Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Boston baseball team will do
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The Boston baseball team will do IS
spring practice at Richmond, Va.
Father Eugene insolvency died at
st. Thomas Catholic Church, Charles
county, Md, yesterday.
The national association of democrat
ic clubs recommends a simultaneous
celebration on April - Of the birthday
Thomas Jefferson.
Will Fay, aged II years. of Shelby
vile KY, who loved school girl in
vain, laid down on railroad track yes
terday and was decapitated.
News of the discovery ola new plot
against President Hippolyte and in ia
vor of the exiled General Manigat has
been brought to Kingston from Hayti.
Interviews with third party leaders
in Georgia indicate that they are now
satisfied with the democratic party, and
that the peoples party in the South will
soon go to pieces.
Rector Ahlwardt yesterday failed to
produce in the Reichstag evidence to
support his charges against Prince Bis
marck and other German statesmen,
and his threatened bombshell turned
out to be Il boomerang.
J. J. Ewcrs, Of San Francisco, yester-
day beat out the brains of Mrs. Chris
tina Onstott with sledge hammer, and
then shot himself Mrs. Onstott, who
was widow, had promised to marry
Ewers, but later changed her mind
The outfit of the California Athletic
clubs, San Fran cisco, on which more than
100000 was spent in tho last ten years,
was knocked down at auction Tuesday
for $3.50. An assessment of $40 per
head has been levied on members to
pay the clubs debts.
The autopsy in the case of DR.. Gee
carelli, the Pope's physician, shows
that he died a natural death. The sus-
picion which led to the autopsy was
that Dr. Ceccareli was poisoned at the
instance of relative and a Catholic
woman of high birth.
Adiutant- General Douglas, of Mary
land, has declined TO accept the resigna-
ton of Col. Boykin, of the Fifth Regi-
ment, sent in March 6. The resigna-
ton was due to differences with Brig.
Gen. Brown during the Inauguration
parade in Washington. The incident
is likely to be now closed.
The obsequies over the remains of
Jules Ferry took place in large NOR
tuary chapel erected in the courtyard
of the Luxembourg, in Paris, yester-
day. There was an imposing civic and
military display, every department
of the national and municipal govern
ments being represented. Premier Ri
bot and others delivered eulogics.
During the month of February the
balance of trade against the United
States amounted to S20.000,000 For
the twelve months ended on the 2Sth OF
February last the balance of trade
against this country was $50 100000.
One of the largest increases in imported
goods is the item of coffee. Most man
ufactured articles bought abroad have
to be paid for in gold The exports OF
wheat and raw cotton show a remark
able falling off.
A committee of the reform club Of
New York, consisting of f. Ellery An
d ,rson, Charles S. Farchild, Thomas G
sherman, David A. Wells, John De.
witt Warner and Everett =. Wheeler
has completed draft Of bill which
will be urged upon Congress as a sub.
s;itutc for the present tariff laws. II
provides that all crude material is to
be free duties are to be made strictly
nd valorcm with few exceptions, and
tin plate to be taxed not more than IL
or 90 per cent. An immediate revenue
of$120,0 600 year is expected from
the proposed tariff.