Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Serious fires are in progress in the
lumber region of the Dismal Swamp.
The Exchange Hotel, at Richmond,
will be kept open during the present
season at least.
The President held his first tri-week-
ly reception TO the public yesterday al
ter suspension OF about two years.
1t is said that steps toward reopenlng
direct negotiations with Venezuela have
already been made by the British gov
erpment
Col. Thomas r. Turnhuli. of the
Smithsonian Institute, Washington,
dien yesterday Of apoplexy at his resi-
dence 10 that city.
Mr.. Gibson G.. Overall, one of the
ablest members of the Alabama bar,
died at his home in Mobile Saturday.
He was horn in Shenandoah county,
Vs.. in 1925.
A warrant has heen issued for Cecil
Rhodes Oh ,rged with completely in the
Importation of arms into the Transvaal
territory for use against the authorities
of that republic.
Melting snow and a heavy rainfall
have caused serious floods in the Ber-
nese Overland. The Rhine has over
flowed at Locie apd Marteaux, mum
dating those places.
There is likely to be an interesting
contest between the sound money men
and the free siverites in the selection OF
delegates at large to the democratic
national convention.
The Tammany leaders hope to ex-
teud their organization so as to cover
New York, Brooklyn and all the terri
tory that will be included in the Great
er New York after the consolidation.
The trial of Benjamin +. Milliken for
attempted assault upon the daughter oil
Judge S. f. Phillips, ex-solicitor of the
Treasury, was set in Washington yes
terday afternoon for Thursday at 10
a. m.
Governor Morton's workers are said
to have made an alliance with John q.
New. of Indianapolis, to have the re-
publican national ticket Levi z. Nor
ion for President and Jonn G. New for
Vice President.
The three children of James Beauso-
liel, in Penetanguishene, Ont, were left
locked in the house, few miles from
town Yesterday, while the parents went
to see neighbor. The house took fire
and before assistance could be given Tue
childen were burned to death.
The daughter of John Hahn, a pros
porous farmer of the Choctawhatchee
Valley, Ala, was burned to death yes
terday while burning brush. Her
brother and sister attempted to save
her, but their clothing became ignited
and both were fatally burned.
1t is possible that a race track will
be constructed on the Virginia shore
opposite the Chamberlin Hotel, at Fort
Monroe. A number of we'll known
wealthy men who have travelled all
over the world visited the Chamberlain
last week and were delighted at the
locality.
The London Daily Necs says that
Sir Matthew White Ridley, the home
secretary, has decided that no altera-
ton should be made in the sentence i'm
posed on Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the
American woman who is undergoing
life imprisonment on conviction of hav-
ing poisoned her husband, a Liverpool
merchant, some years ago.
Rev. DR.. Henry Wheeler, of Media,
Pa, is seriously i'll with acute rheuma-
tism. He was to have preached his
farewell sermon to his congregation
there in the First Methodist Church on
Sunday. He was unable to leave his
bed but his wife took the pulpit and
delivered an eloquent sermon, and
made the farewell address for the sick
husband.
The Baltimore city council, by vote
of Is 10 4, passed last night over the
Mayors veto the ordinances depriving
him of the power to appoint or remove
municipal Ioflicers. 1t is now probable
that the courts will be appealed to, un-
less the republicans in the legislature
recede from their present position and
pass law restoring the appointing
power to the mayor.
The House of Representatives yester-
day practically defeated the bill provid-
ing for a free circulating library for
Washington. 1t passed the Senate bill
providing library; but it added an
amendment of its own, compelling the
people of Washington to defray all the
expenses of the institution, instead of
assuming half the obligation, and thus
amended, the bill may be regarded as
defeated.