Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-16
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The strikes throughout Belgian are col
apsIng.
Some of the Canada banks arc rsfcsing
American silver.
The Portuguese Ministers hase rendered
their designations to King Charles.
The democrats of KeL tacky have nom.-
mated J. Y. Brown for Governor. and Cd. c.
Alfred, for Lieutenant Governor.
By heavy fall of coal and rock Ia tie
GAYLORD nine at Plymouth, Ps., yeste'-
day, three Polish miners we're killed.
Friends OF Mr.. Richard @. Duncan, who
is accused of having attempted to kill his
wife in Wales, say his mind Ia affected.
Mrs. Nat Goodwin has brought splt for
separation and slimouy against her husband,
tho comedian on the ground of abandon
ment.
The grand jury at Gfeeneburg, Pa, in the
case OF ]. A. Loar and his deputies. charged
with Iourder &C the MoreTood riot, yester.
day returned true bils against aii except
Cairns.
The skin OF Henry WEIGH, patient at the
Presbyterian Hospital, has turned 10 Six
months from white to color as dark as thaa
of mulstto. The case attracts great in er-
est among physicians.
Herr Bechroder says The reason SO much
gold Is wanted in Europe !s that Ruesls lie
spending large sums On new riffs for he!
army. He says that for three years Russia
wi not think of war.
The agents OF the anthracite coe!-produc-
ing companies met In New York yesterday
and decided to advance prices at least 10
cents per ton on June lat. Some OF the
agents Insisted on greater advance.
The coping of the new Henley School
building at Birmingham, Als., fell yesterday
morning on some school children as thsy
we're entering the old building adjoining,
and five of them were serious Injured.
Judge Wallace, in the U. s Court In New
York, threw out the claim OF the Irish heirs
to the es ate OF A. T. Stewart. Gen. Butler,
counsel for the heirs. however, says the case
Is not exhausted aud the fight will continue.
While Emperor William was out driving
Yesterday in Potsdam the horses bclted, and
the carriage In which be was seated WIS
hurled against tree. An sdiu!aut in at
tendance caught the falling Emperor in hie
arms and so rescued him from harm.
It Is reported that the CzareWitca is N ore
seriously wounded than Is admitted by the
authorities, and that the assalsnt is nlhil-
ist who escaped from SagbsieD, an Island
OF the eaet coast Of Asia belonging to Rus
! sia, and who succeeded in entering the jap
| aaese police service.
David T. Pusifer's fvs.year Old horse
Tenny won the 3. ooklyn Handicap at
Grsvesend Yesterday. The race was worth
SIS 900 to the winner, and 6sld Of twenty
OF the test American horses hoished In bis
geks. twenty-five thousand persons ap-
pleuded the victor. Time 2:l0
Dominica Marchione was ye ,rdsy re-
leased from the Maryland penitentiarY after
serving term for mausaughter, but WISE
Immediately rearrested and mad a hearing
before Uoited s ates Commissioner Rogers
on the charge that he Is D ominico Melchion.
ds under life sentence In Iialy for murder.
| The annual statement ofthe B .nk OF Mon
! t!esi, issued yesterday, proves Disappointing
to shareholders. The reSuinr dividend paid
this year amour eli to $l,200,00O, Wbie The
earnings we're only $500 600 leaving $500
| 600 10 be drawn srcm the ''Eest" ACCOUNT
The statement bas caused sensation In
Montreal business circles.
The pracocious boys of the High School.
| in Phil dolphia, who recently distinguished
themselves IS amateur burglars by forcing
the locks OF severa! of the professors desks
and abstractng the roll books, yesterday
ec!ipsed this performance by an attempt to
bura down the school buildings but they did
not sucosed
The Presidential party reached Washing
ten yesterday afternoon on time. The Pres
idtnt expressed himself as delighted with
his journey, but ss'd he was glad to get
back. Tas arrival 10 Washington was IN
marked hs any demonstration beyond the
presence at the station of small knot of Of
ficials He travelled 10 600 miles, twice
croseiue toe continent, aud completed every
stage OF the journey on scheduled time.
CoLogED PEOPLE CAN HE'LL THEMsELvEs.-
at the Virginia Baptist State Convention, repre-