Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-14
NEWS OF THR DAY

TEo more deaths from locs j.w &C.
Cured in Nav York yesterday making
u from Fourtb-of-Jj y accidents.
Mail edvices from Manila state that
most OF the volunteer regiments have
25 per cent. Of their men on the sick
list.
Governor General Brooke and his
family have taken possession Of the
palace in Havana. the residence OF the
former governor general of Cuba.
Th- Spanish Cabinet accepted the Of
fer OF the Queen Regent TO ss-ist the
finances of the country by giving up
about 800 900 from the civil list.
1t has now been discovered that g
mysterious current draws vessels to-
ward the Masacles, the rocks upon
which the Mobelan and the Paris
struck.
Philip Lambele yesterday pleaded
guilty of taking ten thousand dollars
from the Metropolitsn Bank, OF Boston,
and was sentenced to three years in
State prison.
Captain Dreyfua's letters to his wife
during his trial, and after his convic-
ton, Do~ made public, prove his limo
cence, devotion to hs country, his
home and his family, and his courage.
The average price per bushel of
wheat exported in tie fiscal year just
ended was "a II cent?, against IS 8
cents in the preceding year. There
was also reduction in the price OF cot
ton.
Civil Service Commissioner Brewer
says that if Senator Chandler had con-
tinued the insinustions against him, 10
the Investigation at Concord, n. H., he
would have thrown him out Of the win
dow.
Officials of the government in order
to raise more revenue advocate the ex
tension of the war revenue tax to pat.
ent-protected articles and the money
transfer business of telegraph and ex-
press companies.
Hugo Steiner and Samuel S. Field
were yesterday appointed by Judge
Stockbridge receivers for the Order OF
the Golden Chain OF Baltimore in &C
cordance with the courts opinion filed
Tuesday, finding that the order is in
solvent
Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, has
signed the death warrant of Armstead
Taylor, the murderer of Dora Rosen-
stein. 10 the trial OF Brown in Freder
lex yesterday for the murder of Louis
Rosenstein the evidence was con-
Guided and arguments before the jury
began.
Major John Calhoun Courtney, &
Confederate veteran, president of the
Virginia Society of Atlanta, secretary
of the Capital City Club and manager
of the Western Union Telegraph died
at his home in Atlanta, GA, yesterday,
at the age of sixty-6ve. He was ma
tive Of Virginia.
The Cologne Gazette prints an article
concerning Frances alleged plans Of
opening negotiations with Germany in
order to effect common action should
Great Britain declare war on the Trans
vaal. The Gazette says Germany will
not interfere or influence others to in
teriere with highlands plans.
A combination has been entered into
between the American China Develop
ment Company, better known as the
Chinese syndicate, which the late Sena-
tor Calvin s. Brice organized, and the
British and Chinese Corporation, limit
ed, an English syndicate. The purposes
of both include the obtaining of con-
tracts, DEGREES and concessions and the
construction and maintenance Of rail
ways and other public works in China
Terrific electrical storms swept over
many counties in eastern Pennsylvania
on Wednesday evening, as the result OF
which two persons were killed and 8
score of others reported seriously iujur-
ed. The sharp thunder and lightning
was accompanied by deluge of rain
and nail in most cases, and growing
crops suffered severely. Roads were
washed out, telegraph wires thrown
down and communication in some of
the inland counties temporarily render
ed difficult. Fortunately, no railroad
washouts of any consequence occurred.