Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-02
NEWS OF THE DAT.

Seven killed and twenty wounded is
the latest statement OF the American
loss in Sundays fight at Calamba, near
Manila.
Vice President Wenceslao Fguereo
has assumed the presidency of Santo
Domingo, formed new cabinet and is
sued manifesto.
A terrific halstorm passed over por-
tons of South Dakota and Minnesota
last night, fatally destroying many
square miles OF crops.
Mr.. Bryan, in newspaper article,
calls the governments Philippine poll
cy "eunpowder gospel" and says it
violates the spirit of the Constitution.
At Columbus. Ohio, yesterday, C. W.
Marks sold his great black Pacific stall
lion, Joe Patchen, 2:01}, to Ed. Mills
for $4,000. The actual purchaser is
said to be Henry Haws, OF Johnstown,
Pa.
Col. Hawkins, of the Pennsylvania
regiment, died on July is on board the
transport Senator en- route to San Fran
cisco with his regiment from Manila
Apople1y is said to bave been the cause
OF death.
By resolution Yesterday the Georgia
State Railroad Commission decided to
issue an order requiring the different
railroad systems running into Atlanta
to provide suitable depot facilities for
the accom- mediation of passengers.
Armistead Taylor, condemned and
to hang for the murder OF Louis Ro-
seustein at Montgomery county, Md,
has revised his former statement, and
admits that he murdered both of the
victims. He still asserts that Alfred
Brown, the second condemned map,
Sas present.
At Hagerstown, Md, yesterday, the
grand jury indicted Samuel Johnson,
colored, for rape Of Annie N. Kerfoot,
the eleven-year-old daughter of Thos.
F. Kerfoot, last Thursday, about half
a mile from her home, near Moudel
station, Md. Nothing seems to be def
nitely known as to the time OF John
sons trial.
Mrs. Lstitis a. R. Perot, who is
charged with abducting her daughter
Gladys from Baltimore will be arraign
ed in Bow Street Police Court, in Lon
don, tomorrow. The fair fugitive is con-
Gdent that e1tradition will not be
granted by the English judge. She has
engaged prominent American lawyer
to fight the extradition proceedings
against her.
The preliminary report of the .. S.
Com missioner of Internal Revenue was
issued yesterday. The report show
that the people of this country drank
about 100000 gallons more whisky
last year than the year before: but
million barrels less of beer
There has been a notable falling
of in the sale Of snuIf. The cigar
elite smoker still labors assiduously to
increase the revenues. The internal
revenue receipts for Virginia during the
year were 81 ,S15.S5l.
Alderman Brick threw an anti-ex-
pansion, anti-adminstration and anti.
reception bomb into meeting OF the
Boston Board of Aldermen yesterday.
He was opposing request to the board
OF estimate and spportionment that it
appropriate money for a suitable re-
ception to Admiral Dewey. He want
ed the Aldermen to 60 slow before they
threw themselves into Estate of adula-
ton of Admiral Dewey because he had
won q battle" He declared that the
administration was trying to use AID
miral Dewey as bolster, and asserted
that the Admiral did not belong to the
same category with General Grant and
other war heroes. He discerned, he
said with much emphasis, San attempt
to make a second Boulanger in this
country"