Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-24
NEWS OF TIE DaT.

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plates purchasing every cattle pen in tne
country.
The friends of the river and barber bill
are confident that it will pass the Senate d
fore the close of the session.
Cattle, horses and sheep ara dying by the
thousands in the province of Riszan, kusaia'
from the Siberian cattle plague.
John Donohue hGs Seclarod for tho Ee-
nomination of Richard Vaux, and thua start
cd lively fec!iorGl contest IN Philadelphia
The American schooner William RICE,
from Cape Ann for Iceland. has been lost at
sea. with the entire crew, numbering sixteen
persons.
CONGRESSMAN ODonrell said yesterday
that there is little hope of getting the Blair
educational bill before the House at THIS
session.
The Norwegian National Assembly has
voted 20 600 kroner for fresh expedition TO
the North Pole under the guidance CT FIRTH
iof Nsnsen.
1t ia said that Messrs. Crisp and farmer,
of Georgia. will be returned to Congress, but
that Messrs. Lester and Blunt, Of that State,
will be approved by the Farmers Alliance
The Senate amendment to the snndry
oppased ia the House because its effect, it 10
claimed, would be TO throw the lands into
the hands Of capitalists and syndicases.
Chalmers. of Mississippi, who deserted the
democratic party because he was refused
seat which be claimed, has now suffered the
ssns treatment ct the hands Of his republic
can friends He proposes to mako 8 speech
and haul them over the Goals.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has con-
/; peted the arrangements made some time
ago for the purchase OF the aOtira New
Brunswick Railway, ard shars5y connects
ocean 10 ocean by its ewr iron. The New
Brunswick System comprises nearly oO0
miles of railway.
Iacenliaeies at Spokane Falls, Washing
ION, started fire yesterday morning thet
destroyed 5000 900 worth OF property on
Monroe street, including the new bridge
across ths river, which cost $40, 600 Ihe
| fire department. was rendered almost help
! less ty the lack of water.
The consu Of San Salvador, at Paris, has
received dispatch confirming the report OF
me defeat of the GuatemalaDs. The de
. patch declares that the reports OF anarchy
| la San Salvador are untIua; that the count
ry is complete y trar qui!, and that the pop
ulaos is supporting Ezs;a.
The announcement that the Gus,enieian
authorities boarded the Pacific mail steamer
at Guatemalsn seaport and sezed several
cases of rifles shipped from San Francisco
for Salvador causes surprise in Washington.
aad the question is asked whe:her this ACT
will not require explanation.
Senator Hale is hopeful that the republl-
oan Senators will be able TO agree upon q
tariff policy which shall preserve the ad-
vantagss of free sugar to the consuming
public while giving sn opportunity for Sec
rotary Blaine to put in force his plans re-
earding reciprocal trade relations with the
South American countries.
At Narragansstt Pier yesterday Cleo
Juliet Weed. very pretty young woman,
sister to Governor SpFagues wife, eoped
with Howard s. Eaton, of Lynn, Mass, who
had been tbara about six weeks attending
to some electrical engineering. Governor
Sprsgue 10 to have the marriage snnuled
on account of its ilegallty-the bride net
being of age.