Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

General William Lilly, Congressman
at-large from Pennsylvania, died IN
Hazleton yesterday.
In the Reichstag yesterday the de-
cree ordering the expulsion of Jesuits
from Germany was revoked.
The debt statement issued yesterday
shows q net increase in the public
debt less cash in the Treasury during
November of Sc, 716.13S.H.
Col. VIM. Kilgore, of Rockville, Md,
has received an appointment to
clerkship in the office of Collector OF
Internal Revenue Vandiver at Balti-
more.
Seven hundred of Peixoto's soldiers
were captured in the federal victory
near Bage, in Rio Grand do Sui, Brazil,
on Friday, and three hundred were
killed.
The London Globe publishes rumor
to the effect that Lady Evelyn More
ton. sister of the Earl of Ducie, has
reverted to Professionalism, after having
beer converted some time ago to Ca
tholicsm.
Pere Hyacinthe has consented to
preach the advent sermon in the Pro-
testant chapel Rue Taltbout, Paris. 1t
is reported that he has been converted
from Catholicism, but no adequate ba-
sis can be found for the report.
Jack McAuliffe, champion light
weight pugilist. now at San Francisco,
says he is now bookmaker, and has
retired from the ring. When spoken
to about the bett-Mitchell contest,
McAulife expressed his opinion that
the men were only blufling and would
never fight.
A dispatch from London states that
the losses of the Bank of England
through the irregularities of Frank
MAY, its late chief cashier, amount to
f130000 The bank authorities have
taken no steps against him, but it is be-
lieved that other persons are quietly
moving in the matter.
Mr. s. Z. Dellinger, of Hartford coun,
ty, Md, has lost by death his wife and
three chi dren within few weeks. The
first death in the family was that of a
son, Samuel, caused by fall. Mrs.
Dellinger, weakened by incessant
watching at the bedside of the patient,
died during confinement.
The great tree of California exhibited
at the Worlds fair was presented to
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture yesterday, and is now in
transit from Chicago. 1t will, on its
arrival, be set up on the south side Of
the principal building of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. 1t is twenty
eight feet in diameter, and the spiral
staircase will be readjusted inside, as it
was at the Worlds fair
John 3. Dunn killed himself at st.
Paul's Roman Catholic church, New
York, yesterday morning. He snot
himself in the right temple and died al
most instantly. The church was almost
empty, morning mass having been con-
Guided. Three women were in the
church and were greatly frightened.
Dunn left letter of explanation in the
pew, saying nervous prostratlon was
the cause of his death,
The President and Secretary Carlisle
yesterday had conference on ways
and means of increasing the Treasury
balance, which, as shown by the debt
statement, has decreased to 500, 900, 900.
It is understood that no definite plan OF
relief was decided upon, or rather that
Congress was to be left TO choose be-
tween the only two methods by which
the Treasury can be relieved. One OF
these is by anticipating and coming the
seigniorage on silver bullion, aggregat-
ing $50, 100000, and the other is an issue
of bonds.
The ways and means committee of
the House of Representatives is still
unable to complete the internal reve-
nue. sections of the Wilson tariff bill.
The proposition to tax individual in
comes has been virtually abandoned by
the committee. Had anincome tax clause
been incorporated in the new tariff bill
the fate of the entire measure, it is
claimed, would lave been in danger.
1t is probable the committee will aban-
don tax upon the incomes of cor.
porations.
Fire last night in the old Thornton
Worsted Mills. Tenth street and Colum-
bia avenue, Philadelphia, owned and
operated by James F. Cochran & Bro,
destroyed property valued at 1925, 900,
on which there was an insurance of
Sl50,O00 The fire started in the base
ment, occupied by James Stewart,
manufacturer of chenille curtains. Four
hosemen were hurt by falling wall.
Five fremen were rescued from the
burning roof when it seemed certain
they would perish. John Mitcheson's
tobacco pipe factory was damaged about
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