Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-20
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Fnralgu News.

BERLIN, Aug. 20.-A member OF the Up
per House Of the Prusslan Diet hes written
letter to the TagseJlatt In which he ad-
visss The recession OF Alssce-Lorraine to
France on the condition that France joins
the triple alliance. Should France agree to
take this step, according to the member re-
forred, it would then be possible to compel
Rpesa to agree to general disarming.
QUEBEC, Aug. pa Quebec member of
Parliament. Just returned from Ottawa, re-
potts that Sir John Thompson has expressed
hi, lntentioD, as minister Of justice, to In
dict, for public robbery and conspiracy, the
whole Of the members of the MoGreevy
boode gang, and the public officials they
brlbed, providing be Is assured by the local
authorities that there Ia q reasonable pros.
poet of finding here jury above the intiu-
ence of the boodlers. It is considered that
this prosecution will save the government,
and that thus the threatened political crisis
at Ottawa will be averted.
LEIPsIG, Aug. 20.-A well-known and
popular young student, Baron u dlitz Neu-
| kirck, shot his mistress, Lizzie Meissner, at
her lodgings early this morning and tken
shot himself. B;th the baron and his mis-
tress are dead. The baron's father Is 8
prominent politician of Berlin.
BERLIN, Aug 2O.-Ths grain market here
opened weak this morning. and prices OF
wheat showed decline. Dusseldorf dig
tiiIers nave advanced spirits In ooussq hence
| of the recent advance In prices of grain.
PARIs. A1s. 20.-Ths Republique Francais
! to-day commenting upon the visit and the
reception accorded, In England, to the
French 1set. attributes to the affair an i'm
portant political meaning. saying that 1t Is
intended to affirm England's independence
/ of ell political ties on the continent.
GLASGOW, Aug. 20.-Thomas Eddington
& Co., iron founders of this city, have failed
Tneir liabilities are placed at $3.50, 600
BERLIN, Aug. 2O.-The North German Ga
zette to-day confirms the report that Herr
Won Brandt, the German Minister to China,
acting In concert with the representatives of
the other powera, has demonstrated With
China In regard to the outrages which
foreigners have baen subjected to In that
country. The paper adds that German trade
has suf ,rei in consequence of III, disturb
encss. Germany attaches the greatest i'm
| portance to the welfare of the mission in the
province OF Shan Toong and would impress
this fact upon the authorities at Pekin.
PARIS. Aug, 20-Apother dispatch has been
received here confirming the report that all the
vessels at Martinique were los. during the terri
| BILE hurricane there. This last hurricane, to
judge from the short and exceedingly unsatisfsc
tory dispatches received here, must have been of
| terrific force for of s tho shipping there it is
ported that not vessel was saved.
Later sdvices announce that the calamity
which has visited Martinique ia the most
seve,e since the year 1917. The disaster Is
esid to equal the famous cyclone which
awept over thu Island OF Antigua, in 1871.
| go far as csn be Learned, there have been
nearly, II not quite 60 deaths ss reeult o.!
tn hurricanes Valuation The damage
done TO shipping aad property may safely
5s c.as.ei as s.upendOus. About twc-ii;hs
of he island ives nBdsr cultivation and tie
mountain slopes were covered with forests.
All the cultivation and al tho forests in the path
of the Hurricane appear to have boon swept away
The humorous sugar, coffee, cotton and cacao plan
tations which have folt the forcs Of the tornado
seem to have boon utterly destroyed
LONDON, Aug 20-Tha Right Hon. John
Iogiis, LII. D, OF Glencorse, the Lord jos
slce General of Scotland, died to-day.
BERLIN, Aug. 20-The garment knowo
as she holy coat was exposed to view this
morning 10 the Cathsdrsl at Treves. Two
Knights OF Malta 10 foil costume, With
drawn swords. stood On either side OF the
ahTine enclosing the holy coat case, which
was surrounee by tall lighted candles and
eurmountod by a large gold Cross. There
was en- impressive scene 10 the sanctuary,
over hundred priests assisting In the cers.
monies which we're grand In thu extreme
QusBEC, Que, Aug 20.-Col. Smith, deputy
sergeant at arms OF the House Of Commons, ar
rived here yesterday afternoon armed with a
warrant FOR the arrest Of Hon. Thomas McGreevy,
signed by the Speaker Of the House OF Commons,
but Mr.. BIZ G.eovy fai left the city for Old Or
chard Beach, Me.