Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-12
NEWS OF THE Day.

SsveD prisoners escaped from the DIG jail
at Martinsburg, W. Va, Saturday.
Philadelphia capitalists will construct
cotton factory ht Montgomery, Ala, to cost
$1,000 900.
The Copsumers' Powder Company's mill
at Scranton, Pa, was blown up, on Saturday
and three workmen killed.
The Senate Agriculture Committee has
authorized an adverse report On Senator
Vance's bill for the relief of farmers.
Emperor William proposes to get control
of German workingmen by establishing an
operatives council, with the title OF erbelts
rath.
It Ia reported that work on the Panama
canal will be recommended as soon as ar
engagements are made with the Coomolen
government.
Judith Torey had Raymond Carroll, the
son OF Mayor Carroll, of Rochester, N. y.
arrested On Saturday on charge OF epehd-
ing SIS 900 OF her fortune and then assault
Ing her.
State Senator McAleer having Withdrawn
from the contest for Mr. Kandall's eeat In
Congress, it is now thought ez-Mayor Vaux,
of Philadelphia, will be the democratic
nominee.
Judge o. B Hallaw, Deputy Fourth All
ditor, has been dismissed from the service In
spite of the civil service Law to mako room
} for republican whom Hailam retained In
Office under Cleveland.
Tho United States Senate on Saturday
after passing the Army Appropriation bill,
passed 1S5 pension bills In one and hsif
hours; also bills providing for public build
ings at Tampa. Fla, aud Alexandria, La.
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to the effect that the King has neen
murdered by come of his subjects. He bad
tried to impose upon them European ideas
which he had imbibed at the Paris Exhibi-
ton.
An attempt to expel number OF squattera
! from Mrs. l. G. Robinson's large tract OF
6 land in We!zsl county, W. Va, caused a
riot SATURDAY., during which mob demoi-
, sheG the home of widow and burned her
! furniture.
: The Norwegian steamship Kong All, from
: BueGelds, Nicaragua, for Philadelphia with
: a cargo of fruit, struck On the coast of ia
meica on the 7th Instant, but mansged to
! act off after throwing overheard her entire
!. cargo of 81 900 punches of bananas
Mrs. Jamee McGil, of Richie county, w
Va whose husband recently deserted her,
|, he had been engaged In counterfeiting for
four years. and turned over to them the
mouds and dies he had been using.
1t is alleged that big combine of Soma
: tors and Representatives has been formed
, to speculate in silver, and that ia why coz
i sderation of the silver bill is delayed. Sen
5 ator Stewart seys the Senate will pass The
Free Coinage bill By twG-thirds vote.
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o conduct toward the wife OF Jesse Crane
. caused the citizens of Glassboro N. j., to
threaten bin with coat oftar and feathers
4 if he did not leave town, has accepted their
= kind invitation and left for parts unknown.
a Senator Ingalls, is charged with plagia-
d rism. 1t Is said that the Kansas Senator
took his famous eulogy of the late Congress.
man Burnes, of Missouri, from one ofthe ser
g mons of Father Massillon, bishop of Cler-
t mont, delivered nearly two hundred years
ago.
0 Ia the Southern Baptist Convention, at
Fort WORTH Texas, Saturday, $16 600 we're
raised for the Southern Baptist Theological
. Seminary at Louisville Rev. ]. s. Felix, Of
Virginia made report on missions among
white people, which, with several other re-
ports, was adopted.
At Still well, w. Va, yesterday, Edward
Mules the 1S-yesr-old sou ofa prominent
Baptist minister, was fishing, when ne dls-
covered en- unusually large fish, and secured
his gun to shoot it. He blew in the muzzle
to test the load The gun was discharged
and blew his head Of.
The FreiSinige Zeitung Berlin, declares
, that medical specialist knows that Prince
Bismarck is suffering from alcoholism and
not the morphine habit. Visitors to the ex-
chancellor are Impressed with the convic-
ton that he considers himself still the most
, potent influence in Germany.
The Superintendent of the Census has
issued an order to the census supervisors
and euumerators in which no says: You
are instructed not to receive any compensa
ton yourself, nor couDtenance for one ln-
slant the payment of any sum OF money
! whatever, by municipalities, corporations,
associations or persons, to enumerstora.
Ia the House of Representatives on Sat-
urday evening last the Speaker announced
the following committee appointments: on
rules, Blount of Georgia; on approprie-
lions, Mitchell of Pennsylvania OH bank
; ing and currency. Cooper, OF Ohio; on raj
ways and canals, FeatheIstone, of Arkansas;
on merchant marine and faheries Springer,
Of Illinois.
mere IS q W9is-cenneG Impression hJ tne
: Capitol that no river and harbor bill will be
passed this session. The story Is that sn
agreement on the aubjact has been reached
between the White House and prominent
men In the Ssnete and House to let it lie
, over until next session, when bill will be
passed of much larger Dimensions than the
one now proposed.
It is reported that the relations between
Emperor William and Bismarck are not go
formal and perfunctory as they we're few
weeks ago, and it ia surmised that it will
not be long before the Bismercke, father and
SOD, will retnrn to power as absolute es
they have enjoyed heretofore. If this hap
pens, there will be greater confidence in the
main ainance of European peace. Per COL
ira. 1t is said that Prince Bismarck has re-