Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ex-Governor Leon Albeit, of New
Jersey, died yesterday evening.
Bishop Atticus G. Haygood, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, is
dangerously ill at his home, in Ok
ford, Ga.
Cardinal Gibbons formally opened
the fair for the benefit of the new st.
Paul's Catholic Church in northwest
Washington yesterday evening.
Victoria Vokes, the actress, sister of
the late Rosna Vokes, and the last OF
family of five, all of whom were pop
uar on the English stage, died yester-
day.
Mr.. Sayres, of Texas, chairman OF
the House committee on appropria-
tons, hopes to have all the approprla-
ton bills reported and on the calendar
before the holiday recess.
Governor Hogg, of Texas, announces
that be will follow the indicted Stan.
dard Oil magnates into every State OF
the Union and across the ocean Ii
necessary to bring them to justice.
The caucus of democratic Senators
held Yesterday adjourned until Thurs
day without action. The entire time
was devoted to discussion of the sit
uation and to the wisest course OF ac-
ton for the democratic party during
the present session of Congress.
John Gary Evans was yesterday in
aupurated Governor of South Carolina
in place of Benjamin r. Tlllman. The
new governor made speech approving
the liquor dispensary law; spoke of an
aristocracy of brains and said we are
becoming a nation Of agricultural serfs.
Lord Dunraven, who, on the part of
the English yacht syndicate, has chal-
lenged the New York Yacht Club for
another contest for the Americas cup,
will bring the new yacht across three
or four months before the races, in or
der to get her crew familiar with Amer
lean waters.
A dispatch from Shanghai announces
that Pekin is terror stricken by the
news from Port Arthur, that Li-Hung-
Chang is in danger of FORGETTING his life,
and that the appearance ola japanese
army before the walls of the capital
must lead to the overthrow of the pres
ent dynasty.
Senator Aldrich, a member of the
committee on rules, says that although
several propositions emanating from
the democratic side providing for a
change in the rules for closing debate
and forcing a vote have been presented,
he does not believe that there is one
third of the Senate in favor of such a
change.
The recent whitecappings which have
kept the people Of Berea, KY, and To-
caiity in terror for the last few months,
eliminated Monday night in an at
tempt to blow up Berea College with
dynamite. The college is four.story
brick structure and has regular at
tendance Of about four hundred STU
dents of both sexes and colors, more
than half Of whom are from the North.
The German government has for
warded to the minister at Washington
statement not favorable to the Amer
lean side of the case in the matter of
the prohibition against the landing OF
American cattle at German ports. AT
The meeting of Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet
Yesterday the question of embargo by
Germany upon American cattle and
other important subjects were dis
cussed.
Japan has notified China that no
further peace proposals will be consid-
cred unless made by regularly ac-
credited ambassador from the Chinese
court. At the same time Japan re-
minds China that it is not Japan, but
China is suing for peace. Japan is dis
satisfied with China's temporizing poll
cy, and claims that China is seeking
concessions in advance of formal con-
ference looking to settlement.
The aged Rabbi Wise, known by He
brews all over the United States, an.
nounced Monday night that he would
resign the presidency of the Hebrew
Union College OF Cincinnati on account
of old age, being seventy-seven. No
fund has ever been created for presi-
dents salary, and Rabbi Wise has
served all these years without pay.
He will insist that the New Orleans
convention choose new president and
" salary for him