Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-20
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her aerial torpedo pneumatic guns in Lynn
haven Bay yesterday.
Emperor William, ia a speech al sp In
spsction of q torpedo station yesterday,
said he hoped peace was assured for year.
The fret regular cabinet meeting since
President Harrison's return to Washington
fwas held yesterday. Secretaries Blaine emo
Noble were the only absentees.
Mrs Harrison contraditts the repo't that
she has sold her cottage at Cape May. she
will 20 there about June l, end the Pest
dent will follow few days later.
The light weight glove fight between Billy
Myer and Andy Bowen for purse OF 50 600,
took place last night In New Orleans Bow
en- won in the 29rd round on foal.
Il is said that Senator Qlay has not been
snubbed by President harrison, but their
proposed conference, at which deal was 10
have been made looking to the formers sup
mort OF the latter for renomiust op, has been
postponed.
Secretary Rusk has Issued an order that
all sheep andswiDe to be imported fiom
Canada into the .Uaited are subject to the
same conditions ss II they were imported
into the United States from Great British
or the continent CT Europe
Prot. Biiggs has made. to compi tee
appointed by the di-ec:oIs OF the New York
Union Theological Seminary. answers to
number OF categorical QUESTION:, which sat-
Isfg the directors OF bic orthodoxy. He will
spend the summer In Europe.
Seven hundred Italians have returned to
MsrseiIles from South American ports tho
roughly dishearteDed. Their return will
/! tend to stop the tide of emigration flowing
from Italy toward South Amsrics, and In
crease the emigration to the United States.
Abraham Meek killed himself in Garrett
county, Md, with gunshot, aud his wife,
who interpoaed to save him, had one of her
hands torn off by the charge. He had jast
been released from jail where be had been
confined for selling liquor without license.
The fire 10 Jacksonville. Fla, Yesterday
destroyed half a million OF property, includ-
ing the Mohawk block, which contained
number Of stores, offices and halls, the post
Office. United States court room AID MasoE-
ic lodge room. O.her buildings we're badly
damaged.
The Davis Shoe Company. with mannfac-
tories at Richmond Va, Keuuehuok, Me-,
aud Lynn, Macs, has succumbed to lisbii-
ties which foot up more than million. and
has carried with it the Lynn house Of Houeh-
ton & Godfrey, dealers in cnt soles and mall
Sufac,urers' supplies.
The explosion of dynamite on a censtruc-
ton train near Tarrytown, N. Y, yester-
day, killed 13 men and Injured perhaps 70
others. mostly I'eiians. Il was said this
evening that the explosion WAS caused be q
epark from pipe that was being smoked by
one OF the Italians. An Inquest sill prob
ably be held on Monday.
The President does not expect Secretary
aloe to ret i'm TO Washington for several
weeks. if at all before fall. He will be sur
prised If Mr.. Blaine does return. II Blaine
does return his sa7 there vii be bret. II
he does not toe President will go to New
York to talk over their diplomatic aud po-
lItical sffslrs.
A general movement may be made to pre-
vent the confirmation of Rev. Phillips
B, ooks as Bishop of Massachusetts. His
teachings are alleged to be identical with
those of Rev. DR.. Heber Newton, whom
Bishop Potter at New York yesterday
decided to call to account. The Newark
diocese has refused TO consent to his conse-
Grafton.
The Uoi.ed States copsul at Acapulco
| telegraphed 10 tie State Department at
! Washington Yesterday that when the Es-
meralda returned to that port on Friday
evening last she had on board several
Strangers, who are supposed to be officers Of
the Ifata. press dispatch from Acapulco
gays it il believed there that the Esmerslda
secretly loaded sorne coal.
The town of Noun. Vernon, Texas. was
truck by tornado Monday night and sev-
eral ht us were comp le.ely demo i-hsd. The
postc flee, a large dry goods store and sew
eral other large buildings were totally
wrecked. Almost evsry tree in the city wac
leveled and all the fences blown dowr
Great destruction OF property j. reported i q
different parts of the county. No loss OF lie
is reported.
Sienor Pasqnale Corte, / allan consul at
| New Orleans. vho has been called to Rome,
said 10 New York yesterday that he never
said or wrote to the newspapers that ne pre-
vented the Sclisns from killing The. mayor
Of New Orleans and Messrs. Psrkereon.
| Wcklifs and other leaders of the movement
against the sssasslns of Chief Hepnessy,
| Consul Corte declared tbsttbe mayor would
not have dared to have asked for bic recall
while the conanl was 10 New Orleans. where
he has numerous friends among the Ameri-
can reeidentP.
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