Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-05
NEWS or THE DAY.

Col. Geo. Washington, father OF Con-
gresham j. +. Washington, of Tennes-
see, died yesterday
Mr. Cleveland, after a weeks recrea-
ton and sport on Hog Island, returned
to New York last night.
Chancellor Won Caprivi has strength
ened his position in the German Reich
stag and the passage of the army bill
now seems assured.
Benjamin w. Brice, brevet major
general L. 5. A.. retired, died at his
residence in Washington last night.
He was born in Virginia in 1909.
C. II. Wells, the Monte Carlo gam
bier, who was arrested in Havre,
France, on Saturday, it is generally
understood, is NJ. Z. A. De Bernales,
late Of New York.
An investigation into the sudden
death OF the fourth wife Ola man named
Mayhor, in Sidney, Iowa, on Saturday,
resulted in finding the supposed grave
OF the woman empty.
Rev. Michael Finnigan, a Catholic
priest, was arrested in New York Sat
ur,lay, charged with being drunk and
dsorderly, and was released on promis-
Ing to go home to Montreal.
\ locomotive crushed into q two
horse strcet-car containing twenty pas
scnge,s in Philadelphia last evening.
Ten persons were seriously injured,
two OF whom will probably die.
Monsignor Satolli, the papal dele
gate. has been empowered by the Holy
See to hear and decide, without appeal.
all religious questions between bishops
and priests in the United States.
The report that NJ. Bonaparte Wyse,
4 well-known French engineer. who
negotiated the new Colombian conccs-
sion to the Panama Canal Company,
died in Cannes yesterday is Incorrect.
Checks representing total sum of
1881 $50 francs, which play significant
part in the Panama Canal investigation.
were seized by the police in the Bank Of
France on saturday and turned over TO
the committee.
The trial by court-martial Of the per-
sons concerned in the cholera riots in
Saratoil, Russia, in July last. resulted
in twenly-three of the prisoners being
sentenced TO ne hanged ard lifty-siX to
be imprisoned in Siberia.
The Moscow Chamber OF Commerce
has resolved to exclude all Jews from
the list OF city merchants unless they
become converted TO the Orthodox
Greek faith. Even then they are to be
placed on probation for eight years and
10 dwell in tie village Of TcherkUova,
five miles distant from the city.
Chairman Harrity, Of the democratic
national committee, arrived in Wash
ington last night. having come there to
investigate the local controversy over
the appointment of the inaugural COM
mittee He says he could not accept
an appointment if one is offered
him by Mr.. Cleveland. He is expect
ed 10 remain as secretary Of the COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
As stated on Saturday the North
German Lloyd steamer Spree broke
her Shaft when four days out from
Bremen. and the machinery pounded q
hole in her bottom. The shock caused
a panic among the passengers, and one
man lcaped overheard. The steamers
water-tight bulkhcad saved her from
sinking. In Il leaking condition she
was towed to Queenstown by the
British steamer Lake Huron.
Gen. J. b. Walker, General Heath,
Major Stearns and VIM. c. Crowell are
again engaged in locating positions and
putting up new markers on Antietam
battlefield General Longstreet, COM
mander of Longs,rcets corps at the
battle of Antietam, is expected shortly.
They will make survey and locate the
granite markers 10 take the place of
the wooden ones. Che Federal lines
will be marked with blue and the Con-
iederate with gray granite.
1t is reported from Brussels that the
delegates of the countries belonging TO
the Latin Union in the monetary con-
ference voted against the Rothschild
proposals because their countries could
not increase their present silver cur
rcncy without international free coin
age. The minority Of the committee
which rejected the Rothschild proposals
are feeling their way to having the con-
ference vote upon it. The conference
will meet again on Tuesday.
The members of the center party in
the German Reichstag bitterly resent
The interference of the Vatican, which
is attributed to the Pope's opposition
10 the triple alliance. The Pope is
working in the interest of q closer Rus
so-French alliance. 1t is said, how
ever, on good authority that the Pope
has not responded TO the approaches of
certain powers who desired to submit
to his arbitration international ques-
tons and who have asked him to try
aad bring about an understanding be-
tween France and Germany with q
view 10 European alliance against
Russia.
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