Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The President has determined to re.
store the consuls' fees that were cut OH
by the last administration.
The storm of Saturday afternoon did
much damage in Baltimore, especially
in the northwestern section.
The Norwegian tramp steamer Cey-
lon arrived of Baltimore on Saturday
with FIVE cases of yellow fever aboard.
Col. Crocker Vice-President of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company,
died at his home at San Mateo, CAL, on
Saturday night.
Rev. D. Leo Brand, S. j., who had
been connected with Georgetown Uni
versity, died at that institution on
Saturday, aged A years.
Prince Henry of Orleans declines to
fight duel with Lieut.. PM, an Italian
officer, but will accept challenge from
an Italian of a rank corresponding to
his own.
At Chattanooga. Tenn, on Saturday
the board of managers of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of America, Sc
lected Buffalo, n. Y, as the next place
of meeting.
Mrs. Annie Brown, of Chicago, yes
terday lost her two little boys on a
steamboat be, veen Milwaukee and
Chicago, and suspects that a woman
kidnapped them.
Joseph Daniels, the colored music
dealer of Baltimore, who eloped with
his employee, Sallie Johnson, q white
girl, was arrested and held for trial in
Philadelphia yesterday.
Gen. Jose Velasquez, the most bril-.
Liant officer in the Gillian army, and
one who did distinguished service
throughout the Peruvian war, died on
Saturday of lung disease.
A group of nomadic Russians called
"the tribe of Nicholas" who have lived
in Brazil aud Russia, and roamed over
Two continents, arrived in Baltimore
yesterday on their way to louisiana.
Mrs. Amelia Koehler died at Mount
Vernon, n. Y, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Saunders. on Saturday.
She was the "Amelia" to whom Thos.
Moore's poem, "The Last Rose ofSum.
mer," was dedicated.
The ambassadors of the powers at
| Coustantinople have informed Tewtik
| Pasha, the Turkish minister, that the
conference was of until he would bring
a written acceptance by his govern
ment of the frontier line.
At meetings of the striking miners in
the Pttsburg district yesterday the NO
men called the men towards, and told
them they might as we'll fight as starve.
A thousand strikers started to march to
Cannonsburg. to get out the miners
there. The mines are guarded by depu-
ties.
Edmuudson, a colored preacher, was
lynched and burned early Saturday
morning near Florence, Ala, by mob
Of $50 Infatuated citizens The ofense
for which Edmundson paid the penalty
was shielding Anthony Williams, col
ored, who was shot to death and burn-
cd two days ago for the murder of Miss
Rene Williams, respectable white
girl of that neighborhood.
A train on the Southern Railway,
which left Atlanta on Saturday night
for Chattanooga. was boarded by thief
who stole valuables from nearly every
passenger in the sleeper. On an AT.
lanta bound train on the same road that
night number of passengers in the
sleeper had their valuables and cloth
ing stolen and were much inconven-
ced in securing sufficient apparel to
make their appearance.
AS stated 10 the GAZETTE Oh Satur-
day, the tariff conferees have reached
an agreement An entirely new sugar
schedule has been framed; the duties on
wool have been increased; cotton bag
ging and ties have been restored to the
dutiable list; raw cotton has been put
hack on the free list; the tax on stock
and bonds has been abandoned, and the
duty on hides has been reduced. The
conference report will probably be sub
mitted to the House and forced through
without delay.