Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-06
NEWS OF THE Day.

John l. Sullivan has decided not to
b come candidate for Mayor OF Bos.
Ton.
A cat falling on wire stopped line
of trolley cars in Brooklyn yesterday
and extinguished an electric light Cir
cult.
John F. Morgan, the triple murderer,
who escaped from Jail at Ripley, w.
Va, was captured in Roane county
yesterday.
Monsignor Schroeder, late of the
Catholic University at Washington, he's
been appointed to the faculty of the
Catholic Academy at Muenster, capital
of Westphalia.
Gov. Griggs. of New jersey, was yes
terday notified by telegraph of the OF
fetal announcement at Washington
that the office of Attorney General bad
been rendered him and he has accepted.
The fcal treaty of peace between
Turkey and Greece was formally sign
ed by the representatives, of the two
governments on Saturday evening. The
ratification of the treaty is to take place
10 days hence.
Emperor William will not interfere
in the case of Capt. DreyfIs. A blood.
less duel was fought yesterday between
two members OF the French Chamber Of
! Deputies, growing out of q debate on
The Dreyfus case.
President Mckinley, accompanied
by Assistant Secretary Day, arrived 10
Washington at 7:45 o'clock yesterday
morning from his mothers bedside.
Arrangements have been made for the
r-turn trip to Canton this evening.
The Italian ministry has resigned in
consequence of the action of General
Pelloux, minister Of var. who persisted
10 leaving the cabinet because the par
lament amended bill dealing with
army promotions against his advice.
Enormous damage mas been done by
: storm which swept over Italy yester-
az. Seventeen vessels were wrecked
ia the Bay of Naples and their crews
were lost. Many wrecks are reported
from the islands CT Sardinia and Sicily.
The or cement between Peter Jack
son and Jim Jeflries for twenty round
coltc st in San Francisco has been de.
cared off. Ia its stead match has
been c)nsummated between Jefries
and Sharkey, to take place between
December so and January 7.
In New York on Saturday night, by
i .; no Tun
George F. Slosson won the series in the
billiard tournament for the champion
ship of the world. During the series
Slossou has won against all of his OPP
ponents, taking four games.
An attempt to kill DR.. w. W. God
ding, superintendent of the government
Hospital for the Insane, near Washing.
ton, was made in the reception hall OF
that institution Friday night by pa
rolled patient named Mccartney, who
snapped pistol at the superintendent.
His arm was caught just in time, how.
ever, to prevent serious injury.
Mr.. Hoshi Toru, the japanese Minis.
ter to the United States, arrived at San
Francisco on Saturday. He says that
his country has by no means abandon.
ed the position which it assumed re-
garding the proposed annexation of
Hawaii Instead of withdrawing the
protest against the annexation of the
islands, he declares Japan will continue
to insist with emphasis that her inter-
ests in the Hawaiian Islands shall re-
ceive respectful attention from this
government.
At the trial of Col. Robert w. East
ham for the murder of Frank E. Thomp.
son, at Parsons, w. Va, on Saturday, q
sensation was created when ]. w. Coop
er stated that since the shooting he bad
visited the brothers of Eastman in Rap.
pahannock county, Va, to induce a
mob to come from there and take East
ham from the Jail, so the trial would
never come of. Several witnesses gave
evidence as to threats made by the de-.
PENDANT against the Thompson brothers.
Mrs. Eastman was present at the hear
ing on Saturday.
Mr.. John W. Ross, President of the
Board of District of Columbia Commits
sioners, who is at present out of the
city recuperating, rendered his resgna-
ton to President Mckinley few days
ago. Acceptance of the same was
withheld, and subsequently,, it is said,
Commissioner Ross reconsidered his
determination, or at least promised his
colleagues to hold the matter of his
retirement from the board in allowance
until his return from his vacation.
The trouble grew out of friction on
the board, and is ascribed by Mr..
Wight to malicious mischief
maker" An understanding was reach
ed prior to Mr.. Ross's departure on a
vacation, and it is now believed he will
resume his duties.
Threatened Revolution