Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-04
NRWs OF TIE ray.

The Baltimore anu Oht0 Railroad Com-
pauy has stopped the drawback allowed yes.
sells loading coal at Baltimore.
The Methodist General Conference at
Omaha yesterday spent another day In dis.
putting the seating Of the lay delegates.
The New York Mail and Express figures IL
out that President Harrison will be nomi-
mated on the frat ballot, having 519 votes.
Queen Victoria arrived at Windsor yes'
tefday on her return from her sci ourn In the
s5ath Of France and her visit to Germany.
Hon. Don Caffrsy, of franklin, La, has
announced himself q candidate for the
United States Senate against Senator Glib
SOD.
Edwin Booth had On ovation at the open
ing of the actors fund fair In New York last
night and Joseph Jefferson made pleasant
address.
President PaIacio has sent an army 10
fight the Venezuelan reVolutionis'e, who are
intrencbed near Victoria, some fifty kllo-
metres from Caracas. A battle is expected
soon.
The southern farmers alliance presidents
and executive boards were In conference at
Birmingham, Ala yesterday. Ii was 81 !.
nounced that eli would support the ticket OF
tae Omaha convention.
The last Treasury abatement, May 2nd,
shows en- increase OF 1902, 34S In the amour
OF the public debt for The month OF April.
TIE gold assets OF the Treasury fell OF dur
Ing the same tins 81 500 600; but there was
an incrsa,e In silver OF 81 500 OO0.
Representative Springer (chairmanl yes-
terday preeded at the meeting OF the House
ways and means committee for the nrst lime
\ several months. MIR. Springer s beginning
to LOOK like himself again, but ne is tt'll
weak, and Ia eseils fstigued.
DR.. b. B. Kaufman was held mp in his
Office In Chicago, Monday night. and com
PEELED to hand over his pock etbook, oon-
taiuiue SIC He was preparing TO respond
t. call when man entered, and at the
point Of pistol demanded his money. The
dactor complied and the thief escaped.
The Rev. DR.. George H. McGrew. who
bas besn the pastor Of ST Paul's Methodist
Episcopal Church, Nav York, for the lsst
three years. has formally renounoed the
Methodist faith spd has been confirmed 10
the Episcopal Church, w!td the svowed In
tention of becoming candidate for the
ministry.
Ont OF the $4,000 Polish emigrants who
went to Brsal. 500 are recorded az having
returned. Ii Ia estimated shat Is. 900 Poles
died In Brszil from the yellow fever. The
muny bad reports from Brazil have diverted
tho stream OF emigrsnis to the United
States, and this has bean increased by
the recent bad harves!s 10 Poland.
All oounties In South Carolina held dem-
ocratlc conventions on Monday, to send DEL
egates to the State convention to choose
deleget,s to Chicago. Cleveland was CD.
dorsed 10 hut one county. In every other,
where 90 attempt WAS made to endorse him,
1t failed. Hill was endorsed by several
counties The general sentiment seems to
be In favor OF q western man.
The forty-sixth annual convention Of the
Association OF Medical Superintendent OF
Am erican Institut OBS for the Ioeaue began
i,s session al the Arlington Hotel, In Wash
ipgton, yes erday. A large Dumber OF e1-
perte In mental diseases were present
Amorg them, Dr.. Beechtord, OF StaunfoD.
Va The topic discussed at { hs session yes.
terday afternoon was 1.-THE Surgical Treat
ment of Insanity, Epilepsy" e..
Capt. John Palmer, OF Albany, N. Y,
Communicating chief OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic. has suspended Department
Comma ader Frederick Seed Of New Or.
leans, and the senior vice commander OF
Louisann for refusing 10 reoogniz, or In
speot oolored posts. tins command now de.
volvee upon Junior ce-Oommander Miller,
who ls sald to be as firmly opposed to the
colored poets as the depossd officers.
For some time past there has bean con.
siderable friction between the Cleveland and
snti.C Cleveland factions of the District Of CO.
lumb!a democracy. and at the meeting OF
the democrst,o central committee last night
the ti-Cleyesnd faction, which In rea!i y
Is solid for Arthur P. German, fret. last and
all the time organized and elected officers
After the ants got through the siraightout
Cleveland men met and organized.