Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-03
gsYs OF TIE DAY.

AtSt, Louie Yesterday Henry KUr z's malt
house, with 10000 bushels of grain, wss
burned
San Frenoiscaus sre msking an esrnf g.
effort 20 secure one or Doth OF next years
national conventions.
The series OF tests now In progress at the
IuGian Head proving ground will teach vsl-
liable Lessons In the manufacture OF armor
plates.
a dispatch from Russia states that that
country will not suspend the e1ler!ation Of
grsin and that the famine aas been greatly
exaggerated.
The North Carolina railway commission
has ordered the Richmond and DsnVille
railroad to make connection with the Attain
tic Coast Line
EDip Pasha, in letter dated april 21d,
sent &c Barlip, SAID be was ehout to start Tor
tins country OF shs King of Rabsnds, an IN
exp ored country.
The monthly public dabt statement issued
Yesterday shows an increass 10 the sgere-
gate of the dsht du,il g the last month
amounting to 81 .29O 52l.
The exposition at Augusta, Ga. enc ofthe
largest ever held 10 the Stub, wac snccess'
fully opened yesterday, Governor Nortnep
was the orator OF sha day.
The court of inquiry which has been In
ves;igatiug be ioss ofthe iesmer Dispe'oh
hos completed is work end submitted its
report to the Secretsry OF thu Navy.
The SpaDsh goveramenS is making dill
gent search for al PERSONS suspected OF trea'
sonahle d4siau9, Information baving hsen re-
csyed thai pio. il Ia progress for the over
throw OF the mouaTchy ana the establish.
ment OF g republic.
Colonel Samnei F. ChaI6n, OF Nsw York,
died at Savannah, Ca, on Sunday night.
He vse colonel 10 the army hstore the
war. end vas instructor at West P0int In
the ffties. Alter the war be was Provost
Marshal Ct Richmond.
The experiment is to he made of petrc-
Ilum for fuel to run the IamsD ocean steam
ers, and itlt works az successfully as the
adberents of the oil fusl anticipate Ii will
permanently take the place OF coal on tnst
company's liue of vessels.
The agrarian party In Germany Is excited
ever the report that the German goveru-
ment will negotiate treaty with the Unted
states involglng reciprocity in this treatment
of American grain end pork and German
sugar and other products.
Chas. F. Blisb, the proprietor ofthe Eagle
Hotel, PseSskil, was shot and instantly
killed yesterday afternoon by Henry L
Belts. of Brooklyn, who had journeyed to
the Hudson river town for the purpose OF
eIaying the mar who bad ruined his home.
The Allegheny Cemetery Company of
Corcpolis, Pc, e few months ago started to
bore gas yell on some portion of their
newly-acquired property. Yesterday there
vas terrific explosion at the well, which
caused fearful upheaval of the earth In
the vicinity. Many bodies In the cemetery
were buried from their resting places. and
oostly monuments we're shattered.
At meeting OF the Boston Clearinghouse
Association yesterday the Maverick Bank
which had suspended that day Was expelled
from the association, and the other banks
egreed to raise sbont $4,000 900 for loans to
Ms7erick Bank depostors. Asa P. Potter,
the president, and Col. Jonae 81. French sno
Thomas Dana. directors OF the bank, were
arrested, charged with enbezzlement and
violation OF tho banking isws. The irregu-
larities of the concern extend back over q
period of two yesr9.