Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The frat cargo of pineapples of the season
vas discharged at Baltimore yesterday.
Fire ia destroying timber Oh mountain
lands near Clear Spring, Washington coun-
ty, Nd.
II has been decided that appo;ntme nts In
the Census Bureau are not under the Civil
Service law.
The coal operators 10 tbs PocahoL tas re.
eion have decided to reduce the price of
cUal at the mines from SIS to rs cents per ton.
The Catholics of New York are dissatis-
fed with Bishop Keane's selection of for
eign professors for the new Catholic Uni
Versity.
The League games for the baseball cham
pionship PLAYED yesterday resulted as fol-
lows: New York IS, Philadelphia 8 Boston
%, Washington 8 Pittsburgh, Indianapolis
6; Cleveland IL, Chicago S.
A radical banquet, given in Terni, near
Rome, last night, to celebrate the anniver-
sary of the French revolution, ended in
street riot between wofkmen and the mil
itary, in which several persons were in
jured.
Ex.President Cleveland's horses and car.
riages were sold at auction in Washington
by Mr.. j. E. Beall for 1882 and be also
bought some of the carriages and other
horses.
A sea of phos phorescent fire, extending as
far as the eye could reach, was passed on
Tue day last, 1S5 miles east by north OF
Cape Henlopen, by the Allan line steamship
Manitoban, from Glasgow, now lying at
| Philadelphia.
4 starting exposure has been made in con-
nectioD with the murder and robbery OF
Farmer Umberger. in Somerset county, Pa.
few weeks ago. It's alleged that scheme
/ has been connected to fasien tho crime upon
two innocent persons.
In Harrisburg Pa yesterday Judge Sim
cnson decided that electric light companies
are not manufacturing corporations because
! they do not produce any material substance,
and that the companies are therefore. not
exempt from taxation.
The Episcopal Diocesan Convention Of
South Carolina meets at Aiken 10 morrow.
IL is expected that the question of the ad
mission OF the colored clergy to the conven
ton will come up on the question OF organ
ization Of the convention.
The fish commission steamer Fishhawk
will pursue an investigation into the ravages
of the star fish on the oyster beds of Long
Island this summer, it being the intention to
make this as thorough as possible and OF the
greatest benefit to the oystermen.
A friend of Mr. Blaine in Phladelphia
says: "Mr. Blaine is certainly very sick
man, and If he shall not be relieved very
soou of the great mental strain imposed up
on him by importunate ofice.seekers l be-
lieve he will be entirely Frustrated"
The American Meat Company has been
orgapize1 in. New York with Warner Miller
as president, and OK Congressman J. j..
Beden, of Syracuse, as one OF the directore.
This is the company with $4,000, 600 CAPT
tai, which intends to become rival OF the
big -Four" dressed beef combination.
A mad dog appeared on Poca river. Kan
awha county, W. Va, last Saturday, and in
one day bit seventeen dogs. one COW and
one horse. An exciting hunt was made,
and the brute inally was shot. Serious
alarm exists in that section. The same
state of affairs exists in several other coun-
ties Welzsl, Tyler, Peasants and Jackson.
Sistersvile, Middeborne and other towns
have ordered all dogs muzzled or shot.
Il ia stated that Germany will consent
that Maietoa be reinstated as King of Sa.
moa. provided the United States govern
| Dent purchases the German plantations or
guarantees the payment if Samoaus pur-
chase them. Germany will further waive
! her demands for the punishment of Mataafa
| if the relatives of the Germans who were
slain ara amply compensated. Germany
will not claim political preponderanoe.
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