Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The Duchess d'Auxy, a cousin of the
late Justice Lamar, is suing her hus-
band, the duke, for separation, in
New York.
Count Pappenheim, of Oberammer.
gau,, Bavaria, has applied for divorce.
His wife was Miss Mary Wheeler, of
Philadelphia.
While attending a Christmas dinner
at neighbours last night John Drake
Townsend, the we'll known Me-: York
lawyer, died suddenly.
1t is said that Bishop Keane will be
appointed Canon OF the Church of st.
John Lateran, at Rome, and Assistant
Bishop at the poutificsl throne.
The Boston street car strike has been
declared off by the supreme council of
he conductors and motormen's union,
and the men havereturned to work.
Cecil Rhodes. in speech at a ban.
quet at Fort Elizabeth, Cape Colony,
said he would not give up his seat in
Parliament until he was turned out.
Mrs. Fr.nk Watson was found MUIR
dered at Mel. ~, Tenn, yesterday,
aud ner husband was arrested on sus-
picion of having committed the crime.
Geo. o. Demuth, formerly we'll
known dealer in pianos in Baltimore, is
held for the action OF the grand jury,
charged with forging notes to the
amount ofSl0,000.
Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Paun-
cefote have agreed upon a treaty pro.
viding three permanent arbitrator to
settle all disputes between the United
States and England.
The plan of home,rule which Spain is
said to be willing to give to Cuba pro-
vides for control of the tariff and
Congress of thirty members elected by
the Cuban people.
A dispatch from Rio Jalc.ro, Brazil,
states that the Brazilian government
has renounced all claim to the territory
in Guiana in dispute between Great
Britain and Venezuela.
The French and Italian ambassadors
have requested their governments to
send fleets to Alexandretta to back up
their protests to the Sultan of Turkey
in connection with the Armenian ques-
lion.
1t took Peter Maher just one minute
and o half in the first round to send
Steve O'Donnell, of Australia, down
and out yesterday afternoon at the
Greater New York Athletic Club, at
Coney Island.
ST. Stephens Church, the most fash
ionable Episcopal church in Wilkes
barre, Pa, was destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning, the fire having
caught from the heating apparatus in
the basement.
Conrad Eppers, aged Is years, who
was bitten by mad dog December l
and treated at the Pasteur institute,
New York, died OF hydrophobia at mid
night last night at his home in Wood
berry, near Baltimore.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii,
who arrived in Washington at an early
hour yesterday morning, having passed
through this city, departed after short
rest without setting foot upon the soil
of the capital. She reached Boston
yesterday.
The London Times Paris correspond
ent teleeraphs that the Washington
government has been confdentially in
formed, though IN friendly terms, that
the European powers would not remain
passive should the United States recog.
nize Cuba.
Samuel Bacon and his young wife were
beat-n at their home on north Capitol
street. in Washington yesterday even
ing, by FIVE toughs. The ruffians en-
tered the house while the couple were
ut dinner and murderously attacked
the husband. Two of them were ar
rested.
George E. Denmark, seven years old,
was killed by trolley car 10 Chicago
yesterday afternoon. Fred Bernier,
motorman, was Threatened with lynch
ing for killing the boy, and was with
great difficulty rescued from mob OF
Bohemians, who, incensed at the terri
BILE accident, surrounded the car and
dragged Bernier from the platform, de-
termined to him.
An early Christmas morning fire on
east Thirty. third street, New York, de-
stroyed property valued at nearly
million dollars and rendered 100 PEG
pie homeless. Four buildings, includ-
ing Sohmer's piano warehouse and the
New York Polytechnic Hospital, were
destroyed. The destroyed buildings
also include large five story brick
tenement st No 200 east Thirty-third
street, and large FIVE story brick fac
tory building. The patients in the hos
pital all escaped unhurt.
Chester R. Faulkner, private secre-
tary to Senator Voorhees,. seventy-fve
years of age, was knocked down and
run over Thursday afternoon about
$50 o'clock by car of the lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway Company,
Washington. The front wheels of the
car passed over the right leg just below
the knee, crushing the bone and almost
completely severing the limb. MIR.
Faulkner was removed to Providence
Hospital where amputation was found
necessary, and the crushed leg was re-
moved above the knee. He subsequent
ly died.
A few weeks ago vessel putting in
at Lisbon, after q trip around Cape
Horn, reported the destruction by vol
canic action of the Juan Fernandez
Island, famous as the tabled home of
Robinson CIusoe. The master claimed
to have seen the catastrophe from the
deck of his vessel. The report was not
given credence at the time by scientific |