Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Col. Thomas Marshall, of Virginia,
is reported to have made important
discoveries of gold in Venezuela.
Mira. Richard Milliken, widow of a
wealthy sugar planter, has presented
the New Orleans Charity Hospital with
SIS, 900 to found children's home.
1t is stated that Consul General Lee
will not return to his post at Havana,
and that ex-Congressman Aldrich will
be appointed to the position by Octo.
Der /.
President Andrews has decided to
sever his association with the Brown
University. Dr. Andrews, 1t is under
stood, declares that he believes his in
hueuce is at an end.
A Philadelphia and Reading wreck
ing engine crashed into wagon at
grade crossing at Frush Valley, few
miles above Reading, last night and
killed man and two boys.
A government official, writing from
the Alaskan gold fields, sends warning
that unless the rush ia stopped many
will die on the trail on the way to Daw-
son City. The situation ia described
as appalling.
John McPeck, young farmer resid-
ing in " ST Virginia, near Oakland,
Md, has fed, having been indicted on
charge preferred by his handsome
sixteen.year. old sister Bessie McPeck,
Of criminally assaulting her.
A terrible explosion of nitro.glycerine
occurred at Cygnet, o., yesterday even.
ing which resulted in the death of six
people. The explosion occurred at
Grant Well, located at the rear of the
National Supply Company's Office
building, in the village limits.
The formal acceptance by the Japan.
ese government of Hawaii's proposition
to arbitrate the differences between
the two governments limits the scope
of the arbitration to questions of law
and the essential facts Japan sug-
gests che King of Belgium as arbitrator.
"Young Griffo," of Australia, and
Charley McKeever, of Philadelphia,
met at the Olympic Club, at Athens,
Pa, last night in a fifteen rounds contest
which was decided draw, although q
majority of the 1000 spectators be
lieved McKeever had shade the bet
ter Of the contest.
Richard G. Bundy, the colored youth
who failed in the Naval Academy ex-
aminations, has received letter from
Congressman VIM. B. Shattuc, of Gin
cinnati, assuring him that he will have
reappointment if possible. Among
the candidates admitted yesterday was
Joseph L. Hileman, of Virginia.
The shortage in Frances wheat crop
not be less than eighty millions, which
this country must make good. Russia
is also short. W. P. Atwell, the o. g..
commercial agent at Robaix, France,
writes the State Department that Cana.
da and the United States will be called
upon to send to Europe 100, 00O, 600
more bushels of wheat than they e1.
ported last year.
The health authorities have begun
the work of disinfecting the town of
Ocean Springs, Miss, in which the yell
low fever first appeared. They report
that there are only three suspicious
cases there now. The Marine Hospital
authorities have sent an outfit for a
camp of detention to place near Ocean
Springs. The scare in New Orleans is
sbating.
The teachers of Morgan City, W.
Va, before adjourning their institute at
Berkeley Springs yesterday, passed the
following resolution: Resolved, That
as body OF teachers, we condemn the
use of alcohol and tobacco by the teach
ers, and We also condemn the habit OF
those male teachers who sit in the
schoolroom with their hair parted in
the middle and their pants in their boot
tops."
1t is now said that the body found In
Kellogg's woods near Laurel, Nd, on
Tunday IL the remains of woman.
She was the victim of a murder. Her
throat was cut and she was stabbed
near the heart. Everything indicates
that the murderer was her husband.
His name is Leeme and he is a stone
cutter or mason by trade. He is pro.
baby a Pennsylvania of undoubted
German extraction, although his ap-
pearance is more that of q Pole or Boz
hemian than of a German. The muir.
der took place on the night of saturday,
August 7, or on Sunday, August 8.