Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bishop Louis Francois LIE Fleche, OF
Three Rivers, Canada, died yesterday,
aged seventy-nine years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Linton, better known
as Mrs. Lynn Linton, the well-known
novelist, died in London on Thursday.
Switzerland's federal council has pro
hibited the importation of fresh Ameri'
can fruits, with view to keeping out
the San Jose scale.
Lieut.. Irvine Stephen Bulloch died
on Thursday at Liverpool. he was
sailing master on the Alabama during
the war between the States.
Mr.. John II. Thomas, for many years
one of the leading lawyers OF Maryland
and a former partner Of ). Teackle
Wallis, in Baltimore, died yesterday,
aged "a years.
The work of removing the submarine
mines in the channel leading to the
port of Baltimore as begun yesterday
afternoon by force OF men in charge
of Lieut.. Chas. w. KutZ, of the U. 5.
Engineer Corps.
Officials of Colon, Colombia, have no
information as to the Italian fleet which
is on the way to enforce the payment
of claim of $3.50, 900, but the State De-
partment at Washington has been in
formed that the vessels have arrived in
Colombian waters.
In consequence of the persistent and
sinister rumors in circulation, DIR. Lap
POM, the physician of the Pope, has
issued an emphatic denial Of the report
that the pontiti is suffering from para
lytic attack. On the contrary, the
doctor asserts, his holiness is in good
health.
A fire, which for while threatened
the entire town of Harper's Ferry, broke
out ia the property of the Marmlon
heirs, Thursday morning about one
o'clock, and before it could be subdued
had totally destroyed five buildings,
together with contents. including the
storeroom of w. B. Nichols. with
stock of general merchandise. Loss
$4,000.
The transport steamers City Of Pu-
ebla and the Peru, comprising the
fourth Manila expedition, sailed from
San Francisco yesterday afternoon.
The two steamers will arrive at Homo
lulu in time to participate in the cere
monies of annexation. Maj General
Otis, commanding the fourth fleet of
transports, will make the Puebla his
flagship. The expedition will be fol-
lowed by another as soon as the troops
and transports can be gotten ready.
In the official list of naval orders
posted at the Navy Department yester-
day the announcement was made that
Acting Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson,
commanding the naval forces in Cuban
waters, had been appointed commo-
dore to date from July 8, the date of
the humiliation of the Spanish fleet at
Santiago. Acting Admiral SIMPSONS
promotion from the grade of captain to
that of commodore was to fill la vacancy
in the latter grade caused by the pro-
motion of Commodore McNair to the
grade of admiral.
Articles of agreement which will
govern twenty-round glove contest
between James J. Corbett and Norman
Selby (Kid Mccoy were signed at
Considine's Hotel, New York, yester
day, by representatives of both pugi-
lists. According to the agreement the
men will fight for q purse of 1000,
the winner to take all, before the Raw-
thorne Athletic Club OF Buffalo, n. y,
on the afternoon of September 10, or in
case the weather is unfavorable or
postponement be desirable on some
other grounds, the bout is to be held
some afternoon between the 10th and
10th of September.