Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Kate Field, the well-known writer,
died from pneumonia in Honolulu on
May 10.
VIM. Taylor, who was said to be 105
years old, died at his home, S17 Stock
holm street, Baltimore, yesterday.
Bishop McFaul confirmed thirty
ssven converts to the Roman Catholic
faith in the New Jersey State prison
yesterday.
The question of reducing the repre-
sentation of southern States in the re-
publican national convention will be
considered by the national committee
at the meeting in ST. Louis on June s.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, who has
gone to Cuba for a New York paper,
has applied to the Havana authorities
for permission to visit the camp of the
insurgent leader, Gen. Antonio Maceo.
On Saturday evening another cy-
clone visited Seneca, Lockwood and
other adjacent points in Missouri and
did much damage beside killing 30 peo.
pie. Parts of Texas were also visited by
cyclone Saturday night.
J.J. Mott, chairman of the national
silver party, has issued an address urg-
ing the friends of the party to push the
work of organization with all possible
vigor, the purpose being to unite for
action all believers in the restoration of
free silver and prosperity.
About two thousand people were
killed in the wild rush of hundreds of
thousands at the great gift giving
festival and dinner to the peas
ants on plain near Moscow, on Satur-
day, an account of which was published
in the GAZETTE of that day.
DR.. Richardson, of the American
School of Archaeology, who recently
discovered the site of the ancient Greek
city of Eretria and other important
relics, has found the remains of an an
Gent theatre and a key to the topo-
graphy OF the Corinth of olden times.
Mrs. Henry Ingram, of Calhoun
county, Michigan, yesterday entered
upon the 100 day of her record. break
ing fast. During this period she has
not taken a morsel of food of any kind,
and does not appear to need anything
to eat. Her health remains about the
same.
Mr.. Cleland Kinloch Brewer, ex-dep.
uty collector of internal revenue, died
suddenly of apoplexy in bed yesterday
morning, at mis- home, in Baltimore,
and MIR. Charles W. Ridgely, the Oldest
member of the Baltimore bar, and one
of the earliest inhabitants of Luther
vile. died yesterday, aged 50 years.
A colored man named Hal. McAbee
has been arrested at Gaithersburg, Md,
; as an important witness in the Buxton
mystery. 1t is said he has told several
conflicting statements as to his where
abouts and his knowledge of the pris-
| oners in custody. There is revival OF
opinion that Neal was the principal in
the crime.
The democrats on Saturday held pri-
maries in thirteen counties of Mary
land. There was no contest on the
sound money issue except in Talbot
county, which went against free silver.
The State convention meets in Balti-
NOR on June 10 and there will be few
members of it who are not pledged to q
sound money platform.
All of the johannesburg reform COM
mittee prisoners except the four who
were condemned to death-Hammond,
Farr, Phillips and Rhodes-have been
released. The sentence of Punishment
which was imposed upon the men re-
leased has been suspended, upon their
undertaking to never again interfere in
the affairs of the South African re-
public.
Congress will begin this week with
the intention of making it the last of
the session if possible. 1t is expected
that the river and harbor bill will be
passed over the Presidents veto with
out difficulty. Senator Allison, chair
man Of the Senate committee on appro-
priations, says: 81 believe we may be
able to to adjourn by Saturday. The
session may run until Monday, but
there is really no good reason why we
should not have final adjournment on
the day l have named. All of the ap
preparation bills are enrolled with the
exception of the contested items in con.
ference and these can be enrolled on
short notice."
The Presbyterian General Assembly
adjourned at Saratoga Saturday night.
The assembly finished two important
matters Friday. The appointment of q
committee to confer with the officers of
the board of home missions in New
York was the first and the adoption of
paper in relation to the licensure of
students from Union Seminary by
vote of 222 to IS was the other. In its
essentials the report affirms the action
of the General Assembly of 1895 con
corning reception by the presbyteries of
students as candidates who are pursu-
ing or intending to pursue their theo-
logical studies in seminaries, for whose
instructions the General Assembly dis
avows responsibility. The assembly
refused to endorse the movement in
favor of the sixteenth amendment to
the constitution.
ACCIDENT AT A LAUNCHING.-The
were two boats launched at the New
mort Naue ahinvord On Satur