Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.


envoy, feels satisfied that the Hawaiian
treaty will not be ratified during the
present session.
The President has committed the SEN
tence of Edward L. Harper, ex-presl-
dent of the Fidelity National BanE, OF
Cincinnati, TO expire in May.
Joseph Payne. colored, was lynched
at Jelico, Tenn, Saturday for assault
Ing Mamie Cecil, white. The man
confessed and asked for time to pray.
The late General Beauregard left an
estate valued at over 81, 900 to his
two sons aud Il granddaughter, the
child of daughter now deceased.
The court of the pension building in
Washington is being arranged for the
inaugural ball. The floral and other
decorations will be on all extensive
scale.
If the compromise silver legislation
favored by Mr.. Cleveland is not passed
BY this Congress it is almost certain
that he will call an extra session at an
early date.
Charley Mitchell and jim Corbett
have agreed TO fight next December.
The match has been clinched by the
posting of the stake Of $4,000 a side
with David Blanchard.
1t is said that the Pope has indorsed
the policy of the centrist party in the
Reichstag, making support of the army
bill dependent upon the government
permitting the recall Of the Jesuits.
On Saturday night James Berry, the
night Waterman in the Commercial
Lumber Company's mill at FELTON,, Ca,
fell asleep, the mill was burned down,
and he persisted in the flames. Loss
$4,000,
Mr.. Frederick Raine, ex-consul gen.
eral to Berlin, Germany, and publisher
of the German Correspondent, in Balti-
more. died at his home in that city yes
terdav. He was born in Minden, Prus-
STA, in 1921.
While peasant wedding party
was crossing the Dnieper on Saturday
near Ekaterinoslav the ice broke, and
two sledges. with ten persons, disap-
peared under water. All were swept
under the ice and drowned.
S. Gleitz and wife, of Tarentum, Pa,
attended the funeral of a friend Satur-
day afternoon. In their absence the
children set bed on fire, and the
daughter, aged eight, was burned to
death. There is no hope for the other
child.
Colonel Daniel S. Lamont is said to
have been instructed by Presdent-elect
Cleveland to keep watch of the distrl-
button of offices under the coming adj
ministration and prevent office brokers
from securing the appointment Of their
friends.
President Harrison on Saturday is
sued his proclamation converting the
Senate in extra session at noon on
March 4th. The proclamation is the
usual one issued at the end of the pres
idential term and on the incoming OF
the new administration.
Lewis Redwine was arranged before
the United States commissioner mt At
lanta, Ca, on Saturday, on the charge
of embezzling $4,000 from the Gate
CITY National Bank. He waived an
examination and bail was fixed at S25,-
900. 1t was not furnished and he is still
in Jail.
The frozen bodies of two infants,
about three weeks Of age. were found
in box at an abandoned coal mine at
Rock Springs, Wyo., on Saturday.
The babes had been healthy up to the
time they were placed out todie. A
watchn had been at the mines every
night for months until Friday night.
When Rev. DR.. Huntington, of Grace
Church, New York, was on Saturday
shown statement from Boston that he
had declined to be considered candi-
date for the vacant bishopric of Massa-
chusetts. he said: SIT is correct. l
have refused to allow my friends to
use nv name in connection with the
bshopric of Massachusetts"
Miss Julia Force, thirty-eight years
Faye, shot and killed her two sisters,
Florence, thirty years old, and Minnie,
twenty-five years old, in Atlanta, Ga,
Saturday and then walked to the police
station and gave herself up, saying she
had committed crime and desired pro-
lection. 1t is believed she is insane.
The family is one Of prominence.
The brig Sagua, with sugar, bound
from Cuba for Boston, went ashore Sat
urday on Sow and Pigs reef, off Guilty.
hunk, Mass. The Massachusetts, HUI
name Socety's boat, manned by SIX vol
unteers, put of in the gale torescue the
crew against the warnings of the cap
tain of the life-saving station. Five OF
the men were drowned. Their names
are Capt. Timothy Akin, jr, Isaiah IL.
Tilton, Hiram Jackson, VIM. Bright
man and Frederick Akin. The captain
and crew of the brig were landed: 1t is
thought the vessel will be q total loss:
In the Senate on Saturday, the naval
appropriation bill was reported, an in
crease of 100000 being recommends
ed. Senator Sawyer reported favor
ably his amendment to the postoilice
appropriation bill repeating the law
which prohibits the Postmaster Gen
eral from having requests for the re-
turn of letters printed upon envelopes
sold at the postoflices after the eXpira-
ton of the present stamped enve o)e
cantract. The legislative appropra-
ton bill was passed and conference
asked on it. The Senate conferences
will insist on the Senate amendments.
GnLEsPIE's BEAR HUNT.-A special
to the n. Y. IFor|d from Bramwell, W.
Va. saws: In Tazewell county, Va,
one bitterly cold evening last week
Maston Christian discovered bears
track on Cove creek near Graham.
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