Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Massachusetts, republicans have de-
clared for Reed, sound money, protec-
ton and reciprocity.
Two nuns escaped from Chicago
convent yesterday and the Mother SUI
perior has fears that they were kidnap-
ped.
The Cuban resolutions will rot be
called up in the House until after the
sundry civil appropriation bill has
been passed.
Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee, who was
cousecrated as the first bishop OF the
Diocese of Washington, at New York,
on Wednesday. arrived in Washington
yesterday.
The possibility of ex-President Har-
rison's candidacy is referred to persist
entity, aud many shrewd politicians pre-
diet that ne will yet be an important
factor in the race.
At Annapolis, Nd, yesterday, in the
case of the State of Maryland against
John X. Cowen ct al, trustees, (the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal CASEY the
Court of Appeals ordered reargument.
In Baltimore yesterday about 10000
tiue shai were received, chiefly from
Virginia and North Carolina. The
bucks sold at an average of ten cents,
and the roes at twenty-five cents
apiece.
The body of Mrs. Bessie Rech, who
had been missing several days, was
found yesterday buried on her hus'
bands farm, in Este.ville, n. J. The
woman was strangled. The husband
is missing.
A handsome woman, showing evi.
d4nce of refinement in both dress and
feature, shot and killed herself at seven
o'clock last nightin Central Park, New
York. She was found seated on q
bench in the west pathway.
Senator Hill introduced bill in the
Senate yesterday authorizing the Score
tary of the Treasury to deal SUI
ficient number of revenue cutters to
provide for the safety of participants IN
and spectators of regattas.
Senator Mcmillan said yesterday that
The bill to complete the Lydecker tun.
mel and the reservoir near Howard
University and SO give Washington al
ample supply of water for twenty years
to come would certainly pass the Sep
ate this session.
The Society of the Daughters of the
Conlederacy of Baltimore have secured
General Filzhugh Lee to lecture there
on May 9th. General Lee telegraph
cd his acceptance of the invitation, and
will be the guest of the society while
there.
A blazing lamp caused panic and
stampede in Mt. Zion Church. colored
in Washington last nighs. The build
ing was crowded and that there were
no fatalities is almost q miracle. Sew
eral women were trampled on, but nc
one was seriously injured in the crush
re enters. During the singing ofthe Pas
The House committee on invalid
| pensions yesterday reported favorably
Representative Crowther's bill extend
ing the benefits of the pension laws tt
all the militia engaged in the civil wa
who served ninety days under the di
rect authority of the War Department
or United States officers. 1t is estimat
ed that from twelve to fifteen thousand
names would be added to the pension
rolls by this bill.
The House committee on publ,
buildings and grounds. which rejected
the Malone lot as site for the proposed
new government printing Office, hav'
selected the Carroll lot, few block
south of the Capitol grounds, as thu
site for the proposed building. Tb'
square was the site Of the old Carol
mansion at Duddiugton. 1t faces Gar
field Park, and contains total of l35.
600 feet. The price asked is $4,000