Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Bishops Paret, Penick. Kepha:t, Ran
dolph and Wilson preached in Balti-
more yesterday.
3lr. George J. Gould gave his wife
house On Fifth avenue valued al
10000 for a Christmas gift.
Mr.. VOORHEES, has the assurances OF
republican members that there will be
no filibustering in the Senate Oh the
.lriff bill.
Anarchists yesterday psraded the
streets OF Rome and Naples shouting for
revolution and denouncing taxes. They
had several conflicts with the troops,
in which couple Of the soldiers were
injured.
Regulators visited number OF coun-
try houses. near Leesburg. KY. on Sat
urday night, and called out the men,
whipping some and warning others to
leave. Joshua Mitchell resisted and
was shot dead.
Saturday was the fourth day wasted
by the House because Of the inability
10 secure a quorum. Speaker Crisp is
sued his warrant for the arrest of TWEEN
ty-two democrats, sixteen republicans
and one silverite.
In German ministerial circles the
Sicilian situation is regarded with
alarm lest the Emperor should become
convinced that France has promoted
the trouble in Sicily and Germany
should 20 TO the assistance Of Italy.
Some years ago the department ad-
ded Oh III TO the end OF ell postofiices
ending in burg" Now the officials
are knocking off those superhuous
MS" and the latest order relates 20
Harrison burg, Va. which Is 70 drop 1t.
The people never used it.
One of the most dramatic occurrences
that has ever taken place before an
audience in Washington was witnessed
at Typographical Hall last night, when
Patrick Jules Wallace, medium and
healer" was placed under arrest b.
Detective Rhodes charged with being
an iInpos:er
Il is reported that last week plans
had been laid 10 capture Admiral Sal
danha. OF the Brazilian insurgent navy.
but they were revealed to him by q
friend who was an officer OF the Ma
tional Guard. The officer was shot by
order OF General Telles when his act
was discovered.
The New York journal Of Conn
merce says "We may not yet
hatter ourselves that we have
seen the end OF thegreat reaction
from the thousand forms Of overriding
that have sprung from the stimulus Of
modern invention The rebound is so
radical and universal that the period OF
recuperation can hardly fail 10 prove
unusually protracted.
The attack upon British troops in
Sierra Leone, Africa, By the French
was due to the British colored troops
being mistaken for hostile natives
The sun-burned English officers were
also mistaken for Arabs. Lieutenant
Moritz. commanding the French force
died from his wounds. Three British
officers and four privates were killed.
France will not contest the making Of
ample reparation.
As stated in the GAZETTE on Satur-
day Attorney J. Hale Sypher stated to
the House committee on naval affairs
that he believed the committee was
formed for the express purpose of aid
ing naval contractors in securing large
premiums. Later he insinuated that
Representative Cummings, the chair
man, was also under the influence Of
the ship-builders, whereupon Mr..
Cummings called Mr. Syphcr damn
ed liar,
W. Bowen Moore, pension attorney
Of Buffalo, \. y, was arrested on Sat
urday on the charge Of defrauding the
United States government through the
pension department. Dispatches from
Washington about a month ago stated
that Moore's frauds aggregated about
$4,000. Special examiners were
there for some time investigating the
case, and the order of arrest was based
on their report. 1t is said that the in
vestigations have brought out the most
stupendous frauds ever perpetrated on
the pension department, amounting to
81 900, 900.