Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The central labor organization in
New York has passed q resolution COM
handing all its members who are in the
militia to resign.
Col. Eppa Hunton was at democratic
headquarters in New YORK yesterday.
He says Virginia is all right. The
same report comes from Georgia.
The stand taken by Emperor Will
liam in regard 10 the reduction of the
term of military service may force
Chancellor Won Caprivi TO resign.
At Cumberland, Nd, yesterday two
boys were found in a freight car half
furnished. They had been locked up
by companions at Washington, ID. G.
The Uubria from New York passed
Brow Head, Ireland, yesterday after a
trip of five days, y hours and three
minutes, the fastest time yet made by
a single screw steamer.
Thomas Young, who murdered his
wife last March for what he considered
indiscrcet conduct with other men, has
been sentenced at Greensboro, KY, to
ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.
Advices from Caracas, Venezuela,
state that General Crespo has captured
Valencia. Hisstorming force consisted
of l, 500 men, with about the same num-
Der held in reserve. There was little
resistance.
Unusually warm weather is prevail
ing in England, Austria, Germany and
France. There were four deaths in
Paris from sunstroke. 1t was so hot in
Berlin yesterday afternoon the schools
had to be closed.
The house of DR.. Bartlett, an Ameri-
can missionary, in the province Of Kon-
MIA, Asia Minor, has been burned by re-
ligious fanatics. Secretary Foster has
cabled demand for protection of the
missionaries and reparation.
Bishop Peterkin, of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of West Virginia, has
purchased the Germania Hall build
ing, in Parkersburg, and will estab-
lsh in it cotfee-house, reading
room, a nursery for children and a
cbapel-room.
The French Transatlantic Company
takes up again the project relative to
ocean lights, which was dropped few
years ago. The proposal is that light
Ships, connected by telegraph cables,
be stationed at intervals of two hum
dred miles across the Atlantic.
zone of the results Of the ministerial
change in Great Britain may be the re-
lease of Mrs. May brick, the American
woman serving sentence in on Eng
lish prison, on conviction Of having
poisoned her husband, Il Liverpool
merchant. Sir Charles Russell, attor-
ney general, and Home Secretary AS
uu;th, are in favor of her release.
There is well authenticated report
abroad in political circles that Senator
Hill and Lieutenant Governor Sheehan,
of New York, have heen able to possess
themselves of the INSIDE secrets OF
chairman Carter and the national re-
publican committee 1t was all done
through too much confidence being re-
posed by Mr.. Carter and Mr.. McComas
in gentleman who passes as q repub-
lican but who is recognized as close
political and personal friend Of Senator
Hill.
The explosion of a lamp in a kitchen
at Curtis Bay, near Baltimore, last night
rendered homeless over thirty families
Eight dwellings. the postoiiice, DR.
Bulls drug store and the general mer-
chandise store of Isaac Fine & Bro,
were totally destroyed by fire. Two
dwellings were torn down to arrest the
progress of the fire and one partially
torn down. The total loss is about
&31 900, and the insurance is about S24
900. There is no fire department at
Curtis Bay.
The leader. of the radical party in
England refuse to be conciliated by
Gladstone's appointment of some minor
members to small places in the govern
ment. Gladstone's plans to prevent an
early overthrow of the government are
shown in the formation of the cabinet
committees. Mr.. Gladstone has map
ped out work for his ministerial col
leagues that will make the coming
House of Commons fruitful. He has
had committees appointed to take
charge of the home rule, labor, rural
reform and local option, and reform OF
electoral registration bills. The new
ministry will not interfere in the
arrangements for the International
Monetary Conference.