Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.


the recent town elections throughout
New York State.
The Seeboard Air Line has secured
differential passenger rate from east
ern cities to southern points.
A State constitutional convention,
which is expected to restrict suffrage in
Louisiana, began at New Orleans, yes
terday.
A dividend of 100 per cent. was yes
terday declared by the Adams Express
Company to change the form of its sur
plus assets.
The House yesterday, by vote of 143
to 112, unseated Mr.. Plowman demo
crat, of Alabana) and gave the seat to
Mr.. Aldrich, republican.
The Japanese minister, NJ. Yano
Funio, intimates to the Tsung-L:-
Yamen the inability of his government
to grant an extension of the time for
payment Of the Chinese indemnity.
A memorial by New York bankers
and merchants, asking President Nc
Kinley to take steps to end the war in
Cuba, was presented to the President
yesterday, aud later placed on file at
the State Department.
Secretary of the Navy Long ssys
there is not dock on the Atlantic sea-
board, at which the battleships can be
overhauled and repaired, and that the
country would be in an unfortunate
plight if war should suddenly break
out.
Monsignor Edward McColgan was
buried at st. Peters Cemetery, Balti-
more, yesterday. A vast concourse OF
people called and surrounded St. Peters
Church, where the obsequies were held
Cardinal Gibbons was the celebrant Of
the mass.
George Lord, who was said to have
been the Oldest Mason in the United
States and probably in the world, and
also the oldest Odd Fellow il this
country, is dead at San Bernnrdino,
Cal. He was born in New York city
June 81, 1900, and went to California in
1S49.
A report was current in diplomatic
circles last evening TO the effect that
Russia and Germany have both in
timated to Sagasta that any step taken
by the Spanish government in the
American Cuban difficulty would re-
ceigs the unqualified support of both
the Gar and Kaiser.
As stated in yesterdays Gszette
President Jose Marcia Reina Barrios,
president of the Guatemalau republic,
was assassinated at o'clock Tuesday
night within $50 yards of the Presi.
dents palace. The assassin is Ger
man named Oscar Solinger. First
Vice President Manuel Estrada Cabre-
ra has assumed the presidency. All is
quiet in the city.
"Big Jack" McLain, OF Schrage bond
notoriety, has been arrested at Basic,
Va. He was one of the four compan-
ions of Sleepy" Burke in the raid on
the Chicago home of Christopher
Schrage, miser, who was robbed OF
$50, 900 in bonds on the night of March
"a, 1896. Mclain confessed to the pc
lice and aided in the recovery of part
of the bonds. He was released on bail
which proved worthless, and after that
time eluded capture until he was
caught in Virginia.
The rioting at the sensational trial
of M. lola, in Paris, yesterday, was
transferred to the court room itself.
The proceedings were not only inter
rupted by noise and disorder, but pan
demonium reigned. The spectators,
lawyers and officers of the court were
seized with sudden fury and fought
like lunatics. Order was not restored
until the whole mass of struggling mad.
men was driven out at the point OF the
bayonet. lola was left unnoticed by
the crowds at the trial. High officials
who refused to answer questions were
cheered.
LUETGERT Nor TO HANG.-In Chi
cago late yesterday evening the long
Luetgert trial ended, and the case was
given to the jury, which at 11:3O last
night returned verdict of guilty and
fixed his punishment at Imprisonment
for life. Luetgert took the verdict
calmly and appeared to be satisfied to
have aacpnad the palloUs He uas