Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The United Statea Supreme Court adj
journed yesterday until next October.
A meeting will be held in New York
TO discues the scheme to buy Palestine
and establish q Jewish State there.
President Mckinley several days ago
offered the Spanish mission 10 Repre-
sentative Hit, OF Illinoiea, chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations,
who declined Il.
John &. Jones, q colored boy, who
recently accidentally killed his brother,
pleaded guilty in Washington yeater-
day and was sentenced to thirty days
imprisonment and a fine Of s..
The republican Senators yesterday
evening held a CAUCUS which lasted five
hours, and at which they decided TO
accept tbs tariff bill substantially az it
was reported by the finance committee.
The government aasayers have for
three weeks been testing the formula
OF q Chicago inventor, who claimed he
Das able to make gold and ailver out
of the baser metals. The formula wbs
found TO be worthless.
While crossing Big Beaver Greek,
Nicholas county, w. Va, on Sunday
night by way Of a foot log Mrs. Frank
Shievea, her daughter Susan and Su
ear'n sweetheart, William Burnaide,
fell into the creek and were drowned.
Mr.. James b. EusLia, the retiring
United States ambassador TO France,
yesterday presented his letters of recall
to President Faure. In an interview
Mr.. Eustis expressed his admiration for
the French people, and said the Anglo
American arbitration treaty is q "senti-
mental farce"
Herr Won Tauach, former commission
or OF the secret political police in Bcr-
lin, was placed on trial yesterday in
Berlin, on charges of bribing newspaper
writer's and subordinate employees of
The government to furnish secretly in
formation of every kind to discredit the
existing German cabinet.
Premier Canovaa's feeling against the
United States broke out yesterday in a
speech to the Chomber of Deputies in
Madrid. "It seems to be supposed in
Washington" he said, shat the sale OF
Cuba is a possible thing. Spain," add
ed Canovas, "is not q nation of mer-
chants, capable of selling it's honor"
Mary w. Paxton, who has been
carrying on in Washington the business
of trading in and manufacturing of art
needlework, has filed q suit against ex.
Senator Calvin S. Brice, OF Ohio, claim
ing the sum of 1923 SO in consideration,
the plaintiff alleges, of certain work
done by her for and at the especial re-
quest of Mrs. Brice.
Bishop Hurst, who was in Baltimore
Yesterday, announced that the semi
annual meeting of the Board Of Bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal Church will
be held in Baltimore, October 81. The
meeting will last one week. 1t is
thought that this meeting i'll be large
ly attended. At least fourteen of the
eighteen bishops are expected to be pre-
sent.
The arrest of Mrs. Victoria Graves,
a society woman Of tho East End,
Huntington, w. Va, for shop-lifting to
the extent of 800, has caused the great
est social sensation In the history Of
that town. Mrs. Graves is o handsome
woman Of thirty-two years, and her
husband, a leading business man, has
already filed q suit for divorce as the
result Of the exposure.
Philip McElhone, who was convicted
in Washington of taking valuable doc
uments from the congressional library,
was fined 5000 and set at liberty. From
the course pursued with McElhone.
who denied his guilt, it is anticipated
that L.. Nick. Turner, who confessed
and practically turned States evi.
dence against McElhone, will be re-
leased without any sentence at all.
The case has not yet been called and
will likely be nolle pressed.
Mr.. Howe Totten, son of Col. Enoch
Totem, the welf-known Washington
lawyer, had narrow escape from death
yesterday morning and the case is SUR
rounded by q great deal of mystery.
Leonidas Schoofey, formerly pri-
vate secretary to OK Representative
Barrett of New York, placed a revolver
against Mr.. Totten's body and when
the clerks broke into the room they
were Just in time to save him. AS a re-
suit, Schoofey is under arrest and no
one knows, except the principals, why
the assault took place. From all that
can be learned it seems that Schoofey
made the assault in defense OF his sister
in law, Mics Lonsdale. She was pre-
sent at the time.
In tho mountains six miles from Sky komish,