Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

to accept the leadership of the U. S.
Marine Band.
Gen. Albert Ordway, of Washington,
died last night at the Hoffman House,
in New York, aged 81 years.
There is no immediate prospect of
the conclusion of the reciprocity nego-
tiations between the United States and
France.
The Cory, Cleveland, Ohio, A. NJ. E.,
Church collapsed last night No one
was killed. but score or more have
bruises and spraips.
The Pierre Humbert Alaskan ex-
ploripg expedition has located FEAST
BILE and easy route over the mountains
to the Yukon valley.
New York democratic politicians are
discussing Perry Belmont, the banker,
as a possibility for the gubernatorial
nomination next year.
Mrs. Nellie Harbon, of Brooklyn,
ove'joyed at her husbands return
from two years. cruise on the gunbost
Annapolis, burst a blood vesselin her
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Fire at Melbourne, Australia, yester-
day destroyed some of the largest bust
ness houses in the place. Loss este
mated at s., 100000. Hundreds of PEG.
pie are thrown out of employment.
The Evening Telegram, the afternoon
edition of the New York Herald, has
ceased publication because it is found,
the Herald says, that IAN up-to-date"
evening paper at l cent does not pay.
Joel Houghton, who was said to be
the oldest living Mason, died at Mil
waukee, Wis, Saturday night at the
age of 81 years. His BODY was taken TO
Ogdensburg, N. y, for burial yester.
day.
In New York yesterday Charles
Schapiro shot at woman who had
once promised to marry him. Missing
her he shot at another woman, and
then shot Louis Lieberman, probably
fatally.
Michael Gencairo, Portuguese sail
or on the fishing schooner Two Forty,
murderously assaulted four other mem
bers of the crew and cut his own throat
on board the schooner at an early hour
yesterday morning near Boston.
Thomas Boone's carriage house, barn
aud stabling, with contents, including
horses, mules, carriages, wagons, feed
and implements, on Marley Creek,
Anne Arundel county, Md, were de.
stroyed by fire yesterday.
A collision occurred yesterday morn.
ing on the Emory Grove Division of
the Baltimore aud Northern Railroa 4,
near Pikesville, and w. F. Horner and
Daniel Merrich, motormen, were kill
ed. -Four other persons were injured.
A dispatch from Havana says: Thirty.
five thousand Spanish soldiers are sick
in the Cuban hospitals. Hundreds OF
Cubans are dying of starvation in the
cities. A number of prisoners recently
pardoned returned to the insurgent
forces.
Skillful professional burglars blew
open with dynamite steel safe in the
mattress factory OF Fred Walpert & Co.
10 Baltimore early Saturday morniug
and secured between $500 and $500 in
cash, in addition to checks, notes,
drafts, and other valuable papers.
The University of Pennsylvania
eleven practically won the football
championship of America by its victory
over Harvard Saturday and Prince
TONS defeat by Yale, Harvard and Yale
having played tie game the previous
week.
]. 7. Farr, a bookkeeper, made an
unsuccessful effort to commit suicide
shortly before IL o'clock last night at
the corner of Twelfth street and Penn.
sylvania avenue northwest, Washing
ton, by dlinkingan ounce Of laudanum.
He was removed 10 the Emergency
Hospital.
It is understood that President Nc
Kinley will make no more appoint
ments of colored men to Office in
Georgia. The President takes the
ground that with the appointment of
Henry A. Rucker as internal revenue
collector for the Atlanta district and q
number of colored postmasters, he has
given that race enough recognition for
the present.
The steamer Victoria, which was fit
ted out by the Governor of Tromsoe,
under instructions from King Oscar to
search for Professor Andree, the aero
naut, end his party, and which left
Tromsoe, Tromsoe Island, Norway, on
November 5, has returned from Spitz
bergen. She brings no news as to the
whereabouts or movements of Pro-
fessor Audree, although exploring
parties landed ten times at various
points in Dammands Isle.
Representative Otey called at the
White House on Saturday in the inter-
ests of Mr.. Hammer. who was convicted
of wreckng the Lynchburg bank a
year OF so ago. President Cleveland
| committed his sentence, but Congress-
man Otey hopes that Mr.. Mckinley
! may see his way clear to grant him
pardon. His term will expire in three
months, but Hammer says his aged
mother is dying, and as be has been .
most exemplary prisoner Mr.. Otey
thinks he should be psrdoned in time
to see his mother before she dies.
GREAT RIVER UNDER GROUND
A dispatch from Larned, Kan, says: