Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

TWO UdllleS Ill NlCdIdSut iSSohuS oii'
are becoming more aggressive.
!. The whiskey trust will shut down
eleven distilleries in Georgia next
month, because of over-production.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
moved to their country place, on
Woodley lane, near Washington, on
Saturday.
John Phillip Sousa. the bandmaster
rs long associated with the Marine
Band in Washington, has been chosen
So the musical director to succeed the
late Patrick Gilmore at Manhattan
Beach.
The Spanish Minister at Washington
intimates that the health of the
Princess Eulale, the distinguished rep
resentative of Spain, will not permit her
carrying out her intention to visit
America and the Worlds Fair.
Mgr. Satolli, the apostolic delegate,
in an address TO priests at dinner IN
the Passionist Fathers Monastery in
West Hoboken yesterday, said there
should be peace and harmony between
the bishops and priests of the country.
George Phillips, green goods man,
was shot in Brooklyn, New York, on
Saturday, and it is believed fatally
wounded, by man named Joseph Hall {,
who came from Shelton, Pa, for the
purpose of buying one thousand dollars
of counterfeit money, which he be-
lieved could be passed without detec-
ton.
The autumn maneuvers of the Ger
men army, which will be on the vastest
scale ever attempted, will be held be-
tween Treves, Metz and Strasburg.
Emperor William has invited the EN-
peror of Austria, King of Italy, the
Duke of York, the Duke of Con-
naught and all the German princes to
attend.
In San Francisco on Saturday, the
jury in the case of Wesley c. Rippey,
charged with assault TO kill John w.
MacEay, was discharged, being unable
to agree. 1t stood six for conviction as
char 5ed, five for guilty of assault with
deadly weapon, and one for acquittal
on the gro md of insanity. A second
trial will occur in June.
There have been more suicides in the
District of Columbia in proportion to
population than in any other portion
of the country. In twelve years out OF
two hundred and twenty-five suicides,
two hundred and seven have been
white and the residue octoroons OF
mulattoes. Not one full-blood ne,
gro has taken his own lie in that
time.
A dispatch from Baker City, Ore.
says: "One of the richest gold strikes
ever made in this section of the coun'
try, not excepting the famous White
Swan Mine, which is yielding $1,000
per day with ten-stamp MILL was un'
covered Thursday. The lucky finders
are James and Samuel Baisley. The
latter was one OF the discoveries of the
the White Swan.
At Houghton, Mich, yesterday, ten
men were dashed to pieces in the Red
Jacket perpendicular shaft of the Calu'
met and Hecla mines. The miners
were coming up in the cage TO dinner
and the engineer hoisted the cage
against the timbers of the shaft. The
coupling pin broke and the men and
cage were dashed downward more thar
5000 feet to the bottom.
The republicans elected Senator il
North Smithfield, r. l., on Saturday
which gives them, with the Lieutenant
governor, fifty-fve votes in the next
| General. Assembly. This constitutes
a majority in grand committee, and en-
ables them to elect republican State Of
ficers, unless further complications arise
by the unseating Of republicans by the
democratic House. If republicans are
unseated, the Senate will refuse tc
meet the House, and a hold-ovel
government will result.
The steamship City of Hamburg col
lided with the ship Countess Evelyn of
the coast of Cornwall, England, on Sat.
urday, and the latter vessel was sunk
with lie of her crew and passengers
Boats were lowered at once from the
City of Hamburg, but the search in the
fog proved almost useless. Seaman
Jarbin was picked up, but he died u
few minutes after having been brought
aboard the steamship. The dead body
of a little girl also was found. The
steamship Ataka, which arrived at Car
diff yesterday, was damaged on Satur,
day in a collision with an unknown
ship off Lundy Isle. The Ataka's
captain thinks that the other vessel
went down with all on board.
VIRGINIA NEWS.