Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

/ The correspondents of several Ameri.
can newspapers have been ordered to
leave Cuba.
| The republicans made clean sweep
in St. Paul yesterday, electing the
mayor and all other city officials, ex-
cepting one alderman.
! At Louisville, KY, yesterday the
third race-the Kentucky Derby-was
won by Ben Brush. Ben Elder was
second, and Semper Ego third. Time,
2:O7a.
Rev. George P. Knapp, the Ameri-
can missionary who was expelled from
Bitlis by the Turkish authorities, has
arrived in Constaptinople in good
! health.
| At Alosno, province of Huela, Spain,
last evening, some miscreant set fire to
| the building in which dance was in
progress. Six persons were burned to
death, and many were injured in conse-
quence.
King Humbert has donated 10000
francs to the families of the soldiers
killed and wounded in the African
campaign and 100000 francs to the Red
Gross Society for the benefit of the
wounded.
The street railway strike in Milwau-
kee, Wis, was attended by disorder
Yesterday. DISTINCTIONS were placed
on the tracks to prevent the cars run
| ming. The wife of striker placed her
babe in front of car to stop it.
William Jones, colored, better known
as military" Jones, was shot and kill
ed at 1856 Erie street northwest, Wash
ington, shortly before 6 o'clock last
evening by Lewis Walker, also coloreo:
The murder was the result of quarrel
over a colored woman named Harriet
Bailey.
The plan of the Maryland democrats
is to send Senator German and the
three defeated democratic candidates Of
last fall (Hurst, Crothers and Smith) as
delegates at large to Chicago. Senator
G orman has planned to spend the sum
| mer travelling with his family, and does
not want to go to Chicago.
The democratic State convention of
Tennessee met at Nashville yesterday.
The present judges of the court OF
chancery were renominated. The con-
vention adjourned until to-day, when
it is expected that Ex-Gov. Robert L..
Taylor will be nominated. An en-
phatic free, independent and unlimited
free coinage at 16 to l plank will be
odontad without difficulty.
Cal. Murphy, of Hagerstown, and
| George Macarthur, of New York,
known as "the Canuck," fought to
finish at Washington Grove, near
Washington, last night for purse.
,, In the second round Macarthur broke
his right wrist on Murphy's head.
they fought three rounds when the
fight was awarded to Macarthur, Muir
ply failing to respond.
Before the trial of Scott Jackson was
resumed yesterday ct Newport, KY,
it was learned that w. R. Trusty, who
had been under bond for his appear
ance, had left. He is wanted on the
charge of perjury for his testimony for
the defense. The testimony of Carrie
Evans, OF Cincinnati, left no doubt of
Trustys untruthfulness. She testified
to knowing nothing whatever about
the case, except her rehearsals with
Seward and Trusty.
At the municipal election at Fort
Wayne, Ind, on Tuesday Major Oak
ley, republican, was defeated by Shear.
er, democrat, by majority of from 500
to 1000, AID the entire democratic
ticket was elected by about the same
vote. In Terre Haute the republicans
elected six out of ten councilmen, but
by decreased majorities. At Covington
and Washington the democrats made
gains, and at Brazil the entire republic
can ticket was elected.
At the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Cleve-
land, o., yesterday, the committee on
eligibility considered the following
proposition as solution of the woman
delegate problem That the three wo-
men delegates to the present confer
ence be seated without prejudice to
any future action of this conference,
and that the question be again submit
ted to vote during the four years inter-
vening before the next General Con-
ference without prejudice to any wo-
mans rights in any conference under
the present constitution as any confer.
ence may construe it. The members OF
the committee discussed this PROPOSE
ton all the afternoon.