Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-29
HRws OF TEE DkY.


The Baltimore public schools closed for
the session to-day.
There was slight fall OF snow at HageEs-
town, Md yesterday.
The Texan fly is reported to have appear
ed in counties bordering on Kent, Md.
Archbishop Croks expresses the fear that
the cause of home rule in ireland ia lost.
Balmaceda has again rejected the propo-
sition OF reconciliation with the ChiIian In
surgenis.
a new combustibe was tested in Rome
yesterday which will abolish the necessity
of the Importation of coal.
The Standard Oil Company has secured
the McKirgsn Oil Company's property at
Newark. N. J., valued at 100000.
The international Templsrs' Congress In
Edinburgh yesterday decided to hold its
next meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, In 1893.
At Sioux Falls yesterday Plenty Horses
was acquitted Of the murder OF Lieutenant
Casey, The jadge charging the jury to that
effect.
q welI-known American, who he's been
travelling in Sicily, says there has been no
excitement there over the New Orleans
lynobing.
The French Chamber OF Deputies adopted
the new tariff on American meats. 1t re-
fused to put duty of 95 francs on Ameri
can pork.
Poverty drove VIM. Brutkoff, aged sixty
six, and hls wife, Mary. aged seventy -one,
to commit eucde In their home In New
York yesterday.
Rev. W. E. Perry, D. D.. died Wednesday
night at the residence OF his son. 10 Wash.
ipgton. He was we'll known minister OF
the NJ. E. Church.
John J. Bradley, aged IL years, fred at
target 10 the yard of his hone, 10 New Yors
city yesterday and the bail objected and
killed his 14-year-old sister.
It has been practically decided to extend
the Al per cent. loan at per cent. and to
give the holders of those bonds the necessary
90 days police next Mondey.
The Jury In the case OF James Bynes, on
trial In the Criminal Court of Washington
for killing Robert Ricke, yesterday return
ed verdict mauslaughter.
Out of a flock OF 90 sheep belonging tc
Jacob B Crowdlng, OF Lynch Station, Ken
county, Md, SO were Killed aud 20 badly
Injured by railway train yesterday,
The organization OF the American Uni.
yersity was effected in Washington yester'
\ Gsy. An appeal is to be made to the peo-
Pile OF the U1ited States for s.. 100000
! The sales agents OF the anthracite Goa
producing companies yesterday ordered at
advance, at New York, OF fifteen cents pei
| t IN on all s.zas June l. They also decided
to restrict production during the month o
June to 8. 250,0C0 tons.
There was large gathering OF the south
ern coon9 yesterday sf,ernoon 10 the Uniof
SQUARE Theatre, New York, at the henef
rendered by Mr. Stuart Robson and his c0m
many for the relief fund OF tbs Confederate
Veteran Camp of that city.
TIE Philadelphia Record says: A con
spracy to wreck the Reading Railroad
property and to place that corporation al
we'll ae the trade Of Philadelphia at ih'
mercy Of the Pennsylvania Railroad CoD
panY has just leaked out, had it succeedec
Mr.. A. ]. Usssatt wculd have been elected
to succeed M. McLaed as President OF the
Reading Company 10 January last.
Mr.. Gertle Jando,f, pee Weisberg, uhc
aloped from B gilmore 10 February TO Nav
York with Isaac Silvermsp, leaving he'
| husband, ny whom she was subsequently Tor
given, is now in the care OF the Waahingtor
police, and her ~ baud, Henry Jandoiti
is locked up, charged with trying to compe
her to lead s life OF shame In house IL
Washington. Mrs. Jando' Il is only fifteen
years old.
Minister Lincoln, ct London. haslinformed
| the President that bill will be Introduced
on Monday In Parliament to authorize he
Qneen to prohibit British subjects from tax
ing ssals ia Behring Sea. AT Washington
the news oas ,aken as ~ indication that The
British government ie preparing TO accept
be condition. imposed by the President AZ Z
! preliminary 90 er5i;rstior, aud cause the
British vessels TO refrain froc sealing in the
| meantime.
Bishop Whitaker, OF Philadelphia, aud
! Bishop Potter, Of New Yerk, yesterday be-
Gan an investigation In the pame OF the
Pro:et tant Episcopal Church to diecover to
what extent the Catholic PAUL.. t Fathers OF
New York are proseytiDg among the stu
dents of the General Theological Seminary OF
Nav York. Il is claimed by the Episcopal
officers. and admitted by the Paulit. that
The work has been going on, 9Th what eff
feet the Investigation will show.