Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The British force sent from Hong
Kong against Chinese rebels have seized
the city of Kow Loon.
In speech before the members of the
Anti-imperialistic League in Boston,
yesterday, Ex-Governor Boutwell, said
that "Aguinaldo is in the right and Nc
Kinley in the wrong"
Herr Won Krupp will reconstruct the
burned out Germania shipyards, at
Gusrden, near Kiel, on a scale large
enough to employ 1000 mechanics,
who will help enlarge the German navy.
The loss on the old plant was over
100000.
Miss Estelle E. II. Goldeborough,
aged sixty years, fell dead beside the
bed of her dying sister, Mrs. Mona
Goldsborough Mccormick, in Balti-
more yesterday, Mrs. Mccormick died
soon sfterward without knowing of her
sisters demise.
Hearing woman's screams at Fifth
and Washington streets, Wilmington,
Del, yesterday evening, two boys ran
to her rescue, and found Mrs. II. c..
Greenfield in a dazed condition. She
said she had been held up and robbed
of a pocketbook containing SCI. Mrs.
Greenfield was taken to her home, on
west Fourth street. She swooned and
is unconscious. There were no marks
of violence about her.
Sir Henry William John Byng, fourth
Earl of Strafford, who recently married
Mrs. s. J. Colgate, on American. in
New York, was instantly killed yester-
day evening. He was standing on the
platform at the Pottersbar station
awaiting a train from London when,
through some cause, he fell on the rails
in front of an advancing express train.
The locomotive and carriages passed
over him, cutting off his head and
otherwise mangling him.
AS stated in the Gazette of that date
John Berry, colored, was yesterday
convicted of murder in the first degree
in the Criminal Court of Baltimore for
killing Miss Amanda Clark on the Sth OF
last March. immediately after the yer.
dict had been rendered he was sentenced
by Judge Wright to be hanged in Prince
Georges county, where the murder was
committed, on a day to be designated
by the Governor. Death is the only
penalty provided by law for murder in
the first degree.
General Brooke has named American
commissioners who will 60 ahead with
the work of paying the Cuban troops.
The Cuban chiefs are becoming recon
ciled to the new arrangement of sur
rendering their arms to the civil au-
thorties. They will issue notice to
give up their arms when ordered by
General Brooke. War Department Of
Gcials understand that the generals
of the Cuban army are disappointed
because they are not likely to realize
as much out OF the IS 100000 appropri-
sted for the payment of the Cuban
army as they think they should.
During the electric storm in Balti-
more yesterday evening considerable
damage was done and one human life
WAS lost and several persons injured.
The house of James Hanzlick, on Gem
etery lane, ct Rosedale, Baltimore
county, about six miles from Baltimore,
WAS struck by lightning during the
storm. Frank HanZlick, nine years OF
age, son of Mr.. Hanzlick, who was on
the front porch, was instantly killed
end several persons were stunned.
Considerable damage was done in the
northern suburbs of Baltimore. Two
horses were killed by electric shocks in
the street in East Baltimore. Street rail
way traffic was obstructed by falling
trees in Highlandtown.