Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-14
KEWs OF The DAY.


President Harrison and Secretary Proctor
retnrned to Washington from Boston last
night.
The Comte de Paris and the Duo DO :
leans it is said will visit this country next
month.
There Ia thought now to be little prospect
of procuring mobilization OF the GUY CD
tin-plate.
The Westinghouse Company of Piltsburg,
Yesterday refused 10 coLcede 10 the striklbg
machinists and $500 of is men are now
out.
Hume Clay, Of Winchester, Ky. charged
with forgery, is still missing. His Liabilities
will amount to one hundred thousand DOL
lars.
Everything was qaist In Guatemala yes
tetday, end the prospects for an early peace
With Salvador through the mediation OF the
diplomatic corps are very favorable.
l. is said the Louisiana lottery people have
offered the republicans in Congress to return
seven Coogressmen from louisiana and two
from Arkansas If no anti-lottery legislation
| is enacted.
Miss G ara Foes, of Newark, N. j., says
she was drugged when married to brakeman
Frank E Stevens at New Haven, Conn., re-
Gently, and her mother hes begun prooeso-
ngs to have the marriage annulled.
The National Eocampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic In Boston yesterday
elected the following officers Colonel
Wheslock g. Veszey, OF Vermont, Com
mander -in-chief; Richard F. Tobin, Senior
Vice Commander-in-chief; Captain George
B. Dreamer, OF Baltimore, Junior Vice Com
mander-in-chief.
1t ia said that the Catholic Archbiehops
lately in session In Boston, before they 40
| iourned, joined in request to the Pope TO
confer the title of cardinal upon Archbishop
Kendrick. of St. Louis, on the occasion OF
his sem.-cen!ennial jubilee, which 10 to De
celebrated in the latter named city some
time next summer.
Detective Thomas Hogan, of the Baiti-
moro force, was shot In the right arm py
Courthouse Waterman John Carroll,a Tow
son, Nd, yesterday, who mistook the de-
tec,iye for thief. Hogan was secreted in
a cupboard to catch thief who had beer
touching the funds in the county treasurer's
ofice, and had stepped out for breath OF
air. He Yves not much hurt. Carroll bed
him arrested, and he was released on i've
hundrsd dollars bail.
ln the U. >. senate yesterday Senalofs
iGray, German and others spoke against the
proposed increase in the duty on tin-plste.
Senator Teller introduced new silver bill
providing for free coinage of silver when
the market price OF 971l grains reaches one
dollar In the House substitute was re-
ported for the resolution relative to the IL
treatment of the Hebrews by the Russian
government. The conference report on the
fertilization appropriation bill was agreed to.
Ia mis- speech before the G A. at Boston
Yesterday General Alger said: There has
been some disagreement in the department
of Louisiana and Mississippi drawn upon
the color. It is the same question that tc-
day is disturbing many localities in the
sou hern part of this country, and which
viii require patience and concessions from
all parties to settle. 1t has beeu my de-
termination to recogn'ze as comrsdo the
equal rights of every man, no matter what
bs color or nationality is, provided his has
the equal qualifications, service, and an hon
orob'e discharge. In this great struggle OF life
The strong should cid the weak. IL enob!es
h. former and helps to elevate the latter"