Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Over two hundred ministers are APP
plicsnts for vacancy in The list of army
chaplains.
Miss Clara Barton and her colleagues
of the Red Cross Society have arrived
at Constantinople.
Queen Lilinokalani of Hawaii has re-
ceived pardon for her participation 10
the uprising of January 1895.
Several irresponsible bond bidders
who failed to deposit the twenty per
ceut instalment required have forfeited
their bonds.
Ii Hung Chang has been appointed
to represent China atthe Cars corona
ton, and important developments are
expected with the reported Russo
China alliance.
Mckinley is in the lead in the presl'
Dental race, being already assured OF
nearly three hundred votes in the re-
publican national convention. Reed is
second, Allison third and Governor
Morton close fourth.
John ]. Swan and Daniel Brown,
attendants at the Furnhurst Insane
ASYLUM, in Delaware, were convicted
at Wilmington on Saturday of man
slaughter in causing the death of Leon
Pisa, an inmate of the institution.
Dredgers made raid on the Rock
Hall oyster bar, Md, on Saturday, and
Captain Stevens, of the oyster navy,
was unable to cope with them. 1t is
expected that the trouble will continue
to-day. and the situation is regarded as
serious.
j. Mott, chairman of the national
committee of the silver party, has is
sued an address to the people urging
them to abandon both ofthe old parties
and vote for a presidential candidate
who will be pledged to the free coinage
of silver.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg say
there is growing conviction tnat Bull
garia must recognize Russia's supreme
sway. The Sultan of Turkey, accord
ing to dispatch from Philippopolis, is
disposed to recognize Bulgaria's indie
pendence in return for lump sum OF
money down.
Through the arrest of Captain Loose
WITT, of the steamer Rhynland, at Phil.
adelphia, for the alleged smuggling OF
diamonds valued at $4,000, the auth
critics of that city believe they have
discovered a big diamond smuggling
scheme. Herman Keek, of Cincinnati,
head Of large diamond cutting estab-
Iishment, has also been arrested, charg-
ed with being concerned in the SNUG
Cling.
A dispatch from Rome says Princess
Marie Louise of Bulgaria, mother OF
Prince Boris. has begged permission
from the Pope to enter the Convent OF
Sepolte Vive, at Naples. The Pope re-
fused the request. 1t is said that
Prince Ferdinand offered to bring up
Prince Boris secretly as Catholic if the
Pope would wink at his ostensible con-
version. This offer was Indignantly re-
jected.
The property known as Edgewood,
the Washington home for many years
of the late Chief Justice Chase. has been
purchased by subscriptions among the
friends of Mrs. Kate Chase-Sprague,
who intend to hold it in trust for her,
and upon good opportunity for its sale
to present the proceeds to administra-
tors for Mrs. Sprague's use. At public
sale a year ago the property brought
SAG, 954, which was only the amount OF
mortgage upon it.
Geo. 81. Jackson, colored carriage
driver of Cincinnati, has voluntarily
informed the police that on the night
Pearl Byran was murdered, he Was
hired to drive two men and sick girl
across the river to the Kentucky side
Oae of the men held pistol to his
head when he tried to leave them. The
girl WIS incoming all the time. They
took her from the carriage and into
the woods when he ran away. Out OF
the twenty or more men brought before
him, the colored driver picked out
Walliug as the man who sat on the box
of the carriage with him.
The attack on Secretary Morton for
his refusal 10 eXpend the appropriation
Tor seed in the present Agricultural De-
partment bill was transferred from the
Senate to the House of Representatives,
and furnished the feature of Saturday
proceedings. 1t was led by MIR. Baker,
Of New Hampshire, and was supported
by Messrs Moses and Livingstone, OF
Georgia, Mr.. Boatner, of Louisiana.
and Mr.. Meredith. Some very harsh
things were said and applauded, es-
pecially by Mr.. Boatner, who referred
to Mr.. Morton contemptuously, as
"that individual" and not voice was
raised in bis defense. The general d.
bate on the agricultural bill, during the
consideration of which the attack was
made, was closed before adjournment.
VIRGINIA NEWS.