Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-29
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The Salvation Army, under the direction
Of General Booth. ia gsiniag many recruits
In Madras
Q,een Victoria will open the coming SEES
siou OF the British Parliament by commits
sion and not in person.
The bodies of five miners burned to ashes
have been taken from coal mine st Castle
ford Yorkshire. EGG, which has been on
fire for two weeks.
There we're no new Developments in the
Chiien situation up Go last night. Senior
Montt, the Chilisn minister. visited Mr..
Blaine at the State Department..
Governor Humphrey, OF Kansss, said yes
terday that he thought he could not MAXI
thu appointment of Tinted States Senator 10
succeed Mr.. Plumb before the end OF the
wesk.
a dispatch fsom La seyne. France. SAYS
fheG the Gillian var ship E! Captain P.at,
toe new and MOST poHerfu sbip In the Chill
ism navy, can be made ready for war IN less
thsn three months.
The Spanish government has finally
adopted the Dew tariff. The measure IL
cIudes provision ior the impoaiiion of min-
mum duties OF iuporie from countries hay
log treaties with Spain, and for the placing
OF maximum rates en- imports from other
countries.
Edward P Frost is experimenting in
Cambridge, England. with flying machines
of ais Invention. He ia confident that he
will fnslly produce very large practicable
Sc :ial slips, driven by powerful enginea and
fitted with artificial Feathers" each capable
of lifting about seventy pounds.
hr mi
Moutt, of Chill, 10 forming his new cG5'rat.
he gut aslde. II Is rumored that M'nis'es
Eyan's reason for abeenting himself from
the inauguration ceremonies was ths5 Alic-
ster Malta ned grossly traduoed him
Daring the progress OF a Ohrietms5 ball
at Lexington, n. c.. Rev. G. ", Maxwell,
Presbyterian preacher, entered The ball
room, stopped the nuslc and commenced
preaching. After teking half en hour he
crowd dispersed TO tbeir homes while others
remained and ioiahed the dance.
Control of the New York State Senate is
still undecided between the two political
parties. The Court Ct Appeals, which
meets at albany to-day, will settle the mat
ter By its decisions in contested election
cases. The House ia democratic. SonR!d
tbs senatorial election decisions go adverse
to the republicans 1t is said they will absent
themselves from the Senate and defeat its
organization.
John ]. Natbsn, al oid.time circus man.
died Saturday night liz New York, a2ea
about seventv.six years. He entered the
circus ring about sixty years ago, and for
nearly half Co injury was prominent il the
business. II 1872 Mr.. Nathau joined forces
WIah P. T. Barnum, end fox several years
gave personsi attention TO the "BaTnUm
show" Mr. Nathan's circus has frequently
performed la this city.
a discussion yesterday in the Cbsmber OF
Deputies OF France Of the relations between
that country end Bulgaria, growing out OF
the expulsion OF French journalist from
Bulgaria, resulted in tnmuI5 and In OBS
Deputy challenging another to fight duel.
The minister OF foreign eHsire NJ. h bot,
declared that France was certain 10 oDtaip
satisfaction, AMI that The government wou6
DO what was necessary w;tnou5 reshness or
TeeSnes5.
The situation on the Mexican frontier IL
reported as growing more serious. CARR,
the Mexican revo utionist, Is still on tie
Texas side OF the Rio Grande ani Is report
ed 10 be recruiting his forces rapidly. Ger.
Stanley has ordered eli the United States
troops on the froptier to scout for the revo
iutioniste, and tie Texas authorities hgve
called ont tbs Texas Rangers TO essisa the
federal troops In the search. Gen. Logenzo
CAROLS, commander OF the Mexican troops,
has notified the Mexican coosul at San An
toUio that the revolntloniss ere being shsl.
tered in Texas, and the oorsul has commu-
nicated tae dispatches to General Stanley
The Bio GFsnde river being readily fordBbe,
tbs task bsfore Genera! Stanley is very diff
ouif.