Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-30
TELEGRApHIC BREVlTIV[

a dispatch from The Hague s.u
that the Queen Regent to day jss s'si
a proclamation upon the occasion 81
the termination of her regency wb;oS
ends to-day in consequence Of tbs I W..
that her daughter, Queen Wilhelm
will be of age to- morrow, her IS't
birthday. '''A
The yacht May, home from por,.
whittier she had taken the national ,e
lief commissioners, arrived at PbladaI
phia to-day at noon. The Nav. tria
up the river was in the nature of s cor ,P
tinual ovation. Besides Mr.. and W. yTl'
Van Rensselaer,, several others wers ' on
board.
DR.. Senn's belief that Camp Wikos
will in time become pest.bole Of ~
phoid and will have to be atandooe5
led him to repeat his warning ro.isr
with emphasis: "Withiu six weeks !
believe this camp will be the worst in
fected camp in the United States O.ir
few weeks will raise the death rs,a
here to ten times its present figures
Because his father had reprovei him f..
staying out late at night Wende. CoapbIin ~
boy ID years o. age, while at Couey I.I.ri
last night swallowed quantity Of creo.o..
with suicidal intent. Then he rushed INN
drugstore and admitted what he hal do,.
and begged for relief. At the ho.pit,lto d,y
it was asserted that the boy could not live
The officers st Camp Wikoh. Mop,.Dt
Point, N. Y are exerting all their energy
now in preparing the camp for President NJ.
Kin!ey's visit next Saturday. Work on Mn.
several hospitals has never progressed :1 nm.
idly IS now. To-day the lsst tent Necessary
to complete the annex to the general lo.pil,
was erected.
James ]. Corbett left San Francisco g,
night for the East. Just before his dep.r,a.e
he SAID II am going direct to New York IN
prepare to fight Mccoy, but the ns!,hvil
not occur on October LIST ! want the ..b
postponed until November lst or thercsb,s,.
1t is but justice to myself and shsil iu.:.
upon it,"
The Hong Kong Daily Press is suihor,v
for the state ment that 900 SpsuaIds incui
ing sixteen priests, lost their Hyts seges
weeks sgo viii fleeing from the m.urgtr.
10 surrender to Admiral Dewey. The trsl.
ports upon which they had attempted toe.
cape massacre foundered with all on hou
Lightning struck the residence Of Rober
Edginton, near Heathsyil!e, ILL.,, yesteray
1t entered the house aud struck Mr.. Elg1.
ton on the hat, burning the top OH sli.
tsking downward course tearing bis ir01..
ers' leg and his shoe. Then it hi: two of bis
children, killing one.
A mad dog at the Ohio State Hospital q.
the Insane yesterday bit number OF p.tcI,.
sud tore the thumb from the hand Of Dr. E
A. TODD, first assistant superintendent The
dog was killed and the fact established ,Ia
it was suffering from rabies.
Ex.Commissioner Walsh, of the Yukon a.
trict, who arrived at Seattle Wash, irol
Dawson Yesterday IS mste; this season : sot
output at S11 600 600, while the cIesu-1,
for next ear will undoubtedly aggTcss
$20,000,0C0.
1t is said the troops at Camp Meade. vi!
detown, Pa. will be kept until cold we.ila
sets in. Some of them will be sent tgh
aud Porto Rico while Others will probsbyn'
main in camp until the expiration o.. then
enlistment.
John 3. Long, of Louisville, Ky, rs; odt.
ed tnirty-nine houses for winter bo:Fisa
which tue sick troops can be removed ;tolt
cold weather come before Camp W kca !reisi
up. The houses are near Brooklyn.
Because his supper WAS not to hi; l.sls
Patrick Findlay, tugboat man, thi' mn
ing threw himself from the winlowo t.a
fourth fl or OF his home in New York 50! (
killo! himself.
Albert Burrell fatally shot Fred Bm@
his brother.in.law, last evening in ile boo" &
o! the former. The qunreled because ll''
II would not join the church.