Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Shortages of SIS, 1000 in the money
due by county dispensers to the State
of South Carolina have been discov-
cred.
William Slocum Groesbeck, aged
eighth.one years, who was counsel for
President Johnson in the impeachment
tiial, died at Cincinnati yesterday.
Four women dressmakers in Paris,
deserted by their lovers, dined to.
gether yesterday and then committed
suicide by inhaling charcoal fumes.
A Dispatch from Danes Island, dated
June Is, announced that Professor An
dree's balloon would be ready to start
July l in Tie q tempt to cross the Arc
tic regions.
An unauthentic dispatch from Ha-
vana says General Weyler has been re-
called and that when he reaches there
from Sauctus Spiritus he will tender
his resignation. Gen. Ramon Blanco,
it is said, will succeed Gen. Weyler.
At 10 o'clock last night, while the
guests were assembling for the state
ball at Buckingham Palace, considera-
BILE alarm was caused by the accidental
igniting of a window curtain. The en-
gines arrived promptly and the fire
was soon extinguished. The ball
went on.
Mr.. William T. Biedler, a merchant
of Baltimore, and q senior member Of
the dry goods firm OF W. T. Bedler &
Co., died at his home in Baltimore yes
terday. He was born in Page county,
Va, 81 years ago. He served with a
Virginia regiment during the war for
one year, and later as lieutenant in
Mosby's command.
The New York police yesterday
evening made public long statement
made by Martin Thorn, accused of the
murder of William Guldensuppe, to
Acting Inspector O'Brien, on the night
of July 6. In this statement Thorn de-
clares that he has not seen Guldensuppe
since the night he was assaulted oy
him, many days before the murder was
committed.
The committee appointed by the
Episcopal Church Council of Washing
ton to investigate charges preferred
against Rev. Gilbert Williams, formerly
pastor of Christ Church, Navy Yard,
charging him with improper relations
with Miss Denham, will report adverse
ly to Bishop Satterlee, because of the
full confession of Miss Denham. who
says that MIR. Williams is the father OF
her child. The latter is now in north
ern sanitarium, suffering from mental
disorder.
The large store of Hanline Brothers,
wholesale dealers in paints, oil and
glass, at % and 25 south Howard street,
Baltimore, caught fire yesterday after
noon about 5 o'clock and spread to the
upper portion of 81 south Howard
street, which adjoins the Hanliue build.
ing on the north. 1t is estimated that
the damage to the two buildings and
their contents will probably reach
$50, 900, which is covered by insurance
Spontaneous combustion is supposed to
have caused the fire. Six fremen were
overcome by heat during tine fire.
DR.. A. L. Berger, one of the best
known physicians of Kansas City, was
shot yesterday by John Schlegel, q
grocer. He was taken to All Saints
Hospital and died shortly after his ar.
rival. Schlegel, when taken to the
station, alleged that DR.. Berger had as
saulted his wife few days ago, when
Mrs. Schlegel had gone to his office as
a patient. Berger was standing at the
corner, near O'Brien's saloon, at Eigh-
teenth and Oak streets, when Schlegel
walked over to him and said: "You
raped my wife. tried to get you be.
fore; but, damn you, I'll kill you now"