Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-06
NEWS OLE TILE DAY.

COIj lstHIoh dO iiOS ASi''ii', 10y
Cleveland's mind is open to conviction
Oh the extra session question.
Representative Blunt, of Georgia,
says that he was offered place on the
international monetary conference by
President Harrison, but declined.
NJ. Ribot has succeed in organizing a
new French cabinet, and the crisis is
ended. The new ministry is almost a
reproduction of the Loubet cabinet.
Don Carlos opposes the Pope in his
Jaime, the son of the Pretender, and
Mercedes, daughter of the Queen Re
gent of Spain.
Mr.. Cleveland arrived in New York
from Broadwater Island yesterday.
and after spending few hours ut his
home went with Mrs. Cleveland to
Lakewood, \. J.
A fire occurred at No. 11l2 Seventh
street northwest, Washington, about
midnight last night Mrs. John Kelly
was so seriously burned that she is not
expected to recover.
The Pope is said to have refused to
listen to Emperor Williams proposals
of concessions TO the Catholics in Ger
many ii the Vatican influence was given
to the German army bill.
A small fire broke out in the base
ment of the Erring Women's Home, in
Chicago yesterday, and in the panic
that followed among the inmates,
twelve of the siXty-seven girls in the
institution escaped.
The u S. Supreme Court yesterday
dismissed the writ of habeas corpus
asked by the counsel of William d.
Cross. sentenced to death in Washing
ton Oh the 9th of January, and he now
has no further chance unless pardoned
| by the President.
Henry J. Spencer, who is now serv-
ing a life sentence in the Maryland
Penitentiary for killing his wifc's Sc
Queer, will he pardoned by Gov. Brown,
unless some unexpected evidence is
brought before the executive to make
this action impossible.
Prince Malatesta. who participated
with the late Napolean III, when he
was an adventurer and pretender in an
attempted revolution against the au-
thority in 1882, has died as Trappist
monk mt Aiguebelle. having some time
ago sought refuge in the monastery.
Saturday morning, at the mouth of
Brcading Creek, Logan county, w.
Va, David Hodge and J. Ellis became
engaged in a controversy, and agreed
to "shoot it out" Hodges wound is
probably fatal, and Ellis received
flesh wound. The causes leading to the
fight were whisky and women.
In the Criminal District Court in
New Orleans yesterday, Judge Noise
oyerruled the motion for Il new trial in
the case of C. c. Antoine, the colored
ex-lieutenant governor of Louisiana,
who was coveted of obtaining money
by false pretenses. Antoine will prob
ably get two years in the penitentiary.
Senator David B. Hill, of New York.
it is reported. has been rendered the
position of general counsel to the Equi-
table Life Assurance Society. Senator
Hill. it is understood is considering
the matter favorably. The Equitable
people are said to prefer that he give
up the Senatorship if he accepts their
offer. The position pays $4,000
year.
As soon as the Senate had adjourned
yesterday the republican senators re-
paired to the reception room, and for
an hour talked over matters, but will
out reaching any conclusions. The
present composition OF the committees
was discussed incidentally, as were the
two bills for the admission of two
States-Arizona and New Mexico but
no action was taken, and the caucus
adjourned without really accomplish
anything.
The governments of England, Ger
many and the United States have
agreed to common action to restore or
der in Samoa. 1t is further learned
that ships have been sent by the three
nations to preserve peace in Samoa, and
the agreement is that each government
shall keep one or more ships there oil
she time for that purpose. The u
thip Alliance is now on her way there,
having left San Francisco for Samoa
some time ago.
BIG SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-The case
of j. H. Powell against the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company is set
for trial in the Circuit Court on Deem
Der 18th. Mr.. Powell, who is principal
Of the Richmond Female Seminary,
was hurt by the colliding at Third and
Main street of street-car with one of
the hook-and-ladder wagons that was
going to a fire. He was seriously in
.iured, and the amputation of one leg
below the knee was found necessary.
He sues for $4,000
The Chinese empire and dependen:
eies, Mongolia, 9lanchooria; Chinese
Turkestan, Kokonor and Thihet, 9ccl!-
py an area of at least 100000 square
miles, or about one-third of Asia. The
population is estimated at from $50.
100000 to 45O,0O0,Q0O.