Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is said in Germany that Queen Vic
toria contemplates visiting Emperor
William.
About 5000 children are excluded
from the New York city public schools
from lack OF room.
The Messaggero, the leading news
paper in Rome, makes the positive
statement that the recall of Ambassa
dor Fava, at Washington, has been
definitely decided upon.
Important new gold discoveries have
been made in the Carabaya district,
Peru. Many nuggets have been found
in the Chillimayo river, among them
one weighing four ounces.
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of
Austria is reported to have been secret
ly married in London to former house
keeper of Krupp, the iron manufactur-
or. The report is denied in court Cir
cles in Vienna.
Mr.. ]. Patenotre, French smbassa-
dor to the United States, has been
transferred to Madrid aud Comte de
Montholon, French minister to Bel
GUM, has been transferred from the
post at Brussels to Washington.
The Great c u-c'l of the Improved
Order % R Men, III session at Phila-
delphia, Yesterday sustained the refusal
of request by the Great Council of
Maryland, which wanted to establish a
funeral benefit association.
The coroner's jury yesterday in the
case of the FIVE men who we're lynched
at Versailles, Ind, for alleged robbery
gave the old time verdict that the per-
sons who committed the lynching are
unknown.
Senator German will personally su-
perintend the campaign in Maryland.
He said yesterday that the democrats
were united and in good shape, while
the republicans were split, and that he
expected success forlhis party.
Matthew Sterling Borden. o medical
student and son of Chic 80 millionaire,
has married the second time the daugh.
ter of tailor in New Haven, his father
| having paid the girl large sum to get
| divorce after the first marriage several
years ago.
At conference between Secretary
Alger and Acting Secretary Roosevelt
yesterday a decision was arrived at pro.
hibiting the revival of the annual foot
ball games between teams of cadets
representing the military and naval
academies.
Advices received at San Francisco
convey the information that after two
days of hard fighting the garrison Of
Barrios's soldiers at Quezalentango, sue
cumbed to superior numbers and the
revolutionists are masters of the situa.
ton in Guatemala.
1t is alleged that Sherman Devall and
John T. Ashley, two married men with
large families. and William Martin fe-
loniously assaulted Letitia Wilhelm,
aged seventeen years, at Crellin, three
miles west of Oakland, Md. The Jail
is being guarded to prevent the men
from being lynched.
There has been a serious split in
Masonry in Peru, and as result the
grand master has ordered the removal
of Bibles aud affairs from the meeting
places of the various lodges. A petition
was sent to him requesting him to re-
consider mis- order, but this he refused
to do.
A petition was presented to President
Mckinley yesterday asking that the
government printing Office be taken out
of the civil service. The petition was
referred by the President to the Attor-
ney General for an opinion on the legal
questions involved.
In New York it is considered likely
that free silver candidate for mayor
will be nominated and that Mr.. Low
cannot receive the republican indorse-
ment without Platt's consent. Presi-
dent John McAnerney, of the Seventh
National Bank, is mentioned as demo-
cratic candidate for mayor.