Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-26

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Adams will cost New York county
nearly 100000.
Plans have heen made for the erec-
ton in New York OF the largest office
building in the world for the Alliance
R ,alty Company.
Emperor William observed Chris'- :
mas eve by s'rolling through the poorer
quarters of Berlin and distributing gold
and silver coin to the needy.
A report has reached General Young
at Manila that Colonels Hare and
Howe have released % American
prisoners, including Lieutenant Gil
more, at Banna, in the province OF
North Ilocos.
Aguualdo is hurrying southwark
from Bayombong according to reports
from Manila. His wife bad just died
in village near Bayombong. She hsd
been i'll since giving birth to son only
q little time ago and the hardships OF
the fight proved fatal.
The charred remains of William J.
Thomas, farmer, ,snd his three children
we're found in the ashes of their home,
eleven miles southwest of Chillicothe,
Mo, on Saturday. The supposition is
that Thomas murdered the children,
then set fire to the house, and took his
own life. Disheartened by 6nsncial
reverses, he committed the CHASTITY deed.
Willis Clark, 42 years of age, vari.
ty actor, tried to kill his wife and little
child and committed suicide on Broad
way. in front of the Fifth Avenue He
tel, N W York, on Saturday. He fired
four shots, one at his little girl aud Two
at his wife, missing them. He then
placed the muzzle Of the revolver ID bis
mouth and fred. The crowds on the
street at the Tina were so great that
they overfowed the sidewalk and ex-
tended into the street.
The British steamship Ariosto, Capt.
Baines, went ashore near Cape Hat
teras at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning
and 81 men of her crew were drowned.
This appalling loss of life was due to
the determination of the men to al
tempt 10 reach shore in the ships boats,
which were swamped in the heavy sea.
Nine of the crew were rescued IN the
breeches buoys from the Ocracoke and
Hatteras life saving stations: Capt.
Bsines has sent message to NoriolK,
Va. saying that he fears the vessel Will
be total loss.
The Beers have constructed deien-
sve works of great strength at Colenso.
Besides rows of trenches on both sides
of the river they have extensive lines
of barbed wire. Wires were also con
cealed under The water at the lords
which General Buffers men attempted
70 cross. General Gatacre has put into
onerstion modified plan of reconcen-
ration in Northern Cape Colony 1t
j, similar in many respects TO the plan
that was adopted by General Weyler
in Cuba, except that it does not apply
,o persons residing more than II miles
from a camp. General Gatacre's oo]ect
is To check Dutch revolt and to pr Vept
'fetsiis of military movements IRON oe-
;no carried 10 the Boer armies by spice.
Tie Holy Door in St. Pet.r's was
,ansd aav at noon on Saturday By Pope
Leo with jus, such splendid ceremony
ss charac eiiz d similar ceremony
ssventy-6ve years ago. With this
solemn religious rite the Holy Year
,sss inaourated. al d the long season o,
rsnsptence mru of sin, the fulhllment OF
nsnsnces and recital Of prayers was
pnened. 1t was magnificent aod lmo
nr ssive observance. favored Dy nue m
weather, aud an enormous concourse
" va assembled in the rasilica to Wit
nsss nsu O. as much az possible of the cere,
moni.l mon which will not be performed
nnsin .noir't for at least 25 years. The aged
aontiff non became pale and showed signs
~ pfh,tn fatipue toward tho close of the cere-
mOny.