Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-30
NEWS OF THE Day.

to Strike Tor elRnt houtS Jay.
The Paris garrison Is to be increased in
anticipation Of May day disorders.
The New York importers are going to
move against the Mckinley bill.
The number OF immigrants arriving at
New York yesterday was 2 .494.
The Baltimore grand jury found two in
dictments against ex-Treasurer Archer.
Dahomians are telling the palm trees
around Porto Novo, thus destroying the
crop for several years.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland rad mar.
row escape from drowning while sailing
along the Florida coast recently.
The steamship Queensmore was delayed
on her last trip from Liverpool by an eel
which was caught in her pumps.
Judge Aristides Daggett, leading lawyer
and ex-Confederate officer of Jacksonville,
Fla, died yesterday aged 60 years.
The Delagoa Bay railway has been CON-
pleted to the frontier of the Transvaal re-
public in Africa, and is open to traffic.
Count Poppenheim. OF Bavaria, and Miss
Mary Wister Wheeler, OF Philadelphia, were
married In the latter city by the mayor yes
terday.
A royal commission has been appointed
in England to consider the question OF the
nterment Of distinguished dead In west
minister Abbey or elsewhere.
Four Chicago carpenters have become in
sane by tho strike, and ere now in the hos
pita. The strike has seriously affected the
lumber interests of Chicago.
The democratic Senators have held con-
ference and determined to resist to the Bit
| tbo of infr0unce
Reed methods in the Senate.
The delay in filling the vacancy on the
House committee on rules is seid 10 be cue
to the lack OF unanimity on the part Of the
democrats in selecting colleague for Mr.
Carlisle.
Amelia Rivee, who was recently prostrat-
ed in Paris by serious illness, is said to be
completely restored and at work once mora.
She is one of the most diigent pupils In La
ssr's studio.
The report of the execution of Schmidt,
who was concerned in the CronStadt scab-
dal, Is declared to be untrue. 1t is stated
that the Car was convinced of Schmidts
innocence, and that he has been released.
The new rifle with which the German
army ia now being armed is the third which
has been adopted by the sages at Berlin
since the summer of 1871, and each change
has involved an expenditure Of 1lO.00O
600 marks.
Benz. Champion. 26 years of age employed
as q clerk in the Washington postof1ice, at
tempted to commit suicide in closet in the
building late yesterday evening by cutting
the veins OF his left wrist and veins of the
left side of his neck.
The steamer f. B. Plant was burned to the
waters edge yesterday morning 10 the mid
die of Lake Beresford. los miles from Jack
sonville, Fla. while on her way to Sanford.
Three coIored men in attempting to swim
ashore were drowned.
As the result of Gen. Simmons negotia-
tons with the Vatican it has been arranged
that Malta shall be centre whence to dis
patch Catholic missionaries to places in the
East and in Africa, hitherto in the hands OF
foreign missionaries.
1t is reported that the latest scheme OF
Senator Quay, the chairman of the repubI-
can national committee, to down" the
South Is to instruct the census supervisors to
count as few negroes as possible, thereby to
lop off twenty democratic Congressman.
VIM. Lambert, the richest colored man in
Michigan, committed suicide while tempo-s-
rily insane yesterday, 10 1858. when John
Brown went to Detroit, Lambert met him,
and in the conference Browns attack on
Harper's Ferry WAS planned and discussed.
The meeting of the silver committee of
the republican Senators, called for yesterday
was abandoned, ss it was evident that there
could be no agreement among the members.
Senator Aldrich ssys that no further effort
will be made by tho Senators to frame Ell
YER bill.
The republicans in the House Of Repre-
sentatives have limited the tariff debate to
a week for general discussion and ten days
more under the five minute rule. The bill
may be called up next Monday. Speaker
Reed is auxjous for adjournment, but the
Senators seem in no hurry to close up.
The Baltimore Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church expelled two
preachers, John H 7. Gray, and Thomas E.
Burley, for adultery, and advised w. w.
Wilson, of Baltimore, not to attend another
reception to Driza fighter. Wilson made
a speech of welcome when Peter Jackson
came to that city.
The q. s. Senate yesterday passed the
land forfeiture bill The question OF what
constitutes quorum came up again but no
action wns taken on il. A request was made
| that the President return the Oklahoma bill
in order to correct an error. The House
discussed the bill providing for the c!assih-
cation of worsted cloths or woolens.
The House committee en- postoffices yes
terday authorized favorable report on 8
bill providing that unsold or undelivered
second class matter, after it he's been once
mailed at the pound rate of postage, shall,
when returned by mail to publishers. news
agents and others, be chergeable with post
age at the rate of one cent for every four
ounces fully prepaid.
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