Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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plant and franchise of the Washington
Gas Light Company.
The U. S. Senate yesterday passed
the bill extending the homestead laws
and providing for the right Of way for
railroads in Alaska.
The cabinet yesterday decided to in
crease to 81, 800 the reward offered for
information leading to the arrest of the
murderers of the colored postmaster at
Lake City, S. G.
Andrew Carnegie advocates the es-
adjustment of a great American ship
yard near New York. He says better
aud cheaper vessels can be built there
than in Europe.
In Washington yesterday Justice
Bradley sentenced w. l.. Strother to be
hanged on May for the murder of
Rosa Talbot aud Edward Smith to be
hanged on May y for the murder of
Edmonia Jackson.
kid" Mccoy, champion middle.
weight pugilist of the world, met and
defeated Nick Burley, of California, in
the arena at Wilmington Park, Ark,
yesterday. The Californian was knock
ed out in the second round.
Mother Joseph, who has charge OF
Mission Helpers, Baltimore, has decid-
ed to provide permanent place of
abode for Mary Sansome, the leper wo-
, man at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, if
the city authorities will authorize her
to do so.
The antivspitting ordinance which
was signed Thursday, by Mayor Master
. of Baltimore was read before tie patrol
men st the various station houses yes
terday morning, and the men were in
structed to watch for violations Of the
new law.
High officials in the marine depart
ment at Madrid say that Spain has not
bought cruisers from Chill, and is not
negotiating for the purchase of any
more war vessels, though several for
eign firms have ships now nearly COM
pleted or building.
Gen. w. S. Rosecrans is reported to
be dying at his ranch near Redondo,
Cal. The last rites of the Catholic
Church have been administered. The
general has been feeble for months.
His home is a beautiful place, within
sight of the Pacific Ocean.
In answer to the resolution rof the
Senate inquiring as to the feasibility Of
building battleship which would be
equal to any battleship in the world
within one year, the navy department
reported that the least time such yes
sal could be constructed would be
eighteen months, and that at an ex'
pense of probably $S,0O0,OOO.
The court of inquiry into the cause
of the explosion which destroyed the
battleship Maine at Havana February
| Is left Key West for Havana yester-
day. Admiral Sicard has informed the
Navy Department that it is impossible
for the court Of inquiry to fix a date at
which its investigation into the cause
| of the destruction of the Maine will be
/ concluded.
The strike at the King Philip mills
at Fall River, Mass, ended with sad
! deuness that startled those who had
been backing the dissatisfied opera
tives. When the gates were opened
yesterday more than half of the ring
spinners returned TO their frames, and
the others promised that they would
20 in Monday. No concessions were
granted the men.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of William NJ. Singerly, proprietor
of the Philadelphia Record, were grant
ed by the register of wills in Philadel-
phia yesterday to James S. Mccartney.
Mr.. Sngerly died intestate. The es-
tate, according to the petition filed by
the administrator, is valued at $25 900
and consists entirely of personal effects.
Mr.. Singerly few years since was
worth several million dollars.
Last nights dispatches are to the
effect that Premier Sagasta will accept
the report Of the Maine court ofinquiry
as final, and, and if an indemnity de-
mand is made, will satisfy the United
States. 1t is reported that an under
standing to this effect has been reached
between the two countries also that it
is Sagasta's policy to pacify the United
States in the Maine matter in order to
endeavor to forestall the action which
the President is expected to take for
Intervention. The orders to the court
of inquiry, just made public, show that
the court has greet power to probe the
disaster to the bottom.
AN INTERESTING RELIC.-A dispatch
from Rome, Ca, says: "Dr. E. B. Free
man, Of this city, has in his possession
an interesting ole relic. 1t is beauti-