Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-11


dollars.
The Christian Endeavor convention
adjourned in New York yesterday to
meet next year in Cleveland, Ohio.
A discreditable account of Prince
Bismarck's career is to be published un-
less he ceases his attacks on the Empe-
Tor.
Bud Powell, one of band of desper-
ate train robbers, was captured by q. s.
Marshal Fricke, in Helena, Montana,
on Saturday.
Bishop Wilson, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, will leave
Baltimore tomorrow for Brazil to pre-
side over the Brazilian mission confer
ence.
A mob on Saturday burned the hos
pitfalls at Astrakhan because of reports
circulated among the ignorant classes
that cholera-afflicted people were put
in the hospitals without cause.
1t is said that Mr.. John D. Grim
Minis will be nominated for Mayor of
New York city and Bourle Cochran
slated for the United States Senate,
and with this arrangement Ta1nmany
will be satisfied and harmony restored.
Archbishop Ireland has arrived in
Baltimore from New York, and is the
guest of Cardinal Gibbons. He declin-
cd to speak of his visit to Rome, and
the action of the Pope on his scholastic
system at Faribault and Saltwater,
Mimi.
Jeptha P. New, member of TIE In
diana Appellate Court and q candidate
for reelection, committed suicide 1T his
home, Vernon, Ind, Saturday morning
by shootinghimself. A year agohe suffer
ed from a very severe attack ofthc grip,
and it is probable that his mind was af-
fectcd.
A licocheting five hundred pound
proiectile fired from new 10-inch rifle
at the Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Saturday evening struck the schooner
Henry L. Tilton, smashing her coun
ter, stunning the helmsman and knock
ing seaman out of his bunk and sink
ing the vessel.
The fire in St. Johns. the capital of
Newfoundland, Friday afternoon last,
destroyed 600 houses, two thirds of the
business of the city, and caused an es-
timated loss of $6,000,000 Insurance
on buildings and stock will amount to
100000. 1t is believed that $4,000
people were made homeless. One man
and six children were burned to death.
The powder explosion at West Berk-
ley, Cal, on Saturday, proved to be not
so disastrous as regards loss of life as
was Mt first supposed. Six lives are
now known to have been lost-three
white men and three Cinnamon. The
damage to the powder and chemical
works is estimated at over 5000, 900, and
probably $4,000 more damage was
done in SAN Francisco and Oakland by
windows breaking.
Mayor Grant, of New York, Satur-
day issued circular letter and ap-
pointed the reception committee Of one
hundred to cooperate with the notiti-
cation committee who were to officially
inform Grover Cleveland and Adlai E.
Stevenson of their nomination for presi-
dent and vice president in New York
city July 20. Mr.. Cleveland has writ
ten to Mr.. Stevenson extending him a
kind invitation to bring his family to
Gray Gables to spend week or so, and
accompany Mr. Cleveland in his yacht
to New York, where both Mr.. Cleye-
land and Mr.. Stevenson will receive
their notification.
The conference of Jewish rabbis,
which began in New York on Thurs
day, was brought to a close yesterday.
A midwinter meeting was fixed for De
cember 81, at Washington. d. c., 1t
was also decided to hold the next an
nual meeting at Chicago during the
progress of the exposition-July 1, 1893.
The customary initiatory rites for prose-
lytes was abolished by vote of % to 6.
1t was decided by unanimous vote to
permit the adoption of cremation in the
Jewish Church. Rev. DR.. Calish offer
ed resolution protesting against religi-
Gus legislation, on the grounds that it
is contrary to the Constitution of the
United States.
In the U. S. Senate on Saturday the
amendment to the sundry civil bill to
coin five millions in souvenir half-dol-
lars, and the one to close the Worlds
fair on Sunday, were discussed at
length without action. In the House
the conference report on the invalid
pension appropriation bill was agreed
to. The disagreeing conference report
on the legislative appropriation bill
was also agreed to. As stated in the
GAZETTE the Stewart silver bill was re-
ported to the House, and the committee
on rules set apart Wednesday and
Thursday for its consideration. The
opponents of the bill express confidence
in their ability to defeat the bill
BISHOP VAN DE VYvER.-The Catho-
lie Visitor of last week had a graphic
account of the reception rendered Bish-
op Van de Vyver at his native place.
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