Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bellamy Storer, United States Minis
ter to Spain, has arrived in Madrid.
The cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey on board, has arrived at Singa-
pore.
A tornado near Salix, No., on Satur.
day killed three persons and fatally in
iured another.
A cablegram from Rome states that
Monsignor Diomede Falconio has been
appointed apostolic delegate to Can
ada.
1t is said that scheme is on foot to
| form q trust with 81 900, 900, 900 capital
and buy up all the breweries in the
country.
Experts of the Agricultural Depart.
ment are conducting experiments with
view to improving the quality of
| American wines.
Americas new cup defender, the Co.
lumbia, was carefully lowered into the
water at the Herrishoff Works, at Bris-
! tol, r. l., at $50 o'clock on Saturday
| night.
Residents of Stratford, Conn, are
I seeking q negro who gagged and as
saulted au old white woman and whom
they threaten to lynch when he is
| caught.
Bob Fitzsimmons denies letter said
to have been written by him foreshad.
owing his defeat at Jetfries's hands.
The letter is apparently forgery on
its face and no attention is being paid
| to it.
Sailor Sharkey is out with a chal.
lenge to Jeffries. He denies that the
latter has the right to the champion
ship, claiming that he defeated Fitz-
simmons. Sharkey says he will meet
Jetfries within six weeks at any place
mentioned.
| President oubet, of France, receiv.
ed tremendous ovation when be al
tended the Longcbamps races yester-
day. A large number of soldiers and
police were ready to prevent any hos
tile demonstration and TO defend the
president at moments notice, but
there was no need to act. The royalists
were fully repressed.
At the forty seventh annual meeting
of the Progressive Friends, at Kenneth
4 square, Philadelphia, Saturday, VIM.
, Lloyd Garrison bitterly attacked the
American policy in the Philippines. His
address was on Imperialism and Be.
trayal of Democracy" Mr.. Garrison
said he landed the enlightened and
> Aguinaldo, who he said never could
| have dreamed that the countrymen of
Abraham Lincoln would out do tie
Spaniards in savagery.
According to advices from The Hague
there is danger that one and all of the
arbitration proposals, now before the
peace conference, will fail. 1t is said
that Germany is opposed to the arbilra-
ton proposition, and is actively seeking
the support of second-rate powers in
her contention. The American dele
gates, however, are still confident CT
! the adoption of some of their projects
for arbitration, but the plenary discus
sion Saturday indicates the impossible
ty of maintaining them all.
The Grand Prix de Paris was won by
Perth yesterday with Velasquez second
and Alhsmbrs third. Fifteen horses
ran. The betting was to 4 against
Perth, to against Velasquez, and 4
to l against Alhambra. The Grand
Prix de Paris Great Stake of Paris) OF
100000 francs (about $40, 000)-150,000
francs given by the city of Paris and
$4,000 by the five great French railway
companies--is for colts and fillies foal.
ed in 1896, of every description and
country To this is added sweep
stakes CT 1000 francs each-the second
to receive 10000 francs and the third
10000 francs out of the stakes. The
course is nearly mile and seven fur
longs.