Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A sugar war - Threatened UetNeeu
the sugar trust and the Arbuckles and
prices are declining.
The President is not expected to is-
sue his order modifying the civil service
rules until after the elections.
Col. Briscoe Gerard Baldwin, who
was chief ordnance officer on Gen. r.
E. Lees staff, died in Bryan, Texas.
yesterday.
An agreement has been arrived at
between Great Britain, France, Italy
and Russia looking to the settlement of
the Cretan situation.
The New York Wool Exchange, with
capital of 81 100000, was closed yes
terday, owing to lack of interest and
dullness of the wood trade.
Despondent because mis- wife refused
to live with him on account of his bad
habits, VIM. II. Ferguson, an insurance
agent, attempted suicide by taking
poison in Washington last night.
George L4avigne, the lightweight
champion of Saginaw. aud Frank
Erne, of Buffalo, fought twenty
round draw at the Greater New York
Athletic Club, Coney Island, last night.
Erne surprised everyone by furnishing
Layigne~ severely.
The commission Investigating The cors
duct of the war yesterday received a
report from General Wilson on the
work OF the engineer branch of the
army. The commission will go to San
tiago, Cuba, and Generals Miles and
Shafter will be asked to testify.
At Mslolos to-day Aguinaldo will
iignaugurate the new Philippine repub-
lie with celebration. Agoncillo, the
vice president of the Filipino republic,
organized by Aguinaldo, intimates that
there will be resistance to the United
States if the Filipinos claims are not
recognized.
Bowed by the weight of fourscore
years, racked by the pains of disease,
and inconsolsble for the loss of his life
long helpmate, Edward Brooks, resi-
dent of Washington for half century,
killed himself yesterday afternoon, q
short distance from the grave of his
wife. since whose death four years ago,
he had utterly failed in health and
spirits.
While Gov. Smith, of the Pacific
branch of the National Soldiers Home,
near Santa Monica, Ca, was going to
his headquarters yesterday, Albert G.
Bradley, who has been an inmate OF
the home for FIVE years. and who is sup
posed to be insane, came up behind him
and shot at him five times. The sur
peons think the wounds are not fatal.
The democratic State convention OF
New Jersey yesterday nominated for
governor of New Jersey Elvin w.
Crane, public prosecutor ofEssex coun-
ty, and adopted a platform which
in measure supports the democratic
national platform. The convention,
however, defeated q proposition to
specifically ipdorse the platform adopt.
ed by the Chicago convention of 1886.
Striking union coal miners and color
ed men brought to Pana, ILL.,, to work
engaged in battle in the main street
of that city last night. Several hun
dred shots were exchanged. No one
was wounded in the ranks of the union
men. The negroes we're driven from
the city to stockades, carrying with
them, it is believed, number of wound
ed comrades. One of the negroes is re-
ported to have died soon after reaching
the stockade.
The Spanish government has char
tered seventeen vessels of the Span
ish Transportation Line, to bring
back to Spain thirty thousand sick
and wounded troops from Cuba
The healthy troops will be brought
to Spain as quickly as possible after the
sick and wounded are cared for. They
cannot assist civilians, owing to the
lack of money. All the Spanish war
ships 10 the West hides have been Or
dered to return to Spain.
The murder trial of Rev. G. E. Nor
rison, pastor of the Pan handle, Texas,
Methodist Church, North, came to au
end yesterday by the jury returning a
verdict of murder in the first degree
and fixing his punishment at death.
Morrison was charged with administer
ing strychnine to his wife after return
ing home from church on the night of
October 10, 1897. Before the death of
his wife Morrison was engaged to
marry Miss Annie Whittlesey, OF To-
peks, where he was when arrested.
An appeal will be taken.
The American and Spanish peace commits
soners were yesterday given reception in
Paris by NJ. Decassell, French minister OF for.
eign affairs.
Gen, Merritt has arrived at Port Said,
Egypt, on his way to Paris to advise with the
peace commissioners.