Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-03
EEgs OF Hg DAY.

EEws OF Tdg DAY.
P.e.ident Harrison gave state diner to
the diplomatic corps la.t night.
The New York Legislature has psssed tie
Law admitting reporters to executions.
The President hsa Issued a proclamation
in regard to reciprocal trade relations with
Germany.
hr William Cculing. long we'll knoTn
resident Of Richmond. died Monday nigh.
8. A.hland, aged fit 5-nine years.
4 saoE.slide covered the Dear Lodge Eun-
nes, uear Lsadviile, COL, yesterday and
two miners are supposed to have persisted.
The dsmocrata yesterday took possession
o. tle Connect cut legislature and elected
isuf s lou 'sA'N 80
Col. Hernandez, VINO vas recently con-
demned to death by court-msrtisl at Mon
terey for 81 mpa.hiziug with CARA, On Mon.
day made an attempt to escape and was shot
By guard.
1t liz believed that tae friends OF President
Harrison will insist On Mr.. Baire writing
letter wi.hdrsTing from the presidential
race or making come formal dec.ars ton Ct
bis iott n i3ns
Tbe5er, In spite Ct lie advice OF hia
friends, declares be will NIT give up the
{ Fl ce of Governor OF Nebraska to Governor
B5yd until the Supreme Court Mandate
Issues on February 20 q.
Toe drying room OF the new smoke'ess
powder factory, In Pressburg, Buogary,
caught FIRE yesterday and en- eIp,cslon fol-
loved quickly, in which three men were
fatally Injured and the factory badly
wrecked.
Mrs Florence Ethel Osborne, OF London,
for whou tie police have been looking. Will
70 render, to answer the charge Of perjury
N ada against her In connection " tt tie
! suit for libel she brought against MVs. Har.
grave for charging her with theft.
The pr:zsfglt between Frank WoDgc,
| the Isden, known ss Sp; tad Horse. al d
McMsnus, o! New York, TOOK pare yeater.
| dag morpiug abo1t thee mi'e, back OF Nor
| folk, and resulted ia victory for Woneo, be
hooking his man out in nineteen rounds.
The American S,hooi OF Atci &c ,losy has
co plete1 the excavations at The eatres
at Sikyon and E,tris, Greace. l. has OBJ
! tanned copcesiion 10 dig ct Heraeum 81
Argos, and the exclusive right 10 dig for
| four years at Sparta, Amylae and Lskonis.
Ia the Senate yesterday Mr.. Palmer iotro.
doced resolution to have Senators elected
| BIZ popular vote. The Senate discussed the
bill for public pfintiog AID distribution ct
documents. Ia the House there was coneid.
cradle debate on the new ruler, but little
progress wss made.
| TIE silver and anli-sii7er men In Congress
are holding conferences on shs coinage ques-
| {nd S6nAta
| finance committee will recommend adverse
action Gu Mr. S.ewa.t's bill for the free coin
eye of silver. The committee yesterday de-
c!ded to take action On the bill Rs its regular
meeting next Tuesday. The democratic
caucns proposed Tor Friday night to consid-
er the silver question has been abandoned.
Twenty little girls 10 charge OF tho Sisters
narrowly escaped burning IN the Trinity
Church Mission House 10 Nav York yes.er-
day. They we're on the third hoor Ct the
building when fire started 10 the base
mens. The little giris were terribly fright
ened a fireman threw coat over his
head, rushed up stairs through the thick
smoke, carried cut Eve children and thea
wet back for more. 10 this way all were
ssved.
Ward Ferris Waterbury, the eighty a'-
old son Ct Charles Z. Waterbury,, Wetl'tc-
DO fsrua. of Long Ridge, Conn.,, was MOI
day kidnapped while or h!s way to school,
and the kidosppers have cent Dota threat
ening to murder the child unless So COO ran.
sou Is paid. a dispatch received from Nav
York to-dsy payB the boy has been returned
to his home by man named Close, OF Stau.
wiob, Conn. The boy ssld man had
brought him up to Clcse's house ct O'Clock
this morning on bis back and had told MIN
to 90 and knock on the door. Then the
man ran away. The boy then t I'D the story
OF his abduction.