Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

JSoeSANeys
In the democratic primaries held at
Jacksonville, Fla, on Saturday, Sena-
tor Calls friends were defeated.
Ex-senator Platt, of New York, still
says that Maj. Mckinley has not enough
votes to nominate him for President.
The republican primaries held in
Delaware on Saturday resulted in a
victory for J. Edward Addicks, and the
defeat of Senator Anthony Higgins.
A special from Oxaca, Mexico, says:
The Mexican troops are rapidly killing
the Indians who rebelled against the
State authorities. They will all be
shot.
1t is announced that Senator Dubois,
of Idaho, has written letter in which
he states that he will not support re-
publican presidential nominee unless he
is free silver man.
| Col. F. K. Hahn, of New York, vice
president of the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad, was killed by freight train
on the New York Central road at Cliff
ton Springs, N. Y, on Saturday.
The Washington breweries which
have been boycotted require pledge
from all working men employed on
brewery work to drink the product of
the local breweries if they drink beer
at all.
The drill team of the Morton Cadets
and the rifle teams of the Engineer
Corps left Washington Saturday even
| ing over the Southern Railway to take
part in the Savannah interstate COM
petition drill.
The Nevada republican State con.
vention on Saturday declared for free
silver, and instructed delegates to the
national convention to use all honor
able means to nominate an advocate OF
free silver for the presidency.
The Panama government has been
instructed from Bogota to seize the
Bermuda on her arrival at Colon if war
materials are on board. The Bermuda,
which recently sailed from Philadel-
phia, it is said, landed arms in Cuba.
J.H. Blenett, a young man about 20
years of age, from Wheeling, w. Va,
where his wife resides, committed sui
eide by hanging himself at Brooklyn,
Anne Arundel county, Md, yesterday,
because he could not secure employ
ment.
Right Rev. John j. Kahn, archbishop
of the diocese of st. Louis, was yester-
day invested with the pallium in the
cathedral in that city, the ceremony
being performed by Cardinal Gibbons,
assisted by twenty-five archbishops and
J bishops.
| st. Petersburg society is agitated by
| the Czarina's order forbidding ladies
and women servants from smoking in
the palace. AS they are all habitual
| smokers, the edict has caused great
sensation, and is imperiling the Gar
mas popularity.
It is said that Mrs. Samuel Campbell,
better known as Cora Belle Fellows,
who married Chaska, Sioux Indian,
| while teacher on reservation few
years ago, now lives near Carthage,
Mo-, q deserted and destitute woman
with three children dependent upon
her for care and support.
Negotiations are in progress between
Japan and Russia looking to joint ac-
ton in Corea to secure the return OF
the king to the palace from the Russian
embassy. Japan is to have the disposal
of the troops about the palace and the
placing of the Corean telegraph system
in the hands of the Japanese.
One of the most destructive fires in
the history of northern Wisconsin oc
Cured at Ashland yesterday. Special
trains brought the departments from
Washburn and nearby towns to render
assistance. At least three persons lost
their lives and the property loss is
nearly $4,000 Nearly 20, 100000 feet
| of lumber was burned.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the
signing of the treaty Of Frankfort,
which concluded the Franco-P russian
war, was celebrated at Frankfort-on-
the-Main yesterday in continuation OF
the fetes and celebrations which have
been held throughout Germany in COM
memoration of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the events of the war.
The steamer Monowai, at San Fran
cisco, brings news of the wholesale mas
sacre of traders and missionaries by ma
tives of the islands of Manning Straits
and the Solomons. Malayta savages
bntchered whole boats crew of men
from the brig Rio Loge at Rubiana.
The murders on the islands of Manning
Straits were followed by acts Of canni-
balism.
Bishop Richter, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and Father Matkowski, pastor
of the St. Stanislaus' Polish Church, of
Bay City, were assaulted by the Father
Turski faction Of the congregation and
badly used up yesterday morning. Ma
towski was struck several times and
his cassock and surplice were torn to
shreds. The bishop was kicked by an
enraged Pole, but not seriously injured.
His robes were also torn.
Ferdinand Schumacher, the million.
aire oatmeal king, of Akron, Ohio,
president OF the American Cereal Com
pany of Chicago, the Schumacher
Gymnasium Company of Akron, the
| Marseilles Land and Water Power
| Company, the Illinois River Paper
Company of Marseilles, ILL.,, and the
Tennessee Land Company of Harri-
man, Tenn, assigned Saturday. The
liabilities are estimated at 81 SOC, 900.
The case of the five men captured on
the filibustering schooner Competitor,
and who have been sentenced to death