Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Brazil has accepted the mediation of
England in her dispute with Portugal.
Secretary Lamont completely reor-
canized the War Department on Satur-
day.
Rapidly melting snow on the noun
tains in Washington caused disastrous
floods at Seattle and other towns.
An explosion occurred yesterday in
mine at Anderlues, Belgium, killing six
miners and injuring several others.
The triennial congress of American
physicians and surgeons will be held
in Metzerott Hall, Washington, on May
30, 30, 81, and June l.
Mr.. Gladstone was able to sit up yes
terday and his physician believes that
the removal of the cataract from his
right eye has been successful opera
ton.
About 10000 Dunkards from through
out the country are attending the an
uual camp meeting at Meyerdale, Pa.
The ceremony of feet washing was per-
formed yesterday
Mrs. James Howard was shot dead in
her home at Pineviile, KY, Saturday
night, during Il scuille between her hus-
band and James Slusher. The woman
in falling crushed her baby TO death.
Gen. Kelley, one Of the commonweal-
crs, is being looked for by his mother
who has not seen him since he ran away
from home twelve years ago. If she
catches him she says she will take the
commonweal nonsense out of him.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company filed bill in court in
Louisville, KY, Saturday, claiming
ownership to the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern Railroad under the
Illinois Central deal.
Representative Tracy, of Now York,
who has been most active in defeating
Representative BANDS silver moves,
says all chance of ii free coinage meas
ure at a ratio Of l6 TO is at an end III
the present Congress.
Efforts to form radical cabinet in
France having failed, NJ. Dupuy, Presi-
dent of the Chamber OF Deputies, has
consented to undertake the formation
of stop-gap cabinet. The indica-
tons yesterday were that he would not
succeed.
The United States Supreme Court
decided Saturday in favor of the State
of Indiana in the Big Four and other
railroad tax cases, holding that the as
sessment of railroad property by a
State board of tax commissioners was
open TO no constitutional objection.
The trouble over which the congre-
CATION st. Cashiers Polish Catholic
Church, ut Freeland, Pa, has been di-
vided for a year or more, yesterday
eliminated in bloody riot, in which
four men were shot, two of whom will
die. A number of others were serious
ly injured.
In the Senate on Saturday Mr.. Hills
motion to place lead ore on the free list
was defeated, the author and Messrs.
Mills and Irby being the only votes in
the affirmative. The finance commit
tees amendment fixing the rate on lead
ore at : of cent per pound was agreed
to without division.
The gold coinage executed at the
Philadelphia mint during the present
fsca! year, which ends on June 80, viii!
be the largest in the history ofthe mint
The to al will be about $4,000, 900,
against only 81 ,S40,202 for the calen-
dar year 1892.
st. Cyprian's Church, the new stone
ediice recently completed near the
corner of Thirteenth and c streets
southeast, Washington, which is to be,
come the religious home OF the colored
Catholics formerly aililiating with st.
Peters and ST. Joseph's churches, was
dedicated yesterday with a brilliant
ceremony. Cardinal Gibbons oiiiciated.