Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A bill will be introduced in the Span
ish Chambers of Deputies opposing the
to the United States OF the
Mora claim.
Fire at the Spring Hill colleries in
Nova Scotia throws out of work 400
men and involves property loss OF
about 100000.
Senator Allen introducing a resolu-
ton in the Senate yesterday calling for
an investigation into the reasons why
a restaurant is maintained in the Sen
ate wing of the Capitol.
An effort is being made to obtain a
day in the House of Representatives,, as
soon after the holidays as possible, to
consider the measure providing Tor the
payment of French spoliation claims.
Mr.. Charles F. Mayer was yesterday
reelected president of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for seventh term.
The report of the earnings and ex-
penses was satisfactory to the directors.
The first Japanese army that is in
the vicinity of Moukden is making little
Roadway owing to the roughness OF the
country. Foreign consuls in China are
preparing for defense, not receiving
ADEQUATE assurances from China.
yice-President Stevenson left Wash
ineton last night for Asheville, n, g.,
and will probably not return until at
ter the holidays. 1t is his intention to
accompany his daughter, who is ill at
Asheville, to some place further South,
probably in Florida.
President Cleveland and Capt. Robley
D. Evans shot sixty mallard ducks yes
terday in South Carolina. To-day they
will hunt deer. On Saturday the Presi-
dent will attend reception given ID
mis- honor at Georgetown, S. c., and on
the same day will start for Washington
David w. Glass says that be has dis
covered law in the Maryland code
under which he may cause the arrest
OF Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll on the
charge of blasphemy if he gives utter
ance at the Academy of Music tonight
to the same language that he employed
in Washington.
Near Watkins, New York, Divello
Pike, of Burdett, was found dead in
his buggy yesterday, his body being
frozen stiff. He had fallen forward in
TO the wheel of the vehicle, which had
choked him to death. When he left
home it was with the intention oil at
tending funeral.
Capt. Virgins, the arctic explorer,
al d his party, who were lost to the
world for several weeks last fall, ar
rived at Archangel December l3. Five
had been severely frost-bitten, and are
in hospital. All forty men suffered
grest hardships during their overland
Journey of thirty two days from Cha.
balova to Pestezersk.
Mr.. E. Lee, a wealthy citizen o.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West
Indies, who went to Washington,
tuesday, on State Department bust
ness, was stricken with paralysis, i'll
Lafayette Square, about two O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, and died at the
Emergency Hospital shortly after six
o'clock, without having recovered con-
seriousness.
Advices from Turkey state that the
Armenians fear that the Archbishop OF
Marasch has been hanged. The Bish-
op of Hadjin and the Archbishop OF
Zeitoun have been condemned to
death. A letter from the Catholic
missions in Corea states that the situa-
ton of the native Christians is grave.
Hordes of Tonghaks threaten to in
wade northern Corea.
A caucus of the democrats, for the
purpose of testing the sentiment of the
majority, will, it is believed, be held
before the proposition TO curtail debate
on the currency bill can be considered.
An instance of the intense feeling en-
tertained by some of the democrats
against the national banking system was
furnished by Mr.. Ellis, of Kentucky,
Yesterday afternoon. He denounced
Mr.. Carlisle's bill in bitter terms.
The South Carolina Senate has pass
ed bill creating board, to consist OF
the Governor, comptroller and Secre-
tary of State, who shall have control OF
the appointment Of all policemen and
town marshals in towns of 1000 inhab-
itants or more. The purpose is to en-
ploy the police to enforce the liquor
dispensary law. The bill will probably
pass the House. The Senate killed the
Jim Grow" car bill, which passed the
House after nard fight. The Senate
was almost unanimous in its opposition
to the measure.
A dispatch from New York says Rev.
DIR. Edward McGlynn has made COM
plete recantation. He is no longer an
apostle of doctrines for the preaching
of which he brought on himself the ban
of communication from the Roman
Catholic Church. His penitential sea-
son, which began December %, 1892,
is over, and Archbishop Corrigan will
soon put him in charge of parish.
This report is, however, denied in other
quarters, especially that portion re-
garding the recantation.
1t looks as ifa wholesale decapitation
of government Office holders at Atlanta
may follow the present visit to Wash
ington of Internal Revenue Agent
Chapman, Assistant District Attorney
Rucker and Marshal Dunlap, and all,
it seems, on account of sensational evil
dence in the white cap cases that have
been on trial at Atlanta. Deputy Col
iector Rembert, Storekeeper Cox,
Waterman Carter and Collector Tram
nell are alleged to be implicated in
white cap outrages. Capt. Leverett,
marshal of the district. has already
been deposed.
Near Salem, W. Va, yesterday Miss
Annie Custer, girl sixteen years OF
:. o.o .rhila ON her WAY to school was