Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A decree has been issued in Den
mark forbidding the importation OF
American live cattle and fresh meat.
Il is stated that Japan will not ac-
cept any offers of mediation on the part
of the United States until China raises
the white flag.
NJ. de Giers, the Russian minister OF
foreign affairs, and General Vannovski,
the Russian minister of war, are report
ed to have resigned.
The Baltimore City Council yester-
day appointed joint committee 10
investigate the conduct of the various
departments of the municipality of that
city.
Washington physicians have applied,
through the State Department. to
French physicians for a supply of Sc
rum, which, it is alleged, has great
curative power for diphtheria.
In the keystone Coal and Coke Com.
pany's mining camp. in Mcdowell
county, W. Va, yesterday, two colored
men were killed and two horribly in
iured by the explosion of powder.
The civil service commission is re-
ported as striving to place the entire
postal service, including postmasters OF
important cities and the consular SER
vice under civil service regulations.
At Couey Island, N. Y, last night
Jack McAulifle and Owen Zeigler had
boxing match. The fight was stopped
by the police in the third round, the
formers left hand having been broken.
A disastrous railroad accident occur
red at Larimer, Pa, on branch line
of the Pennsylvania railroad yesterday
afternoon, in which four or five coal
miners and probably more lost their
lives.
The coming mill of the Phoenix Pow
der Manufacturing Company, one mile
east of Farmingdale, n. j., was blown
up at l o'clock yesterday afternoon,
killing two men and badly injurlng
another.
Rev. J. B. Dare, the young pastor OF
st. Paul's NJ. E. Church at Port Repub-
lie, n. j., Sunday night resigned his
pastorate rather than face charges OF
sensational nature which were to have
been preferred against him, and yester-
day mounted his bicycle and rode away.
Last Thursday evening party OF men,
including two church officials, caught
the young pastor in an extremely COM
promising position. He was given the
alternative of resigning or standing
trial before church tribunal, and he
chose the former. His wife is heart,
broken over her husbands downfall
and fight.
At Yesterdays convention of the
knights of labor in New Orleans the
miners delegation from Indiana, Ohio
and PENNSYLVANIA were unseated, de.
spite their claim that they represented
many thousands Of knights. The min
ers propose to report back to their or
CARNATIONS recommending secession
The miners are in the Powderly camp
and Powderly himself proposes to lead
a vigorous Fl ght and keep the CONTROL
ing knights at New Orleans much lon
ger than they expected. Some of his
friends, familiar with his plans, say
that he will fight an injunction restrain
ing the officers from continuing to con-
troll the property of the knights of la
Dor. The miners were unseated by
vote of 81 to ~, which shows that Sow
ereign and Hayes will be re elected
The election will probably take place
o.day.
Capt. Reuben F. Kolb issued an ad
dress Yesterday announcing his inten
ton to be inaugurated Governor O
Alabama December /. The address be-
gins by saying that the paramount is
sue in the late State campaign was hon
est elections, and charges that frauds
we're committed in 1892. Itsays there
was almost universal demand against
the repetition of these frauds. When
asked about the manifesto, Governor
Jones said: civilian c. Oates has
been elected Governor by the fairly-ex-
pressed will of a majority of the people
of Alabama, and has been so declared by
the General Assembly, the only tribu
nal which has the right or authority
under the constitution 10 declare this
result. 1t is my duty to see that he i:
duly installed, and, by the Grace o.
of God, he will be. do not anticipate
that any number of men will be foolish
enough to heed Kolb's advice, but j
they do, the consequences will be or
their own heads"