Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Baron Hirsch left 100000 to his
friend, the Prince of Wales.
William A. Holcomb, one of the best
known business men of the Pacific
Coast, died at Oakland, CAL, last night.
Ten Mckinley delegates to the st.
Louis convention were elected in Michi-
gan yesterday.
| 1t is probable that within few days
all the street-car lines in Milwaukee,
Wis, will be tied up by strike of i'm
mense proportions.
Japan has signed a treaty with Ger
many granting material reduction in
duties on manufactured articles i'm
ported from Germany.
The four thousand miners in the
bituminous fields in Indiana stopped
work last night, and it is expected on
both sides that there will be long sus-
pension of operations.
! A dispatch from Springfield, ILL.,, says
Senator Cullom declined last night to
say whether he would withdraw from
the race for the presidential nomina-
ton. His friends say, however, that he
will not withdraw.
The Illinois republican State conven-
ton yesterday turned aside from the
favorite son of Illinois, Senator Shelby
M. Cullom, and instructed the dele
gates to St. Louis to vote for VIM. Nc
Kinley, of Ohio.
The appeal made by DR.. w. Playfair
against the judgment of 100000 dam
ages granted Mrs. Kitson for SANDER
and defamation of character was with.
drawn in the London courts, but the
terms of the settlement are not stated.
A rescuing party is still working in
the mine near Chihuahua, Mex, that
lately caved in, and several bodies have
been recovered. The forty miners that
were entombed must all be dead by this
time as they have been in there now
week.
George Allgair's Hotel at South River,
NJ. was burned early this morning.
Most of the guests escaped by jumping
from the windows. Paul Jumper was
burned to death in his room. He was
the son of wealthy parents at St. Gaul,
Switzerland.
During the capture of the filibuster-
| ing schooner Competitor of the Cuban
coast yesterday eight men we're killed.
The prisoners will be tried by court
martial. The insurgent are thought to
be preparing to attempt the passage OF
the trocha.
The faculty of Georgetown Univer.
sity, assisted by the students, rendered
a brilliant reception yesterday evening
to Cardinal Satolli on the occasion OF
) his farewell visit to the university.
| The cardinal expects to leave soon for
Italy, where he will take his place in
the household of the Pope.
Don NJ. Dickinson telegraphed from
Detroit yesterday to Secretary Carlisle
that the sound money men elected 20
of the IS delegates to Chicago at the
Michigan convention. The success of
the gold men is bitter disappoint-
mept to the advocates of free coinage
in Congress.
Gottlieb Oesterle, q German, commit
ted suicide by morphine near Ridgeley,
Nd, yesterday. He was from Brook
Ign, N. Y, where he had wife and son
living. He left letter in German i'm.
ploring his wife's forgiveness, and say
ing: 81 am tired of life, and am bur-
den to everybody. have entirely lost
my reason. and am eood for nothing
any more. Amen"
The principal evidence against the
johannesburg reform committee mem
bers was contained in the kilograms
which passed between them and DIR.
Jameson before the raid, and which
were interpreted by means of a cipher
found in the latter's baggage after his
capture. The weight of the evidence
which they furnished against persons to
whom they were addressed and by
whom they were signed of being en-.
gagged in conspiracy to overthrow the
Transvaal is admitted to be crushing.
Arson is still suspected at Cripple
Creek, COL, because the flames broke
out from so many places at once during
the recent fire. Coal oil fumes were
detected about the school yesterday
and some women saw two men trying
to set fire to residence near the reser-
voir. One unknown incendiary was
wounded besides the one killed and q
number of suspects were arrested DUR
ing the night and sent to Colorado
Springs yesterday. Fifty Objectionable
characters were marched out of town
and vigilance committee has been
formed to show no mercy.