Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-09
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HEMS UG IaS ~ 6E.
Madame Blavatsky, the weil.known the.
osophist, died in London yesterday.
Secretary Foster is considering PROPOSE
ton to send large amounts OF the silver
hslf.dollars TO remote sections OF the country
Tor circulation.
sfDepartnent officials lie Washington ere
reticert az to tire steps being taken for the
recapiure of the Gillian steamer Itats, bnt
it Is understood vigorous pursuit ia to be
made.
The forty sixth annual session of the
Southern Baptist Convention met st Bit
mingbam, Ala, yesterday. O. L. Cooke, OF
Virginia, was elected one OF the vice preEi
dents.
Some doubt exists in thu State Depart
ment as to the right OF this government to
capture the Itata, which sailed away from
San Diego and ia supposed to be CHILEAN
insurgent vessel.
United States District Jadge Morris, OF
Baltimore, decided yesterday that the steam
era Virginia and Louise we're jointly re-
snonsible for the collision between them on
the 2S.h of last July, which resulted In the
loes of fifteen lives.
Tying stripg to the trigger and then
passing 1t around the butt of the piece,
Ssrgt. Frank Gottart put the muzzle OF sn
army rife against his temple and blew his
breDs all over The library in Battery C's
quarters at the Washington Arsenal yeater-
day.
VIM. Wrightman, living near Middleton,
Ind, who has kept several hundred bushels
of wheat stored In his barn for year, while
removing the wheat for market, found 10
the grain an old pocketbook containing
81 500 In gold coin and paper currency
How the money came there 10 mystery.
Mrs. Fetherly, in jail at Portsmouth, N.
a., for keeping disorderly house, got out
CT an attic window yesterday morniog snd
slid 25 feet down a lightning rod, then
dropped Is feet to the ground, scaled nins-
foot fencs and got away. but was shortly
afterwards recaptured. She weighs $50
POUNDS.
Hon. Morgan G. Bulkeley. republican,
filed his answer yesterday in the quo war
rapto proceedings brought by Hoa. Luzon
B. Morris, democrat, to determine which OF
the two is entitled 10 the Office of Governor
of Counscticut. Mr. Bulkeley claims that
be holds over, no successor having been
elected.
Private Cali cables state that President
Baimsced4 IL arrsueing to Zee from Santisgo
aud to go to London via Buenos Ayres. 81 9
rroposals of mediation by France Braz'l and
the United States are rejected by the Bslms-
csdiete, who consider the success oieuch ne
diatioa Impossible. Bslmaceda has invest.
ed large cum 90 his personal account Ia
London bank.
The Nalie of Rome cave: THE Itelisn
poyerumeut is about 10 address circular 10
the Europeou powers, submitting the con-
duct of the United States government in
the New Orleans affair to their Judgment.
Italy will thus be the initiator OF an inter
national agreement to compel the Uuited
States to fad means to guarantee the pro-
lection of foreign subj scts."
A pspal consistory ia expected to be held
In Rome May is, at which it ia belisved the
Pops will distribute his encyolicai letter Oh
eocisl reform. A memorial presented TO
the Pore Ia the pame of all the emigration
committees which convened recently at Lr
cerne, Switzerland, asks that national bish
ops be appointed In the Uoited States to
look after the emigrsnls from the different
ua;iopalities of Europe. because the Ieieh
hishops In the UoiJed States only nominate
Irish priests, who do not know the language
spoken By the immigrants, and ss result
Catholic immigrants lose their religious
filth.
The President hss determined to have On
enc OF he BehriDg Sss business. He hes
called halt in further proceedings until
he can get back to Washington and die
tate the exact terms of further correspond
ence. Il is said that the proposition for
closed season in Behring Sea was made to
the British government by Secretary Blaine
az far back as last January. The President
has directed that closed season be pro-
posed and 1t Is probable that his proposition
will finally be accepted. 1t is reported that
Lord Salisbury has iniimated to Secretary
Blaine Willingness TO accept proposal
for closed season In Behrng Sea.