Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-18
NEWS OF THy DAI.


and villages bsve been destroyed and many
ives lest.
Thomas snafsr, 60 years OLD. at Doyles
town, Pa, was arrested yesterday charged
With brutal assault upon half-w itted Sic
ter.
The Duchess of Fife gave birth to @
daughter Sunday morning In London. The
Princess OF Wales, the mother OF the
Duchess, wa present.
Saturday afternoon fire destroyed twenty.
! two blocks Of houses In Muskegon, Mich,
sntailipg loss OF 100000. Many of the
business houses we're burned out. Three
lives we're lost.
Ex-Assemblymau Chas. A. Binder, whose
| dedication as trustee OF the Housaman es'
tate has heen told, omm:ttcd suicide ysster'
dsy a, E izabeth. N. ] ny shooting blmaeli
through the head.
Traffic agreement has been entered into
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
the West Virginia Central and Pi.tsbure
Railway by which the latter gains direct
llne between LyDchburg and Pittsbu!g.
The new reciprocity agreement between
Spain and the United States with reference
TO the la.ter's Trade with the Spanish At
TILES, has blocked the proposed German.
Austrian commercial treaty with Spain.
Cbas Collins. a very bright and sensitive
school boy, ten years old, OF New York. who
| was dismissed from school on Friday, is
Thought to have drowned himself. His body
YVES found In the Harlem river yesterday.
| Mayor Shakespeare, of New Orleans, hae
written to Gov. Nichols denying the state
ments made by Signor Corte, the Italian
consul there, In his recent letter TO the
grand Jury and requesting the consui's re-
| call.
| President Polk, Secretary McCupe end
other national alliance leaders declare them
selves opposed to third party movement,
| and are suspected of having conferred With
his republican Is iers @ Jay, Clarkson and
Dudley.
| By the upeettiug OF saiboat In The
5chny Kill rivsr off Philadelphia yesterday
| Mrs. Susan Poscoe. her infant con Christie
pher and Miss Mary .Oarr were drowned.
! They. with some others, we're in boat on
| pleasure trip.
Mayor Davidson, OF Baltimore, hos vetoed
certain bills for street improvement t. AZ the
city's cost, and holds that the people whost
property would he enhanced in Value by
4uch improvement should pas part at least
of the expense thereof.
The grand jusy of Denver. Col, has found
an indictment against DR.. Thatcher Graves
for murder In connection with the case Of
Mrs. Barnsby, OF Providence, r. l., who was
poisoned by drinking come whisky which
was sent TO her ANONYMOUSLY.
The attack on the CZar's son by Japan.
pse policeman was the reeult OF visit TO 3
Buddhist shrine by the Czarewitch, VINO
wore his boots, On offsnse against the reiie
lon Of the country. The CZsrewltch hat
fully recovered from the wound.
Secretary Noble sage that tie charges
against Young Raum, son of Commissioner
Rsnm, of selling Offices and fslsfying in the
civil service examination ara true. Gen.
Raum says bis Son Ia innocent OF any wrong
and that the complaints against him were
made upiustIy by enemies.
Senator Quay ia in Washington in re-
Spouse TO an lntimation from President Har
rlson that he would like to see him. Il it
said that the President, In bis desire for
denomination, feels that he needs the aic
Of O1sy, ard that he hes determined
10 pet it II he can. Hence the interview
| which is expected 10 take place between
them to-day is of his eeeSinf,
Many Episcopal olergymen have signed
petition TO Bishop P,tier of New York aek-
ing him to inves.tg5ts certain differences oil
the Rev. Dr.. Beber Newton which are saio
to be hereiicei. The Two points In DR.. Nav
/ toms teaching that are to be Submitted to
the bishop are bis alleged denial OF the mi
| racuous conception OF Christ and OF the
resurrection of tbs human body OF Jesus.
Philip Baker was convicted In New o.
leans on Saturday of the murder of Mrs.
| n leon at Csrrolltou, La. He was CLERK
In Nelson's grocery store. Nelson and his
Young wife, soon 70 become mother, lived
upstsirs. When Nelson was about to close
| hie store Baker nit him on the head with al
mproviaed slungsho;, Knocking him sensa-
ess Mrs. Nelson, hearing the struggle,
| came to her husbands assistance, wneD
| Baker drew razor and cut Der throat.
| A committee of the Southern Press Assoc
citation appointed fer that purpose has ssued
an address TO t1e people OF the South for
voluntary contributions for lhs erection OF
| \ monument to the late Jefferson Davis. The
committee has appointed the 1Sh OF June,
| 1891. as the day upoD ~bich the people Oh
every town and county in the Southern
J;s.es should meet ami lake III proper steps
| TO forward The course Of voluntary contri-
buttons or other method which they may
deem best.
The military alarm wss sounded at !
O'Clock yesterday morning at Wilmington.
n. c., In cones quenoe CT the assembling Of
large number of oolored men at The jail,
after threats had been made to forcibly re-
lease Kit Rigging. the driver Of an omni-
bus, who had been arrested for running
over and killing Lision Chadwick, q white
boy. The Wilmington Light iofantrY re-
spopded promVtly Twelve Of tbs fifteen
colored men were arrested. Nearly every
one had pistol
Much excitement Ia reported at the Ote-
gou Improvement CompRny'5 mines st
franklin, State OF Washington In conse-
quence of the importation of 400 coored
miners to take the place of the white min.
ers who struck six weeks ago against the
signing of contract displessing to the men.
Mr.. o. ] Smith, manager OF the company,
says 1t is the determination to get rid of the