Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

termined to make united fight against
the demands of the union dockmen.
DR.. C. w. Chancellor left Baltimore
at noon to-day for New York, and will
sail on Saturday by French steamship
direct to his new post at Havre.
Stanton Abbott, the lightweight
champion of England, yesterday issued
cha 'lenge to fight Jack McAulltfe,
the lightweight champion of America.
1t is reported that Mrs. Florence
MAVERICK, serving life sentence in
Working England prison for poisoning
her husband, attempted suicide by stab
bling herself.
The cruiser Detroit made a record of
over eighteen knots an hour during her
final trial yesterday, and showed her
self to be the speediest vessel of her
class in the navy.
At Coney Island, n Y, last night
William Smith, of Boston, in the second
round knocked out Thomas Williams, OF
Australia in the fight for the welter-
weight championship of the world.
Secretary Herbert has revoked the or
der Of his predecessor furloughing pay
master J. c. Sullivan for criticising the
American policy on the Behring sea
question, but in doing so rebuked Mr..
Sullivan for his comments.
Mr.. H. r. Newberry, secretary of the
United States legation in Constants
nople, has investigated the recent re-
ports of prosecutions of Christians by
Mahommedans, and says the disturb
ances had their origin in Turkish or
Armenian conspiracies.
A. G.. Yates, the Rochester. n. Y,
pal mines, failed, yesterday, for about
million dollars. Mr.. Yates says his
failure is due to the embarrassed con-
dition. of H. H. Warner, the patent
medicine magpate, whose notes, he says,
he endorsed and had to meet.
The labor disturbances in Belgium
continued yesterday. a mob attempt.
ed to take possession of the streets OF
Brussels for a parade The civic guard
fired on the mob and q desperate hand
to-hand conflict ensued. The guards
were victorious. -Four strikers were
killed.
Fourteen-year-old Ida Lillian Tins
and Walter L. Burke, who eloped on
foot across muddy roads from Union
vile, n. y, on Saturday, have not
been overtaken. They are believed to
be in the country few miles from
Summitville, n. Y, thirty miles from
the girls home.
The debate on the second reading OF
the Irish home.rule bill was resumed
Yesterday in the House Of Commons.
and the Right Hon. G.. j. Goschen,
formerly chancellor of the eXchequer
formerly of the exchequer in Lord Sal,
isbury's late ministry, addressed the
House in opposition to the bill.
Frank Gerade was yesterday SEN
fenced in Pittsburg to twelve years in
the penitentiary. In 1890 he dashed
out the brains OF his little step-daughtei
against the foot of the bed. At the first
of three trials which he had he was con
victed of murder in the first degree
He pleaded guilty at the second.
The U. S. Supreme Court through
Justice Field yesterday declared that
'the prosecuting attorney in U. 5
court must not animadvert on the fail
ure of the defendant charged with 6
criminal offence, to take the stand II
his own behalf; and if he does, it is the
duty of the court to rcprimand him"
At New Castle, Del, while James NJ
Wise on Sunday was listening to ser
mon preached by his son in the NJ. h
Church he was stricken with paralysis
The preacher, Rev. James NJ. Wise, Jr.
after retiring moment with his strlck
en- parent returned to the pulpit anC
resumed the sermon, making a touch
ing illustration of the incident. The
elder Wise will most likely die.