Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Secretary of State Foster says the
British and Canadian governments are
still observing the arrangement OF 1911
in regard 10 war vessels on the lakes.
The Smithsonian Institution at Wash
ihg.on, D. c., will get an estate valued
at $500 600 through the will of the late
'Fhos. Ct. Hodgkins, OF Setauket, Long
Island.
The entire democratic ticket of At
lanta-mayor and city council-was
elected Yesterday. There was a small
vote polled and little interest taken in
the election.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
issued an order, to go into effect Jan
nary /, reducing the fee for each piece
of registered mail matter from ten cents
TO eight cents.
John Roberts, a well-to-do planter,
and his ten-year-old son, were waylaid
and fatally Shot by unknown parties,
ear their home, six miles from Attain
t., Ga, yesterday.
Charles Rogers Moulton shot and
killed Mrs. Mary S. Storey, handsome
Young widow of Seattle, because she
rejected his proposal Of marriage, and
then committed suicide.
One hundred and seventy convicts III
the prison AT KOeniggratz, Austria, yes
terday revolted, wrecked the interior
of the building, and set fire TO two sec
lions. A body OF gendarmes and SOL
diers suppressed the rising.
Emmanuel Church, Baltimore, was
filled yesterday evening by q large as.
semblage to witness the marriage of
Miss Mamie N. Smith, daughter of Mr..
Robt. II. Smith, of that city, and Mr..
Chapman Clark, son Of Judge Clark, OF
Winchester.
The fight between Joe Goddard, the
champion heavyweight pugilist of Aus
tralia, and Peter Mahcr, cx-champion
heavyweight of Ireland, will take
place before the Coney Island Athletic
Club tonight. The purse to be fought
for is $500. The battle will be to a
finish.
The Duke Of Edinburgh, second son
Of the Queen, will vacate his post Of
naval commandments at Deven-
port, III August next, and he will
ihenceforth permanently reside at CO.
burg. The Duke is very popular in
the navy, in which he holds the rank of
admiral.
Senators and Representatives inter-
ested in the international Monetary
Conference at Brussels are not hopeful
of practical results and the impression
is growing that The United States must
deal with the question entirely indie
pendent of the other commercial ma
lions of the world.
Cardinal Gibbons, when asked yes
tcrday concerning the appointment OF
Archbishop Satolli to decide without
appeal cases arising in this country be-
tween bishops and priests, secuted the
idea that the mission of Archbishop
Satolli in any way infringcs upon the
powers Of any member of the Catholic
hierarchy i'll America.
Full returns from California with the
exception of one precinct in Yoh coun-
ty, give Cleveland q plurality Of 152.
Ball, republican, was the only republi-
can elected defeating J. +. Thompson,
who received the lowest vote on the
democratic ticket The prohibition
party failed to poll enough votes to
have the names of its candidates placed
on the ballots hereafter.
Representative Miller. of Wisconsin,
wants provision for the appointment
of a joint committee Of five members
and three Senators, whose duty it shall
be to conduct an investigation as to the
propricty of making changes in the rev
enuc laws. He yesterday introduce
cd in the House resolution providing
for the appointment of such a commit
tee. Its report is to be made to the
next Congress.
Monsignor Satolli, the Papal dele
gate, in an address delivered at the
conference of Catholic archbishops in
New York city November l6, voicinS
The sentiments ofthc Pope, offers sug-
gestions for the solution of the school
question, which has been pulling
Catholics in this country. The papal
delegate favored public schools, and
urged that special provision be made
for the religious training of children
attending them.
The democratic Senators held a eau
Gus yesterday evening. The usual COM
nittee was appointed to determine the
method of proceeding with the sessions
business, with instructions to report at
an early day, and, aside from this, moth
inc else was transacted worthy of note.
senator Morgan gave notice that he de-
sired to be relieved from duty on the
public lands committee and Senator
Villas was assigned TO the vacancy. The
admission of new States was decided
upon and an attempt to admit Arizona,
New Mexico, and Utah at this session
will be made. A general steering COM
mittee was appointed of which Senator
Hill is member.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Mr. L l. Pornnv of Richmond who