Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWD vi Liz DA1.
Star Pointer, the celebrated pacing
horse, was sold in New York yesterday
to ]. A. Murphy for $4,000.
Mr.. Howard Griffith died at his
home near Beallsville, Md, on Thurs
day night, aged IS years.
1t is said that ex-Secretary Carlisle
will soon be general counsel for the
Pullman Car Company at $4,000 a
year.
There will be no opposition to the
choice of Speaker Reed as the republi.
can candidate for another term in that
position.
Rev. DIR. David Kinzer has been
elected president ofthe theological SEM
mary (Methodist Protestant Church) at
Westminster, Md.
Mexicans are said to be incensed
over a proposition by some Boston men
for the return of the United States flags
captured by the Mexican troops during
the war of 1877.
TIE bills that failed to become laws,
carried q total appropriation of over
$72, 900, 900. 1t is said that an effort
will be made to pass them by the next
Congress under suspension of the rules.
"Dave" Foutz, the well-known base
ball layer and of recent years man
ager of the Brooklyn League team, died
at his mothers home at Waverly, a
suburb of Baltimore, yesterday, OF
asthma.
Three little girls, while playing in
the yard of the Germantown Girls
Grammar School, Pa, yesterday, were
severely bitten by a vicious bulldog,
and at least one of them is in a critical
condition from her injuries.
The President is already besieged by
Office seekers. 1t is rumored that Pow
ell Clayton, of Arkansas, will be Minis
ter to Mexico. General Groner, Of
Virginia, is believed to have been Sc
lected for the Liverpool consulate.
1t is generally believed at London
that a war between Greece and Turkey
is imminent. The decision of Greece
to defy the powers is confirmed on all
sides, and the center ofinterest has nov
shifted from Crete to the mainland.
Governor Ellerbe, OF South Carolina,
yesterday granted a respite to Daniel
G. Muir .iy a few hours before Murphy
was. co be hanged at Orangeburg for
tie murder of Treasurer Copes, of that
county. Unless the governor inter-
feres again Murphy will hang March 26.
President Mckinley spread disap-
pointment among the office seekers yes
terday by announcing to more than u
prominent pnblic man among his call
ers that he would make no appoint
ments except such as were absolutely
necessary until after the tariff bill be-
comes a law.
That there will be no wine served at
the White House during the present
administration was indicated by the
dinner rendered her young relatives
by Mrs. Mckinley last evening. The
dinner was quite an elaborate affair,
vet only the mildest kinds of mineral
waters were served.
A Spanish force from Manzanilla has
had a hot fight with a band of insur'
gents, who tried to prevent the Span
iards from marching to Bayamo, Cuba.
The enemy occupied q long fortified
line at Calmito and Pasa del Buey.
After an hour and a half's fighting the
Spanish troops captured the insurgents
position and inflicted severe loss upon
the enemy.
MIR. William A. Marbury, q. 8. Dis
trict Attorney of Maryland, gave g din
ner last night, at the Maryland Club,
in Baltimore, to a number of his init
mate gentlemen friends. 1t was one
of the most elaborate dinners ever
given at the club, and the largest, ex-
the one given some time ago to
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee prior to his depar-
ture for Cuba.
Ex.President Cleveland arrived at
Norfolk at S O'Clock yesterday morning
on the Maple from Washington. The
party was transferred to the lighthouse
Violet and proceeded to Hstteras
Inlet, where he will spend a few days
shooting, after which Mr.. Cleveland
will probably join Mr.. E. G. Benedict
his yacht Oneida, for a cruise
in the Florida waters. Mr.. Cleveland
sent the following telegram to mis- wife
at Princeton, n. j.: Much better and
quite happy. Write to me at Wash
N. c."