Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-21
.N.EWS OF The DAY.


Justin :. Mo.uIl was reelected
United States Senator fin I,ermont
yesterday.
Archbishop ireland denies that the
pope Is displeased g his position in re-
gard to the question involved in the
present campaign.
Application has been made to the
Brooklyn board of aldermen for per
mission for the obstruction OF a tunnel
10 connect the trolley street railwa!
system Of that city with the cable line;
OF New York.
An absolute di, ce was granted al
Augusta, Ne, V rday TO Mrs. Har
ret Blaine Bee d daughter of the
late James G. Blaine, from Truxlor
Beale, OF Washington, upon the ground
OF non-aupport.
The most disas'r ous fire in the his
tory of Laurel, Nj, occurred last
night, resulting in the destruction o.
SO, 900 worth OF property. The First
J BAPTIST Church a. i ne Masonic TEN
I pie are in ashes.
Miss Mary Kit .ef, aged about forty
wears, belonging TO well-to do family
residing near Pratt, Nd, has become
I violently insane as the result OF the re-
fusal on the part OF the members OF hel
family to allow her TO embrace the
Mormon faith.
At meeting Of clergymen of the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the
United States, held iu New York yes
terdav. it was decided to organize al
army OF uniform evangelists, who
will compete wi, Salvation Army
in religious worl ong the poor.
The democru State central com.
mittee Of Georgia met at Atlanta yes
| terday and refused to accept the popu
! list ultimatum, which demanded that
the full electoral vote Of the State be
cast for Watson for Vice President, but
Offering to withdraw seven Of the pop,
ulist electors, retaining six, to run
with seven TO be named by the demo
Gratis.
The steamer Arsgo, owned by the
/ Oregon Coal and Navigation Company
and plying between Coos bay and San
Francisco. was wrecked on the rocks
Of the jetty at Coos Head yesterday
She will be & total loss. in an attempt
TO land a boatload of passengers and
members OF the CT y the boat was cap
sized. Twelve p sons were drowned
! tour passengers q. eight OF the crew
At tho rne-..ag IN New York
Yesterday Of tie House OF Bish
OPS OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, it was decided not to
elect at this meeting a bishop for
AsheviIle, y. c. The bisbopric ofthat
Jurisdiction will remain without an in
cumbent until the next annual meeting
OF the House Of Bishops. Nominations
were made for the bishopric Of Duluth,
which was crealcd year ago. These
nominatic. ill be reported upon to
day by committee: 10 whom they were
referred.
The meetings Of the board Of direct
ors Of the Catholic University in Wash
ington to-day an Of the archbishops
to morrow viii he largely attended.
The bishops haze lad as yet no oppor-
tuni5y to discuss the issues which Will
come before the board OF directors. 1t
is almost certain, however, that priest
and rot bishop will be rejected, al
though &c names are positively men
toned. There Will be no change in
the policy or management OF the uni
versity under the rector who is to sue
coed Bishop Keane.
The trustees of the American
University held their annual meet
ing in Washington last night. The
reports of Bishop Hurst, chancel-
lor, ard Rev. Samuel l.. Bell
or, vice chancellor, were read. Hon:
Matthew G.. Emery, treasurer, reported
that the receipts during the last five
wears had been $280,000. OF this
amount there is SIC ,0G0 cash on hand,
besides assets consisting of property
other than money. Bishop Hurst re-
ported that the find being raised by
ministers to erect the Asbury Memorial
Hall at the university had received
pledges Of $1O0,00O, $4,000 of which
had been paid in.