Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The effective force of the British
army during 1892 was 209, 2S3 men.
The Pope has sent to the German EN-
peror the first copy of his new encycli-
cal regarding social conditions
Sir Richard Webster, in the Behring
sea argument yesterday in Paris, quot
ed from American documents to prove
that seals are not domestic animals.
Miss Carrie Kirby Smith, a daugh-
ter of the late Gen. e. Kirby Smith, OF
the Confederate army, has been APP
pointed postmistress at Sewanee, Tenn.
Judge julius ]. Dubose was found
guilty at Nashville by the Senate OF
Tennessee of improper conduct as Ju-
dicial officer. The decision removes
him from the bench.
The Secretary of Agriculture has re-
uuested the esignation of Prof. II. +.
Vandeman, who has been chief of the
division of pomology in the depart
ment since its formation in 1886.
The debate in the House of Com
mons yesterday brought out a protest
from the Irish members against the
government making too many conces-
sions on the home rule bill without con-
sulting them.
The protest against the action of the
Presbyterian General Assembly in the
case of Prof. Briggs received the sigma
lures of siXty-three commissioners, and
that against the action upon the inspll-
ration of the Bible about one hundred.
Near Hebron, Tyler county, w. Va,
the house of James Umbleman,
wealthy farmer, was destroyed by hre
Yesterday. Two children, aged six
and eight years, respectively, persisted
in the flames. The fire is believed to
have been the work of an incendiary.
Edwin Partridge, the well-known
Board of Trade man, was arrested in
Chicago yesterday on warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Francis Korzinski, who ac-
cused him of abducting her daughter,
Sarah Korzinski, sixteen years old.
The complainant alleges that Partridge
met the girl on State street and in
duced her to accompany him to q
downtown house. Pardridge's friends
say this is Matchmaking sheme.
Florence Leach, widow of DR.. Ham
ilton f. Leach, who died in Washing
ton recently, has taken legal steps to
contest her husbands will. The will
of DIR. Leach left his entire estate ex-
cept 500 to Mollie S. OLaughlin. In
his will DR.. Leach declared 81 do especi-
ally desire that the woman who bears
my name shall never under any circum-
stances have or share in any part or
portion of my property or estate
The 10th annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church ofthe do
cese of Maryland was brought to n
close in Baltimore yesterday, adjourn
ing to meet next year again at Eman-
ucl Church, that city. The committee
appointed on the division of the do
cese will report next year, and then
definite action will be taken upon the
proposition. The bishop stated that ut
the proper time he will report another
proposed cathedral in Washington.
Gov. Brown, of Rhode Island, yester-
day evening prorouged the Legislature
by proclamation till the fourth Tues
dly in January, 1894, in the hope of
preventing meeting of the Grand
Committee of the Legislature and the
election of the democratic State ticket,
which had received plurality of votes
of the people at the election last Ap-
ril. The democratic House declined to
be dissolved and Speaker Owen de-
clined to either receive or to have the
Governors message read, and he or
dered the Clerk of the House to take it
from the sheriff and throw it into the
waste basket. This was done.