Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-04
HIVE OF TIE DAG.

1t is said that the republicans OF the House
will vote for the resolution to fix date for
the silver discussion, so as to force the DEM
ocrst' to go on record.
The Southern Society election was held in
New York yesterday. Dr.. J. E. Parker
was elected president, Hugh B. Garden
having withdrawn In bis favor.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Bussey
has rendered decision which restores to
the pensIonable status so 900 soldiers who
served in the Pennsylvania militia about
the time of l. :e's invasion of that State.
Mr. Robert n. Bake. one OF the oldest
AID best known citiZsne of Stafford county,
w., died at his residence near Bsrea
Church. Wednesday night in the e.. year
OF h!s age.
Il Ia rumored that all the members OF the
Gillian Cabinet have resigned and that
Minister Pedro Mont has also cabed his
resignation from Washington. 1t is also
said that Minister Egan will return TO the
Uaited States In April.
The presbytery OF Morris and Orange met
at Morristowp, N. J., yesterday to hear the
report of the committee appointed to pass
ssntence on Rev. Arthur o. Dill. BE was
mildly oeusured for talking freely on deli
cate topics.
Mr.. Blaine Is sick sgain. Il ia believed.
by taoee who know him we'll, that the Very
disagreeable statements which have appear
sd In response to his ttstemens OF last sun.
day, respecting his cons marriage, are re.
sponsible for his ilness.
The Joint English and United States com.
mission on the Bshring Sea fieheries held g
long eeesiou at the State Department yes.
terdsy and practically concluded it's delib-
erations. l. Ia understood the commission
failed to reach satisfactory agreement.
So much opposition was developed in the
Houee committee on public buildings and
grounds agair 81 Mr.. Bankhesd's resolution
al to report In favor OF appropriation for
a0y new buildings, that its consideration
was inde initely postponed.
A statement. prepared by the Commission
er OF Iuterral Revenue In regard to sugar
bounty, elbows hat 523 csims for bounty,
amounting to SC. 914 654, have been receiv'
ed. and that 925 claims, amounting 81. 952.'
02O. have been paid.
During the absence from home, OF Mrs
Charles D. Adams, Of Fremansburg, Pa,
yesterday. her two.year-old daughter play
ed WITH fire aud was fatally burned. The
house was get On fire, but was saved By IRE
men.
AZ Bridgeport, Conn.,, the kidDappers O
| Ward Waterbury, the eight-year old son OF
G. P. Waterbury. of Greenwich. pleaded
guilty, and were sst t,ncsd-Ches. E. Water
bury, the boys CONAN, aud Samuel suther'
land 70 tie State prison for four years each
and John McOanp, who turned States evil
dence, for two years.
A passenger train on the Baltimore aud
Lshigh Railroad was wrecked ct Lt'le
Guppowder Falls shortly before O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The locomotive. bag
gage car aud one coach went over an en-
5ankment fifty feet high. The epglneman
was killed and three persons Injured.
Ia the House Of Representatives yester'
day Mr.. Bsltzhoover, from the committee
on war elaine, reported fsvorably bill 10
pay Frederick city, Nd, $500. 600. to reim-
burae the municipality for an enforced az
easement levied upon 1t By General Early
OF the Confederate army, during The war.
Rev. John Calvin, a Methodist preacher
in Green county, Ala, yesterday shot END
killed William Rerdy, deacon 10 the
church, and fatally wounded David Smith,
bruther.in.laW OF Herdy. Hsrdy suspected
CSlVlR u UStAS iEtlnoto Hieh Aio WIS eaN
tackled him with cane. when Calvin
drew pistol and Rred FIVE shots, with the
| above result. Calvin ia In jail.
Ex.Copgtessman Stephen T. Hopkins was
| found dead at noon yesterday beside the
track of the West Jersey Railroad. on the
meedows, near Pleasantville. N. Y. The
| body vas lying In the tldewater. How he
came to his death is unknown. Mr. Hop
klus was patient at the Kelley Institute,
White Plains, N. Y, for one month, leaving
there seven dsys ago, and was president OF
the Bl-Chloride Ct Cold Club.
M. Loubet, The new French premier, ap.
psaTed bsfore the Chamber Of Deputies yes.
terday and read the declaration OF the min
isterIal policy, declaring 1t to be the duty OF
parliament ID consider tho question OF pre-
barring way for the separation OF church
and state. He denied that there was any
engagement between the government and
the Vatican. The address was adopted by q
vote OF 341 to 81. The Vatican has taken
steps for the formation of q republican con.
servstlve party In the French Chamber OF
Deputies, to act Tor the Pope.
The vet, In the q. 8. senabs yesterday,
BY which MIR. Dubois, of Idaho, was allow
cd 10 ret sin his seat, which was contested by
E.r, Clagstt, was IS to s. Both are repubi
cane. EeVerel smendmsnla were made to
the Paddock pure food biil. The Senate ratl
fed the protocols and treaty making the
UnIted States OF America party to the con-
Iention St Berne, relating to the protection
of patents Ia all OF the signatory oountrles
The Senate adopted resolution providing
that tbs ageement Is not to be In derogatlon
OF the existing Quilted States statutes relat
ing to patents. The House pasaed the Die.
trios o! Columbia appropriation bill. and
took up ths commercial trayelers' bill.
State Convention.
Chairman ]. Taylor Eugson has fixed