Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-11
NEWS OF The DaT.

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land is Imminent.
The International Medical Congress cicseu
its SESSIONS in Berlir Saturday.
The transfer of the Island of Heligoiape
by the English to the German authorities
took place Saturday With interesting cefe-
monies.
Emperor William is DESTROYS of obtaining
the Cars consent to another Berlin coz
gresp, aiming at general European peace
compact.
Letters have been received ct Louisville
which lead to the belief that DICK Iale'
the defaulting State Treasurer OF Kentucky
died in China over year ago.
John Boyle O'ReiIly, the Irish patriot,
poet, author and athlste, died yesterday at
bull. Macs, near Boston, from an overdose
of CHORAL taken for insomnia.
MIR. Charles Louis Feahman, who was
veil known to scientific and pu0no men oi
al earlier generation, died IN washington
yesterday, aged eighty -four years.
Mr.. G. NJ. Daily and Miss Marce!ls Court
ney, of Baltimore, Were married o. tue oeu-
side of the former IN Annapolis Saturday,
and Mr.. Daily died yesterday of consump
ton,
After five hours battle recently the gov
ernmeot troops Of Guatemala routed tne
revo.utionists, who were helped by the Ss!-
vadorians, at Tempieque, Ill of the revolu-
tionists being killed.
The region Of Orange county, n. Y, north
of the Erie railroad main line. was visited
Yesterday by On electric storm and tornado
accompanied By rain aud hail, OF unprece-
denied violence, doing much damage 10
buildings end crops The storm also vial'ed
parts OF New Jersey.
Gen. Levale and several other officers OF
the Argentine Republic who were promoted
nv President Celman for their action during
the recent trouble in Busnos Ayrss, have DE-
oIined to accept tie bigger rank conferred
on them, and thsir action has produced
good effoct on the army and the public.
Ore of the results OF the interviews at o.
borne between Qleen Victoria, Emperor
William CT Germany, the Prince of Wales
aud Lord Salisbury. is the withdrawal OF
the caudideture OF Prince Wa!demar for tue
throne OF Bulgaria because of family reasons,
notably the protest Of the King of Greece.
Ia the q. 8. Senate Saturday the PROPOSE
ion to reduce tina duty on cotton t!ss vas
defeated. Ia the House Mr.. Eaioe's qoes.
ton Of privilege whether the SPEAKER hac
the right to instruct the doorkeepar to pre-
vent members from going OUT during cali
of the House was referred TO the judiciary
committee. The House non-ooncurfed 10
The Senate amendments 10 the Indian sl-
preparation bill.
The result Of Saturdays democratic pr
mary elections in D.laware would seem to
indicate the nomination of Robert J. Rey'
oolda, of Kent county, for Governor at the
convention at Dover tomorrow. The SauIs-
barry faction will pot have directly rspri-
sentative on the focr of the convention
For the first time in the history of the Saule-
purys they have failed to get delegate to
the State convention. This is regarded as
their chas,isement for boiling the ticket OF
1883.
A democratic mambsr OF the Senate
nance committee says ut Is quite possible
that some measure OF reciprocity WILL be al
tached to the pending tariff BILL" Chair
man Allison, of the appropriations commit
tee, aaid last night that be expected to see
most cf the time of the Senate for the next
two weeks taken up with appropriation bills,
iacloding the river and harbor bill, which
would, he thought, be passed. The tariff
bill would have to wait. ard 1t would be the
middle of September before the federal cleo
ton bill could be taken up.
The strikers of the New York Central Rail-
rosd are disappointed at beng unable to
stop the business of the road, msuy psssen-
ger trains being run yesterday. MT. Pow
DERBY saws the support OF the entire order
of the knights of Labor will be given the
strikers Yesterday conflict between the
New York Central strikers and armed men
vas imminent at Syracuse, Safe troops and
Pinkerton detectives being present In the
Do Witt yards. The strikers prevented the
movement Of traius, but a determined effort
is to be made to disperse them. the tremen
on the Hudson division OF the New York
Central Railroad will Join the strikers. The
strike may involve all Vanderbilt lines to
Chicago.