Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

of aldermen.
J. Pierpont Morgan and Thomas A.
Edison will develop iron ore beds on
the Housatonic river, Conn.,, by Edi-
sons new process.
Prof. Alexander Melvale Bell, the
scientist, who is seventy eight years OF
age, will soon wed in New York a To-
ronto lady ifty-tour years of age.
Lord Salisbury has notified Ambas-
sador Hay that England declines TO en-.
ter into an agreement, proposed by the
| United States, to stop sealing in Ber-
ing sea.
The Overman Wheel Company, Of
Chicopee Falls, Mass, makers of the
Victor bicycle. assigned yesterday with
liabilities OF S539.000 and apparent as
sets of S1,3l9,000.
Mrs. Lizzie Gallagher, of Brooklyn.
covered with burning oil, yesterday
rescued her children from an apart
ment where the baby had upset kerc-
sene lamp, but died from the burns she
received.
Francis Lingo, colored, who attempt
ed to entice Miss Katherine Berry, Of
Philadelphia, by means of forged letters,
was sentenced at Camden, n. j., yes
terday, to twenty years. Imprisonment
and pay fine of $4,000.
DR.. Henry Parke Gusts Wilson, one
of Baltimore's most distinguished ply.
sicians, died yesterday evening Of
Bright's disease. He was taken i'll last
Thursday night, and gradually became
worse, until the end came.
A plan for the settlement of Mr.. VIM.
NJ. Singerly's affairs has been agreed
upon at conference Of fnanciers in
Philadelphia. An issue of $4,000, 600
preferred stock of the Record Publish
ing Company is the chief feature.
1t was said officially yesterday at the
Chinese legation, in Washington, that
China and Russia would, without doubt,
join hands and defy the combined Eu-
ropean powers in the attempt that is
now being made to disrupt the Chinese
empire.
At Chicago last night Joe Walcott
and Tom Tracy met for six rounds in
the winter circus building, at Harmon
court and Wabash avenue. The de-
cision of the referee was draw, the
decision being accepted as emineDtly a
fair one by the crowd.
Owing to the large increase in the
New York savings bank deposits that
! have been made in the last six months,
officers of those institutions state that
with possibly one or two exceptions,
mono of them will pay more than 8!
per cent. interest next year.
MIR. Eugene M. Earle, the we'll
known hotel man of New York, is in
Washington, where, it is said, he con-
templates thu early erection of the fir-
est hotel In that city-a magnificent
hoslelry, that will compare favorsbly
with any in the United States.
Deacon Stephen V. White yesterday
made application for membership in the
New York Stock Exchange, for the
third time in the course of his financial
career. In short, Mr.. White is for the
third time on top, having settled with
his creditors by paying them in full,
and now desires to re-enter business.
Harry G. Daley, bartender, twenty.
two years of age, of Washington, at
tempted to commit suicide shortly after
8 o'clock last night by swallowing
about two ounces OF carbolic acid.
Driven to despair by inability to obtain
work and his wife's determination to
enter service, he swallowed the acid.
Prompt measures alone saved his
wretched life.
William Lloyd, who was arrested in
Washington on Saturday for forging
the name of Senator German to check
for $l2, and laso for receiving goods IN.
der false pretenses, made desperate
attempt to commit suicide in his cell
in the First Precinct police station in
that city, yesterday, by swallowing q
tin cup full of water in which he had
previously dissolved q handful of sui
phnr matches.
A dispatch from Washington says
Secretary Gage has offered to resign if
the President thought that step desirs-
BILE, in view of the Secretary's decara.
ton for the gold standard before the
banking and currency committee, and
the President has stated that he desired
him to remain at the head of the Treas
ury Department and thereby has ex.
pressed his approval of Secretary
Cages declaration.
Norman Selby (Kid Mccoy, the con-
queror of Dan Creedon, issued chal-
lenge to Filzsimmons, in New York,
yesterday, for finish fight for the mid
dleweight championship of the world.
The young middleweight announced
that be has backing for $4,000, and
will post forfeit as soon as called upon
to do so. Hn desires to meet the pres
emit champion for purse and side stake
of at least $1,000. Fitzsimmonss
manager declares that he will not con-
slider McCoy's challenge.
At Bessemer, Ala, last night ]. Fl.
Howell, a mine foreman, aged thirty
eight years, was arrested on complaint
of Mrs. Tom Collins, wife of we'll
known saloon keeper, who complained
to the police that he had been follow
ing her and her daughter. About an
hour later Collins went to the jail and
asked permission to zee Howell. He
was shown to the cell, where he drew
J pistol and fred bullet into Howell's
heart, killing him almost instantly.
Collins was taken to Birmingham and
lodged in Jail.
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