Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-19
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Mrs. Roscoe Conkling died at Utica,
n. Y, yesterday.
The present OF Pope Leo to Cardinal
Gibbons presented yesterday, was a
c:ne, with a figure of St. Peter cut
upon it.
The Rev. Francis R. Batemau, pa
tor of Trinity Baptist Church in New
York, has joined the Protestant Epis-
copal communion.
Prince and Princess, two famous IL
gers in Providence, r. l., fought ter
rible battle in their cage yesterday, and
Prince was killed.
August Doneck, of Clinton, Mass,
was struck deaf and dumb recently.
He had got into dispute with his
wife, became heated and drank beer be-
fore he had cooled Off
Adeline Wilder, colored, aged fifty
five years, fell unconscious at the police
station, in Baltimore, yesterday, while
calling upon God TO witness the truth
of what she was swearing to.
Dircctum lowered his own record BY
/ J seconds al Cumberland Park, Nash
vile. yesterday, and at the same time
made the fastest time ever trotted in Il
race. The time by quarters was 0:32.
1:03!. l:34, 2:05i.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Voor-
hees denied the truthfulneSs of report
in Washington paper that he stated
no compromise could take place on the
repeal bill in which either himself Or
the administration could be considered
factor.
Edward J. Powell, who says he is
grand nephew of Russell Sage. and
who, Mr.. Sage says, may be a relative
Of his, applied at Mr.. Sage's office, in
NV York, recently for work and re-
ceived an envelope containing one
dollar note.
1t is stated that ex-senator James
G. Fair, of California, has disinherited his
son, Charles Fair, who recently welded
q woman of i'll repute. a clause in his
will giving him hall of his estate.
amounting TO $l5,000.00O, has been
struck out, and substitute added, civ.
ing him only 800.
The President sent to the Senate yes
terday evening a confidential commun-
ication. in response to the resolution Of
Mr.. Dolph asking for information rs TO
whether the Chinese government had
made any request for the suspension. Of
the exclusion act. The document viii
not be opened except in executive sex
sion.
The nineteenth annual convention Of
the American Bankers Association be-
gan yesterday at Chicago Mr. James
II. Eckels, comptroller of the currency,
spoke on the relations of bankers to
the finances of the country and said the
repeal of the silver purchase law Is
necessary to the return of financial
health.
Messrs. Fitch and Fellows, Congress
men from New York city, who have
been nominated by the democratic con-
vention for the offices of comptroller
and district attorney, respectively, will
not resign their places in Congress un-
til the date for taking possession of
their new offices, the first Monday in
A meeting of the bishops of the prov
ince of Baltimore was held on Tuesday
at the residence of Cardinal Gibbons TO
select a successor to Bishop Kahn, of
who has been made Arch
bishop of st. Louis. The names of
three priests were selected and sent to
Rome, one of whom will be appointed
to the bishopric.
Mrs. Miranda Anderson was caught
on trestle near Shamokin, Pa, yes
tcrday by an approaching train and
she had to jump. In doing so one of
ner limbs was caught between the rail
and the trestle. While in this terrible
predicament, hanging with her head
down, the train came along and cut OIL
l!er foot above the ankle and she fell.
She was picked up and it is said will
recover.