Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

b6Ii6 COlllus. ulsC'ldT III uonestiC-
The resi- snatiou of Thomas B. Reed
as representative in the first Maine dis
trict was received by Governor Powers
yesterday.
The steamer Alfonso XIII sailed for
Spain from Havana yesterday, having
on board 432 Spaniards, who are being
repatriated at the expense of the Madrid
government.
The Pekin correspondent of the
Shanghai Mercury" says that the EN-
peror of China ia showing serious symp-
toms Of insanity. He is constantly NUT
tering and laughing.
In Mondays storm barns we're de-
stroyed BY lightning in Hartford and
Carroll counties, Md. A lady was Kill
ed in Allegsny county while seeking
shelter under tree in an orchard.
Poisoned candy has been sent to
Mrs. ]. G. Charsha OF Wilmington, Del.
Arsenic was sprinked all over the too
and between the pieces. Jealousy Is
believed to be the metlve.
During q severe thunderstorm near
Rainsbury. Pa, Monday, Miss Matte
Young, who had taken refuge under g
pear tree, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. The house OF w. F.
James was struck by the same bolt and
was burned to the ground.
Justice Wilmot NJ. Smith, in the
Queens county, n. Y, Supreme Court.
has denied the application of Mrs.
Cisco, a colored woman, for writ CT
peremptory mandamus to compel the
school board OF Queens to admit all
children, irrespective OF color, to
the public schools Of that borough.
Orvllle 2. Currap, manager for the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, OF
Chicago, is defendant in a suit brought
by Virginia L. Willard, in the Superior
Court, for $25 900 for breach of promise.
The parties to the suit refuse to make
statements. Curran lives in a fashion
able part of the town and is said to be
man of means.
Robert Worden, who lived in Penn
sylvania near the Cecil county, Md,
line, com mitted suicide on Sunday by
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jumped in head first, and when his wife
| found him be was dead. A week ago
Worden opened the arteries in his
arms, bat was discovered in time to
| prevent his bleeding to death.
J Martial law has been proclaimed at
| Hilversum, Is miles from Amsterdam.
Troops are occupying the town. A
mob Monday evening, indignant at the
suppression of local fair, over
powered the police, paraded the streets,
destroyed property and attacked the
burgomaster's house. On account OF
the general feeling OF unrest the dis
turbances are regarded as serious.
A body Of 1000 striking dock labor
ers in Rouen, France, on being refused
admission to q cemetery during the
burial of the body of comrade yestei-
day, returned to the city. crying
Long live the STRIKE" Disturbances
followed and number of the leader
were arrested. Ia the evening there
were fresh disorders, the people taking
the side of the strikers. Many persons
were injured and the police made
| numerous arrests.
The native F'ilipinos are said to be
still full of fight and no disposition to
yield to tie Americans. General o is
is at his old tricks debating the dis
patches sent out from Manila, and with
his own hand distoriing the facts He
declares that the press is represented at
Manila only on sufferance. American
troops have been withdrawn from San
Mateo aud other places. General Law.
ton, however, thinks the end is near and
does not believe the war will last much
longer.
The Kentucky republicans campaign
opened in London Depot yesterday
with between 1000 and 5000 in atten
dance. They came from every county
in the State. The meeting was held in
grove of mammoth pines, in which
were corralled 1000 horses and mules
| belonging to the mountaineers who
came from the remotest counties of the
mountains. A free dinner was served,
in which 500 hams, 1000 loaves OF
bread, 500 gallons of milk and 1000
watermelons were consumed Among
the speakers was Gen. William S. Tay-
lor, of Frankfort, candidate for govern
or. The speeches were all about the
same in the main, being an attack on
the platform of the Kentucky demo
! Gratis.
F. Sullivan, of Jersey City, an EN-.
ployee of the New York and New Jer-
sey Telephone Company, struck q
match, to light his cigar, on the side of
the public drinking fountain in the
centre of Freehold, n. J. INN ediately
there was terrific explosion. Sullivan
was knocked thirteen feet into the
road. Manning Phillips was sitting Oh
the edge of the fountain, and was
struck by pieces of the large stone base,
which went flying into :he air. Hie
leg was broken. The Kings Daughters
and the Board of Trade purchased the
fountain recently, intending to present
it to the town. A hitch in raising the
final amount has prevented this. The
explosion was caused by q leak in the
gas pipes. The leak was known of
but not found.
4 mad man with an axe ran amuck
Monday in the village of Little Falls,
n. J. Residents rushed into their
houses in TERROR and locked doors and
securely fastened windows. Ariel
Vangieson, the village constable, set
out heavily armed on the lunatic's
trail, and overlook him on the main
road. The man was swinging mis- axe
and shouting at the top of his voice de