Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Miss Vanderbilt Is purchasing mag
nificent trousseau for her approaching
marriage to the Duke of Marlborough.
In San Francisco yesterday the trial
of Theodore Durre MT was continued IN.
til Monday next on account of the i'll
ness of attorney Deuprey, the leading
counsel of the defense.
Mr.. Hurst, ex-senator Butler, of
South Carolina, Mr.. Bernard Carter and
Senator German made speeches at the
Marlboro meetings, in Prince Georges
county, Md, yesterday.
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, yester
day pardoned 112 girls who mad been
committed to Evanston Industrial
School. Charges had been preferred
against the management.
The marriage of Miss Daisy German,
daughter of Senator German, to Mr..
Richard johnson, of Washington, will
take place in Washington at the town
house of the Germans, on K street,
October 81.
The cause of the recent uprising in
Corea. in which the Que is believed
to have been killed, is said to have been
her dislike for the recently formed bat
talions of troops, which were organic
ed upon European models.
jeff Ellis, negro arrested near Hol-
ly Springs, Miss, yesterday, confessed
that he assaulted and murdered Mrs.
Wilcox near Borden, Tenn, and that
he tried to assault young girl while
escaping into Mississippi, but did not
succeed.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle are said to be seriously consid-
ering the wisdom of recomm ending to
Congress an additional tax of 81 a bar
rel on beer and the revival of the tax
on bank checks as a means for raising
revenue to meet the existing rapidly
increasing deficit in the Treasury.
The Presidents family was reunited
in Washington yesterday evening
President Cleveland reached the city
by water in the afternoon, and Mrs
Cleveland and the children arrived by
train over the Pennsylvania Railroad
at lilo p. m. The President next
week goes to Atlanta to pay q visit to
the Cotton States and International
Exposition.
Constantinople advices say that the
French, Russian and the British ambas-
sailors. on Monday presented to Said Pa
sha, the minister of foreign affairs, the
final demands of the powers for Ar
menian reforms. If this is not accept
ed, an ultimatum will be presented
No further modification will be per
failted. The scheme drops the demand
for Christian high commissioner, but
otherwise it is almost Identical with the
proposals of last May.
At a republican meeting in Balti-
more last night Mr.. Roosevelt, of New
York, paid his respects to Senator Cor
man by saying that he had detected
him in an outrageous falsehood, and
Broadly intimated that Maryland's
senior Senator could not be trusted in
any position. To-day Mr. Roosevelt
when asked what he meant by this
statement said Mr.. German had stated
that be knew of absurd questions hav
ing been asked in civil service exami-
nations in B1ltimore, but had refused
10 cite an instance.
The advisory board of the American
Protective Association. after two
days stssion in ST. Louis, adjourned
sine die last night. The work consist
ed, almost wholly, in the drafting OF
report by sub committee and its
adoption by the board. This report
was in the nature of a declaration of
of principles, and may also be consid.
cred as notice served on the political
parties. The order is to take part in
the Presidential campaign, and its ad-
herents are requested to inquire into
the religious affiliations of all candi-
dates.