Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-24
EgWs OF TEE DAY.
Snow is thrse feet deep 10 Minnesota, az
tie farmers are delighted.

EENS CT TEs o&f.
Snow is three feet deep 10 Minnesota, ard
tie farmers are delighted.
General Booth, of the Salvation Army,
met with cold reception in Berlin.
Ths priests of Canada have been instruc,-
ed to use all their irfnenca in the electiobs
for Sir John Mcdonald.
A Rome newspaper announces that Car
dinai G bbons has been called 20 RJme sof
a conference with The Pope.
Rumors ftom the CHILEAN war a's to the
effect that Balmacsda's troops have receivso
an Overwhelming defesf.
In the Senate yesterday the nomination Oh
MIR. Foster as Secretary OF the treasury "ae
referre to the COMMITTEES on finance.
Senator John Sherman, Of Ohio. has sh
roupcel his intention Of retiring from pno'
lie life at tbs close of his present term.
Ed. Cossett, fireman, was yesterday
crushed under his locomotive, Which Struck
a Stone and turned over near Mi!esDurg' D.
Oliver Reilly, who was lyDcbed by mop
ss Ssiida, Col, was an Innocent party, ne
having killed Sullivan to save MS eva hie'
It lie reporte that ex-Assistant Secretary
Coon will return to his post as soon as e1-
G,yernor Eos or tekes charge OF the .ress-
ury.
A statue Of Washington. coating $40 600,
erected By the Uuited Order OF American
Mechanics, was unveiled in Pittsburg ye'-
terday.
Sir Kuipbt Dickerscn, upon whose body
a foo: square OF skin was grated, taken
from his brother Knights. died at Chicago
yesterday.
The legal price Of K och's lymph in Ger
many. is fixed at six marks per cubic cen
metre, or five cubic ceniimetres Tor twenty
tiQe marks.
Jaureoui, the notorious Mexican bandit
chief, aud bis band Of six men, who for
months terrorlzad the Safe of Jsisca, we're
recently surrounded apd slain by soldiers
after bloody battle.
Over one hundred be dies have been tax
en- from the Spring Hill mines III Nova SEQ
tie. The victims leave 81 widows ard 16l
oruhans, for the help Of whom an appeal
has been issued The list Of dead now reach
es l20.
A FIRE which started In the basement be.
meath Wells, Fargo & Co.'S. express ctiice 10
Kansas City, Mo-, Sunday night, destroyed
the whole block, which was heated with
steam and lighted py electricity. The total
loss is $4,000 to $3.50 000. 1t is thought
defective insustion OF wires caused the hfe.
a tragic incider occurred in the court at
Hamburg yesterday. Two socialists, Slgis-
mucd and Berenson, were ordered 10 ap-
pear before the Magistrate to answer charg
es of blsaphemy. A though suffering from
acute influenza they obeyed the summons,
and while listening to the ey dence egalDsl
them they both fell dead
Fancbon, the two-.on baby elephant tnal
climbed the narrow stairway to get into
kischeu 10 New York on Saturday, is SHE
prisoner. PIans are being matused for
the removal of the animal tomorrow. She
cannot be taken down the STARE, hoTeVer,
for they are too steep, and she is sfraid to
make the attempt. The only wey is to take
her out of one of the front windows.
After the GAzErTE's report of the Con
greseionsl proceedings closed yesterday the
suadry civil appropriation bill was taken up
in the Senate and further considered. In
the House the deficiency appropriation bill
vas considered and the postofice sppropri-
ation bill was passed. In the evening ses
sion the House resumed, in committee Of
the whole, the further consideration of the
| immigration bill.
The special committee appointed By the
| Speaker of the West Virginia House OF Dsl.
egstts toinvestigate the charge osattempted
bribery against Geo. A. Howard, of the
American Book Company. brought In their
report yesterday, in which they 6nd no
criminal cffsnse, and directed that the $50
| In the hands of the c'erk be returned to him
! that he pay the costs of the investigation,
and that the Speaker reprimand him at the
bar OF the House for the ind:sore,ion COM
mitted.. Ali this wa5 done.