Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The supreme court of the State o.
Utah yesterday handed down a
validity of the late election In Utah.
Count Adam de Moltke Huitfeldt, OF
Denmark, arrived in Washington at 8
o'clock last night. On Tuesday next
he weds Miss Louise Bonaparte, of that
city.
Another reduction of half q cent q
pound in the wholesale price of coffee
was made yesterday, in the fight DOW
on between the sugar trust and Ar
buckle Brothers.
The American Federation of Labor,
in convention at Cincinnati, yesterday
Endorsed the Lodge immigration bill
pending in Congress. The federation
adjourned sine die.
The Sultan of Turkey says the re-
forms for Armenia agreed upon by the
powers have been executed. The Sui
tan promised the Russian ambassador
to issue decree of amnesty in few
days.
At Buffalo, II. Y, last night two
thousand people saw Tommy Ryan, of
Syracuse, the champion weller. weight,
whip Billy McCar.hy, of Australia. in
seven rounds before the Empire Athlet-
ic Club of that city.
Two great demonstrations in favor
of Cuba took place in New York last
night. One was street parade of the
organization called The Friends Of
Cuba. The other was mass meeting
at Cooper Union, called by the Cuban
League of the United States.
Four 6remen were injured, fifty
horses burned to death and valuable
property destroyed in fire which broke
out at $50 o'clock Sunday morning in
the two-story brick building No. 555
Carroll street, Brooklyn, used as o
stable by Bernard Say. The total loss
| was placed at ST., 900.
The House of Representatives yes
terday completed consideration of the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. The employees of the
new Congressional Library will not be
| under civil service rules. Librarian
Spofford will continue in office with q
salary increased to 5000.
Three colored men were discovered
last night by resident of G street
near Fourth, in Washington, on a roo
of the back building of the store occu.
pied by Schwartz & Bros, at BIS
Pennsylvania avenue, attempting to
effect an entrance through window
into the upper story of the house. One
of them was captured but the Others
escaped.
A terrible explosion of gas occurred
yesterday afternoon in Baltimore shaft
F, No. 3, of the Delaware and Hudson
Company near Wilkesbarre Pa. Over
twenty miners were imprisoned, but
at late hour last night fourteen had
| been rescued alive and there was still
hope of reaching the others before the
deadly afterdamp claimed them a:
victims. All of the miners rescued last
evening are in an improving condition
to day except one. All the others viii
rfcover.
A Washington man was yesterday
swindled out of 500 on the old "wire
tapping" game, by quartet of swind
lers who have been operating in Wash
ington and Baltimore since December
II. The men have gone to Baltimore
looking for other unshorn lambs. Its
believed that they have secured Of
least $1,000 of Washington money, and
like amount from Baltimore meU
The operators were we'll equipped, and
although the game they played is old
aud has often been exposed, they found
no trouble in working it in Washington
They had room at the National Hotel
and tapped" the wires there.