Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-15
News OF the Day.

The exploration of an Indian mound
in Pixies county, ILL.,, has"brought to
light some ancient relics Of unusal inter.
est to ethnologists.
Ere legislature of Pennsylvania will
meet in extraordinary session at Harris
burg at 2 o'clock this afternoon for the
enactment of reform measures recon-
Mended by Governor Pennypacker.
What will probably be the final bat
lie of the present revolution in Santo
Domingo took place near Guayubin yes
terday and the government troops were
victorious. Several generals were killed
or wounded
Fifteen persons sleeping on the top
floor of tenement house in east Forty
third street, New York, had a narrow
escape from death yesterday, when 80
feet of chimney, Z feet square, fell from
an adjoining factory aud crashed through
the roof OF the dwelling.
Midshipman Meriweiher is to tried at
Annapolis for hszing The charges con-
tain a new form OF hszing called the
Rabbit dance. 1t is said TO consist in
the performer lying on his back on the
floor, kicking his feet in the air and
slapping bis hands against his hips.
A. J. Bslfour, the former Prime
Minister and leader of the uniOnist
party, WAS defeated Tor Parliament at
Manchester, England, Saturday, by a
liberal majority of nearly two thousand;
the liberals, out of thirty-nine cOnstit-
uencies, gained eighteen seats, and
four were gained by the labor candidates.
The Russian New Year celebration in
st. Petersburg opened with a tragedy
which cast gloom over the city. In a
famous cafe, where were gathered diplO-
mats aud aristocraIs, Count Sherouretieff
shot and killed student who refused TO
rise at the singing of the national anthem.
Two women we're wounded and the
Students friends attacked the count.
Public Printer Stilings says a
thorough examination OF the papers
of every employe OF the government
printing Office will be made, and that il
it is ascertained that any one has slipped
into the service without a ciyil-service
examination, proper certifcation and APP
pointment, that such employees will be
regarded as having been illegally APP
pointed and will be dropped from the
rolls.
A sensation was caused 10 Judge
Pinckney's Court in Chicago Saturday
when Ferdinand SulEberger, of New
York, millionaire member of the pack
ing firm of Schwarzschild Il Sulzberger.
admitted that be had served part OF a
jail sentence jn 1868 for defrauding the
government. According to the certified
record of the proceedings in the New
York courts, Mr.. Sulzberger was con-
victed of conspiracy" during the
whisky scandal investigations of 1868.
Alter spending "a hours in terrible
anxiety lest they be wrecked and swept
into the sea, the passengers and crsr-
90 in all Of the Clyde line steamer
Cherokee, bound from Santo Domingo
for New York, which went aground on
the Brigantine Shoals last Friday, were
rescued late yesterday afternoon and
landed at the Inlet at Atlantic City.
Captain Archibald, two mates and the
ships carpenter decided TO remain
aboard the stranded steamer The res
cue was accomplished by Capt. Mark
Caste and picked crew in the sloop-
yacht Alberta. and their experience was
almost as thrilling rs that OF the strand
cd passengers.