Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Several thousand Chinese troops Of.
tackled the British near Hong Ron,
again yesterday, but were repuised D.
1t was stated in the House OF Corr.
mons that the arres, otthe accused Ger.
man plantation manager in Samoa was
made on the responsibility of the senior
British naval officer there.
Advices from Honolulu say that No
more japanese contract laborers are In
be imported. The cabinet has decided
on this. This means that the Japane.e
can come in, but not under contract
Sam Abbott, soldier in the Firs-
Artillery, shot and killed Tom Crair
near Bedford, KY, yesterday afteruoog
Craig had betrayed Abboit's sister.
Sam Rose, the negro murderer and
rapist OF Palmetto, Ga, was caught
and sho. to death on the banks of Cane
creek swamp by mob of 300 men la.t
night.
The remains of John 7. Wilson.
Chesterfield county farmer, who 5ss
been missing since March 7, were .ouud
in dock at Richmond today. la his
pockets were 500.
Arthur Grimm, of Greenville Pa
hanged himself at the home Of his
father-in-law, at Burghil, O.. las.
night. Grimm was married abou, two
months ago.
Armour & Co., Of Chicago have de.
cided to locate at Locust Point, Bait
more, branch Of their fertilizer work.
through which they dispose of the
waste and ofal of the company great
slaughter-houses in the West.
The War Department has issued An
order reducing the number of miit2v
departments in Cuba from seye, n
five. Brig Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will
command in the provinces of Pnar de-
Rio and Havana, which have been con.
solidated.
Men just arrived at Victoria. B c
from the klondyke say that the YUKON
is already breaking up and is Hooded
from Marsh lake up. One pagty q.
four went through the ice neag White
Horse on April and were drowne-
with their dogs.
Hon. William J. Bryan arriye3 III
Schenectady, N. Y, yesterday evening
A great crowd met him at the railway
station. Afterward he held 3 reception
in the Hotel Edison parlors. Last night
he spoke at the Central Opera Hou.s
to nearly two thousand people.
While she was paying brief v1sitio
3 neighbor Sunday night the house Of
Mrs. Jacob Lesocb, in Pttson town
ship, Pa, was destroyed by fire and
her three children, Mary, aged SIX.
Katarina, aged four, and Apollo, aged
three years, were burned to death. The
charred bodies were found in the ruiz.
Governor Lind, of Minnesota, ye.e-
day sent a message to the legs AZURE
urging some action looking tow ard me
speedy return from Manila OF the I5.a
Minnesota volunteers. He states .rat
all appeals to that end ADDRESSED 10 the
President and to the Wa Department
have been Ignored.
A committee OF :welty-two Flipino,
will confer with the American comm
sion at Manila, bur it is said that they
do not represent the Aguinaldo elemer;
AreYalo, a former aid TO Agunsldogfo
Is now in MIanila, says he believes tha
II the American authorities would Send
TO Aguinaldo peace eouIdbc
arranged.
The fishing schooner Eliza, Of Ber
eriy, Mass, which sailed from Hyana
yesterday for the fishing grounds
struck on Rose and Crown shoals a.
one o'clock this morning and ID OF zoe
crew Of II were lost The three sur
vivors landed at Siasconset 10 Tie
schooner's dory this morning. They
reported the schooner is tots loss.
The fight between "Pedlar' Palmer
and Billy Rotchford, for the bantam
weight championship and $l,5ooa -io7
and purse of =, 900, took place az Toe
National Sporting Club in London last
night. Palmer was the favorte 10 t'e
betting. There were hot exchange iD
the first two rounds, hut the referee
was compelled to caution the American
against hitting low. Rotchiord sgsI
oden ded in the same way in the lhIi.
round, whereupon the referee stoppe
the fight and declared Palmer tie WIZ
ner.