Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.


eral Weyler has captured insurgent
stropgholds in the mountains of Cuba.
A dispatch from Panama states that
an alliance has been formed between
Venezuela and Ecuador which excites
suspicion and apprehension in Colon
bia.
Margaret Seeley, a widow, living in
New York, yesterday committed sui
eide by inhaling gas because her ply
stefan told her she was doomed to lose
her sight.
Richard Pilkey, who was disowned
by his father, and has been employed
on the Erie canal, has inherited his
fathers estate in Michigan, valued at
100000.
There are strong indications of the
renewal of the movement for the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands i'm
mediately after the accession ofthe Nc
Kinley administration.
Antonio Masini, an Italian, theatre
| employer, forty.ive years old, dropped
dead on f street in front of the Baltic
Building, Washington, shortly after A
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Kitty Martin shot and perhaps IA
tally wounded Henry Kirchner in an
Avenue A grocery in New York yes
terday evening, and then tried to kill
herself. They had been lovers, and he
wanted to end the acquaintance.
Further rumors of hitch in the pro.
posed transfer of a majority interest in
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad,
carrying with it the control of the Sea.
board Air Line, to the Ryan syndicate,
were discussed in financial circles yes
terday.
Miss Annie Davis, who lives at No.
519 Sixth street, northwest, found a
burglar in her house last light. Single
handed she tackled the man, who
proved to be the notorious Bill Garter
and fought him out to the street. A
passerby caught him and he is now be.
hind the bars.
At the American Baptist congress in
session in Nashville, Tenn, yester-
! day, a paper on "Tne Problems
read by Rev. f. B. Lake, of Upper
vile, Va. Among the speakers APP
| pointed TO lead tire discussion was Rev.
II. H. Pitt, D. D., OF Richmond, Va.
Boutelle w. Frazier, proprietor OF
the Wellington Hotel, Washington,
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head about noon yesterday in a
somewhat isolated spot near the Great
Falls Electric Railroad. His body was
found by three ladies, Mrs. Joseph
Merritt, Miss Belle Elliott and Miss
Eliza Hayden, in a lot just off from a
=: little by-path which leads from Chain
Bridge station to the bridge itself.
J. R. Sovereign, general master work.
man OF the Knights Of Labor, in ad-
( dressing the general assembly at Roch-
ester, n. Y, yesterday, urged that the
campaign for free silver be continued
in the next four years. Secretary
Hayes recommends that "the general
executive board be instructed, as a
legislative committee, to urge that. in
stead Of prohbitory tariff on glass,
the tariff be transferred to the immi-
| grant glass rker5.
The Maryland court of appeals is ex-
| pected to hand down decision in the
Mayor Hooper vs. the City Council con.
test in a day or two. That it will be
against the mayor seems to be conceded
The effect of an unfavorahle decision
will be to strip Mayor Hooper of his au
thority to make appointments and vest
such power in the City Council. 1t will
also bring about hundreds of changes
in the make up of municipal Offices
democrats being turned out to make
room for republicans.