Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-24
NEWS Of THE DAY.

his republican opponent.
The University OF Virginia and Uni
vers;ty of North Carolina football teams
arrived in Richmond yesterday, and
will meet to day in big game to decide
again the championship of the South.
1t is announced in Madrid that Gen.
Parade, second in command under
Capt Gen. B!anco, and president of the
Spanish evacuation commission in Gu
ba, will succeed Gen. Blanco in the
captain generalcy of the island.
Delay by the Spanish peace comm.s
sioners in answering the American
terms is regarded a. Paris as indicating
that they will finally yield. A semi
official note issued at Madrid states
that Spain will pay the Cuban debt il
Cuba does not do so.
By the report of the court of inquiry
which investigated the mishap to the
auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, Commander
Hemphill, commanding the Buffalo,
and Passed Assistant Engineer Bleg,
chief engineer of the vessel, have been
entirely exonerated from blame.
For an attempted assault upon Miss
Kate Bsngeldorf, of Newark Del, Chief
Justice Lore yesterday sentenced Cato
F. Pennington, colored, to the maxi
mum punishment under the law-ten
years; Imprisonment, thirty lashes, one
hour in the pillory and $500 fine.
President Ielesias, Of Costa Rica, ar
rived in Washington yesterday even
ing and promptly exchanged calls with
President Mckinley. There is consid-
cradle speculation as to what he will
do while there in connection with the
Ncaraguan canal project as Costa Rico
is interested in the proposed canal.
Inquiry at the foreign office in Lon
don shove there is no foundation for
the report emanating from Vienna,
that negotiations ara proceeding be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, with view to the cession to
the former of the Islanda of Socotra, il
the Indian Ocean, for coaling station
for American warships.
The committee appointed by
the President is preparing tol
submission to Congress form
of government for the Hawaiian
/, Islands. The report Of the Hawaiian
commission will be in the hands of the
President before the meeting of Con
aress. The report will favor terri
torisl form of government.
At Utica, n. Y, Yesterday John vii
sons bank was robbed of S5,000i in cur
rency and S. 800 in negotiable papers
The cashier, who is young woman
went to dinner and left no one in the
| bank. She carefully locked the front
door, but neglected, it is claimed, t.
lock the vault. The robbers got in
through back window, departing witt
the cash the same way.
a. heavy marine loss on Lake Superior
was reported by the tug Castle, which
returned to Duluth, MIMI, fron thu
wreck of the steamer Tampa at Besve
Bay at midnight The tug found thu
steamer Arthur Orr nine miles east o
Tampa broken in two. The crew o
the Orr got ashore and travelled 2
hours without food to Beaver Bay. TIT
Orr left Duluth Monday with fou
and copper.
A dispatch from Elbiug, West Prus
sia, says at attempt was made recent!
upon the life of the Gar while he wa
| returning from Copenhagen. Just be
fore the Cars special train crossed TIT
bridge, near Boehmenhoeien, g switch
man discovered that it had been barri
caded. By great efforts the switchmar
succeeded in removing the obstacle
sufficiently to permit the passage Of thu
imperial train. An investigation is pro
ceeding.
The court of inquiry which is inves
| tigating the abandonment of the Infantf
Maria Teresa adjourned its sittings a
the Norfolk navy yard yesterday unit
tomorrow. By that time inportan
documentary evidence will be ready fol-
the courts inspection. Il is also deem
ed advisable by members OF the body
to learn from Lieutenant Hobson Ger
tain facts regarding the Teresa's present
condition, as bearing upon the pos5lbli-
ty that she might have been brought
into port had Lieutenant Commander
Harris and his crew remained aboard
her.
Judge James Jay Gordon, OF Phila'
adelphia, yesterday resigned his seat on
the bench, after ten years. service
Judge Gordon was the unsuccessful
candidate for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination this year before the
Altoona convention, which named Geo.
A. jerks. The Judge has long been
recognized es one of the anti Barrity
element of the democratic party 10
this State, and his resignation is be-
lieved to have much political signif-
icance. The Judge is we'll known in
this city, where he married Miss Kate
Woolford, who has since died.
When Ed. Meriwether, the negro,
was drawn up to tree near Monticello,
Ca, yesterday to be lynched, he con-
fessed to the murder of the
young white man, Pope, and said
three other negroes-Irving CLANCY
Jake Glover, and Mary Ramey-assist-
ed him in numbering and robblng Pope.
After dieposing of Meriwether the mob
rushed back to the Jail to get the other
negroes, who had been arrested on
suspicion. Ropes were put around
their necks and they were dragged to
the place where Meriwether's bullet
riddled body was hanging. A large
number of citizens had gathered, and it
was after considerable difficulty that
the authorities succeeded in rescuing
the prisoners.