Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-12
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Foreign News.

Foreign News.
HANKow, China, Nov. ia huge fire
has destroyed thirteen hundred houses In
this city, and rendered thirteen thousand
people homeless. It Ia believed that num-
Der of women and children lost their lives.
Two days atterward two hundred more
houses were burned.
PARIS, Nov. 12.-Ths Eclair OF this city,
publishes a dispatch from Athens which
states that's conspiracy has been discover
ed 10 Athsns, With raml6,atioBs 10 other
portions of the kingdom, having for its ot-
isot tho overthrow OF the presan, ruling
dynasty of Greece. A numbar Of parsoos.
high In politicat oIrcie,, are implicated IL
the plot.
LONDON, Nov. - Though at m daight
last night the great gale In E,g'aad bsd
subs!ded and the dark. heavy storm clouds
bad passed sway to the northesssward, 1t
seems that the e,orm Ia prevailing Ia south-
western ireland, where it is raging with
great fury. There is great excitement in
Southport, oa the Irish SEA-, over the fac of
crew OF life boat men who went out yes
terday to sttemp. to save the crew OF q yes.
sci which was 10 distress eff that place. Tho
boat was fully manned and the crew pulled
pluckilg off ahors and were sooa hidden By
the tremendous seaa. The crowd on shore
waited f1r ths return Of the crew, hu. up to
this morning no intelligence OF them had
| been received, aud they have bsen given
up as loat.
A irs broke out at an early hout this
N orninz In Betbnal Green, an eastern sub
urb of London, in the quarter occupied by
lumber yards ia stories aud large number
of tenem snts filed with poor families. The
flames spread with frightiul rapidly. For.
tunately, however, much OF the lumter
stacked In the yards had bean thoroughly
soaked By the tremendous do1npour OF rsln
Yesterday. and this to certain exseat PIE.
vented lhe oop2agratlon FROM doing en- In
mense amount OF damage. Oae young child
in delicate health died shortly after 1t had
been removed f,m Its homo, snd several
firemen were Injured by falling walIs.
The exchange telegraph company an
nounoss that compromise is BEING AZ
ranged 10 the case Of the probate of the will
of the late Mrs. Wood, aunt of the widow of
M. Parnell (Mrs. O'5hes.) The dispatch
further states that the attemp. OF oompro-
will probably be successful, and that the
questions at issue are not likely 10 come to
court Tor decision.
MADRID, Nov. 1.-THE hurricane which
passed over part of spaia yesterday was
the oausa OF O number of dlsa ters. TIE
gale waa particularly severe along the coast
of Gaicls, the northwest extremity of the
kingdom. Of the town Of Villa Sarcis,
there was lying ct anchor Spanish man-of
war. q steam launch belonging to the war
ship had gana ashore. When tbe launch a.
tempted to rsturn she was throwo upon the
shore snd fva of her Grew wsts d5ownsl
The others reached the bsloh In satisfy.
LONDON, Nov. PA dispatch received
here to-day fcou the Brazilian Minister CT
Foreign Affairs says that the reports deolar-
ing that disorders are prevalent In q nun
ber OF plaoss throughout the country ere not
based on tub, end that the allegations
made that move mont Ia under way for the |
restoration of the monarchy are absolutely |
without foundation. Other dispatohs from Ii,
Jaae;ro show thst the state If tffsiis ia not so
pescoful as the foreign ministers eis, a oh ;nii-
Gates.
LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch from Santiago
do Chilli says the cabinet appointed by tho Junta
have rendered their designations because the Lib
era deputies failed to elect councillors of State
in accordance with an agreement they had provi-
ously entered upon with tie ministers.
Sr. PETERSBURG. Nov. I'm. Vl,bn,gradsky, |
the minister Of finance i, soriously i'll. He is SUI
fering from al attack Of nervous prostration. His
illness was brought on through the great anxiety
caused by the famine troulls and the financial
complications Of the Empire. 1t is expected that |
M. vi,huegradsty will shortly resign his position
as tho head OF the Russian finance ministry.