Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Emile lola was the orator at the
funeral of Alphonse Daudet in Paris
yesterday.
Dr.. Zertucha, who was the physi-
clan of the late Gen. Antonio Maceo,
has been appointed mayor of Bejucal,
in Cuba.
Twelve schooners were wrecked on
the Newfoundland coast in storm that
did immense damage to the fishing
establishments on Sunday.
Jim Janey, of Baltimore, knocked
out Jim Watts, of Louisville, at the
Concert Hall of the Academy of Music
in Baltimore last night. There were
also three other lively bouts.
Bernadino di Nunzio. convicted of
assaulting Dora AK. the eight-year-old
daughter of his landlord, was released
in Washington yesterday by Judge
Bradley aud the Indictment against
him nolle pressed. He had applied for
q new trial.
A runaway freight train of Thirty
four cars, loaded with grain and mer-
chandise, crashed into a second train
loaded with dressed beef, opposite the
Pennsylvania Railroad station at AL
toona early last night. Two men were
killed and several injured.
There was a lively scene last night
at the Carrollton Hotel, in Baltimore,
when four members of the city delega-
ton to Annapolis bolted the caucus
and announced that they would not
vote for B. L. Turner, who had been
chosen as the Master candidate for
Speaker.
Frank Matthews, nineteen years old,
a driver in the employ of w. R. Selec-
man, in Washington, committed sui
eide yesterday morning by taking dose
of carbolic acid and laudanum. No
case is assigned for the deed other than
il is believed that Matthews was disap-
pointed in love affair. Matthews
came from Centerville, Fairfax county.
Russia has notified Japan of the tenn
porary occupation of Port Arthur, and
large Japanese squadron has left
Nagasaki. Tho rumor is current at
Berlin that the British East Asiatic
squadron has been ordered to sail for
| Queipaert Island, at the entrance OF
the Yellow sea, presumably 10 occupy
it. The tone of the German press Is
favorable to some such action on tie
part of Great Britain.
The fourth, fifth and sixth floors OF
the steam fitting and plumbers sup
plies establishment of Cook, Homer q
Co., on the northeast corner of Sarato
go and Howard streets, Baltimore,
were Quilted by fire late yesterday af-
I ternoon, and the machinery and ap-
pliances on the three lower floors were
damaged by water. the total loss being
estimated at $4,000. From a pictur-
esque standpoint, the scene was one Of
extraordinary grandeur.
After a week of conferences in Bos-
ton, Justices Putnam and King, the
commissioners for the United States and
Canada. respectively, in the arbitration
of the Bshring sea claims, have com
pleted their work for the present and
it is understood, will soon begin the
preparation of their reports to their re-
spective governments. The Behrine
sea claims, which President Cleveland
proposed to settle for 1925, 900, have
now. aggregated more than $SOO,OOO
with interest for ten years.
A meeting of the most Influential
business men of Savannah, Ga, wa:
held yesterday to offer formal protest
against the appointment Of negro
postmaster or collector OF the port there
Lengthy resolutions were adopted, in
which language, aimed at the candida
cy of ]. R. Deveaux, for the collector
ship, occurred, aud which it was pro-
claimed that the President and Senate
have no moral right, whatever their
arbitrary power may be, to impose upon
the community officers to whom it has
a settled and abiding objection.
A decision rendered yesterday by
Justice, of the Peace Bundy, in Wash
ington affecting leases between land
lords and tenants of houses in the Di-
vision, will be of much interest to per-
sons owning property in that section.
Judge Bundy held in the case before
him that lease. was void because OF
the immoral character of the house. An
appeal was noted, and it is possible
that the case will be taken to the
District Supreme Court for final deter
mination. The opinion rendered by
the justice, if sustained by the niger
courts, may have far.reaching effect.