Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

i Ex-President Cleveland emphatically
denies Mr.. Morgan's statement that be
favored Hawaiian annexation.
It is stated that John Dsveaux, a
colored politician, is to be appointed
collector of the port of Savannah.
1t is said that the tax levy for Balti-
more this year will be more than 81 on
the 800 of property, and may 60 10
1925.
Rev. DR.. John Hall has decided to
withdraw his resignation as pastor OF
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
New York.
Martial law has been proclaimed q!
Fort Yukon, Alaska, mob of $50 men
having attacked the warehouse Of the
trading companies.
Mr.. Hallett Kilbourn, who was adj
judged of unsound mind in Washington
on Saturday by jury, was yesterday
removed from his home to st. Eliza
beth's asylum.
The History building which the Real
Estate Trust Company will erect soon
at the southeast corner of Broad and
Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, will be
the tallest structure of its kind in that
city.
| Rev. E. O. Edridge, pastor of Waugh
Methodist Episcopal Church, Washing.
ton, who is named as correspondent in
the Robertson divorce case, made q
statement to his congregation yesterday
T declaring his innocence.
/ The great strike of the $4,000 men
employed in engineering trades in Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland has been
ended by the executive committee O!
the engineers recommending to the
men to yield to the demand of the en-
ployers.
| 1t is rumored that Emperor Francis
Joseph, of Austria, will shortly an.
nounce the betrothal of the Archduches;
Elizabeth, daughter of the late Crown
Prince Rudolf. to the King of Spain
The Archduchess is Is and the King l:
Years old.
| During services at the new million.
dollar edifice of St. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Church in Elizabeth City, N
! j., yesterday, the steeple of the ole
edfics was blown down. It was Fifty
feet high and the crash was heard fol
blocks around.
| The election of Senator White, o
California. as chairman of the demo
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee, indicates. it is said, that the fgh
for the next House of Representative;
| will be made along the lines of the Chi
cago platform.
President Dole, of Hawaii, reached
Chicago yesterday on his way to Wash
ington. Representatives of Presiden
Mckinley greeted him on his arriva
and welcomed him in the name of the
government The President responded
to the greetings.
Mr.. Randall Hagner, foriy-sever
years old, was accidentally killed yes
terdsy at his home in Washington by
the discharge of a shotgun. The acct
dent was peculiar one in that every
one connected with the case says Mr.
Hsgner shot himself, the shot lodged
in the back of the head.
Rev. Byron Sunderland, for forty-6vt
years pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in Washington, at the close O
the morning service yesterday announc
ed that he desired to resign the paste
rate of the church at the beginning o
the summer vacation. He also spoke
of the absence of Rev. T. De Witt Tai
mage, D. D., assistant pastor of thu
church, who is away on his wedding
tour.
Severe weather is reported from boil
the east and west. Railway traffic il
impeded. Michigan, Wisconsin ani
Ohio are the principal sufferers from
snow and high winds. The Ohio and
other rivers are rising rapidly, and
floods are threatened. High water caused
fatal railway accident in the State O
Kentucky yesterday. The storm swep,
from Indiana to Maine yesterday, doing
much damage. So far no loss OF life has
been reported in the east.
Rev. It. Dewitt Talmsge, of Wash
iugtoD, and Mrs. Eleanore McCutcheon
Collier, OF Allegheny City, Pa, were
| uUlotIH m6IIl6O VI CaluIudy dO Luo u1C
Cutcheon residence. The wedding
came as great surprise to the many
friends of the couple. The bride was
the widow Of Charles W. Collier, only
son of Judge F. Il. Collier. She is 40
years of age. while her husband cele-
brated his Seth birthday several months
ago. She is the third wife of DR.. Tai
mage.
Two men were killed and many in-
iured in auti-Jewish riots in Algiers
yesterday. Many Jewish shops were
looted, aud late at night the mob began
setting fire to Jewish spirit stores on
the quays. The maintenance of order
was entrusted to the military, but the
soldiers were unable to suppress the
outbreaks. The military prevented any
violent demonstrations in Paris yester-
day, the Place de la Concord and the
Garden of the Tuilleries being heavily
guarded.
FROM CUBA.