Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-20
NEWS OF Tx BAY.

Prince Bismarck has consented to stand q
reballot In Geeste mnnda, and to become a
candidate in the Lebe district.
SAM, NJ. PsttengiIl, the father of the ai-
vettisiDg agency business" died In Brook
Ign on Saturday, aged 6S years.
Lieutenant Hem. OF yacht-racing fsme,
says he will try to arrange in England for
another race for the Americas cup.
The steamship Midlothian arrived at Bait
more on Saturday, from Port Antonio,
with Is. coo bananas and 20. 600 cocoaruts.
The large dry goods house OF Bass & Co.,
and several other buildings in Little KocF,
Ark, were burned on Saturday night; loss
100000
1t is rumored in Berlin that the Car gave
the French government rebuke for the
manner in which Empress Frederick was
treated 10 Parip.
A wind storm in Marion. Icd., yesterday,
crushed the the Crosby paper niil and de-
molished other buildings. A number OF per-
son we're Injured.
II Ia said that over $4,000 men in this
country are ready to strike for eight hours
work per day, or 80 increase OF wages, on
the morning of May next.
The spinners' strike at Clafk's thread
mills, Newark, NJ was declared of Satur
day afternoon. The company will take back
most Of the men, as desired.
Rear Admiral Alfred Taylor retired, died
at Washington, yesterday, aged eighty
He was bern in Fairfax county, Va, In 1910.
and entered the navy as midshipman In
1926
t;Gsr. Miguel Lopez, who 1t Is said betray-
ed Macmillan to Jaurezs force at Qlere-
taro, wes bitten by mad dog in Mexico re-
Gently and is now undergoing PAsteur's
treatment.
The fret Commercial Congress Of Western
States closed its sessions Saturday night In
Kansas City, Mo-, with banquet, at which
Rspresep stive Crisp, of Georgia. was one OF
The speakers.
at fashionable wedding In louisville,
ky., last week, 60 persons were mysteriouslS
poisoned, enc of whom died and ten 1t ia
feared will not recover. There Ia no clue 20
the mlscrasnt.
Emily Taylor, 3S years old, OF New York,
had her throat cut by unknown persons yea
terday and died in q drug store. Alfred
Bolts, q negro workman who found her, was
arrested on suspicion.
George Vest, it,, son of U. S Senator
George G. Vest, who was recently commit
ted 10 ST. ViDcent's Insane Asylum, In St..
Louis. escaped from that institution on Sat-
day but was subsequently recaptured.
Lieutenant Wyse, who has been negotiat-
ing with the Columbian government to pre-
long the concession to the canal, estimates
that 1t will take Ave years and cost six hun
dred million francs TO execute his plan Of
construction.
The recently reported interview 10 New
York between Mr.. Cleveland and Senator
Daniel Is now denied, and, IT is said. that
Senator Daniel while In New York did not
meet MIR. Cleveland and has not seen him
for more than year.
An April 10. 1861, the Sixth Massachusetts
Regiment 10 passing through Baltimore 90
ite way TO Washington in response tn the
call OF Mr. Lincoln created q riot. Yester-
day the survivors OF the Sixth Massa 8
came to Baltimore to pay friendly visit snd
were welcomed with heartiness.
Philip Ohnscker, q yourg German. who
bad eopef to this country from Msyenz
with Mrs Catherine Barth, shot the woman
dead and instantly afterwards himself on
the crowded steersge deck of the steamship
Z der, by which the woman, having tired OF
hin, was about to cal! back TO Germany
from New York on Saturday.
The congregation of he Fnlton Streat n.
E. Church, lie E iZsbsth, n. J rebelled yes
terday against The new pastor, the Rev. J. a.
johnson, who was SAINT there by the Newark
Conference aud no service was held. They
have no fault to fod with Mr.. Johnson, wbo
dd not wsns 10 como TO Elizabeth, but had
to obey ordass.
By q collision between @ fast mail aud an
eznreas train on tho Lake Shore Railroad,
at K pton station. Ohio. on Saturday even
ing, ak p0etsI clerks and two engineers we're
killed. The fast mail wac tuuniOg ct full
speed. and the force CT the collision was go
great tina. both engines, three mail cars and
one baggage car were completely wrecked.
Mona of the passenger cars left tbe track,
and rome Of the passengers fecelysd serious
injuries.
The hatred of Germany still prevalent 10
Aisace-Lorrane is illustrated Ia the au-
nouacement that the authorities have in
etiiuted proceedings In Lorraine against seV-
eral hundred young men who have failed to
report for military duty. La addition to this
q large number OF ccnsc.!p;s have succeed
ed In escaping across into France, ~here
they received hospi able welcome. Con-
siderable doubt is felt ss to the fidelity OF
the AlsacIans and Loraines who have been
draftsd Into the Gsfnan army, and they
srs virtually kept prisoners, under the
watch Of purely German soldieey.
Hardly had the soldiers lefs the Pennsyl
vsnia coke region before the fears Of the
citizans we're realized and Gsrgs OF COOKERS
again turned loose thclg law!ess passions OF
hate and revenge. crowd Of strikers
gathered on Saturday on the hill above the
Lsissnring works. aud ct ons time 80 dyna-
mite bombs were exploded simultaneously,
tearing great boles in the earth, breaking
windows in many houses and frightening
the peorle fer mies around by the terrific
roar. No one vas Injured and but little &c
tual damage WAS done. Toe sheriff aud his
posse, While attempting to execute n writ of
eviction, we're driven away by surikers. The
water tank at the Kyle works was blown up,