Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.


New York yesterday.
The postoffice appropriation bill
agreed on by the House committee
carries over 100000, 900.
A Cuban insurgent camp has been
destroyed and in fight OF farm in
Pinar del Rio the insurgents we're badly
routed.
In Washington yesterday Charles
Winston was convicted of the murder
of bis wife. Emma Winston, on Decem-
Der IS, 1897.
The President yesterday evening
signed the Hawley bill providing for
two additional regiments of artillery to
man the coast detenses.
A dispatch from Pekin states that
Russia is determined to make Port Ar
hur the terminus of the Siberian rail-
road whether China consents or not.
A republican caucus of members Of
tbs Maryland General Assembly, by a
vote Of IS to Is, endorsed bill for the
reorganization OF the Police Board of
Baltimore.
Yesterdays election in New Hamp'
shire showed decided drift toward
democracy, many strong republican
towns going democratic for the first
time in years.
The Senate yesterday passed the Dis
trict appropriation bill, including the
House provision fixing the maximum
rate for telephone charges in the Dis
trict at $50 year.
Hon. William E. Russell, of Massa-
chusetts, sent Hon. ST. G. Tucker, at
Lexington, check yesterday for five
hundred dollars for the Tucker me-
mortal hall. This makes one thousand
dollars given by Mr.. Russell.
The national association of demo-
cratic clubs, through Chauncey F.
Black, its president, has issued an ad-
dress to democratic associations urging
them to celebrate the anniversary OF
Jefferson's birthday on April Is.
1t is understood that Spain has ar
ranged with French syndicate for q
loan. Diplomates in London say that
Spain has tried to raise loan among
her wealthy citizens abroad, offering a
lien on public buildings as security.
Judge Joseph Thompson, democrat,
was yesterday elected Mayor of At
lantic City, n. ]. The place has been
under republican rule for many years.
Cooper B. Hatch, also democrat, was
elected Mayor of Camden over George
Barritt, republican.
The bill appropriating S2SS 600 for
the relief of the book agents of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South was
passed by the Senate yesterday even
ing. As it has already passed tbe
House, the measure now goes to the
President for his signature.
Sir George William des Voeux, who
was recently governor of Hong Kong,
suggests that Great Britain's fleet
should aid the United States in any at
tack on the coast of this country. Such
a course, he states, would firmly weld
Eugland and America together.
There was an upheaval with the
Ohio democracy yesterday that shook
it from center to circumference. The
immediate effect of it was the dethrone-
meut of the Allen o. Myers triumvi-
rate, which has controlled the party
organization and the asoendancy into
power of the Sorg-Dowling-Brice fac
ton.
Mrs. Gabriel D. Clark, widow of the
we'll known Baltimore capitalist, who
died about eighteen months ago, leav-
ing valuable estate, was married to-
day to G. A. Linthicum, young mem
Der of the Baltimore bar. Mrs. Clark,
who renounces the provisions of her
husbands will, which gave her life
estate in all tie property, is said to be
worth 81 600 600. She is still young
woman of prepossessing appearance.
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