Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The Pope has acceded to the request
made by Bishop Alfred A. Curtis, of
Wilmington, Del, to be relieved of his
diocese.
General George w. Jones, the oldest
ex-United States Senator, died at Du-
buque, Iowa, yesterday, at the age of
80 years.
The third Georgia district, at Perry,
yesterday, nominated E. b.. Lewis to
succeed Chas. F. Crisp in Congress, and
Endorsed the Chicago platform.
Terrific rain storms in West Virginia
yesterday caused rivers and creeks to
overflow, and railroad and other bridges
were washed away. a number of towns
were inundated.
The probable retirement OF Justice
Walter S. Cox from the bench of the
supreme court of the District of Column
bia, is being discussed. Judge Cox is
entitled to retire on full salary.
Mr.. William Gates Taylor, one of the
Oldest officials in the service of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, died yester-
day at his home in Baltimore. He was
| the eldest son of the late DR.. S. T. Tay-
lor, of Loudoun county.
Serious floods have occurred in the
Bernese Alps, the Jura mountains, the
Canton of Vaud and the lower Valais.
Bridges have been carried away, roads
destroyed and railway travel interrupt
ed, but no fatalities are reported.
The Intense excitement at Halifax, N.
g., over the triple murder on shipboard
continues. The story of the passenger,
Leslie Monck, is accepted as fixing upon
Bran, the first mate of the Herbert
Fuller, the guilt of the awful crime.
Ex-Secretary Foster has written a
letter stating that Secretary Carlisle
| announced year ago, in Mr.. Fosters
presence, that he would vote for re-
publican on sound money platform
| against democrat who favored free
coinage.
In New York yesterday Mr.. Morgan
combined the foreign exchange bankers
to check gold shipments. The New
York banks gave $780, 900 in gold to
the Treasury in exchange for legal ten
der notes. Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan
was appointed chairman of a commit
tee to formulate plan for the protec-
ton of the gold reserve.
The city of Cleveland, o., was found
ed one hundred years ago yesterday,
and the event was celebrated enthusi-
astically. Mr.. Cleveland sent tele-
gram and touched button at Buzzard's
Bay illuminating an arch. Mr.. Nc
Kinley made speech. A gift to the
!, city of land for park purposes by John
D. Rockefeller was announced.
The steamboat Paul Tulane, one Of
the finest of the Mississippi river boats,
was sunk yesterday evening at Cora
plantation, seventy. five miles from New
Orleans. The Tulane was on her way
down from Bayou Sara when she struck
snag and went down in few minutes.
She was heavily loaded, and both boat
and cargo are complete loss. Passen-
gers and crew were landed without loss
or injury.
John P. Meyers, recently cashier OF
the Seaboard Air Line, of Charlotte,
n. c., was arrested in New York last
night, charged with stealing 5000
from the road. Meyers left Charlotte
on July II, taking with him Mrs. Eta
Basonette, who was with him when he
was arrested. Meyers was intoxicated
when taken in custody. He exhibited
some establishment, but finally made q
confession. He had 81 200 of the stolen
money left.
Chinese advices to July S say that
the Mohammedan rebels at Lanchu
have routed and almost totally annihi-
lated the force of 5000 imperial troops
sent to suppress them. The rebels are
now said to be marching through the
country killing and pillaging on all
sides. The authorities now purpose
sending 5000 troops, but these will
| doubtless be killed like the others. 1t
| is estimated that it will take $4,000
troops to subdue the Mohammedans.
Dave Bergman, white man, killed
his wife, four children and himself at
his home in Madison county, Georgia,
Tuesday night. Bergman was dissi-
pated. He went home drunk about
dark. His wife had supper on the ia
BILE waiting for him. 1t is presumed
that she demonstrated with him for alb
senting himself all day and that in
drunken frenzy he snatched his gun
from the wall and shot her dead. Then
he killed his four children, five, four
and two years of age, and the two
months old babe in its mothers arms.
His last shot he fired into his own
body