Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Maritime Conference Is not likely TO
make any marked change In the rules Of
the road ct sea.
Rev. Theodore Reed, rector of st. Mat
thew's parish, Blsdensburg, Nd, died sud.
denly yesterday.
B. T. Babbitt, the veil known eoap manu-.
! faetursr and millionaire. died In New York,
aat night, aged 80 years.
4 would.be assassin recently wounded the
Chinese minister of foreign affairs in Yoke
hama and afterward committed suicide.
a man named Kialber fred at Primes
William of Wnrtemberg while the latter
was driving to church. The Prince was not
hurt.
a male giraffe was born at the geological
garden il Cincinnati yesterday afternoon.
This is said to be the frat born in captivity
in America.
Elk Commissioners James Tanner has bad
himself interviewed at the expense of the
republican party Ia general and of Secretary
Noble in particular.
The President has appointed Captain
Francis III. Ramsay chief OF the bureau of
navigation of the navy department, vice
Capt. John G. Walker.
Bonds of the nominal vaInc of 81. 500 900,
and with cash value of over 81 900 600,
were recently stolen from the treasury OF
Mexico. 1t is reported they have been
placed in London.
PRAYER and fasting services were yester-
day held in some of the colored churches of
Wanhipgton, Chicago, ST. Louis, Indianapo.
la and elsewhere, for the suppression of
southern outreses against the colored race"
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works and boiler aud locomotive plants
owned bs Mr., John Bsss in Fort Wayne,
In4, ST. Louis, Mo and Chicago, ILL.,. are
likely TO % transferred to an English syn
diceie
The storm now north of Lake Ontario
will probably be followed by "cod wave,"
which may be expected In this section to-
morrow night. Farmers and planters in the
tobacco belt should be prepared for Its kill
ing frosls.
| In an address to French pilgrims, to
whom he gave audience yesterday, the Pope
| protested against the attitude of the Italian
government toward the papacy. The Pom
tiff appeared feeble, and his voice was al
most inaudiole.
The second game of the championship
series between the New York and Brooklyn
baseball clubs, play ed on Saturday in Brook
Ign, was Won by the New Yorks by score
New York this evening.
The grand jury at Dubuque, Iowa, has
returned an Indictment against Wesley Ell
| kins, the II year-old boy who murdered his
parents in July Last. There was no evidence
against him, excepting his own statement
in writing over his signature.
J TIE Sultan has given the British consul
at Zanzibar q written promise that all child.
rem born in his domiaion after the first of
January next shall be free. This is consid-
cred the grea est concession that Mussel.
man prince has ever made to European.
Miss Adelaide Phelps Thompson, who has
| been under treatment for some time past
for mental trouble, was almost instantly
killed yesterday morning by jumping from
the rear window OF the third story brown
stone house, No II Hancock street, Brook
Ign.
In New Orleans On Saturday the grand
Jury found Indictments against Maj. E. A.
Burke and Maurice Hart jointly for pub
lishiUg forged bonds as true, and for forgery
and embszZement against ex-Treasurer
Burke. Hart, who is prominent capitalist
and broker, WAS arrested and furnished bond.
Three thousand members of DR.. Talmage's
congregation yesterday crowded the Brook
Ign Academy of Music TO resume the ser
vices which had been interrupted by the de-
struction of the Tabernacle. Ground has
been bought at the corner of Greene ard
Clinton avenues, Brooklyn, for new church,
which will be commenced at once.
Albert b. Wright, who is 80 years of age,
ia the plaintiff in suit in New York against
Iaryl F,n
ensnared him into deciding to her his entire
property, valued at nearly half million OF
| dollars, which she is now enjoying In luxury
as the wife of Cornelius Van Ness, at Corn.
WALTON the-Hudson. Mr.. Wright, in his
complaint, says be ia piuing in poverty, and
asks to have the deeds made to his wife an
nulled on the ground of fraud.