Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-23
Miscellaneous.

The brick makers strike at Detroit is off
After months of waiting the men were COM
PEELED to acknowledge defeat, and nearly
all the old men will ask for work at the re-
duoed wages. The reduction is equal to
about 20 per cent.
The committee of the German Rsichsiap
investigating the workings of the Standard
Oil Company In Germany will ask for the
abolition of the duty on oil barrels, thus
placing calling vessels engaged In the oil
many Oh an tqrai footing with the tank
steamers.
The committee oil the French Cha mber OF
Deputies appointed TO inquire Into Panama
Canal matters has declined to consider the
numerous requests which have been made
with the view of soliciting the French gov
eminent to Intervene 10 the compsny's st-
fairs and to enable It to fGish the work CON-
menced at Panama.
Nearly the entire Il Get of the Gloucester
vees-ls employed in the Cape Shore macke
rel fishing have arrived at Gloucester. Mass
Their catch is very small. The cndfshiDg
eff the Flemish cape and Grand Banks Ia a
failure. Although the catch OF mackere
ths season is the smallest on record, prices
ore 50 to So lower per barrel than at this
time iest ses6on.
The law passed by the Alliance legislature
ri it's recent session declaring all grain eieva-
tors in Nebraska public warehouses goes into
effect this week Throughout the state ALI
snce organic itions have purchased and built
many elevators. Instead of the enormous
Gre p to be harvested shortly being placad on
the market. Alliance grain men assert 1t will
go to the elevators, and not be placed on the
market until prize have materially advano.
ed.
a story comes from Chicago to the E feet
that q royal messenger, bearing Important
dispatche from the Czarewitcb, in Japan,
TO his father, the Gar of Rus,is, has mystic
riously disappeared On the way from San
Francisco to New York. Il is ntimeted
that he was killed By Japanese enemies to
prevent the real story of the attack on the
CzArewitch from reaching Russia. This
story was that the attack on toe CZIrewitch
wss by hired assassins in the employ OF the
Japaneee nohlemsn, at whose house be was
visiting
Rev. JB Stoddard, In tbecourse OF an al
dress on secret societies before the Boston
Baptist Ministers meeting yesterday de.
ncuaced Masonry, and declared that when
man swes's allegiance heewears legianoe
to code antagonstic to God. Rev Mr..
ClesveaDd arose to point of order and de-
clered t1at he was Mason and could not
listen to MIR. Stoddard's abuse OF the order.
The point OF order was voted down by 80 to
7, whereupon the Rev. Mr.. Cleayeland left
the meeting and Mr.. Stoddald continued bis
remsrks.
The new bureau for the microscopic e1-
animation Of hog products for export has
been put In operation at Chicago By Score
tarv Rnsk. Be selected corps OF 30 mi
croscopIsis-l5 men and es many women
and they were set to work under the direc-
ton OF Dire. John Miohels. of Nav York, and
F. II. B ,rDard, Of Pittsburg, miscroscopicsl
experts. The force will bs increased until
1t ia large enough to examine under the
maenifyiug lena piece of the diaphragm
and Of the ;enderloin of each hog killed
Those found to BIO diseased will be con-
demned.