Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.


A demonstration was held 10 Havana
yesterday Ia honor of Gen. Msxino
Gomez.
Through the friendly intervention of
Senator Daniel, pleasant relations have
been reestablshed between Senators
Wellington and Money.
II il said that Ex-senator German,
of Maryland, is out of the campaign,
and that be will not even be delegate
to the Kansas City convention.
The large department store Of Joseph
Horne & Co, 10 Pittsburg, was de-
stroyen by fire on Saturday evening.
The loss will be nearly two million dol
lars.
Queen Victoria attended service in
the private chapel of the Vice Rsgal
Lodge, 10 Pr enix Park, Dublin, yes
terday. The archbishop of Dublin
preached.
The poor parents of Jean Sipido, who
made the attempt upon the life Of the
Prince OF Wales, have sent pitiful pc.
ttion to Queen Victoria to intercede
for their boy.
Receivers have been appointed for the
Darby Manufacturing Company OF Bal
timore, wholesale and retail dealers in
confectionery and fancy groceries; lig-
bilities $3.50, 900.
There was very large audience at
Wallack's theatre, New York, on Cat
urday evening, where the play Of
"Sapho" was again put 90, with Miss
Olga Nethersole in the title role.
Southern wheat closed 10 Baltimore
on Saturday steady at IA cents, and
We, tern closed at 70 81 735 cents.
Southern corn closed al 46f at AZ cents,
and Western closed at AT at Al cent?.
A strike OF twelve hundred miners,
employed by the Consolidation Coal
Company, 10 the Georges Creek region,
was insugurated at midnight Saturday
night. Efforts for peace are being earn
estly made.
General Otis has, at his own request,
been reli,v OF the command OF the
United Stst % forces 10 the Philippines.
He expects to give up the command on
May II is said that General McAr-
thur will succeed General Otis.
Captain Sturgis recently encountered
Filipino soldiers within five miles Of
Manila. Generals Young and Bell ask
for reinfOrcements 10 their districts
According to letters written by army
officers In Manila Aguinaldo is in that
city 10 hiding.
The executive committee on arrange
ments of the democratic national con-
ventiou have notified Chairman Jones,
of the national committee, that Kansas
City will have ready for occupancy by
the democratic national convention
July q new convention bali equal il
not superior to the grand edifice de.
stroyed by fire April 4.
Henry E Youtsey, who is accused OF
completely in the plot to assassnate
Senator Goebel, has made a supple
mentiry confession, 10 which he &C
cuses republican Governor Taylor OF
urging swift action by the murderer
and to thst end promising a pardon to
the man who fred the shot. Taylor
denies this statement.
Public sympathy with the Beers
found vent last night at the Grand o )e-
RI House, Washington, where MIR.
Webster Davis, who recently resigned
as Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
made the first public statement OF his
observations while 10 South Africa.
He said America should aid the Beers,
and that the fighting burshers have the
same spirit that prompted the Ameri-
cans at Lexington.
The five men sentenced to death for
murder were gsrroted at Ponce, Porto
Rico, on Saturday. There was no dis
turbance. The five men were convicted
of the murder Of Prudencio Mendez, sf-
ter crimioally asssulting the wife and
daughters OF their victim, who were
compelled to dance about the corpse
Eugenis Rodriguez resisted the execu-
TONERS, and 10 the scuffis his clothing
was torn. Before he could be subdued
five officers were required to overpow.r
him. He addressed the crowds on his
way to the platform, declaring his in.
nocence and blasheming and cursing
every one, 10 spite Of the efforts OF the
priests.