Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-22
NEWS OF The DAY.

A monument to President Carnot was
unveiled at Dion, France, yesterday.
Archbishop Ireland, who is in Brus-
sells, dined with King Leopold yester-
day.
At Morris Park on Saturday evening
Pupil won the $4,000 national stallion
stakes, His Royal Highness second and
Vulcan third.
Cuban officers, though accepting the
disarmament plan agreed upon by Gen
erals Brooke and Gomez, are bitter
against the latter.
c. A. Campbell, treasurer and quar-
termas.er of the Union Veteran Legion,
of the Soldiers Home at Han. pLon, is
in jail Tor endorsement.
In answer to a telegram Senator Nc
MILAN has informed Secretary Alger
that he will be q candidate for re-elec-
ton as Senator from Michigan.
Pompey Cartwright, OF Richmond, who
attempted suicide on Saturday by swal.
lowing box OF rough on rats in gill
OF whisky, died that night after great
suffering.
Henry II. Myers, brakeman on the
Baltimore s. Ohio Railroad, while
coupling cars at Locust Point, Balti-
more. last night, fell between the cars
and was killed.
Rev. DR.. William Scott Southgate,
rector of st. Anne's Protestant Episco-
pal Church, Annapolis, died suddenly
yesterday evening at his residence in
that city, aged &C years.
A dispatch from Rome says that Chi.
ma has consented to Italy's occupation
of San Nun Bay for coaling station,
on condition that the place be regarded
as purely commercial port.
A rumor which has reached Colon,
Columbia, from Bocas del Toro, states
that the Ncaraguan gunboat San Jscin-
to fired at the American cruiser Detroit
and that the latter replied, sinking the
gunboat. The report lacks confirmation.
Filipino commissioners from Aguin'
aldo direct had conference with the
American commission yesterday. They
say that they are without power to bind
the so.called Filipino government in
any particular, and can only refer any
results of the present negotiations to
Aguinaldo.
News has just been received at Vic
toria, B. c., that the main part of Daw-
son City, Yukon Territory, was de-
stroyed by fire April 26, causing loss
of one million dollars. In all one
hundred and eleven buildings including
the bank of British North America,
were burnd.
The American Line steamer Paris,
formerly the United States cruiser Yale,
went ashore early yesterday morning
while en- route from Southampton for
New York, but it is believed that she
will be got afoat before long. The
Paris did not strike the Manscle rocks,
the scene of the recent wreck of the
Atlantic Transport Line steamer Mohe-
gan, but standed on the Lowland Point,
inside the Manacles. Her hull is almost
entirely out of water. Her passengers
are all safe.
MrJohn Laur. one of the best known
citizens of Richmond, committed sui
eide on Saturday night. He kept 9
high class bar room and confectionery
at Main and Belvidere streets. About
nine o'clock he went into Monroe park,
just across the street, and shot him
self. No cause is assigned. He was
worth about $50, 000 He leaves wife
and two children, married daughter
in Charlotte, n. c., and son in Rich
mond. The suicide was sensational in
the extreme, in that the deceased Sc
lected most public place for the TRACE
dy, and Immediately before leaving his
home to commit the deed jocularly babe
his son goodby. He left a note saying
that physical suffering led him to seek
ease in DEATH