Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Catholic priest in Wheeling, was run
over by an engine and killed yesterday.
The Duchess of Sparta, wife of the
Crown Prince of Greece, sister of the
German Emperor, was safely delivered
of a son yesterday.
John Robert Brooks, a twelve-year-
old colored boy. was held for court at
Hagerstown, Md, yesterday charged
with having caused recent fires there.
Russia has resolved to ask China for
an explanation of her attitude in the
Pamirs question, in view of the enor-
nous masses of Chinese troops concen-
traled in the vicinity of the Pamirs
Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle ar
rived in New York last night on his way
to Gray Gables. He held conference
with the Fairchild commission, and
will meet prominent financiers to-day.
Made Insane by the death Of his
wife, who either fell or jumped from
the window Of her apartment in New
York yesterday, John Wilmot at
tempted TO tear the body from its
coffin.
Fire yesterday destroyed several
stables and icehouses, with their con-
tents, in Frederick City, Md, aggre-
gate loss 1000, partly insured. The
fire was started by children smoking
cigarettes.
An explosion of benzole occurred in
the magazine in the Dumski-Platz, in
Russia yesterday. The force of the
explosion was terrific. Fourteen per-
sons employed in the magazine were
killed and large number were in
jured.
Louisa c. Addison, mother of Rev.
DR.. Thomas G. Addison, pastor OF
Trinity Church, Washington, died sud
denly yesterday morning. Mrs. Addi-
son was the widow of the late Daniel
D. Addison, and was Miss Gordon, OF
Fredericksburg, Va.
1t has been decided by the managers
of the Stanford estate to get rid of over
1000 blooded horses from the Palo
Alto and Vina ranches and retain only
nucleus with which 10 conduct the
work of breeding fine boraes, inaugu-
rated by Senator Stanford.
Charles w. Hackett, chairman of the
New York republican Stale committee,
says that great dissatisfaction generally
prevails among the democrats, especial
ly the business men who voted the dem
ocratic ticket, and thinks the republi-
cans have good chance of carrying
that State next fall.
The Minneapolis Journal says a CO.
adjutor will probably be appointed for
Archbishop Corrigan, of New York,
which will be equivalent to his re-
moval from the active management of
the archdiocese, because of his refusal
to reinstate DR.. Burtsell in his original
parish or one just as good in spite of
the fact that he has been admonished
to do so by Mgr. Satolli.
Rear Admiral Magnaghi, ofthe Ital-
ian navy, has cabled to Rome the facts
connected with his uncourteous recep-
ton by Mayor Desjordins and the omis-
sion of a return salute by the military
authorities Of Montreal. The admiral
says if his salute is not returned he
shall leave the port at once. This de-
cision was made known to Acting May
or Starnes, who at once telegraphed it
to Acting Premier Bowel at Ottawa.
Bowel replied at once, ordering that
the salute be returned.
The announcement Of the coming
marriage of Miss Ollie Wilkinson, of
Baltimore, 10 Charles Macalister, OF
Philadelphia, which will take place
next week, discloses remarkable story
of interviewer affections seldom equal
ed in fiction. Walter J. Wilkinson, a
brother of Miss Ollie Wilkinson, will
also shortly be married to Mrs. Charles
Macalister, she having recently been
divorced from her husband. Thus the
div reed wife will marry the brother
of her former husbands wife.
The report of the board of visitors to
the West Point Military Academy re-
commends an increase of the number OF
cadets; elevation of the standard of ad-
mission fuller course in history and
English opportunity for professors
and instructors 10 visit other institu-
tions of learning the establishment OF
full professorship in the department of
ordnance and artillery the procuring of
new heavy ordnance of the best types ;
the appointment of the director of the
gymnasium to first lieutenancy in the
army and the appointment each year
of two or more members of the previous
board of visitors.