Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Representative Dingley, of Maine,
viii, it is again said, be the next Score.
tary of the Treasury.
It said that the new treaty between
! Russia and China secures to the Car
practically al he desired.
Calixto Garcia is to be lieutenant
general and Rius Rivera commander OF
the Cuban insurgent forces in Pinar del
Rio.
Five thousand tons OF tea last week
comprised single cargo from China to
New York, the largest that ever enter
ed that port.
The ambassadors of the powers have
sent joint note 10 the Porte demanding
the recall within forty-eight hours OF
the Porte's special envoy to Crete, who
is accused Of thwarting reforms pro-
jected.
The executive committee Of the
+! inaugural committee held its first meet
Jog in Washington. on Saturday even
ing, and adopted resolution that free
entertainment would not be provided
for anyone.
II is announced in Paris that an inter
national coof-rerce OF the representa-.
tives of Germany, Austria, Belgium,
France and R1s-ia will meet in Paris
in March OF next year for the purpose
OF considering the but means of bring
ing about the abolition of the sugar
bounties.
Edward Hale, OF Ireland, won the
si1-days' bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden, New York, Saturday
night, having ridden 1910 miles and S
| laps between midnight Sunday 9Th inst,
and 10 o'clock that night. J. S. Rice,
OF Wilkesbarre, finished second with
1852 miles and laps TO his credit.
a meeting OF the directors ofthe Falls
Church and Potomac Electric Railway
was held in Washington on Friday.
Officers were elected as follows: Presi.
dent, Major o. f. Hine, .. Vienna;
Vice President, DR.. Max Wiehle, OF
Wiehle. Treasurer, DR.. \. F. Graham,
OF Falls Church: Secretary, Maj. r. S.
Lacey, OF Ballston.
The contents of the building occu-
pied By Wilkins e. Co., butter mer.
chants, and a. P. pillsbury, feed deal.
er, at No. pos Ninth street, northwest,
Washington, were destroyed by fire
Saturday night. The loss is estimated
at between 5000 and $1,000, on the
stock Of the TWO merchants, while the
damage to the building will not be
more than $500.
Reports reached Key West, Fla,
Saturday, from Cuban sources to the
effect that Antonio Maceo was enticed
by treachery within the Spanish line:
aud shot by Spanish troops in ambush
f, This report is officially 6e1ied by the
Spaniards. DR.. Zertucha says tina; be
d s not the slightest idea OF the place
where the insurgents have buried The
remains Of Macco, their dead leader
and young Gomez.
Dr.. Robert Black, grand commander
OF the Knights Templar of the State o
New York, died at his home in Brook
Ign on Saturday, aged si1ty-tive years
He had served as city treasurer, alder
man, president of the board of alder
men, collector OF the internal revenue
and member OF the board OF education
of Brooklyn. He was one Of the mos
popular democrats 10 Kings county, aud
was an active and distinguished member
Of the Masonic fraternity.
James Lown, aged fiftyseven, and q
pensioner, committed suicide sometime
Saturday night in his room at the Orc
noco Hotel, in Washington, by swal
lowing naif an ounce of morphia ant
then turning on the gas. There was 6
bit Of warmth in the body at 7 O'CLOCK
yesterday morning when Edward ]
Quinn, proprietor of the hotel, discov
cred it. Lown left a note saying: "Afte1
due reflection l consider this the bes
way to end all my troubles" and pro
ceeded by saying that the pension pa
pers of the suicide might be founC
among some other papers he bad left a
the lodging house.