Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-08
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, June S.-The SIN comment
ing on yesterdays race e,e,, for the Man o.
chester cup says: 1.-THE Americans
were very cocksure that Banquet Would
win and planked down their dollars
with reckless confidence. The result
showed that the cleverness of the visit
ors is only visible when they are run
ming q third.rate horse in tenth-rate
company The first time they met a
representative English field both horse
and jockey signally failed to realize ex-
pectations."
GLASGOW, June S.-Lord Dupraven's
new yacht Valkyrie III, which is to
contest for the Americas cup, will,
after her trial next week, be taken to
the Thames 10 compete in the coming
races there.
LONDON, 8.-The course sailed over
to-day by the Audrey, Luna, Dragon,
Inyoni, Stephanie and the American
yacht Niagara was from the More
lightship to Dover, distance OF nifty
miles. The weather was beautiful,
but the wind was very light from the
northeast. The Niagara and the Au-
drey finished haitian hour behind the
leader-the Stephanie. In the big
yacht race the Ailsa beat the Britannia
by five seconds.
VIENNA, June 8.-Further news
from the Roberndorf valley, which
was swept by a storm on Thursday,
was received this morning. The pre-
yious reports of devastation and death
were not in the least exaggerated.
Seventy person are known to have
been killed and many others are miss
ing.
MANCHESTER, June S.-The Whit
suntide plate of 1000 sovereigns for
two-year-olds, five furlongs, was run
to-day and won by Mr.. I. l.. Plunketcs
Bellevin.
LONDON, June S.-A man giving his
name as Lorenzo Covington was ar
raigned in the Bow street police station
this afternoon charged with having
threatened to murder Cardinal Waugh
an by throwing vitrol upon that pre-
late. 1t was shown that the prison
er had sent letter to the cardi-
nal demanding the repayment of ESQ
which Covington alleged he had lost
through a certain action of the Catholic
Church. Failing to receive this sum
he declared that be would put his
threat into execution. Covington was
remanded.
The summer itinerary of the Prince
of Wales shows that it will be impossi-
BILE for him to visit the United States
this year. if he ever had any intention
of doing so.
Henry Irving will 60 to Windsor to
receive his Knighthood from the Queen
on July 1st.
1t is understood that the Chinese
government has decided to pay Russia
five per cent. upon the Chinese loan re-
Gently raised in Paris and guaranteed
by Russia. Russia drove sharp bar
gain by raising the money in Paris at
four per cent, thus making one per
cent. on the total loan of sixteen mil
lion pounds.
ROME, June S.-Messrs. MscGinley
Kelly, Tonnelly, Darlin, Lavette and
Bennels, pupils in the American col
lege, were ordained priests to-day and
will celebrate their first mass to-mor-
row. To mark the occasion fete
dinner will be given by the faculty OF
the American college tomorrow, and
will be attended by Cardinal Gibbons
and the visiting American bishops.
BELFAST, June S-The tug Ranger,
in an attempt to float the British
Gamer Davaar ashore OH Briggs Reef,
on the coast of County Down, struck
The wreck OF the steamer Emily, which
was lost on the reef some years ago.
The tug sank Immediately. The crew
we're saved. 1t is now feared that the
Davaar will become total loss, as the
sunken tug and three wrecks block the
only direction in which she can be haul
ed of the reef.
oNsTANTINopLE, June S.-The Turkish
Ministry to-day resigned and cabinet is be.
ing formed with Kiamil Pasha as Grand
NiZer.