Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A camel was born at Druid Hill Park,
Ba timore, yesterday.
A challenge for the Americas cup
was yesterday posted in London by
Lord Dnnraven and his syndicate of
English yatchmen.
The German government is thinking
about prohibitory tax on American
cereals and timber unless the United
States Congress modify the tariff on
German sugar.
The Secretary of the Treasury esti-
mates appropriations necessary forpub-
lie service for the year ending June, so,
1896. at $40, 435 ,079, as against SAIL.
S79, O41 for the present year.
Argument was heard in the Supreme
Court of North Carolina yesterday in
the case of Senator Butler, who wants
to have the present legislature in that
State declared illegally elected.
Helen Lundborg, beautiful young
woman who deserted her home with
servant girl with whom she was infatu-
ated, was arrested in New York, yes.
terday, on complaint of her father, and
ommitted for examination as to her
sanity.
The anthracite coal sales agents, at
their meeting in New York yesterday,
decided to restrict the production In
December to one-half of that of last
June, and to advance tide-water prices
to 1915 ton for stove, $500 for egg
and chestnut and So so for CRATE.
A bill has been introduced into the
Alabama legislature to punish any per
son who shall take the oath as Govern
or and attempt to discharge the duties
of the office without having been de
clared elected by the person or body
having authority to declare the result.
A party of Armenian refugees arriv.
ed at Athens. Greece, yesterday and
related thrilling story of the terrible
treatment their people have suffered at
the hands of the Turks. The Turkish
legation in Washington yesterday show
ed telegram received by the Turkish
minister denying the alleged Armenian
atrocities.
Two indictments were returned yes
terday by the grand jury in Washing
ton against Capt. Henry W. Howgate
for embezzlement. These are intended
to take the place OF the indictments on
which Justice McComas will render a de-
cision to-day, provided he sustains the
demurrers which Capt. Howgate's
counsel have filled.
Late last evening negro tramp en-
tered the residence OF Mrs. Catharine
Brown, widow so years old, living
near Springfield, o., and asked for
something to eat. While Mrs. Brown,
who was alone, was getting him some
food, he grabbed and threw her to the
floor. a large Irish setter dog attack
ed the negro, who fed.
Rev. Alexander P. Doyle, of the
Paulist Fathers, last night delivered a
lecture before the students ofthe Union
Theological Seminary, New York, and
was introduced by DR.. Briggs. This was
the first time in the history of the Sem
mary that its lecture platform was &C.
cupied by priest of the Roman Catho-
lie Church. Father Doyle thinks his
appearance among the students one
more span in the bridge now being
built over the muddy stream of re-
ligious intolerance.
John Burns, the English labor lead
er, addressed large crowd at Cooper
Union, New York, last night. He
speaks of himself as having been quail
fed for higher duties, first in prison
ard afterward in Parliament. In
trades unions, he says, lies the hope of
the working man. He spent yesterday
in visiting the slums and the Lexow
Committee. In an interview he said
that London had no tenements so vile
as those in New York, nor had White
chapel anything to equal Mulberry
Bend. He was Kissed by socialists
while delivering his address to work.
ingmen.
Advices from Yokohama state that
no armistice will be granted, unless
China formally sues for peace, and sur
renders Pekin to the japanese or gives
other pledges in proportion to the Jap
anese demands. 1t is believed in Wash,
ington that as soon as the preliminaries
are all arranged the peace negotiations
between China and japan will progress
rapidly. Commissioner Detring, who
went to Japan to negotiate for peace,
but was rebuffed by the Japanese gov
eminent arrived at Shanghai on Sun
day. He says that he was recalled be-
cause the negotiations for peace had
passed into the hands of the American
ministers to Japan and China.