Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-23
EMS OF TIE Day.

Oae man was killed and three men were
injured By the fell OF g chimney on Eatev
street, near Lombard, Baltimore. yesterday.
The Italian government has directed the
telegraph companies not to transmit seEsa
tlonal reports concerning the Pope's iliness.
Twenty helpless cripples periahed aud
many more were horribly burned in the de.
struction By fire of the National Surgical In
stitute In Indianapolis early yesterday
morning.
I. Is reported In Berlin that the English
government is cooperating with the Ger
man and italian governments In trying to
pereaade Russia to abandon her treaty With
F;ancs and joiu the European pact.
With bones as brittle ss glses, 8.year-old
Samuel MRrlzall, who lives Doar Peters
burg, Pa, has broken his legs seven times
since he Tes two aid e-half gears old-tbe
last time yesterday, while moving about IN
his room.
10 English court circles Emperor William
s blamed for goipg shooting The Dag OF the
Duke of Ciareuce's death and the day fol
lowing. Il is said tie z nperor nlowed his
,ll.will toward his uncle. the Prince OF
Wales. to dlsplay Itself.
The Nav York State Department of ln'
suraucs has made g report Oh the condition
of the Nav York Life Iosurapce Company,
severely copdemniog President Bsers' man
agensne and sustaining most OF the oharges
OF mismsnsgemsnt brought by e1'CsshleF
Bsnta.
John F. Lsthsm. in New York, yesterday
testified at the trial OF Carlyle w. Harris for
the murder Of Hslen Nelson Potts that
Harris had proposed in bis presence to get
rid of a ,ich old gentleman by giving him
I.nand told of Earris's boasts of his euccsss
VT women.
A dispatch from Washington t, the New
York San says: "Tbe longer the situation IL
! considered the mere it becomes apparent
that the sslet ton of Chicago a5 the place
for holding t 10 Mex national democratic
convention was the gork OF t ls "Big Four"
l-GormsD, Hill. Bice aud Barbour"
The fist political me! ng siuce the selec.
ticn of the Ga.e and place for the democratic
national convention was he'd 10 Baltimore
| last hight uodsr the auspices OF the lar Il
reform club. spseohes W ire msds by Con-
(; gresham Warner. OF New York, OathWsite,
Of Ohio, Wilson, OF West Virginia. and
Turner, OF Georgia.
| The proposition t) return Confederate
| dag which was captured from MOTIF Caro-
Siica regiment at Hanover Court House,
Va, In 1862. and which 10 now In the Gus.
I todg of the county clerk ct Bott,n, was the
ssutj:cs OF sharp discussion ST the meeting
OF the Boston Common Council Thursday
night. TIE N t er was laid over for ons
week.
During services In church at Sobodskc!.
Russia, the root gave way and fell upon the
woyshipers beneath. A soene OF the wildeet
excitement followed. The villagers rushed
| to the scene and worked herolcally to rescue
the persons imprisoned By the falling tim
bers. The wrsoksge vas soon cleared away,
when 1t was found that so persons had been
either Killed or injured.
PRECEDENT Harrison has instructed Mlois.
ter Egan to aek the Gillian government
what ia going to be done In tho Baltimore
sffar and whether 1t Ia proposed to do any
thing at all. Information from Minister
Eyan ia to the effect that the Caiian gov.
ernment is very much worried about its
trouble with the United States. Minis or
Bsrros Luco, in reply to questions at Ban
ago, said the trouble between Chill end the
United States was In fair way Of smicable
.e.tlemept.
Etsklns College, located at D1swest. Alb
bevi lie county, 6. @, was buried yesterday
morning, only few benches, desks ard
back boards being aaved from the wreck.
4 library, containing over two thousand
valuable volumes belonging to the theo-
logical seminary of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church. was destroyed, to-
gether with the college library and furni-
ture. The Ices is over S25 600. and no in
sursuce. The balls of the literary socit tee.
exhibition hall ard the chapel, three sepa.
rate bulldogs on the college campus, were
not Injured, end the exercises Of the college
will be resumed without delay.