Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-29
NEWS OF THE Day.
re will be no May day strike in Balti.

There will be no May day strike in Balti-
more.
The fret official act of Mayor Washburne.
of Chicago, was to order the closing OF all
gambling houses in that city.
The Michigan Genital Railroad will build
tunnel under the Detroit river from De-
troit to the Canadian shore.
Five girls were killed and fifty persons
wounded By an explosion 10 dynamite fac
tory, near Gepoa, Italy, yesterday.
After the funeral services in Berlin yester-
day Gen. YOU Motke'5 body wss taken to
Creisau, where it was placed In the family
vanlt.
It is reported thai Secretary Blaine has
received from Sir Julian Pauncefote note
proposing the closing OF the seal fisheries for
| the ses son.
James r. Dawson, q ebiphuiider. OF Green-
point, L. L, yesterday shot his wife and
then cut his throat with rszlr while In
state of frenzy.
Ths Confederate Survivors Association OF
Augusta, Ga gave an ovation on Mondsy
to General Wade Hampton snd survivors OF
his old brigade after separation oftwenty
si1 gears.
A match between Frank S!avn, the EGG
lish herd-hitter, and jake Kilrsin has been
arrsueed, the big fight to take plaza in
In the Granite Club, in Hoboken, N. J on
June 16 for purse of $40 600.
Leopold Llndsuer, Wall street, New
York, broker, last night shot himself ut the
Coopes Union Hotel and will die. His wife
Cora had been granted divorce from him
on statutory grounds during the day and the
| rash act was In consequence Of his feeling
! of distress and shame over the outcome OF
| the case.
Tbs Ninth National Bank of New York
hes been robbed of ever $500 600 by it's late
president, John T. Hill, whose recent death
resulted 10 Investigations which have led 20
the disclosure that he had been stealing the
banks money for years. Business was
transacted as usual this morning at the
bank and there was nothing to Indicate its
oss OF $500 600
The biggest forest FIRE that the MillVille
| IN. J J section has known for years is rag
| ing about six miles southwest CT that city
and much valuable standing timber has
| been DESTROYED. The fire started from an
enplpe on The Morris River branch of the
| New Jersey Central Railroad, near Dividing
Creek station, or Monday, and has burned
q swath about six miles long and four miles
wide 20 far.
| a newly married couple from the country
created considerable merriment In BueDa
Vista, Co., few days ago. They had mar
| rad the day before at Cordele and were on
their way to Moose'5 mill, where the man
works. They promenaded The town hand
ia hsnd, and when the noon hour arrived
they repaired to store, both occupied the
same chair-the man sitting down Erst-and
fined on cheese and crackers, spiced with
kisses.
TIE forty-fith annual mestiHg OF the As
socistion OF Medical Snperin enients OF
American Institutions for the Iosane %as
begua at the Arlington Hotel. in Washing
ton Yesterday. Dr.. D. Clark. Of Tcronto,
Can, was elected president. DE-. BarJ
Blsckford, superiu Of the Virginia
LuuatIc Asylum Stanton, and MIR. J. L
Beck ham, OF this city, one OF the board o.
visitors TO the institutions, were among those
present.
San Salvador and Honduras re arrang-
ed treaty OF neutrality between the two
COUNTRIES The treaty provides that in Gaze
difficulties arise between San Salvador and
Honduras they will be suit acted to arbstra
ton, aod in the event OF var between
either of the powers and another power
| each of the countries named VIII Rumlt tue
other products free Of duty. The offset Of
San Salvador In efacting this treaty ia to
isolate Guatemala in the event OF war BE-
tween these two countries.
The Pope has completed his encyclicsl
letter, upon which he has been engaged
anme years, and which, an authority at the
Vatican says, is the principal work OF thu
present pontGca,e. Tho encycIlcal, 1t is
sad, endeavcls to put Catholicism, doctrinal-
ly and intellectually, ct the head of the 60
cial movement. The Pope is convinced, 30
Roman ecclesestic states, that the demoo-
racy of America, imported uuder other
forms, will be the mold by which the future
society aud politics OF Europe will be fash.
| Toned.
The Chinese government hiss notified the
government of the United States, through
! the D apartment OF State, OF its unwilling
ness TO receive EX-SENATOR Blair rs Mioster
! to China. The reasons for this etep sre PFC
sumably the sentiments expressed by Mr..
Blair, 10 his capacity of Senator, upon
Chinese immigration. MIR. B!air reached
Chicago to-day on his way to China. and
said he knew nothing abont the action Of
China in regard to bIa appointment. He
also said il he heard nothing from Washing.
ton by tomorrow he would proceed On his
| Journey.