Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.


the New York Sun, to succeed his faith.
or, the late Charles A. Dana.
Mrs. Sarah Albert Woods Perry, wife
of Right Rev. William Stevens Perry,
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Iowa,
died yesterday in Philadelphia.
Wheat sold at 81 a bushel in the trad
ing at the Baltimore Chamber of Com =
MERGE yesterday, the highest price it
has reached since early in August.
The Electrical Engineer will publish
to .day the first authoritative account
Thomas A. Edison's success in recov-
ering by electrical means the iron con-
tanned in low grade ore.
Mr.. Howard Marvin King, an entry
clerk in the employ of Messrs. Snow,
Knox & Co., wholesale grocers, Balti-
more, was almost instantly killed yes.
terday afternoon by being caught be.
tween the elevator and fourth floor at
the firms place of business.
The campaign in Ohio has developed
little enthusiasm, despite the herculean
efforts put forth by the republican and
democratic committees to arouse the
people. The fight for the State ticket
has almost been lost sight of in the big
scramble for the Senatorship.
The first official test of the operations
OF the speed and capacity of the pneu-
matte tube between the Capitol and
Congressional Library buildings in
Washington was made YESTERDAY after.
noon at O'Clock. The trials were
made under the personal direction OF
Librarian Young and proved emf
nently satisfactory.
Hon. William ]. Bryan began short
campaigning tour in Ohio yesterday.
Mr.. Bryan attributed the improved
financial condition of the United States
to the discovery of gold in Alaska and
to the famine in India, which, he said
the republicans were rejoicing over,
even though the famine resulted in the
loss of thousands of lives. He also de.
nounced Senator Hanna.
The breach of promise suit of Miss
Annie Berliner against Jacob Scharlin
for $4,000, was concluded in New
York yesterday and resulted in a YER
dict for the plaintiff for 81 $50. The
plaintiff, defendant and most of the
witnesses were all deaf and dumb, and
the scene was remarkable one. The
fingers flew as the noiseless "talk''
went merrily on in the court room.
The dead body of a comedy young
woman, attired in mems clothing, was
discovered at an early hour yesterday
morning along the tracks of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, near st. David's
tower, a short distance west of Phila-
delphia. Upon investigation the dead
woman was identified as Annie Spence
who had of late been leading an adj
venturous life in riding from place to
place on freight bumpers. Her death
was evidently the result of an acct
dent.
Governor Atkinson sent a message to
the Georgia legislature yesterday &c.
verely condemniug mob law. Hewitt
Hall, chairman of the House peniten.
tiary committee and law partner OF
Governor Atkinson, introduced in the
House of Representatives resolution
condemning the Presidents appoint
ment as postmaster at Hogansville-a
man Objectionable to over ninety per
cent. of the property owners and re-
sponsible citizens. the resolution pass.
ed viva voce, but division cut off the
announcement of the result. 1t was
then referred.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was be-
gun yesterday at Mount Vernon Place
Church, Baltimore. 1t is expected the
meeting will adjourn on Monday. The
sessions will be secret. Work to be
done by the bishops includes the ar
rapgement of place of Episcopal visi-
tation TO the spring conferences, the
consideration of special cases of admin.
istration that have occurred since the
last annual meeting, attention to the
courses of study for local and travelling
ministry. and the transaction of mis-
cellaneous matters.
The deadlock in the Austrian Reich.
srath has caused critical situation
and in some quarters suspension OF
the constitution is believed possible.
In the Hungarian Parliament Herr
Francis Kossuth, son of the Hungarian
patriot, urged the government to take
of Austrian chaos to try for
Hungary's freedom Baron Banffy,
the premier, said that the ministry had
no intention of turning Austria's diff
culties unreasonably to the advantage
of Hungary. The statement caused
being taken as pointing to
absolutist government in Austria.
A lighted cigarette, dropped by a
clerk, is supposed to have
caused the fire which yesterday after.
noon practically Quilted the white stone
building at the corner of Seventh and
Chestnut streets, st. Louis, occupied by
the general offices of the Wabash Rail
road. The loss will reach nearly mil
lion dollars. There was a narrow es-
cape of seven young women, who came
down by way of the fire escape. The
electric wires clipped by the fire depart
ment caused a panic and one OF the
wires killed a horse. A young man
was fatally injured while carrying out
books.
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