Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The democratic Senatorial caucus
held Yesterday evening came to no def.
mite conclusion on the thrift bill.
Mrs. Lease says she obtained the Sc.
crets of Masonry by looking through
a wicket and seeing the degrees con.
ferred.
Four Catholic Sisters began teaching
in the public schools of Pittsburg, Pa.
yesterday, under an agreement with
the central board of education.
Secretaries Herbert and Lamtn mt have
decided that hereafter there shall be Il
more football contests between Yves.
Point and the Naval Academy team.
A terrible boiler explosion has taken
place at the big iron works at Alexan-
drowsk, Russia; twenty-five men were
killed and ten were seriously injured.
In the House of Representatives yes.
terday an amendment was proposed by
Mr.. Bryan, by which the votes of nine
members of jury would constitute q
verdict,
A petition is being circulated in Colo.
RADIO which calls upon the silver pro
ducing States to secede from the gener.
al government and join the republic Of
Mexico.
The President sent to the Senate
yesterday the nomination of George
". Truesdell, of Washington, to be
District commissioner, vice NJ. M
Parker, republican, resigned.
The civil service commission will ad.
nit women to examination on March
6 to fill a vacancy in the position of as
sistant in the division of vegetable pa
thology, department of agriculture, al
1920 per annum.
Ajury in Washington yesterday re-
turned a verdict of $1,000 against the
owners of Metzerott Hall for the death
of Mr.. White, who was killed by the
falling of one of the walls of the hall
on his shop, on F street.
Bv a vote of 212 to 161 the House Of
Commons yesterday rejected Lord
Salisbury's new amendment to the par
ish councils bill. The Commons will
be prorogued on Monday and a new
session begin on March u.
John Vert, q farmer, his wife and
five children were burned to death in
their house neal Murfreesboro, Ark,
yesterday. The house was built O
logs, with a large fireplace at each end,
When discovered the next day the
entire building was in ashes and the
charred bodies of the seven victims were
recovered
Silver men in the House declare that
Mr.. Bland has no intention of with.
drawing his seigniorage bill as long as
his followers are willing to vote with
him on its adoption. The prevalent
opinion among members of the House
is that the only manner in which The
deadlock over the Bland silver seignior.
age bill can be broken is to agree upon
a compromise making concessions tC
both sides.
In his speech in the House of Repre-.
s.ntatives yesterday Mr.. Pence, Of Col
orado, denounced the republicans fol
submitting to the crack of ex-Speakel
Reeds whip, and warned him if the
election of president were thrown into
the House in 1896, he would rue his fill.
clustering course. Mr.. Fithian, Of Hi.
nois, condemned, in the severest terms,
the action of his democratic colleagues
who were taking part in the filibuster'
ing. Towardsth close OF the session Mr.,
Pence's reflections on Messrs. Picker
and Ellis, of Oregon, drew from them q
statement which Mr.. Pence character
lied as absolutely untrue" He was
twice called to order, and the House.
by a vote, refused to allow him to pro-
coed.