Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.


A orematory company is soon to be organ
ICED in Washington.
Within i've days three sisters, all elderly
ladies, died in Westminster, Nc.
Senator Iogalls yesterday sharply criti-
cised the ineffceucy of the republican clerks
of the House.
Efforts will be made to induce Congress to
appropriate 100000 for a monument to
revolutionary prisoners who died Oh the
British prison ships.
1t is thought compromise bill providing
for construction of two kinds of naval YES
sells, heavy war.ships and monitors. will be
agreed upon in Congress.
Several employees of the Edgar Thompson
Steel Works at Braddock, Pa, was seriously
ecelded yesterday by cold water running
into ladle Of molten metal and scattering
the fiery metal,
Mr.. Parnell in the Houae of Commons yes.
terday moved the repeal of the coercion act
and made speech attacking Mr. Balfour,
chief secretary for Ireland, and defending
the Irish people.
The republicans on the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes elections committee yesterday
voted against seating Threet, colored cor-
testant from Alabama, but they previously
voted to oust two democrats.
A pugilist named Bezsns, in Kllrain's
sparring troupe, during an exhibition In Dali
las Tex. last night, struck Tom James q
blow on the neck that killed him, and the
whole party are held on the charge of mnr,
der.
Elk. President Cleveland. in a letter to the
Tariff Reform Club of Baltimore county,
e 70 ha hfo.
tributed to different classes, with special
reference to the bearing of the tariff upon
their interests.
An Eifel ice tower has been completed at
St. Petersburg. It is over $50 feet high and
ia composed of 10, 900 blocks of ice. On the
first platform is grand restaurant, and
most brilliant effect ia produced by lighting
the entire structure with cleo richly.
A report comes from Colorado Springs
that for months past, band of men has
been perfecting arrangements to kidnap ex-
Senator Fl. g. w. Tabor, end hold
him in the fastness of the neighboring mour-
tain until ransom of fifty thousand dollsre
had been paid.
Ephraim Hi.lman, the father of Joseph
Hillman, who was hanged at Woodbury., N.
j., 90 November l3 for the murder of Her
man Zsidemar, the pedler, has made q
startling disclosure to the Camden police
to show that the wife of Joe Hillman was the
actual murderer.
At Pontivy, France, yesterday, during the
progress of wedding party conveyance
occupied by the bride and bridegroom and
several of their friends was upset and the
entire party was flung into the Blavet river.
The bride and bridegroom and ten of their
companions we're drowned.
The United States Senate, yesterday, pHss
ed sixty bills, mostly Of private and un
important character. A bill to Increase the
endowment of the Louisiana State Univer
sity was passed after considerable debate,
in which, as stated In the GAZETTE, MIR.
Ingalls, introduced the color line. The Sen
ate adjourned until Monday. The House
spent the day on the new rules. At ive
O'Clock the previous question was called
and the rules were adopted by q strict par
ty vote.
The decapitated body of Hiram F. Saw
telle, of Boston, whose brother has been ar
rested, suspected of the murder, was found
10 the woods near Lebanon, Me-, yesterday.
Strong evidence ainst his brother Isaac Is
in the possession of the police. Mrs. Saw.
lelle, the wife of Hiram, left Boston for East
Lebanon, Me-, this morning in company
with an officer. She expressed herself as
confident that she could identify the body
in spite of its mangled condition. Isaac
Sawtelle, when confronted with the proofs
of the crime, hacked down somewhat and
to-day made partial confession.
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