The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-25

Italy. has written q letter to the
Figaro, iu which he asesrts that Pre-.
mier Crispi's Indebtedness TO the State
Bank OF Rome is /, $50, 600 lire.
NEW foRK, PA special cable dis.
patch to the Herald from st. Peters.
burg says:
"ln addition to the approaching sot.
tlement of the question respecting the
leaving OF the Liao ruug Peninsula, the
Russian Government is now engaged in
completing negotiations directed to-.
ward the further guaranteeing of Rus.
sian Interests i'll the inr East"
LoNDoN. 24.--The Queens birthday
was celebrated to day in the usual mau.
ner. Tho anniversary will be celebrat.
ed officially Tomorrow when tho miu-
listers will give their customary din.
ners. Tho Prince Of Wales will attend
the dinner given by Lord Roseberry.
RALEIGH, n. O., 2I.-Tho Board
OF Aldermen OF this city to.
night ousted two Republican members
OF the Board because they had no t
complied with tho law requiring them
to return an itemiged statement OF
thoir campaign expenses within ton
days after the election.
'iShMoNb. we, Gis-lno returns
from tho election on Thursday, for
county and town officers, show in the
aggregate Democratic gains and in.
crehsing satisfaction with the Walton
election law. Princess Anne aud Rock.
bridge counties goes Democratic,
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., 24.-Down n slopo
to destruction rnu string of trans at
Slope No. 4. of Pratt Mines, .his morn.
ing. VIM. Fields. a negro driver; Neal
Brady aud two mules were on the track
in from: OF the cars. The mnles and
the NEGRO driver we're hurled to death.
while Brady was probably fatally in.
jured.
MADRID. 24.-The Spanish Govern.
ment has decided to build at Cadiz q
gunboat for permanent service iu
Cuban waters. Tho torpedo boats
Martin Alonzo and Pilipinas will sail
Tor Cuba to- o-morfow.
New YoKK, 24.-Commander Bal.
lington Booth, who is In command OF
the Salvation army forces in the
United Stntes. and his wife, Maude
Elizabeth Booth. were made this morh-
Ing full fledged American cisizens.
Judge Kennedy administered tho oath
to them In the County Olerk'a Office.
LoSDoS, 24.-Oscar Wilde was cross
examined by Sir Frank Lockwood, who
questioned him 10 regard to his letter
to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he
wrote:
~ know that Hyacinthus, who WINS
loved by Apollo, was yon IN the Greek
days"
Wilde said he did not refer to love
botween men. bnt to an old poetic
iden, not to sensual, isnoble love.
WAsHISaroN, 24.-Chief of the
Secret Ssrvice, Wm. p. Hazen. re.
turnod this evening from Canada
bringing with him 35, 600 captured 2
cent postage stamps taken from the
counterfeitors arrested there.
ATLANTA. Ga, 2I.-Gov. Atkinson
has refused to order troops to the Nm.
tional Cemetery. at AudersonyiIle. ON
Decoration Day, as requested by the
citizens. They fear riot frole the
egcnrsionists.
kNoxrILLE, Tenn, 24.-Three young
men In Lee comfy, Va, named joe
Burton, Ed Gallagher and Sam Jones.
went behind counter in O store where
some moonshine whiskey was secreted
for their speciah use, this morning. aud
drank literally OF the stuff. Some one
bad placed poison in the whiskey and
only Que of tie three. Gallagher, sur.
wives.
RIcHMoNp. Va, 24. The stables of
Warner. Moore Il Co., proprietors of
the Shockoe ~ Dunlop Mills, were
destroyed by fire 10 night, and twenty
horses aud mules were burned to death.
Loss about $4,000. The fire was aoci.
dental.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, 24.-The tor
pedo boat Gushing arrived here to.
night, having made the trip from Nor
t ok by the inland route without any
trouble at any point. From Fernan.
dina the vessel came through Nassau
sound and the Sisters creek TO the st.
Johns river. She will coal here and
await orders.