Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-03
NEWS OF THE DAT.


Governor Tanner says he will ignore
the indictment returned against him
by the count, grand jury which inves-
tigated the Virden Oil J miners riots,
and says he will kick out any one who
tries to arrest him.
Mrs. Margaret Cody, who is on trial
at Albany, N. Y, on the charge OF at
tempting to blackmsil George J. and
Helen Gould, broke down on the wit
ness stand under oross-examination
yesterday.
The betrothal is announced in Lon
don Of Lewis Vernon-Harcourt, eldest
son of Sir William Vernon-Harcourt,
the opposition leader in the House of
Commons, to Miss Mary Ethel, daugh-
ter of the late Walter Burns, of New
York.
Gen. Miles is drawing up plan at
the request of the War Department for
the reorganization of the army. The
usefulness of the national guard is to
be increased. Gen. Miles's plan con-
templates the re-establishment of the
grades of general of the army and lieu.
tenantgeneral,
The Secretary OF War in his annual
report will make no reply to the critl-
cisms which the conduct OF the war
has melted. He will recommend q
permanent force of 100, 900 men. The
Secretary estimates the expenses OF his
department for eighteen months at
S255 ,427 ,916, and suggests that this
government build railroad in Cuba at
cost of SIC, 100000.
The active volcano recently discov
cred in the Atlin gold district, in Brit
sh Columbia, is said to furnish the
miners light by which to work their
claims during the long darkness of the
arctic winter. The glare from spout
ing lava, reflected back against the sky,
gives an almost continuous twilight to
the upper end OF the Atlin district.
William Foster, a private of Com.
pany c, Eighth Pennsylvania regiment,
shot and fatally wounded his sweet
heart, Myrtle German, OF Greencastle,
at Wsynesboro, Pa, yesterday. The
lovers had quarrel. and Foster pulled
out revolver and shot twice, the
second shot entering the girls abdo-
men. She fell unconscious to the
ground, aud was carried to doctors
Office. Foster made bis escape, but the
police are searching for him.
A bomb was thrown into the camp
of the West Virginia democrats yester-
day. 1t was announced by persons
pear to the republican committee that
Chairman Dawson, who is also Secre-
tary of State, Secretary White, Gov
Atkinson, who is the candidate for the
Senate, and Adjutant General Apple
ton have perfected iplan whereby the
republicans will organize the House
and elect Atkinson to the Senate. To
insure the success of the plan, Adiu-
tant General Appleton. it is said, will
have 800 members of the State militia
at the State House to insure that no
force is used to prevent the organiza-
ton by the republicans. Excitement
is running high and the democratic
managers are paralyzed.
Rudolph Evans, young man from
New Orleans, caused some sensation in
the Court of Claims in Washington yes.
terday by calling Mr.. Louis A. Pradt,
Assistant Attorney General for the De-
partment of Justice, q liar. Mrs. Evans,
mother OF the young man, has claim
against the government, and Mr.. Pradt
was summing up the case on be-
half of the United States, when the in
terruption occurred. Evans escaped
punishment by pleading ignorance OF
court privileges. He was reprimanded
by Chief Justice Knott, although the
Judge, in dismissing him, said he had
had strong provocation. Ex-senator
Epps Hunton, of Virginia, counsel for
he young mans mother, embraced him
as he was released, and he was con-
graduated by many in the court room,