Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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There were one hundred and forty
four new cases of diphtheria in Phila-
delphia last week.
Governor Brown, of Maryland, Wis
tied Chestertown jail on Saturday and
examined the Hill inurderers.
1t is proposed to establish in Wash
inpton home for disabled Confederate
veterans and for the widows OF yeter-
ans.
1t is given out at the Vatican that
the friendly relations between the pa
pacy and Russia are more intimate
than ever.
The farmers alliance of Texas will
petition Congress for an appropriation
of sd, 800 900 for the construction OF a
peoples railroad from the Gulf OF Mex
leo to the British possessions.
Mrs. Yates, wife of Springfield 90
teamster, gave birth to her 9th child
Saturday morning. There are five sets
of twins. She was married at II. The
Oldest child is 81. Thirteen children
are living.
An exhibition OF horse meat ana the
food stufls derived therefrom will open
in Berlin in March. The butchers and
dealers in sausages in Berlin are organ.
izing boycott against the sellers OF
horse meat.
Mr.. Cleveland had important inter-
views with Representatives Harter ana
Breckenridge and General Patrick a:
Collins in New York, on Saturday, and
desires more unity of party against the
Sherman silver bill.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
car shops at Portsmouth, O., were burn
ed early yesterday morning. The man
building at the machine shop, one To-
comotive and number of cars were
totally destroyed. The loss is estima-
ted at from forty to fifty thousand dol
lars.
Stephen Ryan, of Atlanta, Ga, who
failed few years ago for a very large
sum of money, was released from Jall IN
that city Saturday on bond of SlOO,-
600. He was committed 4 year ago tor
contempt of court in refusing to deliver
certain assets which the court decided
he had in his possession.
Rev. c. a. Sawyer, an evangelist at
Wheeling, w. Va. who has been doing
missionary work there for over three
years. and had won wide reputation,
disappeared on "Wednesday with has
wife. and developments show that ne
has been on q prolonged debauch and
has led double life for over year.
Sawyer left large debts.
All the young men in Germany are
auxiously awaiting the action OF the
Reichstag on the, army bill: Chancel-
Tor Won Caplivi declares that an III
crease in the effective force is impera-
tive. Bismarck assails the Emperor
and Chancellor Us intending violations
of the constitution. and calls upon ihe
members of the Reichstag to DEFY the
will of The Emperor.
The Norfolk Jiiirgini0a Of yesterday
contained letter from Washington re-
latiye TO the restoration of Rev. DR.. Nc
Glynn to his faculties, the prime and
indispensable condition upon which bis
restoration was made being that DIR.
McGlvnn should within three months
proceed TO Rome and make his submls-
sion and apologies to the holy father in
person.
Calvin Snipes, the murderer, smiled
when he learned on Saturday ut Ba-
kcrsville, y. c.. how much excitement
his alleged lynching had created all
over this country and Europe. Moth
ing had been heard in Bakersville OF
the reported trouble until correspond
ent rode thirty-five miles through the
widest mountain country imaginable
t. find out the true state of affairs.
Mr.. John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland, in a speech in London, Satur-
dav night, said that the British govern
ment was persuaded that migration was
preferable for the people of Ireland to
immigration, and that the government
would do its best to meet the wishes OF
The Irish, but he feared that it would be
impossible to do anything in the matter
during the coming session Of Parlla-
ment.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has openly declared war on all organ
lied labor. Nolonger is there doubt OF
of the roads hostility to the different
brotherhoods to which the employees
in different departments have attached
themselves. Openly and without any
equivocation, the order goes out that the
men must sever all connection with or
ganized labor bodies, or their names
will be erased from the pay-rolls of the
company.
Charles II. North, who but three
years ago was a millionaire pork pack
err in Somerville, Mass, and one Of the
strongest bidders for the eastern trade
against Armour and others, of Chicago,
was confined in the East Cambridge
House of Correction Tuesday and We'd
nesday of last week for a debt of sos.
He could find no one among all his
friends in his past prosperity who would
go his bail.
Saturday afternoon, as II. II. How
land and f. B. Warner, two Philadel-
phia photographers, were walking to-
wards the Cave of the Winds, beyond
the stairway leading down from Great
Island, Niagara Falls, n. Y, they were
struck by an icicle, weighing at least
a ton. Howland's skull was fractured
and his collar-bone and one arm brok-
en-; Warner received a bad cut over
the eye, and his face was severely
bruised and bled profusely.
The Business Mems Democratic Asso-
citation, of New York celebl ated Jack
sons Day" by notable banquet at Del
monico's on Saturday night. Speeches
were made by Congressman Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, and Harter, of Ohio;
ex-Gov. Campbell. of Ohio James L.