Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-09
NEWS VI IhE DAY.

The Postoffice Department has adopt
ed policy of general extension of the
money order system.
Robert j. and Gentry broke the pac.
ing team record at Glens Falls yester-
day by covering a mile in POS.
Miss Ethel Sprsgue, daughter of ex-
Sens tor and Mrs. Kate Chase
Sprague, has determined to go upon
the vaudeville stage.
Prof. Saby, experimenting with Mar
coni's wireless telegraphy in Germany,
yesterday exchanged messages without
wires at q Lis''nce of about twelve
miles.
Senat~. Hsnna has refused to accept
the challenge .. General Warner. the
democratic candidate for United States
Senator, of Ohio, to formal debate on
the money question. He says he has
plenty of time, but does not care to meet
the silver champion.
News of bloody fight in which
about dozen men participated has
been received from Deview, a small
place in Woodruff county, Ark. Four
men were seriously wounded, three of
whom are not expected to live. The
fight occurred in saloon.
In Washington to day the jury in the
case of Isadore L. Barriere, the young
Frenchman, charged with having COM
mitted adultery with his sis' iD-law.
Mary Grady, a young sirl claimed by
the government to be under 16 years of
age, returned verdict of not guilty.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres, Ar
gentina, says the finance committee of
the Chamber of Deputies has approved
the bill recently introduced providing
for retaliatory tariff on American
imports, as recommended by the Pres.
ident in his last message to Congress.
In Baltimore on Monday the jury in
the breach of promise suit OF Miss Car
rie Schapiro, of Richmond, against
Nathan Rosen, cloak manufacturer. OF
Baltimore, will render its verdict. This
is the case where Rosen refused to
marry Miss Schapiro after he found out
that one of her feet was deformed.
The steamer China, which has arrived
at San Francisco from Honolulu, brings
word that Councillor Yakima, of the
Japanese foreign Office, attempted sui
eide at Yokohama on September 20.
At last accounts he was in a critical
state. There were two severe wounds,
one in the throat and the other in the
abdomen.
A dispatch frsm Honolulu says DIR.
J. K Smith, government physician at
Kolao, Island of Kaui, and brother OF
Attorney General Smith, was shot
down in his own doorway on the oath
ultimo, by Kapea, a native whose
mother and sister DR.. Smith had de-
clared were lepers, and ordered to
Molokai.
John R. Mcpherson, former demo.
cratic Senator of New Jersey, died ct
11:30 o'clock last night at Taylor's
Hotel, Jersey City. He had been ill
since 1892, but his sickness did not take
serious turn until Tuesday. Mr.. Nc
Pherson was sixty-fve years old and
leaves widow and daughter, both OF
whom are in Washington.
Oscar Wilde has arrived at Naples
from England. His health is broken
down, and he has taken up his resi-
dence in villa owned by Lord Alfred
Douglas, the son of the Marquis of
Queensberry, who became prominent
during Wilde's prosecution and who
remained the prisoners friend through
out. Lord Douglas has resided at
Naples for long time past.
There are more than 1000 persons
running for elective Offices in the
Greater New York territory to-day
aud the returns are not all in yet. The
political sentiment in Brooklyn is so
strong for Seth Low that the republic
can leaders in that city have given up
hope of electing Gen. Tracy. their can
didate for mayor. The political situa-
ton in New York at present indicates
that the mayoralty contest in that city
will be between Seth Low aud Henry
George.
Howard Freedman, the oolored boy
charged with attempted assault on
Irene Jordon and Rene Sanger in
Washington on Wednesday afternoon,
was captured yesterday by E. G. Lucas,
who is stationed at the Aqueduct
Bridge as special Waterman. The
prisoner disclaimed any intention of as
saulting the girls, and said they had
followed him and begged him for
small silver badge he was wearing.
When the mother of one of the chill
dren came to him and charged him
with attempting to assault them he
was scared and left his home. He will
have hearing in the Police Court to.