Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-06
NEWS OF TIE DAT.
Ten persons were killed by dynamite
explosion in La Rochelle, France, yester-

explosion In La Rochelle, France, yester-
day.
It is reported that the Hatfed.McCoy
feud is at an end, the two families having
made up"
The sutisct Of establishing q naval mes
senger pigeon service Ia receiving attention
among naval officers.
In Gordon county. Ga. yesterday white
maa who had hired negro to XII! bis vile
Was convicted OF murder.
A family 10 Westwooo, O.. vas poisoned
yesterday by eating lemon pudding In which
"Pudine" had been used.
II is proposed to make q colored police
MAJ sergeant on the Washington force,
with number of white men under him.
Fire In the building of the Pyle-Knodler
Baking Company, of Philadelphia, yestei-
DAY destroyed property to the amount OF
S165 000.
General Maceo, the Cuban revolutionist,
having been exiled and ordered to leave
within twenty hours, arrived in Ne" YORK
yesterday.
President Harrison says he desires to see
a decrease of the liquor traffic in Washing
ton and the conversion of the Washington
police into model force.
Capt. William McMicksp, who was until
last year commander of the Cunard steam
ship Um bra, died yesterday at his suburb
an residence, near Liverpool.
M. Rochefort and NJ Thiebaud went to
town near Client to fight duel yesterday.
bus were prevented by party of gendarmes
who appeared on the scene.
The Vermont Senate will be made up Of
20 republicans and l democrat The House
will stand III republicans, 5S democrats and
two Farmers League, with three towns to
be heard from.
1t Ia now said that the republican con-
qressional campaign committees animeting
purpose Ia the elevation OF Speaker Reed to
the Presidency instead of simply to aid the
election of republican members of the next
House.
Representative McComas has introduced
a bill In Congress to establish a national
park at Autietam, In Washington county,
Md, under the same conditions that similar
parks are to be established at Gettysburg
and Chicksmauga.
| Admiral Porter has contributed to the q
Is. Naval Institute his views on NAVAL
Training" In which he advocates more sail
! power for naval warshipe, so that they can
cruise for longer periods without entering
port to receive coal.
| The American Powder Company was in
corporated at Springfield. ILL.,. yesterday.
LIS capital stock is s., 500, 900. 1t Ia intend
ed to buy up large number OF small plants
throughout the oountry and run them In op-
position to the Dupont and Hazard concern.
The various parties who were injured in
lat ~tyio In al
! hsrbor recently and the heirs of those who
were killed have entered suits against the
Steam Packet Company and the Colchester
Steamboat Company. the total damages
claimed being 1912 900.
The U. s. Senate made rapid progress on
The tariff bill yesterday. Quinine was re-
tanned on the free list by decisive vote.
Mica was stricken from the free list and the
present duty restored. The House by q
vote of 105 to 62 unseaed Hon. Q. Il. Brock
inridge, democrat, of Arkansas.
III e steamers G. 81. Northam and CONT
neptal of the New Haven line, came into
collision yesterday ell the Brooklyn
navy yard. Four persons on the latter were
Injured. The Northam went on her way,
but the CD plain had to beach her after pass
ing He'll Gate, and her 200 passengers we're
transferred TO the Mohawk and sent on by
train.
The recently deposed minister of foreign
8ffairs for the Hawaiian Islands, Jonathan
Austin, s again 10 Washington. MIR. More
no, who Vas at one time foreign minister 10
that country, insists that Austin is here 10
response to an invitation from Secretary
Bisipe and that. together with Hawaiian
Minlster Carter. who is now in Europe, the
rio have a scheme TO annex the Sandwich
Islands to the Uaittd Steiee.