Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ut. NOTNlli OTeeIII pTcSluSnt vi tIle
Western Union Telegraph Company,
died in Louisville, KY, yesterday, aged
70 years.
Seven men were instantly killed and
a number of others injured by a great
mass of stone falling on them in quar-
ry, in West Rutland, VT, on Saturday.
1t is reported from Lakewood, NJ,
that Mr.. Cleveland has received letters
from Judge Gresham, and Messrs. WIS.
Bissell and Hokc Smith accepting cab
met portfolios.
In all the Catholic churches of the
archC iocese of B ,ltimorc paper issued
and signed by Cardinal Gibbons was
read Yesterday. It relates to 1.-THE an
nual collection for the Pope
At young republican banquet in
Philadelphia Saturday night Senator
Henderson made an attack an Ores
ham and MacNeagh and others who
had deserted the republican party.
NJ. Eifcl NJ. Marius Fontaine and
NJ. Henri Cottu, convicted swindling
and breach of trust III connection with
funds of the Panama Canal Company,
have appealed against the findings of
the chamber of indictments.
1t is reported that an alliance has
been entered into between the United
States, Russia and France by which the
two last named governments have
agreed to uphold the United States in
maintaining the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Morley and Mr.. Balfour, who
have been hostile leaders in parliament.
surprised the members on Saturday by
shaking hands, and showing every evil
dence of reconciliation. The queens
speech was finally approved in the
House of Commons.
The body of Frank Hirth, the an
archist, who committed suicide by TAX
ing morphine on Wednesday, was ere
mated in Detroit on Friday, in accord
ancc with the wishes Of the dead man.
His ashes will not be preserved in an
urn, but at his own request will
be scattered to the four winds.
4 mailman assembled the pulpit of
the French Roman Catholic Church in
New York yesterday morning and in
sisted upon addressing the congrega-
ton. 1t took the sexton and two other
men five minutes to drag him from the
pulpit. There was much excitement
among the worshippers and for time
the mass was delayed.
Peter jackson has sent n check for
50, 500 as a forfeit, challenging Corbett
to fight to finish, Marquis Of Queens
berry rules, for the championship of the
world, wager of $4,000 or $50, GOO a
side and the largest purse offered by
any club. Corbett says he will accept
Jacksons challenge if the proposed
match with Charles Mitchell is not
arranged.
The President on Saturday nomi-
mated John V. i. Findlay, of Baltimore,
to be arbitrator on the part of the
United Safes at the meeting of the
United States and CHILEAN claims COM
mission. This meeting is in accordance
with the treaty signed at Santiago on
August Z, 1892, for the purpose OF
finally settling certain claims of each OF
the two countries against the other,
arising out of the Chili-Peruvian war.
Though Secretary Foster, of the
Treasury Department, had made com
plete arrangements last week for the
sale ofbonds to increase the gold re-
serve none has yet been sold, and the
administration is apparently determin-
cd to adhere to its purpose of leaving
the task of Strengthening out the tang
led condition in which the monetary
system of the country has been involv-
ed during the past four years to the in
coming democratic administration.
An attempt was made last night to
blow open the safe in the vestry-room
of the Church of the Epiphany on e
street, between Thirteenth and Four
tcenth streets northwest, Washington:
The thieves are supposed to have had
confederatcs sccrcted in the building
during the evening service. and, when
the sexton left, to have opened the real
door and allowed one Of their number
to enter with the tools. They had not
had time to begin work on the safe
when they were surprised.