Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1887 vessels of all nations were
wrecked in 1895.
| The failure of the Labrador fishery is
said to be complete.
The President is not expected in
Washington before the middle of next
month.
General Joseph R. Davis, q nephew
of Jefferson Davis, died Tuesday at
Biloxi, Miss.
Lord Russell, chief justice of Eng
land, is expected to stop in Baltimore
to-day, on his way to Washington.
The torpedo boat Cushing and the
battleship Massachusetts had mimic
naval combat in Newport harbor yes
terday.
A scientific party on the Solomon Isl.
ands was attacked by the natives, and
geologist, named Foulton, and a
midshipman of the warship Albatross
were killed.
Herbert F. Plympton, chairman of
| the executiv . committee of the MasSa.
chusetts repuulic..u State central COM
mttee, committed suicide by shooting
himself yesterday.
Bandits yesterday attacked the GUS
tom house at Las Palomas, Mexico.
The bandits were resisted and in the
pitched battle that followed both sides
lost in killed and wounded.
The Peterson Lumber Company's
mills, near Above, Alabama, to-
gether with a million feet of lumber,
were burned yesterday. This was an
immense plant, costing 100000.
The London St. James Gazette sug-
gests that England, the United States
and Italy form an alliance to oppose
the Russian combination, which seeks
to prevent interference with The Tur-
kish despot.
Senators Hill and Murphy are re-
reported to be directing the New York
State democratic convention, which
met yesterday at Buffalo and adjourn
ed after completing preliminary or
ganiZation.
The Illinois populist State conven-
ton yesterday tacitly endorsed Gov.
Altgeld by making no nomination for
Governor on its ticket. A plan of flu.
sion on electors between democrats and
populists was also agreed upon.
Because his int, ded wife, Miss Liz
zie Hollander, of St. Louis, asked him
to postpone their wedding for a few
| weeks, Joseph Stevens thought her
love had grown cold and took dose OF
loca weed with suicidal intent yester-
day. He may recover.
A letter has been received in Louis
Vile from Mr.. John G. Carlisle, in
which be states that he will at once be-
gin to arrange his bushes and personal
affairs, and them will come to Ken
lucky and stump the State under the
direction of the State campaign COM
mittee.
The silver democrats of Connecticut
yesterday contI oiled the State conven'
ton at Hartford, which nominated can
didates for State Offices and an electoral
ticket. Joseph B. Sargent was nomi-
mated for Governor. A new State COM
mittee was appointed, all of the gold
democrats 90 the old committee having
resigned.
| A letter dated Monday, August 81,
has been received in Boston from an
American resident in Constantinople,
describing the recent massacre there.
1t states that the riots were started by
Armenians and that indiscreet revolu
tionists were responsible for the recent
massacre. Armed men took possession
of the Ottoman Bank and threatened
to blow up the building.
The United States second class bat
tleship Texas last night added another
mishap to her already unhappy career.
The Texas, which left the North At
lantic squadron yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of getting supply OF
torpedoes at Newport, r. l., struck a
rock while coming into the harbor at
$50 o'clock, and is hard and fast. She
rests on the rock amidships, and resist
ed all attempts made by the tug Aquid-
neck to dislodge her. The position OF
the vessel is a dangerous one, and
should storm set in it would 60 hard
with her.
The guard of Turkish troops on duty
at the Sultans palace in Constantine
pie, was forcibly disarmed and replaced
by others. 1t is reported that 200 AL
bantam guards were killed at the Zildiz
palace, Constantinople, while being for
chilly disarmed so that they could be re-
placed with other guards. 1t is report
| ed that Mussulman movement against
the Sultan has been started. The am.
bassadors of foreign governments at
| Constantinople have declined the Turk
ish governments offer of troops to
guard the embassies, preferring to rely
upon the sailors and marines of the