Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-28
ERWS OF The DAY.

a brilliant and largely attended Southern
ball was held in New York last nigut.
The Bennett compulsory education law
in Wisconsin wss repealed yesterday.
Mrs. Flack, formerly the wife OF james A.
Fack, ex-aheritf Of New York, ia dead.
The Scotch strikers yesterday soapea the
railway tracks TO prevent the iunnins CT
trains.
The late Cardinal simous, of Vienna, left
one-,hird of his immense fortune TO the poor
ard one third to his sister.
The result IF the recount in the Second
Rhode leland congressional district falls 10
give Page, democrat, msjority, and there
will be a new election.
The farmers of Montgomery county, Md,
held their nineteenth annual convection at
Sandy Spring yesterday. a number of in
terestipg topics were discussed.
Advices from the Chilian aeat Of war tell
of a battle at Tongoy, the rebels thking pos
session of the national factories at Limache
Alto. The property of foreign reedents is
suffering considerably.
Both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature
Yesterday voted separately for United States
Senator. Ex-Secretary OF the Interior Villas
received majority over Spooner, who at
present holds the seat.
AS stated in the GAZETTE special train
| containing four hundred soldiers, en- route
from Pine Ridge to Fort Riley. was wrecked
| near Irving, KS, on Monday night and three
of the eoldiers were killed and a humber
hurt.
Resolutions were adopted in both branches
of The Nebraska Legislature yesterday ap-
| sL - . bio Init nH e u ~
ate liz laying aside the closure rule. all CT
the independents with three exception g
voted with the democrats.
The Pope will create Cardinal Lavgerie
patriarch OF the highest rank, next to the
papacy. The Vatican has received informs-
ticn that the Italian government is endeav-
oiing, ALPHABETICALLY, to prevent the election
By the approaching conclave of Pope IN
fsyora bic to official Italy and favorable 10
France.
A Berlin paper says that DR.. Liebnanu
has discovered tuberc!e bacill in the blood
| Of nine patients treated with Koch's lymph
-mostly phlhisical, but without trace OF
military tuberculosis. while two of the cases
presented no baocill in the sputum. The
| result OF Dr.. Lebmaun's research is Sup
! posed to confirm Pref. Virchow's fears.
! The production of Ssrdou's now rlsy,
{ ''J,hermidor," 10 Paris last night, caused
riot, the audience leaving the theatre en-
| ctuntering bowling mob. many OF whom
had been -jeoted from the theatre. Ia the
street free fight followed between the tx-
tfemisss end the police and IL was with diff
tcuity that the latter managed to keep q
passage through The enraged crowd for the
| audience.
The two houses CT the Kansee Leg satnre
bslioted separately for U1ited States Sene-
s.or yesterday. Mr.. W A PETER, the nc,
ioee Of the Farmers Alliance, received 9S
votes, and Hon. John J. IngallF, republican,
the present senstor, 5S votes. The ba!io.
IN the House resulted-Psffsr sc, Iagalls %.
Bisir 5. In the S oaie-IUgelIs IS P, fer 2
rc-day in joint session the legislature will
elect Mr.. PETER to succeed Mr.. xrg.is.
TIE chairman of the subcommittee ottbe
House judiciary com mtlee flds on inVe5ti-
cation that the constitutions of Massachu
setts end Mississippi deprive certain Gill
zsus of these States of the privilege OF vo-
ing, and raises the question OF reducing thu
representation Of those States 10 the Hduee
.rhs educational test Ia wat Nc. Casweli
refers to. Ia also suggests that South Gaze
/! Iina's requirement that only registered pel-
sons Gao vote is wrong. Il 80, the franchise
is abridged undu!y in great many States
Ole bundled and ten m0srs wers killed
aoo many seriously iDj 1red yes erdsg,by The
explosion of lire-damp In the snait CT the II.
q. Frick Compapy's mice, ten miles frcm
Mount Piessaot, Ps., On the Sswlckly braDcn
If the Southwest Brsncn Railroad, an &C.
count OF wbich wss published 10 the Ga
ZsTTE. Tiers 10 not soul left 10 tell the
story OF the calamity. The parsons not kiilsd
| are in such critical couciJion their deaths
are momensarly expected. Sixty bodies
have been taken out 80 far. Tbs nine s on
fire. and it ia feared tho other bodies will be
cremat d.
Senator Stewart and the Force Bill.
! Senator Stewart has received series Of
resolutions from the Missouri Fl ,use Of Rep