Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-20
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

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1t is ramored that King Milan vii! soon
abdicate,
The u. s. s. Juuiala has been ordered out
Of commission.
No settlement OF the cabinet crisis in
France has set been made.
Ths Duke de Dlrcal, an uncle of the baby
King of Spain, is in Chicago.
l. is believed that Chinese im migrants s.e
being struggled into California.
The naval md West Point cadets will not
be in the Inauguration procession.
The bill to repay the direct tax to the
States is likely to fail by non.approyal by the
President
caused Hon. Jesse Calhoun, of Little Rock {,
AK, to commit suicide yesterday.
President Cleveland was affected by nerv-
Gus prostrstion yesterday, brought on by
overwork. In the evening he was better.
Mr.. Kenloch, Gladst0nisn, was yesterday
elected 10 Parliament from the eastern
division Of Psrlhshire over Mi. Boase, union
list.
The republicans rs usual elected an over
whelmipg majority of city councilmen at
the municipal election in Philadelphia yes
terdsy'
The sales Of real estate in New York yes.
terday were the largest ever known in
hat city in single day, the transactions
footing up to 81 400 500.
William Gorman, William S4ddath, AL
pheus BonneIl ami Joshua Watkins, sawed
through THERON bars Of the Jail at Rockville,
Nj yesterday and escaped.
The All America and Ch;cag base ball
clubs pie; ed game Of bn! in Naples yes
terduy before a crowd 81 t000) people. All
America eop by score Of to ,.
Two more ballots were taken in the West
Virginia legislature for United States Sen
ator yesterday without result. Oaiy three
more days of the session remain.
Mrs Mariana l. Hubbard Slater, widow
Of John f. Slater, VINO gave $1,000 600 to
The Southern ffeedmen, died al Norwich.
Conn, yesterday, aged about sxsy.six
years.
1t is rumored 10 Memphis that the arrest
of The persons who planned and aided in
he assassination of John NJ. Clayton, at
Plummerville Ark, will soon be accom-.
plished.
Ia view Of the continued duration Of mod
crate weather aud the iDpossibiity OF dis-
posing of coal at circular prices minors were
circu ated in Philadelphia yesterday that the
coal producing companies would unite in q
reduction Of 10 or 30 cents per ton.
The illness of two democratic members Of
the first branch Of the Baltimore City Couu
ell giving the republicans control ofthe joint
assembly OF tbs Council, the other demo
Gratis have withdrawn in q body to prevent
quorum, as seven school commissioners
ere to be elected.
The centennial celebration OF the George
town University began to-day. Card;
nal Gibbons, accompanied by several
clergy men, arrived from Baltimore yes
,erday aud was driven to the university, es
corted By the college cadets. Ga his srriV.
al addresses were made by university
students, after which an informal reception
was held.
The deadlock in the Delaware Legisa
tuIe was broken yesterday by The re-elec
ton OF Treasurer Herbert and Auditor J.
H. Boyce, the republican majority of the
House receding from their position of nam
ing only republicans for those Offices. The
House passed the bill abolshng the whip
ping post and pillory, so far as they might
apply to women.
Two Mormon elders reached Lawrence
vile, Ga, yesterday and took lodgings in
the hotel. They were at once waited on by
eight citizens and ordered to keep on their
journey, which they did. They would have
been severely handled had they remained.
Ia the country around Shoals, and the up
per part of GIascock, Ca, the Mormons
have been making many converts OF late.
The announcement OF the marriage Of
Miss Katie Beall to Hanna Calder. who was
supposed 10 be woman an account OF wbich
was published in the GAZSTTE yesterday,
created q sensation in Hartford county, Nd,
where they lived. The couple have not
been seen sincs they left home. Father
Frederick, who performed the ceremony,
SAYS that he wss convinced that Calder was
q man.