Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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1t is understood that Governor Nc.
Laurin will appoint his brother to fill
out the unexpired term in the Senate
of the late Senator George, of Missis.
sippi.
The administration will endeavor to
negotiate with Spain treaty for o
commission to settle the claims of citi.
zens of both countries on account OF
the Cuban instruction.
at mass-meeting in Athens yester.
day an address to King George was
adopted, urging the rejection of the
proposed peace treaty and resump-
ton of the war with Turkey.
The Legislature of Tennessee at it's
next session will elect a successor to
Senator Bate for full term and also q
Senator to serve out the unexpired
term of the late Senator Harris.
A feet of forty-eight ocean.going YES
sells, laden In full or in part with car
goes of grain, is now at sea bound
from Baltimore for Europe, and about
five million bushels of cereals are now
afoat.
1t is stated that Charles James Faulk.
ner has decided to make the race for re.
election To the United States Senate in
West Virginia next year, in the event
of democratic success, and Is now lay.
ing his plans to that end.
An attempt of FIVE workmen from
De Armitt's mines to persuade num-
Der of strikers to return to work re.
suited in a fight at boarding In the
Pittsburg district, on Saturday, in
which three strikers were wounded.
The main building OF the J. P.
Thomas & Sons Company, fertilizer
manufacturers, on Mantua Greek, near
Paulsboro, N. j., was burned yester-
day. The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900,
on which there is about 100000 in
surance.
Thomas G. Seaver, Judge of the pro.
bate court of Windsor, VT, was shot
and wounded by William Lauren &c
yesterday. The judge had appointed
guardian for Laurence's little daugh-
ter, and enjoined him from interfering
with her.
1t is reported that the Russian gov
eminent may issue decree prohibit
ing the export of wheat, owing to the
small crops in Russia, which means an
immense increase of business for the
grain shippers at Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York.
The Secretary of the Navy has order.
ed Lieut.. Nathan Sargent to proceed at
once to the oil fields of Pennsylvania,
where he will make careful investiga-
ton OF the various grades of petroleum
produced in that region, with view to
its use as fuel for marine engines.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans and
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Davis favor pensions for claimants who
left the Confederate service and served
in the Union army. The question has
been referred to President Mckinley
and Secretary Bliss for their approval
Thousands of ex-federal soldiers are
arriving at Buffalo to the Graud Army
Encampnent, and the reunion, it is ex
peoted, will attract 200, 900 visitors. Col
Winans, of the commander.in-chief's
staff, says the veterans do not care to
have the next encampment at Rich
mond.
Elcany Sullivan, convicted in Viii
liamsburg, KY, on Saturday o.
criminal assault on Sarah Lawson, and
sentenced to twenty years in the peni-
Tertiary. was taken from Jail that night
by mob and hung on the timbers Of
the county bridge across the Cumber.
land river.
The directors of the Commercial Ma.
tional Bank of Chicago have asked Jas.
Fl. Eckels, whose term as comptroller
of the treasury has not long to run, to
become president of their Institution at
a handsome salary, one greatly in ex-
cess of the $1,000 he now draws as a
United States official.
A number of gold seekers from the
States are stranded at Dyea, Alaska,
unable to proceed farther because OF
physical inability and lack of pro-
visions. Thieves are at work among
the Klondikers temporarily stopping at
Dyea, and q vigilance committee will
probably be organized. A robber was
recently lynched.
Miss Lucy Hutchinson, of st. Louis,
and Miss Cavanaugh, of New York city,
lost an oar from their row boat at Fish
er's Island, Oh Saturday evening, and
they drifted across the Sound to the
Connecticut shore. They were seven
hours at the mercy of the waves and an
all.night search was made for them.
The young women are guests at the
Munnata W et Hotel, on Fishers Island.
A trolley car on the Marcy avenue
division of the Nassau trolley line to
Coney Island crashed into a drag con-
tanning 25 men at $3.50 o'clock last night
on Ocean avenue, between Kings High
way and the Long Island Railroad
tracks. Two men were 30 seriously in
jured that they will probably die. FIT
teen or twenty other persons were more
or less severely hurt, but none of them,
in all probability, fatally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin D. Wills, the
young Virginia couple who eloped to
Washington and were married by
minister whom they could not find at.
ter the ceremony have had their minds
relieved. The minister was the Rev.
Frederick a. Stier, and the reason he
had not reported the marriage was be.
cause he is not engaged in the ministry
at present and is not familiar with the
law. Mr.. Kinuier, father of Mrs. Wills,
went to Washington from Roanoke
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