laying
them out for burial, went to the police
station and told the police. The woman
is believed to be demented.
ID. Duran, consul general at San
Francisco for Guatemala, is reported
10 have been recalled by President
Barrios. tits said that Duran, who is n
lieutenant colonel in the Guatemalan
army, will assume command of tn
force on his arrival home.
A memorial was presented in the
lower house of the Nebraska Legisll-
ture yesterday requesting the Nebraska
congressional delegation to work for
the deportation of Monsignor Satolli aud
t, prohibit his return to this country.
The memorial was referred to the com
mittee on resolutions.
japanese officers report that their
naval forces met with feeble resistance
at Yung-C Chang. The Chinese guns
were quickly silenced. and the Japan
csc landed and captured the fort with
out any losses. The troops have now
surrounded Wei Hai-W Wei. Prince Ia
ruhito, chief of the japanese general
staff, is dead.
w. G. Mack, treasurer Of the South
Carolina and Georgia Railway Com
pany, and Jacob William, an employee,
were bearing bag of money contain,
ing 1850 to the railway office in Charles
ton, S. c., yesterday when they were
attacked by two robbers, who fired
pistol at them, seized the bag of money
and escaped.
Mamie Henderson, young divorced
woman, committed suicide at Savan-
nah, Ga, yesterday by shooting. She
stood in front of a mirror in one cor
ner of which were the pictures of her
two sous. who were taken from her by
u decree of court, and, holding aipistol
to her temple, sent bullet through
her head Dependency had impaired
her mind.
The democrats of both Senate and
House of Representatives are attempt
ing to reach basis of agreement for
currency legislation. 1t is stated that
a new bill has been prepared which
will be introduced in the House next
week. The most radical of the new
propositions, it is said, is to be for the
coinage of silver. 1t contemplates the
cancellation Of the Sherman notes
when received at the treasury and the
issue of silver certificates in denomina-
tions of 81, 81 and s.. or of silver dol
lars if the receivers prefer. To back
these silver certificates it is proposed
to coin all the bullion in the treasury,
which, including S54,000,000 seignior-
age, amounts to SlS1 100000.
The wife of Gustave Erdelyi, editor
Of a Hungarian newspaper, created a
scene at the funeral OF her husband in
New York on Wednesday and re-
nounced the Catholic faith because
priests refused to perform the cere-
mony. She stood beside her husbands
coffin, in the presence Of several hun
dred mourners, and snatching the sa-
cred emblems from the bosom of the
corpse, dashed them to the floor, and
in loud, imprisoned tones, said: 81
will become a Protestant to morrow,
and join the church of the no.
BILE minister who has come to me in
my hour of need! !" Mrs, Erdelyi says
she will make her reception into the
Presbyterian church just as public as
was her withdrawal from the other.
Mr.. A. ]. Sugar. of Baltimore, had the
novel experience of seeing preparations for
his own funeral going on yesterday morning.
He had been in Washington on business, and