Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

American warships have begun a
bonn bardment Of the forts on Subig Bay,
Luzon.
The anniversary of Mexico's indie
pendence was celebrated yesterday
with great enthusiasm throughout that
country.
Henry G. King, of Boston, has
brought suit in the United States Court
for 500, 900 acres of land in Virginia and
West Virginia.
The grand jury of Elberton, Ga, has
indicted the Southern a?d Seaboard
Air Line for hauling negroes and white
people in the same COACHES.
Baron Schilun Won Cans;aii, court
official of the Grand Duchy of Baden,
has beer ignoni1i)usly dismissed from
Office becaused he seduced young "o-
man.
Kansas this year raised 40O,OO0,0O0
bushels of corn, az amount far in ex-
cess of that ever produced by any
State of the Union, in any one year, or
by any equal area OF the world.
General Russell A. Alger has written
letter, formally Withdrawing as q
candidate for the United Senate, from
Michigan, and leaving to Senator James
Mcmillan a clear field for denomination.
The wife of former Senator ]. G. S.
Blackburn died at Versailles, KY, last
night. Her husband, who went to
Washington few days ago, bad been
telegraphed for and will reach home to-
day.
As the result of dispute over suit
OF clothing yesterday Martin Walgren,
Chicago bookeeper, was killed aDd
Theodore Walgren and George CLARK
slightly wounded by Fred Fisher, q
tailor. Fisher used knife and claims
he acted in self-deiense.
Charles a. Pillsbury, the well-known
miller, died in Minneapolis, Mimi, yes.
terday Of heart trouble. He was the
most extensive mill owner in the
west. One of his mills is said to be
the largest in the world, having q capac-
ity of seven thousand barrels day.
Manuel Cordova, his wife and six
children were killed Saturday night by
the falling 10 Of a house near Mora, n.
NJ. 1t had been raining heavily of late,
and the rains weakened the roof of the
adobe house in which Cordova lived
Only one child, boy of ten years, es.
capped. Ho was outside of the house
when the accident occurred.
The formation of the Tampa, Els,
Cigar Syndicate has been completed.
Edward Manrara, of the Ybor Manrara
Company, is slated for president. The
syndicate will be capitalized at sos, 900 q,
900, of which Tampa will have $40 ,
0000 900, the remainder being distributed
among Havana, Key West, New York
and New Orleans factories. The Ybor
Manrara firm will be allowed credit
of 81 100000.
The Transvaal government, in lis
reply to Great Britain, courteously de.
clines to rccede to the latter's proposals
| and declares that it cannot submit to
the Volkraad the conditions dependent
upon the acceptance of the proposal for
conference. The TraDsvaal declares
|! its intention to adhere 10 the terms Of
| the London convention OF 1854, and
President Kruger states that the Trans
vaal ardently desires arbitration.
William J. Bryan and w. Bourke
Cochran were the star speakers at the
| trust conference in Chicago on Satur-
day, which finally adjourned without
adopting any resolutions. Later at p
| meeting of the delegates to the Trust
| Conference movement was started
! for the formation of antitrust organ
zations in all sections of the country.
Messrs. Bryan and Cochran express
themselves as pleased with the results
of the trust conference.
Carterville, Ills, was the scene of d
| bloody riot yesterday, in which six De.
groes were instantly killed and one ia
tally wounded, while two others received
slight wounds. The white miners had
forbidden the negroes to enter Carter
vile. When thirteen of them came in
to town to take train, the white min.
ers attacked them. The negroes tried
to escape, but seven of them were shot
down by the white men. Governor
Tanner ordered troops to the town,
and expresses the belief that the men
were deliberately murdered. Vigorous
action is to be taken. The white miners
claim the negroes fired first.
President Andrade, of Venezuela, who
started Thursday to take personal com
msnd of the operations against the
revolutionists led by General Cipriano
Castro, bias with his staff temporarily
returned to the capital. He left Gene
raj Mendoza 10 com mand of the govern
ment forces at La Victoria, thirty-fve
miles southwest of Caracas. The
stronghold of the rebels is at Valencia,
in the State of Caribobo, some fi(ty-fve
miles west of La Victoria, which was
recently captured. The situation is
critical. Foreign warships are expect
ed to arrive shortly at La Guayra. The
government feels that crisis has been
reached. The government troops and
the rebels are expected to come to-
gether very soon.
THOS. B. REEDS FAREWELL.
Hon. Thomas 3. Reed, who has re-
Gently resigned his seat in Congress,