Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Peter W. Lynch, of New York, has
sued for q limited divorce.
The steamer Dauntless, formerly ia
nous as tilibuster, was yesterday re-
leased by the United States Court at
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Pekin authorities, it is reported,
are turning to Great Britain for sup
port against Russis's demand fox coD-
cession for q railroad to Pekin.
Chinese rebels have renewed their
opposition to British occupation of the
Kow Loon territory, near Hong Kong,
and British troops have been sent 10
the scene.
In Baltimore yesterday Judges Golf
and Morris signed an order and decree
authorizing the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to issue new stocks
and bonds provided for under the re-
organization plan.
Jesse Haffley, negro, eighteen years
of age, has been arrested at Dayton,
Tenn, as the assailant of Miss Bessie
Sparks, whose room at the home of Mr..
Dean he entered Sunday morning. The
negro was appreheDded after an e1cit-
ing bloodhound chase and was lodged
in jail.
1t is said the Southern Railway and
Atlantic Coast Line have reached an
agreement to keep out of each others
territory. The Southern has secured
part of the old Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Road, which was expected to
become part of the Atlantic Coast Sys-
tenn.
It is stated that the five thousand
Spanish prisoners who are reported to
be held by the Filipinos have been
carried into northern province and
scattered among small garrisons. They
are beyond American succor this sea-
son unless a Filipino surrender takes
place within three weeks.
The United States Supreme Court
yesterday decided the prize case
of the French steamer Olinde Rod
riguez, the 6-st of the naval prize
money cases growing out of the Span
ish war to reach the court. The decl-
sion was announced by Chief Justice
Fuller, and directs that the vessel,
which was captured off San Juan, Porto
Rico, on the 18th OF July last. and has
been held since by this government,
shall be returned to its owners, on the
ground that it was not proven that the
steamers officers intended to enter the
blockaded port. The court held, Incl
dentally. that the blockade of San Juan
was effective.
An account of the riot yesterday be.
tween students of Princeton College
and the men OF circus company was
published in the Gazette Of that day.
At mass-meeting of students in the
afternoon, attended by the whole I'M
der-graduate body, President Patton
spoke in condemnation of the attack on
the parade, and positively forebade any
student to 60 to the show grounds at
night. At the same time the college
authorities arranged to have the proc
tor and large force of assistants on duty
there. This prevented more trouble.
Dillon, the old negro who was errone-
ously reported as having died from his
injuries, will probably recover. Stu
dent Gardner and others injured in the
row are doing we'll.
The Southern Baptist Convention, in
session at Louisville, KY, yesterday
selected ex.Mayor Robert c. Davidson,
of Baltimore, to join delegation of
English Baptists in q personal appeal
to the Gear 10 behalf of prosecuted Rus
sian Baptists. Rev. Drs. ]. B. Gam
brill, B. q. Carroll and W. T. Camp
bell were appointed fraternal delegates
to the anniversaries Of the Baptists OF
the north to be held in San Francisco
this month. The convention decided
to meet next year at Hot Springs, Ark.
Two Virginians were added to the
board of trustees of the seminary-Dr.
W.R. L. Smith, of Richmond, and DR..
II. w. Tribble, of Charlottesville. The
convention adjourned last night, after
holding mass-meeting in the interest
of home missions.
GREAT DANE WHIPS e LroN.-An
exhibition of the remarkable strength
of Col. stephan's Great Dane Mardo
was witnessed by the keepers of the
Zoo, in Cincinnati, OHIO, on Saturday.
Mardo was strutting proudly about the
the Carnivora building when Dewey,
the fierce young lion, was taken out of
his cage to be shipped to bis owner.
The dog, thinking that the ami
MAJ had attacked the keeper, sprang
upon the lion fearlessly. The keep
ers allowed tho chains to fall
and, Selling long iron bars, tried 10 separate
&c two beests Meantime the dog was worst.