Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

DINA, denies the charges That ne pront-
ed by the liquor dispensary.
Lieut.. Gov. Sbeehan, of New York,
will retire from politics at the end of
the year, and will hereafter practice
law in New York city.
Crowds of young women in New
York answered an advertisement for
living pictures, and about one in TWEEN
ty-five was acceptable.
Claus A. Blixt has made a confession
in which he says Harry Hayward MUIR
dered Catherine Cling in Minneapolis,
and he disposed Of the body.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, of Brook
Ign, preached twice yesterday in Wash
ington churches, aud large congre'
cations gathered to hear him.
a new treaty has been negotiated
between the Un.teA States and Japan.
The terms give each nation the priv
leges in the order of the most favored
u; tiops.
Asst. tant Secretary Reynolds of the
Interior Department has decided that
no pensions are to be given to widows
who have ample income from other
sources.
The republican leaders have decided
to contest the election of James IL.
Budd, the democratic governor-elect of
California, on the ground of fraud and
Irregularities.
A ladlie containing eighs tons of mol
ten neral was overturned in the Besse-
mer mill of the Carnegie Company, at
Pittsburg, on Saturday evening, and
eight men were horribly burned.
The President has signed the procla-
nation announcing the ratification Of
and the taking effect of the new Chi
nese immigration treaty. The procla-
nation is precisely similar to those
usually issued in such cases.
Information has reached Washington
that the Chinese government will i'm
mediately appoint an embassy, which
will promptly start for Toxic, or more
probably Hiroshima, where the Japan
csc Emperor and his council now are,
to treat for peace with Japan.
Edward Jordan has confessed he kill
ed Alfred Barnes, the janitor OF the
Hiawatha Flats, Chicago, whose dead
body was found in a box in an alley
Friday morning. Jordan was Barnes's
assistant. He says they quarrelled,
and that he acted in self defense.
In the House of Representatives on
Saturday Mr.. McCreary presented bill
for the appointment OF currency COM
mission. 1t is to be composed of three
persons appointed by the President,
three Senators appointed by the presi-
dent of the Senate, and three republi-
cans appointed by the Speaker of the
House.
On his return from Russia on Thurs
day the Prince of Wales fastened. to
Windsor to see his royal mother. The
multaneous presence of four genera
tions-representei by the Queen, the
Prince of Wales, the Duke of FORK, and
the latter's son-at Windsor is fact
unique in the history of the English
monarchy.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
the Sultan has not acquiesced in
the mission of Consul Milo Jewett,
who was selected by President Cleve-
land to inquire into and report the
Turkish outrages in Armenia. The
dispatch adds that the Sultan appears
to fear the effect Of an independent re-
port to the Washington government.
Capt. Reuben F. Kolb's followers in
Alabama have decided to abandon for
the present the pretense of assumption
of authority as the State government.
Previous to the conference Captain
Kolb issued certificates Of election to
the populist United States Senator and
Congressman. At the caucus the Kolb-
ties decided to insist upon fair con-
sideration of their claims.
A result of a drive in the park in
New York, with woman who is not
his wife, Peter T. Asten's gallantry was
discovered on Saturday by his wife,
who slapped the woman's cheek he
crashed into another vehicle, driven by
Mrs. Edward Rutherford, throwing her
out and killing her horse, and although
he gave her check for 5000, he after
ward stopped payment on it, and will
now be sued.
The mission of Bethesda Church, Chi
cago, which is maintained by the Moody
Institute, was the scene of riot yes
terday afternoon in which the building
was badly damaged. Brickbats, stones,
and clubs were thrown through the win
dows by gang OF roughs because a
former member of the gang was in the
church. But one person was hurt,
however, though considerable damage
was done.