Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

George Matthews, the condemned
murderer of James Irwin, of Charles
county, Nd, has given up hope that
his sentence will be committed to life
imprisonment.
Senator Blackburn and his friends
appear to be quite confident now that
his chances for coming back to the SEN
ate will be excellent, even if the Legis.
lature of Kentucky is called together.
The republican members of the
House will not oppose the passage of
the Senate bill for an international
monetary conference, and it is expect
ed to go through practically without OPP
position.
A compromise bill has been intro
duced in the North Carolina Senate
reducing the term of the lease of the
North Carolina Railway to the South
ern Railway from ninety-nine 30 thirty
six years.
The Southern railway earned, gross,
for January, 81, sos, 1853; q decrease of
SIS 106; and net, S479,793 increase,
S2S ,235; and gross, from july l, 1896,
to January 81, 1897, 81, 404, 54S; de-
crease, 1867 ,6S3, and net, So, 779, ZIG, de-
crease, S20S, 906.
a dispatch from Havana says that it
Is reported that Spanish brigades under
the command of Generals Gasco, Sc
gura and Ruiz successfully attacked
and defeated the insurgents command
ed by General Gomez, who retreated
with heavy loss.
Another rumor was afloat in Balti-
more yesterday that an effort is being
made by parties supposed to represent
Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan, OF New York, to
get control of stock Of the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company pool
ell with the McLane committee, but
little strength was given to it.
Russia, through her minister at
Athens, has called upon Greece to
withdraw all her troops and her fleet
from Crete within three days. King
George of Greece sent word to the
Prince of Wales that the recall of the
Greek forces from Crete by an ultima
tum of the powers is impossible.
The Court of Appeals, of Washing
ton, yesterday affirmed the judgment of
the National Union vs. Josephine B.
Thomas, and the union will have to
pay $1,000 insurance on the life of
Ernest F. Thomas The National
Union refused payment because he
committed suicide ten years after join
ing the order.
An electric car was caught between
two trains going in opposite directions
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railroad yesterday afternoon. The car
carried four passengers, besides the
motorman and conductor, and three out
of the six were killed outright. The
other three are severely injured, and
one or more of them may also succumb.
While workmen were engaged yes
terday at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, in de-
molishing barn on the Thompson
they found under the floor
rats nest, which was made of green.
backs. The money had been badly
torn and chewed, but most of it, if not
all, is redeemable. The total amount
of money in the nest is thought to be
about 81 900. II is in s., SO and 500
bills.
1t was coal trust day before the
New York joint legislative committee
yesterday. Directors and sale agents
were examined by Senator Lexow, but
nothing sensational was developed.
They admitted raising the price of
coal, but claimed necessity as an ex-
cuse. The companies in the combine
it was confessed, between
80 and 70 per cent of the total output
Of the country.
The halfyearly conference of the
Baltimore District OF the Eastern Divi-
sion of the Mission Synod of the Ger
nan Evangelical Lutheran Church,
which has been in session at st. Paul's
Church, Baltimore, adjourned yester-
lay afternoon. The question of how
pastors and Sunday school teachers can
lid parents in giving their children
christian education was discussed at
ength, and the conference decided to
uggest to the synod that quiz book
With questions on Christianity and the
Bible be furnished for the benefit of TIE
sunday school teachers. Among the
delegates present were Revs. ]. NJ.
of this city, and w. C. Lueb-
,ert, Of Washington.