Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Experiments in the way of acclimf-
tizing Chesapeake bay clans are being
made in Long Island waters.
A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa, says
the steel rail fight has resulted in
wage reduction of 10 per cent.
Harvard and Yale have at last sign
ed a definite treaty, and complete
athletic reconciliation has been eff
fected.
The President returned to Washing
ton on Saturday night from success
full ducking trip to Whitewater on the
Potomac.
The Office of The Post, in Pittsburg,
was almost destroyed by fire yesterday
morning, causing loss to the paper of
about 500, 600, all insured.
Murray, the negro representative
from South Carolina, has presented q
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton by Congress of election methods in
that State.
The indications are that the bill be-
fore the North Carolina Legislature to
annul the lease of the North Carolina
Railway TO the Southern Railway will
be defeated.
The rum'r of Justice Fields retire
ment from 49, Supreme Court of the
United States has been revived. 1t is
said that the justice is not able to do
his share of the work of the court.
Throughout the Christian world yes
terday was observed the four hun
dredth anniversary of the birth Of
Phillip MelancthoD, the friend and as.
sociate of Martin Luther in the Refor-
nation.
Major Mckinley will pay a short
visit this week to Chairman Mark A
Hanna, of Cleveland. 1t is apparent to
MS friends that he should seek relief
from the strain of receiving the army
of visitors who besiege his home.
Charles Christie, an old-time burnt
cork artist, died Friday L.snL at Kansas
City hospital, in his 6Sth year. Fol
several years the old man had made a
bare living on the streets of Kansas
City cutting silhouettes for chance pa
irons.
At Talcville, nine miles from Gouver
neur, n. Y, a section OF shaft in the
Freman's tale mine caved in on Satur
day evening and buried eight mon il
the ruins. Six of the men were killed
aud their horribly crushed bodies were
recovered. The other two escaped
without injury.
Burglars were active in northeast
Washington yesterday, and up to mid
night three robberies had been reported
to the police, all of the most daring
kind. The victims were Rev. n. G
Naylor, pastor Of the Maryland Avenue
Baptist Church, residing at 1867 I
street northeast; Myer S. Cohen, II.
Eleventh street northeast, and h. J
Peters and Joseph Kanode, living a
1910 Maryland avenue northeast.
Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage drew 6
lesson in his morning sermon in Wash
i"~ton yesterday from the theory o
+ .edity. Your Pedigree" was the
subject dwelt upon. DR.. Talmage hold;
that blood is sure to tell and that The
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evil is handed down through ages. A
thousand years, he says, is not sufli
cient to eradicate characteristics o
race and family. There is law which
is seen to assert itself without refer
ence to social or political condition
He quoted divine authority for the doc
trne set forth.
Roosevelt Hospital, in New York
narrowly escaped being destroyed by
fire Saturday night. Before the flame.
were extinguished $4,000 damage has
been done to the brick outbuildings il
which the flames originated. In fight
ing the fire two fireman were seriously
injured by falling glass. The rigid dis
cipline of the hospital prevented any
excitement among the patients, and q
no time was it found necessary to re
move any of them from their beds. Thu
fire broke out in the brick building
used as an engine room. laundry ant
dormitory for the female servants.