Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF TIE DAY.
The renort that Pasteur has discovered
diphtheria microbe is denied.
Work is progressing rapidly on the Catho.
lie University building near Washington.
Rear Admiral Ralph Chandler, United
States navy, died at Hong Kong, China, re-
Gently.
The Emperor Of Jspan yesterday at
Toxic promulgated constitution ioT the
empire,
The secret proceedings of The Senate with
reference to thu cxiradtlon treaty are 10
be made public
Governor Buckner, OF Kentucky, Gays
that under no circumstances will he enter
The Senatorial race.
Emperor William has notified Pdnce
Alexander of BatteDburg that he does not
desire his presence in Berlin.
Adv:ces from Panama show that affairs
are quiet there al present, but that trouble
may be expected ct any time
A friend near TO President elect Harrison
thinks that Blaines presence in the Cabinet
means war with the republican party.
Secretary and Mrs. Endicott gave an ola
horate dinner ia Washington last night in
i.
the President and Mrs. Cleveland were
guests.
A new trial has been granted Tom Wool
folk. VINO is charged with killing bis whole
family GEAR Macon, Ga, nearly two years
ago. There are fears of Voolfolk being
lynched.
Il is reported that the steamer SANTANA
was sunk by dynamite on the voyage from
New York 10 Aux Cages and that the tramp
steamer WIN. Coleman has been wrecked In
the West Iudies.
1t Is reported that eadine financial houses
of Paris are negotiating with the object OF
forming p new combination TO complete the
Panama canal and prevent it passing into
the bands Of foreigners
Thomas Axworthy, the city treasurer OF
Cleveland, Ohio, who decamped from there
last fall after approp,iating haf million
dollars. has bought a large block OF real es
tate at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
The Gentiles were successful in tho muni
cipal election at Ogden, Utah, yesterday,
gaining their first victory over the Mormons
| in the history fthe city and Territory The
result causes much excitement.
At Lexington, n c., Saturday night the
dwelling house and its entire contents be.
ton,inp to Robert Jones was destroyed by
fire. A Young man named Sidney CALI
more. failed to make his escape, and was
literally burned uP.
As anticipated in the yesterdays GAZETTE
Governor Sawyer, Of New Hampshire, has
anro;nea CT man Narston OF Exeter, as
Unlted States Senator for that State for the
Interim between March land June 10, when
the Legislature will mest to choose sue
cessOr 10 Senator Chandler.
The Secretary OF War yesterday trar g.
m;tled 20 The House a statemept OF the Chief
Sieoal Officer Getting forth the unsaIisisc'
tory condition of the signal corps and the
iuefliciency Of the present ientenants oil
that corpa. Gen. Greedy urges the passage
Of bill l5r the Improvement OF tho service
generally.
Cardinal Gitbona, On behalf Of the arch
hi ,hops and bishops or the Catholic Church
in the United Statep, has written letter to
Pope Leo Mi condoling with him on his
situation and the causes of discomfort con-
necIeG Herewith, chief Of which is his de.
prva,icn Of temporal power, snblecting
| him TO restriction more or less by the liallan
government The Pope continues in III
health.
W. H Bury, until three weeks ago res.
ident of Whitechnpel, London, WAS arrested
in Dundee, Scotland yesterday, for the muir
der of bis wife whose body, as stated in the
GAZETTE yesterday, has heen found horri
blg mrtilrted. packed in trunk. He is be
iieved to be Jack the Ripper" Bury says
that he lef5 Whtechspei three weeks ago
He refuses 10 cay ~bY he left there, and
acknowledged that hebad no business re-
quisng his attention in Dundee. He says
that he end his wife drank heavily SUP
day hight before retiring, and that he does
not know how he got to bed. Upon awak
ening, efound his wife lying upon the floor
with rope around Der neck. Actuated by
a sudden mad impulse he seized knife aud
slashed the body. Upon reason returning,
he became alarmed, and hastily crushed the
body into the chest in which it was found,
| thinking to fly and make his escape. He
found, however, that he could not leave HIS
wife's remains, and finally resolved to in
form the police.