Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Nicaragua, died in Washington, on
Saturday, aged 81 years.
Bob Fitzsimmons will begin training
in earnest today for his battle with JEFF
fries, which is to be decided at Coney
Island on May 26.
Sixty-two miners were killed and
many more seriously injured by the
flooding of Kilchner gold mine in Pc.
land on Saturday. The trouble was
caused by the collapse of shaft.
The military court of inquiry inves-
tigating the charges of General Miles
against the army beef has submitted lis
report. Its verdict is that General
Miles's allegations are not sustained.
Secretary Alger announces himself
candidate for the United States Senate,
to succeed Senator Mcmillan, of Michi-
gan. Mr.. Alger says that Mcmillan
assured him that he (McMillan) would
not stand for reelection.
The lease of the South Carolina and
Georgia road to the Southern Railway
carries with it complete control of the
Augusta Southern line, but the Ohio
River and Charleston, the other leased
line of the South Carolina and Georgia
Railroad, is not included in the deal.
A powder press at Dupont's Powder
Works, at Carney Point, N. j.. exploded
Saturday afternoon, killing FIVE men
and injuring three others. The explo-
sion occurred during an experiment
with government giant torpedo.
Among the killed was Captain Stewart,
U. S. a., powder inspector.
There will be grand muster of ac-
tors and actresses to assist at the fare
well benefit of Lydia Thompson at the
Lyceum Theatre, London, on Tuesday
evening next, when the beneficiary
quits the stage. In addition to the
crowd of actors on the stage, the pretii
est of the actresses will sell pro-
gramme.
A dispatch from Lancaster Mo-, says:
A great many articles of wearing appa-
rel. papers and pieces of jewelry bear
ing the names of Kirksville persons
we're found strewn over the eastern
part of Lancaster county on Saturday.
They were blown from Kirksvile,
twenty-five miles, by the tornado.
Among other things was 800 note.
The association of the Medical Off.
GERS of the Army and Navy of the Con-
federacy will meet in Charleston, S. c.,
at the same time as the annual reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans,
: May TO- DR.. ]. B. Gowan, General
Forests medical director, is president.
The objects of this association are
social and fraternal, as we'll as the
preservation of medical history.
On Saturday morning mob of from
500 to 1000 men, all of them armed and
many of them masked, seized train at
Burke, the head of the Canyon creek,
Idaho, and came to Wsrdner with 5000
pounds of giant powder, with which
they blew up the Bunker Hill and Sui
Ivan mills and other buildings, involv'
ing loss of probably $3.50, 900. Through
some mistake the miners engaged in
fusilsde among themselves, and one OF
their number was shot dead.
The announcement that England
and Russia have signed q self denying
agreement regarding China, which is
intended to put an end to the conten-
ton over railway and other conces'
sions in that country. is the most i'm
portant news of the day in London.
1t is stated that hereafter the Russian
sphere of influence will be recognized
as embracing all of North China, while
the British are not to be disturbed in
their possession of the Yang-ste Valley.
Two persons we're killed, more than
dozen seriously injured, and fifty less
seriously hurt as the result of wreck
Yesterday afternoon on the Rochester
and Lake Ontario Railroad, better
known as the Bay Railroad, at Rosen-
baur's Corners, near Rochester, n. Y
when two cars of an excursion train
filed with passengers left the track
while rounding curve at full speed,
and were completely wrecked. The
accident was due to failure to slow up
on the approaching curve.
A dispatch from Havana says: Gov
ernor General Brooke purposes to bring
the matter of the payment OF the Cuban
troops to a head Immediately. Yestel-
day he sent request to General Maxi
mo Gomez that the latter and thejnnta
of consulting Cuban generals should
come at once to decision as to whether
the Cuban muster rolls are to stand as
now made up or are to be reduced, as
General Gomez has been expecting. Ii
he could consult his own desires Cen
eral Brooke would pay 800 per man
to such as are entitled to share in the
Sc, 900, 600, but if General Gomez con-
tinues to vouch for $50, $50 troops, pay
ment will be begun without further de-
lay Cd that basis.