Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-23
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

MI. w. y. L DTtChluIluSt H"uC 81
Washington Birthday speech at Drexel
Institute, Philadelphia.
The Pope is suffering from a cold,
and the reception to pilgrims from
Hungary and South American coun-
tries was yesterday postponed.
Jules Ferry was nominated yester-
dav as the republican candidate for
president of the French Senate. left Va
cant by the resignation of NJ. Lerove'.
Mr.. D. G.. Black, electrician, of New
York city, is here on business in refer
ence to erecting Il new and improved
switch board for the Alexandra telc-
phone exchange.
Mr.. John W. Foster retired from the
post of Secretary Of State to-day to as
sumo the management of the case Of
the United States before the Behring
sea commission that is TO meet i'll Paris
tomorrow.
Ii is doubted whether Mrs. Jefferson
Dayis's health will admit of her being
present in New Orleans on May 81,
when her husbands remains are disin-
tered for removal TO Richmond. Mrs.
Davis's health is not strong.
The disappearance and defalcation
of Assistant Cashier Redwine, of the
Gate City National Bank of Atlanta,
Ga, is the biggest financial sensation
that city has known for years. The
defalcation amounts to $4,000.
The President will make two addi-
ton forest reservations, one of 700
square smiles, including Mount Taco
ma, Washington, and the other of u
miles in southern Utah, including the
striking features of the Colorado river
canyon.
Gov. William Mckinley, of Ohio,
who was recently ruined by bank
failure, yesterday madean absolute and
unqualified assignment of his property.
The property is turned over without
preference for the equal benefit of his
creditors.
Heartbroken and penniless, Mollie
Dalton, pretty nineteenyear-old girl,
committed suicide early last evening by
taking carbolic acid in saloon in New
York. She died in agony at the feet OF
the saloonkeeper, Jeremiah Hurley,
whose cruelty, she said, had driven her
Is the act.
1t is reported in Belfast that the
Orange Societies of the North of Ire
land are preparing forciblc resistance
to a home-rule Parliament should one
be established. Prayers against the
home-rule bill are being offered in all
the Protestant churches of the Diocese
of Down, in Ulster.
The President yesterday issued a
proclamation rcvoking the tolls levied
on Canadian vessels and cargoes in the
Sault st. Marie canal, in consequence
of the Dominion government adopting
an order in council removing the dis
elimination against American vessels
passing through the Canadian canals.
Mr.. Harrity, chairman of the nation
al democratic committee, has sent a
circular letter to all national commit
teemen, in which they are requested TO
learn the views Of new members in the
next Congress with reference to silver.
If the replies suit, Mr.. Cleveland will
probably call an extra session of Con-
gress.
Washington's Birthday was yester-
day celebrated by the Southern Society
in New York AT the annual banquet in
Madison Square Garden. Senator
Vance, "Private'' Allen and other
speakers responded to toasts. The
New York Society of the Sons of the
Revolution had Il banquet at Delmoni-
co.'s in honor Of the day.
John V. L. Findlay, of Baltimore,
who was nominated by President Han
rison to be arbitrator on the part of the
United States on the Chilian-United
States Claims Commission, has been re-
iected by the United States Senate.
Gen. George Shields, who was nomina-
ted to be agent of the United States,
and A. W. Ferguson, TO be secretary,
have both been confirmed.
The Senate spent several hours yes
tcrday afternoon in executive session
on the Hawaiian treaty. Senator Nor
gan, one of the members ofthe Behrlng
Sea arbitration board for the United
States, left for New York to-day to be-
gin his journey to Europe. He was de-
sirous of addressing the Senate in eX-
ccutive session before his departure,
and it was for this purpose that the
Senate laid aside other business yester-
day afternoon. No one except Mr..
Morgan spoke and his speech was q
plea for the annexation Of the islands.
As previously stated the northbound
Southern express from Washington for
New York on the Pennsylvania Rail
road crashed into the Morton (Pa.l
accommodation train from the Central
division of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Road, at 1875
o'clock yesterday morning, at South
street Station, west Philadelphia. Four
persons were killed and fifteen injured.
President Harrison was on q special
train following the express. His train
was delayed about half an hour and
then proceeded to New York. Edward
l.. NIintzer, jr., was instantly killed, his
head being actually severed from his
body. Mrs. Mintzer, who was sitting
by his side in the car, was also instant
~ killed, her head also being severed
from her body.
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