Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Humanese, is starting for Corea.
The national encampmeut of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Pitts
burg, Pa, yesterday selected Louisville,
KY, as the place for the next meeting.
At Terre Haute, Ind, yesterday Alix
trotted the mile in 2:04 on the same
track where Nancy Hanks fixed the
worlds record at 2:04, September %,
1892.
The arrest of two men who were act
ing suspiciously in the Vatican grounds
has caused a rumor in Rome that an
attempt was designed upon the life OF
the Pope.
In Washington it is said there is a
prospect for Idaho going democratic,
and reports from Wisconsin are that
the party will more than hold its own
in that State
The Due d'Orleans, in speech to the
| French royalists assembled on the oc-
fcasion of his fathers funeral, made
formal announcement of his claim to
the French throne.
The only we'll in the village at Latti-
mer. Pa, was yesterday found to be
filed with coal oil and paris green. A
quarrel about ownership led to this
dastardly attempt at wholesale poison
ing.
There is a movement on foot in
Washington to have the Supreme Count
of the United States housed in the Cor
coran Art Gallery, at the corner OF
Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
The splendid town hall in Verden,
Department of Meuse, France, which
contained many art treasures, has been
burned. The fire communicated 20 the
museum adjoining the town hall and
this building was also burned.
Peter Jackson has asked for his Slo,-
600 deposit. The fight with Cor
bett will not take place. Corbett has
written letter denouncing Jackson for
not fighting in the South, saying the
people of the South are the fairest peo-
pie in the world.
President C. H. ]. Taylor, of the ne
gro national democratic league, has de-
clined, with spiteful illusions to me
gro murderers belonging to the other
race" to accept 81. c. c. Astwood's
resignation of the chairmanship of the
league. Taylor says that, being re-
corder of deeds, he lis out of politics !"
that he "can pass upon the acceptance
or non-acceptance of the resignation"
The colored republican State conyen-
ton at Denver yesterday nominated A.
w. Mcintyre, of Conejos county, for
Governor. Senator Teller made
speech in which he said Il was pre-
sent at the birth of the republican par
ty, and when it shall ally itself with
the gold standard absolutely, l shall
part with that party, not to 60 to the
populists, but to go to some other par
; nv. which will insure the free coinage
of silver"
1t is announced in a dispatch from
Rome that Mgr. Satolli will be created
cardinal at consistory which the
Pope will hold in December. 1t is ex,
pected that Cardinal Gibbons and pos
! sibly Archbishop Corrigan will be pre-
sent at the consistory. 1t is also ex
r pected that if Mgr. Satolli, who hal
} been called to the Vatican, is made 6
cardinal, he will be succeeded as papa
3 ALLOCATE for the United States by Mgr
Tomnasi. at present sub-Secretary O
c State at Rome. Mgr. Tomnssi was for
: merly delegate to Germany and Is fifty
three years old.
The twelfth of September was cele
,, brated in Baltimore yesterday NOR
! deliberately than ever before, the oc
casion being the eightieth anniversar,
= = of the battle of North Point and tn
centennial of Fort McHenry. All Q
the various events were largely attend
: ed. The parade under the auspices o
4 the Society of the War of 1872, and tn
/, one composed entirely of the JUNO
Order of United American Mechanic
!. was very creditable. About 15,OO'
= persons attended the exercises at For
McHenry; there were 10000 at Clifton
,, and $4,000 at Patterson Park.
:. Secretary Carlisle has written lette
to Representative Heard, of Missouri
:. in which he says that the minis in New
, Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francis
, co are engaged in coming STANDARD
,, silver dollars from the bullion purchas
ed under the act of July IA, 1890
commonly known as the Sherman law
g During the month of July $40, 900 wer'
p coined, and during the month o
+ August S72S,0O0. About the SAM
. amount will be coined during the pre-
a sent month (September), and thereafte
such amount may be coined as the Sec
= , rotary may consider advisable unde
, the circumstances.