Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The American ship Wandering Jew
caught fire at Hong Kong yesterday
and was scuttled and sunk.
The South Carolina constitutional
convention yesterday voted down the
woman suffrage amendment.
Chairman Wellington, of the repub-
lican State committee of Mary land, &C
cuses Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania,
of helping Senator German to carry
Mary land for the democrats.
The Russian embassy received an
official telegram from St. Petersburg,
y, sterday, denying the stories from
Hong Kong about secret treaty be-
tween China and Russia.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
removed from the White House to
Wocdley, their fall home, yesterday
evening and will make it their home
until the social season begins.
An explosion caused by escaping gas
on Church Court Strand in London
yesterday caused the collapse of a
house, aud six person persisted in the
ruins which at once caught on fire.
10 San Francisco yesterday the clos
leg arguments for the defense were
made in the Durrant trial. District
Attorney Barnes began the closing ar
gumeut for the prosecution this morn
ing.
Paymaster General Stanton, of the
army, has decided that Lieut.. Gen.
Schotield, retired, is not entitled to the
full pay of his active rank, but to only
three -fourths of that amount, the regu-
lar rate of pay of all retired officers.
Cslso Caesar Moreno, a we'll known
Italian resident of Washington. was
convicted of crimioally libelling Baron
Fava, the Italian ambassador, by a jury
in Judge Coles court yesterday after
noon. aud being unable to give bail was
locked in Jail overnight.
Just before the Cabinet meeting yes
terday Secretary Olney brought to the
White House Sir Mackenzie Bowel,
the Canadian premier, and Sir Charles
HILBERT Upper, minister of justice
and introduced them to the President.
They were received in the Presidents
Office.
1t is reported that Senator Hill has
about abandoned the notion that he
will be- chosen the democratic candidate
for the presidency in 1896, and is said
to have made up his mind to help
William G. Whitney next year, in
the hope of having the support of MIR.
Whitney's friends four years or eight
years hence.
The great gold syndicate which
undertook to preserve the integrity of
The Treasury of the United States, has
dissolved, and the profits, 1874 ,42S,
has been distributed by Messrs. Morgan
& Co. among the Wall street men who
gave protection to the Treasury gold
reserve. Handsome profits in addition
have doubtless been realized upon the
sale of the bonds.
The Cabinet crisis has caused great
political excitement throughout France.
1t is though that M. Bourgeois or NJ.
Ribot will be asked to form new min
istry. President Faure requested the
retiring ministers to continue to dis
patch current business. 1t is thought
in Paris that the new ministry, when
formed, will be radical. w. Bourgeois
is spoken of as the probable premier.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of James ]. Corbett and his man
ager, Brady, and an officer has been
dispatched to Hot Springs to make the
arrests. Bob Fitzsimmons and party
left Corpus Christi, Tex, yesterday for
Hot Springs. Fitzsimmons said II
don't care if am arrested, am 60
ing up there to fight. I'll fight in pri-
vAte or in public; any way suits me-"
Tie floral display at the marriage Of
Miss Consuela Vanderbilt 10 the Duke
Of Marlborough next Wednesday is de-
signed to surpass that at the marriage
of Miss Gould to Count de Casteliane.
Mrs. Cora Rogers Duff will be mar
ried to Urben II. Broughton Novem-
ter u, and the marriage of Miss Pau
liue Whitney to Almerie Hugh Paget
i, appointed for the same day. The
combined wealth which these three
American brides will bring to their
English husbands is estimated at S40,-
100000.