Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-05
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Flfty-iye hundred Itaiisns sailed from
Genoa for America last week.
The next national sncampment of tbs q.
A. R. will probably be held at Washington.
NJ. Roustan. the French minister at
Washington. has been appointed French
minister to Spain.
Saratoga Ia now the centre OF interest for
Neg York politicians. Governor Hill Is ex-
pscted to visit Senator German there.
The German government has decided to
snnex TO Berlin all Of the nearest suburbs,
thus swelling the clty'a popuiation 200 oco.
Florence Sutton, oolosed girl, wsa aa'
sauled and murdered near Ivsnhoe, n. u,
yesterday, by John Johnson, muistfo'
The latter was captured.
Pension payments eggregaiipg 5eVsn sno
a.baf million dollars have been made by
tbs United States Treasurer since August
lat. snd have greatly reduced the casa pai-
Gocs.
Miss Mamie Mlchasl he'd a osstow es-
CAPE from death In the Ice factory at Fec.
eriok, Nd, yesterday. He! 0resa caught 10
the machinery. and she Tes pulled OUT just
in time.
Cardinal Gibbons was In Washington yes.
terday to attend the meeting of the Catho'
lie Total Absti0euce S Societies. On Friday
he goes to Bar Eerbor. and from there TO
Milwaukee.
There is another wheat story afost, to
the effect that Mr. Armour coDtemplates
hn7iag more elevators and uniting with en-
English sendicese In an fort to control the
grain trade.
l. Ia not believed in Washington that Sec
rotary Blaine will give Maj or Mckinley any
assistance 10 hl5 fight for the Governoreh p
Of O5io because of bis well-known opposl-
fop TO the new tariff law.
The municipal election st Portsmouth,
q H., yesterday resulted IN a sweeping vic
:ory for The democrats. Last year the re-
oubicans hsd ak and the democrats three
aldermen. This year the entire board will
be composed of democrats
The secretary OF the GILLIAN legation IN
London ia authority for the statement thai
large sums Of money have been contributed
by Interested Europeans to detaip, ana II
possible to destroy, the new Chiilcn snips-of-
war.
George W. Williams, colored LAWYER OF
B,sLou, who some time ego visited the Upper
Congo country and wrote letters critioieing
the me! hods OF Henry Stanley, died yeater-
day at B.ackpool.s to.n in LsncasEirs', Eng
land.
The British consul at Foo Chow, China,
telesraphs to the English Foreign Office
that .he report that riota are imminent is
not true. BE saSs that Europeans Rrs ade-
ouately protected by the Chinese officials,
es yell SO by the presence OF foreign gun
boats.
Among tie many rumors current IL
Washington during the past few days is one
creditipg Secretary Blaine with the purpose
of retiring from the Cabinet ct en- early date
snd seeking en- asylum in I:sly Tor the res.
toretior OF bis health, but the rumors lack
confirm alton.
A letter from Harrison Kelly. ex-Oon-
gressman from the Topeka district, In which
be renounces the republican party and de-
olares that in future be;wil! be found fight
Ing With PETER, Polk and Simpson, hes cree
ated more talk 10 political circles in Kansas
than any event OF the kir IN the past few
months.
1T Uxbridge, Mass, Mrs. Susan Mar
berry, aged seventy years, committed sui
eide BY hanging. Her youuges son, Walter,
recently eloped with married woman OF
Afford, taking With bim the three children
of the woman, leaving his own wife end
many creditors, and his mi conduct, added
TO his mothers feeble hasl;b, ca1aed her TO
take her own life.
The American Sugar Refining Company,
or the New York Sugar Trust, es 1t is bes-
ter known, has taken up the cut rata fight
Against CLANS spFecs)es. The reductions
made. brinb the price FIR grannietse sugar
doVp to 4 cents per pouod in Philadelphia.
with 2 per cent eff. making the lowest tg.
uTes on record. @r. Sprackles Ia said to
have started The cutting.
A uew sonrcs of contagious disease hos
COMO withla the ken of medica! meD. Dis
patches from GstmsUy sag that the oleVsE
scientists OF Borl;n bsve oons TO tha coz
ousoD shat tbs igsosmister eud receiver Of
the telephone Dag siors up aid carry con
taplor, spd that II has osea decided 30 dis
infsct frequently 9ith oeyboiio acid every
iust,ument that is IL use IL tbs P.rssien
capital.