Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Auguste Valiant, the condemned
bomb thrower of Paris, yesterday sign-
ed an appeal to the Supreme Court for
a new trial.
The first levee of the season at the
White House, in honor of the diplomat
ic corps, was held last night by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland.
A cablegram from Rome confirms the
announcement heretofore made that
Rev. P. J. Donahue has been appointed
Bishop of Wheeling, w. Va.
MIR. Turpie in the Senate yesterday
in speech on the Hawaiian subject,
characterized ex-Minister Stevens as q
spy, an migrate and an outlaw.
The committee on elections has con-
cluded to report to the House of Rep
resentatives constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of L. S.
Senators by the people.
Just before the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session yesterday Mr.. Chandler
laid before that body the minority re-
port of the committee on privileges and
elections on the bill to repeal the fede-
raj election laws.
In Washington yesterday Thomas H..
Carter resigned as chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the national repub-
lican committee and Jos. II. Manly, of
Maine, was elected to the vacancy.
This does not displace Mr.. Carter as
chairman of the national committee.
Admiral Mello has fitted out FIVE
ships at Desterro to convey troops to
Rio Janeiro. 1t is said that there is
disagreement among the insurgent
leaders. The government troops sent
to the relief of Bage are due at that
city, and battle with the insurgents
is expected.
Two Poles and Hungarian, whose
names are unknown, were caught in q
tunnel yestesday on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, near Greensburg, Pa, and wei Q
literally ground to pieces beneath the
wheels of a passing freight train. They
were on their way to Braddock in
search of work.
Mr.. Gladstone, yesterday in reply TO
a question in the House of Commons,
as to whether the government could
see way to communicate with the
other European powers, looking to a
policy Of mutual disarmament, said he
was doubtful whether such representa-
tons could be advantageously made at
present.
The trial OF Lewis Redwine at Allan
Ia for the enlightenment of $l03, 900
from the Gate City National Bank was
brought to sudden termination yestcr
day by the prisoners counsel entering
plea CT guilty. Judge Pardee this
morning sentenced Lewis Redwine to a
term of six years Imprisonment in the
Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary.
The defiant attitude of the Duval
Athletic Club of Jacksonville, Fla, has
determined the Governor of Florida to
stop the Corbett- Mitchell fight at all haz-
ards-even if he has to call out the
troops. The military company in
Jacksonville has decided to pay no at
'ention to the Governor should he order
them out. A city license was granted
this morning for the beett-Mitchell
contest on the 25th.
II his speech in the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday on the tariff bill
Mr.. Springer said that the sooner the
bill was passed the better it would be
for the country. "And, mark my
words" said Mr.. Springer, '.just as soon
as this bill is passed every loom in the
country will be started, every furnace
fire will be lighted, and every instru-
ment of production will be put in active
operation; and there will be witnessed
revival ofprosperity such as this coun-
try has never before seen. Give us free
wool, free ores, free coal, and free raw
material for the workingman's industry,
and we will take front position in the
markets of the world"