Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
The London Sunday Times predicts
war between England and the United
States.
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, accom-
panied by her suite, have returned to
Washington from New York.
Ex-Minister to TurkeyTerrell arrived
in New York Saturday, and will visit
his mother at Lynchburg, Va.
The free-for-all pacing race, at Chi
cago on Saturday, for which Star Point.
er, Joe Patchen and Frank Agan start
ed, was won by Star Pointer.
The Spring House, at Richield
Springs, N. Y, was almost destroyed by
fire Saturday night. All of the $50
guests are believed to have escaped.
Among the nominations which the
Senate failed to confirm before adjoun-
ment was that of Terence Y. Powderly
to be commissioner-general of immi-
grafton.
Mr.. Henry Van Dyke Johns, prom
inent member Of the Baltimore bar and
nephew of the late Bishop John
Johns, of Virginia, died in Baltimore
yesterday.
Mr.. John Bankhead Magruder, one OF
the oldest residents of Prince Georges
county, Md, died yesterday atthe resi-
dence of his nephew, Mr.. E. E. Hill, al
Seat Pleasant, in the SSyear of his age.
The cornerstone of St. Patrick Is
church, Broadway and Bank street,
Baltimore, was laid by Cardinal Glib
bons yesterday in the presence ola large
crowd. Bishop Monaghan, of Whining
ton, preached the sermon.
The Japanese government has again
entered its protest against the proposed
annexation of Hawaii by the United
States. The protest is digniied but
emphatic assertion that Japan will new.
or acouiesce in annexation.
According to a prominent Ohioan,
who is friend both in business and
social way of William M. Hahn, ex-
secretary of the republican national
committee, that gentleman will be the
next Marshal of the District of Colum-
bia.
Benjamin Simon, fourteen year-old
boy, drowned himself yesterday because
he failed to pass his entrance exam
nation for the College of the City
of New York, and because his
parents were too poor to allow him to
continue his studies 30 as to enable him
to pass it later on.
William Fl. Schamel, a well-know
merchant of Hagerstown, Nd, fell from
moving Capital Traction Company
car in Washington late yesterday even
ing, and struck on his head on the pave
ment, receiving injuries which resulted
in his death at the Emergency Hospi'
tai an hour later
The awards in the interstate drill
contest at San Antonio, Texas, were
announced yesterday evening. The
frat was won by Governors Guard,
Austin Tex. Per centage, 95. 60. Prize
$1,000 and championship cup, and the
second was won by Morton Cadets,
Washington. Per centage, $3.50. Prize
s., 900.
Mrs. Mary Jones, of California. known
in labor circles as the "mother of Amer
lean Railroad Union" is on her way to
Washington for the purpose of inter-
ceding with President Mckinley In be-
half OF S. D. Warden, sentenced to re-
ceive tho death penalty for certain acts
performed during the labor riots in
California in 1894.
Peter McNally, the Boston swimmer,
who was scheduled to make an attempt
to swim the English channel on July 4,
started from Dover at 11.30 o'clock
Saturday morning and was in the water
fifteen hours, in which he covered
thirty. five miles. He failed in the
attempt and was picked up by boat
at $50 o'clock Saturday morning
at point three miles from Cape Griz
Nez.
Benjamin T. Brown. sober, indus-
trious, and religious-minded young
man, abruptly ended his life at the
home of his father, In Georgetown, on
Saturday night by swallowing two
ounces of carbolic acid. The young
man was printer and very ambitious,
but had not been able at any time tc
secure steady work. A recent disap.
pointment in payment for work done
by him is the only cause that can be
assigned for the suicide. Brown was
2 2years old and never touched liquor
in any form.