Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-18
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Pope today signed the brief APP
pointing Mgr. Sbarretti apostolic delegate
in Canada.
A powder magazine in the citadel at
Cairo, blew up today Eighteen people
we're killed. All were Egyptians.
Miss Blanche Balfour, niece of the
premier, was married to Mr.. Dugdale,
at st. Mary Abbots church in Kensington
today.
The Marquis Chambrun, lineal
descendant of Lafayette, and the founder
of the Paris Chapter of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, is dead.
Reuters News Segncy announces that
Shanghai will be evacuate ed by the
foreign forces some time during the cur
rent month. The exact date is not
fixed.
A telegram from Saigon today states
that an Instruction has broken out in
north Siam, owing to extortionate
demands of the government agents.
Several of the chiefs, the dispatch says,
have taken refuge in French Laos.
Owing to Mr.. Andrew Carnegie's
illness, he and Mrs. Carnegie will not
sail for the United States tomorrow.
The whole family were affected by some
thing they ate. Mrs. Carnegie and her
daughter have recovered. The Carnegies
expect to sail next week.
The Irish Times today confirms the re-
port that a split has occurred in the Irish
Nationalist party The paper says the
seeding members have decided to or
ganize separately under the leadership of
Timothy Healy. A considerable aces
sion from the main body, the paper says,
is expected.
The Manchester, Eng, Despatch says the
disappearance of well-knOwn peer whose
name was freely mentioned in an odious con-
nection was recently the subject of a consult
alton between the Lord Chancellor, the At
tOrney General, and another famous man. at
which il was agreed that the present state of
tine public mind is undesirable for an indict-
ment and this altogether disreputable oflense
will be allowed to lie against member Of the
House of Lords. The noble lord to whom
escaped prosecution.
Ii is believed that Eugene SandOw, the
world renowned strong man, was drowned in
the wreck of the steamer Elingamite, which
went ashore on Three Kings Islands week
ago Shadows wife wrote TO friends in Lon
don, by the last mail, saying that they ill.,
tended TO go to New Zealand from Melbourne
aboard the Elingamite, and since then no
news of them. has been received. Gable dis
patches received at London this afternoon
state that Sandow did not sail on the Elinga-
mite but is safe at Melbourne.
In Philadelphia today First Vice President
Voorhees,. of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railway, issued instructions to heads Of de-
partments to equalize the wages Of all en-
ployees ito meet those paid by railway CON-
panies in this vicinity" This means an in
crease of 10 per cent. to about 200QO persons
and an annual addition Of over a million dol
lars to the Readings pay roll.
The Anchor line sheds in Glasgow harbor
were destroyed by fire this afternoon. One
person was killed and several seriously
injured. The damage was great. The fire
was still raging at ) o'clock this evening,
Two hundred and fifty yards of the sheds was
ablaze. Eight persons have been taken to
the infirmary.
A series of sensational lese majestic trials is
the leader. and nine other deputies Of the ex-
IRENE left, together with ten radical journal
lists, have been indicted for gross abuse Of En-
peror Franz Josef in connection with the pro-
posal to increase his annual grant.
The TyroIese village of Matsch was almost |
totally DESTROYED by fire today. Seven |
hundred persons are left destitute, and 800 |
cattle persisted in the flames. The fire was |
started by a woman who owns most Of the |
village. She wished TO punish the peasants |
for disrespect toward her.
Numerous complications have arisen in the |
appointment of an archbishop Of Chicago to
succeed the late Archbishop Feehan. As
result the propaganda will not make the APP
pointn,ent on November 24th, as intended, but
will postpone il until December
The explosions in the famous volcano Strom-
boil have become so violent that tits feared they
will arouse other volcanoes which are consid-
cred extinct Vesuyius is also showing signs
Of unrest.
A dispatch from Berne, Switzerland, says
the Federal Council has appointed Fernand
Demartheray. at present councillor OF the
legation at Rome, as Swiss Minister at Wash
ington.
Statistics of the population Of the Russian
empire published today show an increase Of
z. O6O, 600 during the past year. The popula-
lation of the empire is now l3O.0O0,OOO.
The striking coal miners of the st. Etlenne
district. in France at meeting held today
voted by large majority to continue the
strike to the bitter end.
The report that Germany has been invited /;
by America to submit the Chinese indemnity ,
payment TO The Hague arbitration committee
IS officially denied.