Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.


siguor Nicolini, husband of Adelina
Patti, the opera singer, died in Pau,
France, yesterday.
The South Carolina Legislature yes
terday reelected Henry McIyer chief
justice of the State courts.
William Day, q brakeman on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, was
killed at Brooke Station, West Viz
ginia. yesterday.
The affairs of The Pimlico Driving
Club. of Baltimore, will be liquidated
on basis or forty cents on the dollar.
and the club will quietly 60 cut of ex-
istence.
The President yesterday sent to the
Senate message commending an ap-
preparation OF g, 900 to be paid to the
heirs of Louis Moreno, Mexican
lynched at Yreka, Cal, 10 1895.
Leonard W. Jerome, who had both
of his legs crushed just below the knees
by being run over by rapid transit
train, near Jamaica, L. l., on Sunday,
died in New York yesterday.
Mr.. Williams will introduce bill in
the Maryland Senate to operate against
lynching by providing for the taking Of
testimony of women privately before
judge and the use of such testimony be-
fore grand jury.
There was general slaughtering of
prices in Wall street yesterday, brought
about by more unfounded stories Of po-
litical complications with Spain. Trad
ing at the Baltimore Stock Exchange
was dull and featureless.
In speech in the Senate on the Ha
waiian annexation treaty yesterday,
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, predicted
that if the islands are not annexed the
United States will be at war with
another power within ten weeks.
Judge Robert W. Hughes while
Dneandering through the Capitol yester.
day inadvertently entered the east end
of the Speakers lobby when he was
rudely pulled aside by doorkeeper.
The Judge was very indignant and
almost on the point of using his foot on
the fellow for his rudeness.
Formal complaints were yesterday
lodged with the French Minister of
Justice against Emile lola. The SC
cialists issued q manifesto urging the
country not to make distinction be-
tween Hebrews and Catholic capital
lists. Riotous demonstrations continued
in Lyons and other French cities.
Elisha Burrias, of Southport, N. c.,
was accidentally asphyxiated by gas in
room on the third floor of the Thyson
House, corner of Seventh and p streets
northwest Washington, sometime Mon.
day night. He was found dead in his
bed shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning by chambermaid, who had
detected the odor of gas in the hall and
traced it to his room.
The biscuit trust is practically an es'
tablished fact. 1t was announced in
Wall street, New York, yesterday that
the plan formulated for the consolida-
ton of all the biscuit interests in the
country contemplates the formation of
new company to be called the United
States Biscuit Company, which will
issue $25, OO0,00 seven per cent. cumu-
lative preferred and $50, 100000 of COM
mon stock.
Ferdinand A. Diffenbach, chief depu
ty warden of the Maryland peniten-
tiary, was yesterday probably fatally
stabbed by Levi Poindexter, negro
convict. The stabbing occurred while
the convicts were at dinner, and table
knife was the weapon used. The at
tempt on the life of the deputy warden
is believed to have been the outcome of
long. cherished hatred for him on the
part of the negro.
There was sensational debate in
the Ohio Senate yesterday on q motion
to have expunged from the record q
protest which had been offered against
the placing of Senator Burke on any
of the Semitic committees. Mr.. Burke
is the republican whose absence made
it possible for the democrats to organ
ize the Senate, and who afterwards re-
fused to vote for Hanna for Senator.
After warm debate the motion to have
the protest expunged was declared to
be out of order. By majority vote q
resolution offered by a democratic
member was adopted, declaring that
the Senate did not agree or sympathize
with the expressions of the protest.
Mayor Van Wyck, of New York, to-day re-
moved the East river bridge commissioners
and appointed others to fill the vacancies
among them evils Nixon. The salary Of a
commissioner is $4,000 year. The total
cost of tho Eaat riror hrid 90 Sn for incndinr