Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The new Astoria Hotel, in New York,
said to be the most costly building of its
kind ever constructed, was opened
formally yesterday.
But 1926 immigrants arrived in
this country for the first three month g
of the current fiscal year, a decrease OF
II, 800 as compared with last year.
The Esquimaux, whom Lieutenant
Peary, the Arctic explorer, brought to
New York, are in a hospital in that
city for treatment of bronchial and pull.
monary disorders.
Adolph Meyers shot and killed his
wife, in New York, yesterday evening,
because she wouldn't give him any
money, and then he went 10 his room
and killed himself with pistol.
King Christian, of Denmark, was at.
tackled by chill while driving on Sun.
day, and his physicians say that his
condition is somewhat serious. His
majesty is seventy.nine years old.
The notorious Curry gang" of band.
its brol e Jail at Desdwood, 8. D.,
Sunday night, and after exchang'
ing several dozen shots With some
citizens who intercepted them made
their escape into the mountains.
The Diet of the Greater Republic Of
Central American is trying to force The
United States government to fully rec.
oguize it. Opposition to the presi.
dents or dictators of the states of the
Greater Republic is increasing in bitter.
ness.
A bill was introduced in the Georgia
legislature yesterday to prohibit foot
ball playing in that State. The death
of R. V. Cannon from injuries receiy
ed in football game last Saturday will
probably cause the abolition Of that
sport in that State.
Great excitement has been caused al
Caracas, Venezuela, by the discovery o.
plot to start revolution in Venezu
ella in order to prevent the meeting O.
Congress. Five hundred arrests have
been made By order of the government
The country at large, however, remaini
quiet.
Seven hundred Spanish troops ar
rived at Havana yesterday. Captain
General Blanco made the assignments
of the generals of his staff. Senol
J. E. BruZon, a distinguished lawyer
aud autonomist, OF Havana, has beer
appointed regional governor of the
Province of Havana.
Charles Henry Fisher, barber, liv
ing in Georgetown, committed suicide
early yesterday evening by inhaling il
Eliminating gas. Fisher YVES abou
sixty years Of age, and had been Oh thu
verge OF taking his life several times
before. Dependency and liquor art
assigned as the cause.
Frederick Margenratb, driver of 6
hearse, dropped dead at Calvert Sta
ton, Baltimore, about l O'Clock p. m
yesterday. Stricken suddenly will
heart disease, the driver toppled from
his seat and fell lifeless on top of tht
hearse. he had driven the hearse tt
Calvert Station to receive corpse.
Mills Hotel, No. 1, in New York
opened yesterday morning. 1t furn
ishes bath and an elevator, steam hea
and electric light, an enameled iroI
beds:ead and a curled hair mattress, {
sitting room and library, for 20 cents
a night. Fully 800 men slept 10 tht
hotel last night, and there were 1,00t
rooms to spare.
DR.. Joseph O. Hirschfelder, of th'
Cooper Medical College, San Francisco
who asserts that he has perfected oxy
tuberculn of serum, and has by its ust
cured advanced cases of consumption
in six months, now proposes to make
fcee to the public the benefit of his dis
covery, provided funds are given tt
establish hospital where patients may
be treated.
Violet Monroe, the proprietress of 6
house of i'll repute in Washington, quar-
relied with her lover, Willie Wall, yes
terday afternoon and then tried to com
NIT suicide. Financial troubles also
caused her to express the wish that she
could die, and when the man went
away leaving her in desponden
mood, she retired to her room and took
a dose of laudanum. Her condition
was discovered by her sister in time tc
save her life.
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