Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.


man in Connecticut, died at Uncns
vile Tuesday night, aptd l03 years.
Ten Thousand nollars was lost quick
ly by Harry Prag, of Baltmor~, III
playing roulette at Saratoga recently.
Baltimore and Ohio Reilroad con-
ductors and engineers will be given an
nual passes over the road for themselves
and families.
Rioting by Cuban soldiers disappoint
ed at not receiving pay at Cuevitas led
to a fight recently in which gendarmes
killed and wounded 10.
At Gold Hill near Salisbury. N. c.,
day or two ago, 12-year-old white girl,
IAN orphan named Murrell was criminal
ly assaulted by an unknown negro.
The increase in the army and the
campaign in the Philippines cause heavy
demands on the Treasury. War taxes
will not be reduced and bond issue
may be required.
Arrangements are reported to be ma
turing in New York for the organlza-
ton of corporation with $50, 10000
throughout the country.
While delirious from malalial fever
Mrs. A. K. Taylor, young woman,
jumped form third-story window IN
Baltimore yesterday and fractured her
skull. She fell in courtyard forty-hye
feet below
Fourth. class postmssIers will organ.
ize lobby and urge Congress to give
them minimum compensation OF 500
"a year, instead of the present rate oil
pay. There are 10000 fourth'class
postmssters.
Anna Bell, aged eighteen years, gave
her baby sister paris green in Lambert
vile, N. j., yesterday, so she would
not have the bother of taking care of it.
The doctor has no hopes OF the chlld's
recovery.
General Otis has applied the exclusion
law to Chinese, barring them from the
Philippines. 1t is said he is acting on
his own responsibility and received no
instructions from Washington to pro-
hibt Chinese immigration.
The Filipinos, it is said. distrust Gen
eral Otis and look to Admiral Dewey
as the American most likely to be able
to effect settlement with them. Scat
tering skirmishes are taking place along
the American lines near Angeles, Lu
zon.
Secretary OF War Root has been sd
vised by some southern Senators and
Representatives to enlist negro regi-
ments in the South for service in the
Philippines. War Department officials
are said to be opposed to negro voIun'
teers.
Louise Terry, aged % years; Charles
Trippe, aged 7 years and Oreata Terry,
aged Is years were killed and three
other persons Injured at Seabright, n.
J.. last night while driving, by being
run down by train of the New Jersey
Southern Railroad.
For some time past trouble has been
brewing between the Richard and Kite
faction in the vicinity of Lake Butler,
Fla, and Tuesday the Richard faction
assaulted and murdered Deputy Mar
shall Kite, whose followers in turn kill
ed M. E. Roberts, Richard sym.
pathizer.
King Charles, of Portugal, yesterday
signed decree establishing sanitary
Gordon around Oporto during the con-
tinuance of the bubonic plague there.
The Lisbon papers say that two work
man, who recently arrived there from
Oporto. have developed symptoms o.
the plague.
The stage between Salmon City and
Red Rock, Mont, was held up Tuesday
by four men. Fl. T. Reilly, manager Of
the dredge company working near Sal
mon City, Idaho, was passenger. He
had more than $4,000 in gold dust,
which he was taking to Dillon. The
robbers took it and escaped.
Another victory for the American
yacht Genesee on Lake Ontario was
the result of yesterdays race in theCana-
da's cup series. The course was nine
milesIto windward and return. The chal
lenger displayed unexpected windward
qualities, while the defender, on the
other hand, surprised all her admirers
by her speed in running.
John Wiring, boy of four years, was
found dying yesterday in clump OF
woods about a mile from his home in
West Philadelphia. When discovered
q handkerchief was drawn tightly about
his neck, and the top of his head was
beaten in. He died few hours after
he was removed to hospital. The
police are investigating the affair.
Two negroes were killed outright,
two were seriously burned, and eighteen
others seyerly shocked while engaged |
in the reconstruction of the ST. Charles
avenue electric Car line,in New Orleans,
yesterday. The men had placed rail |
against pole charged with 500 volts OF
electricity, due to defective insulation.
William Brown and Alexander SINCE
tary fell across the rail and were instant
ly killed.
William Lawler (white) was shot and
instantly killed yesterday by an un-
known negro at Wilcox, a email Sta
ton on the Wheeling division of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, about ten
miles from Pittsburg, Pa. The murder
has so incensed the white men OF the
community that race war is threaten
ed. The murderer is being hunted for
and if captured will likely receive harsh
treatment.
Reports from southern Russia say
that current belief of the approaching
end of the world is causing q panic |
among the uneducated classes. At