Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-18
NEWS OF THE Day.

Archbishop Corrigan denies that he
has wiz, en- letters against the restora-
ton Of DR.. McGiynn.
A ballot taken in the California leg
islaturc lor United States Senator yes
terday showed that White, democrat,
only needed one more vote to elect.
Senator Carlisle, of Kentucky, has
written his letter of resignation. 1t Is
to take effect February 4. He will be-
come Secretary of the Treasury under
Mr. Cleveland.
The advocate general, in his argli-
mcnt in Paris yes erday for the prose
cution of the Panama canal cases, de-
manded that sentence also be pro-
nounced upon Count de Lesseps.
Albert c. Hopkins, Of Iowa, yester-
day m d an address to the House
Military Committee in advocacy OF a
bill to make the national flag more de-
finite and symbolical by arranging tie
stars in the form OF a pansy.
The Louisiana State lottery has been
granted a charter from the republic OF
Honduras, and will remove its bust
ness to that country OH the expiration
of its present charter, which will be
January l, 1894.
R. c. Young, of Westport, Ont,
drank water out Of q swamp three years
ago, and since then he has had q pecu-
liar feeling in his stomach. Yesterday
he drank some hot whisky andvomited
n laura hlaoly o1ad lizard
Rev. James Jones, S. J., late assist
ant for the English-spealling provinces
of the Society of Jesus, died in Rome
yesterday, and his place will be tenn
porarily filled by Rev. Rudolph Meyer,
S. j.. rector of Marquette College, Mil
waukee, Wis.
Dick Burge the English pugilist, says
that Jack McAulifie approached him on
the matter OF making match to fight
on condition that he, McAuliiic, mus;
be the winner. Ii is stated that the
price offered to Burge for McAulife to
win was S25, 900.
The stock of domestic coal in the
yards of Baltimore dealers is gradually
being depleted, and unless the cold
weather is broken there will be n coal
famine within month. The same state
of affairs exists in New York, Brooklyn,
Chicago and elsewhere.
The King of Denmark will not attend
the wedding Of Emperor William
Youngest sister, in Berlin, because o.
The speech of Chancellor Won Capriyi, OF
Germany. who declared that i'll case OF
war Denmark would have to be consid
cred an enemy of Germany.
The beautiful clubhouse Of the Calu-
met Club, al Gosh street sud Michigan
avenue, Chicago. was totally destroyed
by fire last night ut 6 O'Clock. The
building was erected in 1855 ut cost OF
$l50,000, and short time ago the of
ficcrs OF the club refused an offer OF
100000.
Cassie Williams, while out driving
with her lover, in Scranton, Pa, yes
tcrday, quarre!ed with him, because he
found fault with her for receiving the
attention of other men. When she re
turned home, she got bottle OF laudu-
mum, and swallowed its contents, with
fatal results.
The first break in the Montana sen
atorial vote occurred yesterday in joint
session, when Bray and Matthews, two
populists who have hitherto voted for
Mulville, populist, changed their votes
to Dixon, democrat The result was
Sanders, 81; Clarke, %; Dixon, II; Col
Inns, l; Two paired.
Two sleepers, a dining car and a
coach of Sante Fe train jumped the
track and went over the bank near the
Des Moines river bridge in Iowa yes
terday. The sleepers and the dining
car caught fire fromroverturned stoves
ahd were burned. A waiter was killed
and six passengers were injured.
The contest for the United States
senatorship in West Virginia has been
settled in friendly manner, the demo-
cratic caucus last evening having re-
nominated Senator Faulkner for the
long term and ex-senator Camden for
the short term. This result was the
outcome of conference of the friends
of these gentlemen.