Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10
NEWS Or laD DAY.


thu laying OF the cornerstone OF syna-
gogue 10 Cleveland yesterday
In fight between Cuban outlaws and
the guards near Puerto Principe Oh Sat-
urday one of the outlaws was killed
and two OF the guards wounded.
The Catholic Archbisnops at their
October meeting may decide whether
any action shall be taken 10 regard to
assembling plenary council in 1902
An erier has been issued for the ar
rest of President Cannon, OF the Nor
mon church, of Salt Lake City, on the
charge of violating the anti polygamy
law.
MIR Oscar F. Lackey, the Baltimore
yellow fever patient On Swinburne Is.
land, N. Y, continues to improve, aud
great hope of his recovery are now en-
tertained.
Archbishop Keane has started from
Rome for this country, but ne will pro
coed slowly, making frequent stops on
the continent, and not reaching Wash
ington before October.
NJ. Daniel has been removed from
the post Of Governor of the Isles du
Salut-on one of which Dreyfus was
conined-it is said on account OF the
harsh treatment to Dreyfus.
Continuous heavy rains have flooded
the camps of the American soldiers in
the Philippines, and the men slept with
several feet of water beneath their
hunks. Manila bay is impossible Of
navigation.
AS result of the experiments at the
Army Medical Museum by Colonel
Smart, deputy surgeon general, it is
found that the use OF violet glase in an
ordinary fieldglass will reveal the vapor
of smokeless powder.
A private letter received in Washing
ton yesterday contains the information
that Senator Jas. Z. Jones, of Arkansas,
chairman of the democratic national
com mittee, will not resign that Office,
as has been reported.
A New Orleans judge on Saturday
awarded two white children to the care
OF their coored foster mother as against
| their OWE mother. the children crying
to remain with their colored "mammy,"
who had cared for them for years.
Earle D. Shippers, of Chestertown,
Md, while bathing from the Chester
river wharf on Saturday afternoon, was
struck by Lightning and killed. Young
Shippers was standing on pile of the
wharf preparing to take q plunge when
struck.
A telegram from ST. Petersburg as.
serts that The Hague conference will
adjourn at the end of July, the mem
bers agreeing to reassemble 10 the
spring, and that during the interval
Emperor Nichols will visit the princi-
pal European courts.
| The extensive steam bakery of Henry
Wankliu, located on Dupont and Nit
chell streets and Green lane, Roxbor
cugh, Pa was totally destroyed by fire
of unknown origin early yesterday
morning, involving loss Of $500, 900 Oh
buildings, stock and machinery.
Colonel Thomas Barton French, g
prominent Confederate veteran, and one
OF Newport News's best known citizens.
died yesterday 10 his sixty-ninth year,
apoplexy being the cause OF his demise.
Colonel French was born in Spottsyl-
vania county, just outside of Freder-
icksburg.
While driving near Columbus, O.,
yesterday afternoon, in the family
carryall. William Rheinhard and fam-
ly of six were struck by the Big Four
Limited and all were killed except the
eldest son. The horse which was at
| tached to the surrey was literally
ground to pieces.
A private of Gen. Wheaton's COM
mand, John McQuade, has just arrived
at Jackson, Miss, from the Philippines.
He says that the American soldiers are
very tired OF the war, considering it
cruel and uncallsd for. He agrees
with Gen. Lawton that it will take
100 900 men TO held the country.
The big sloop yachts Columbia and
Defender had a race on Saturday in
Long Island Sound that was satisfactory
to all concerned. In strong and fairly
steady breeze and smooth water they
sailed over course of about &c miles,
and the Columbia fairly outsailed the
Defender by 8 minutes and Is seconds
actual time.
London, Ont, is under martial law
as the result of street car strike. At
an early hour yesterday morning the
Mayor read the riot act and called out
the regular soldiers stationed there to
clear the streets. The streets were pa
trolled by soldiers, the police having
proved Inadequate to the task of con-
trolling the mob.
Justice Truax, in the Supreme Court
of New York, on Saturday handed
down o decision which places labor
strikes under the Introduction of the
law whenever they amount to comb
nation or conspiracy to prevent any
person from earning his livelihood in
his profession, craft or business. The
walking delegate had gone around, and
wherever he found the plaintiff at work
had ordered strike. Justice Truax's
decision permanently restraints the de-
PENDANTS from interfering with the
members of the plaintiff association or
preventing them from procuring and
retaining work.