Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Inc DOQy OF d uehu lHldnI, WIapPou
in package, was removed from a mail
box in Washington yesterday.
Efforts to explode twenty cans of high
grade powder in a train were discover
ed in Lambertville, N. j., yesterday.
Mr.. Paderewski, before leaving New
York for Europe yesterday, lett 10000
to be given as prizes for musical COM
positions.
There was q riot at Cleveland yes
terday between union and non-union
lumber-shovers, in which two men
were seriously hurt.
George Reed, hackman, valuted on
the back of runaway horse in crowd.
ed New York yesterday and stopped
him, while hundreds applauded.
The President has left the White
House and moved cut to Woodley, his
suburban residence. He will not leave
Washington for Gray Gables before
July 1.
Reports received from Havana,
Cuba, state that Spanish troops, under
Colonel Vilo, have recently defeated
the insurgents in several engagements.
The insurgents have recently Destroy
ed 100000 worth of property.
Nine. Byzantine Gaudin, of Wood
cliff, N. j., for many years dress
maker in New York city, has suddenly
found herself heiress to SIT 1000, 900, left
her by her aunt who was the widow OF
Frenchman who made his money in
South America.
The republican State convention oil
Tennessee met at Nashville yesterday
and instructed its delegates for William
Mckinley, of Ohio, for President, and
H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, for Vice
President. The platform opposed the
free coinage of silver.
Investigation into the cause of the
death of Baron de Hirsch proves that
the rllmors put into circulation to the
effect that his death was not due to
natural causes are entirely without
| foundation. The autopsy shows that
his death was the result of an attack OIL
apoplexy.
The Maryland State republican con
! vention elected four delegates-at-large
to the national convention, four alter.
mates and two electors-at-large, and
| adopted platform with sound money
and protection as the principal planks
The delegates were uninstructed, al
| though an effort was made to pledge
them to Mckinley for President.
Captain-Ganeral Weyler, it is report.
| ed from Havana, has decided to release
Rev. A. ]. Diaz and his brother on
condition that they leave Cuba at once
They have been well treated since their
arrest. Spanish newspaper discussion
= of the rumors OF mediation in Cuba re.
| veals hostility to such suggestion
from the United States, but an inclina,
ton to listen to advice from European
( power.
Littell B. Andrew, a young medical
student, of Baltimore, while returning
home on bicycle from visit in the
country, was struck by an electric car
on the York road, between Govanstowr
and Towson, yesterday evening and
| was instantly killed, and William G.
Pfeiffer, who conducted q cafe, was in
stantly killed by electricity in Balti
| more yesterday in his establishment
while attempting to turn the current
on in motor that supplies power to 8
set of revolving fans in the place.
Tired of life at the early age OF IA
William Shaefer, promising school
boy, yesterday put an end to his woes
by hanging himself in the cellar of his
| fathers house in Philadelphia. In ad.
dition to his tender youth the other
| circumstances surrounding the suicide
are unusually distressing, and the boys
parents are nearly heart-broken. The
| only cause that his mother could give
last night for her sons act was insanity
He had been under the doctors care
for three years for catarrh, she said
| and of late he was continually imagin.
ing that he was sick with innumerable
diseases of which he had read.
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