Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Nearly 700 iron molders OF Baltimore
plants OF the Central Foundry Company
are out of employment for an indefinite
period.
George M. Allen, acting first assis-
tant postmaster general, was taken sud
IDENTIFY i'll yesterday, and is SAID 10 De
10 q precarious condition.
The Cuban flag will be hoisted today
with elaborate ceremony over the pal
ace in Santiago, Cuba. l. will float
there for the first time since General
Shafter ordered it hauled down in 1898
A dispatch from Pretoria says that
Lieutenant Cordua was shot Friday
afternoon. He was formerly of the
Stats Artillery and WAS convicted OF
being ringleader in the plot to sbduct
General Roberts and kill British
officers.
After seventeen years OF self-imposed
exile, mainly spent in Paris, Theodore
Tilton, whose name was on nearly ev-
cry tongue at the time OF the famous
Beecher- Tilton trial, will sooD return to
New York. He is now 60 years old,
with long snow-white hair.
Rev. VIM. N. Hindman, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church, at Lincoln,
Neb., which Mr.. Bryan attends, has
been asked to resign because he ex-
pressed wish to see the democratic
nominee elected. Most OF the leading
members OF the church are republicans.
Information was received in Phila-
delphia yesterday OF the strandiDg dur
ing a hurricane OF the new British
tramp steamer Indrs, which sailed with
a cargo OF sugar from Samabays, Java,
June 16, for Philadelphia, and nine
lives are believed to have been lost.
Norristown, Pa, is greatly perturbed
over the visitation 10 town OF rabid
C mine that bit children right and left
in his path. Before the animal could
be dispatched five children were known
to have been bitten and it is believed
that many more were lacerated by biz
fsngs.
Charles Geiger, aged sixteen year,
son OF Rev. Mr.. Geiger, OF Uniontown,
Pa, while fishing in the Susquehsnne
river yesterday was struck by lightning
and killed instantly. Geiger's clothing
was torn from his body and he Was
thrown out of the boat into the
stream.
A somewhat exciting Incident mark
ed Mr.. Bryan's stop in Barneston, Neb.
upon his return from the Topeka no.
LITIGATION meeting yesterday. This in
cident was the detection of pickpock.
ct 10 the active pursuit of his vacation
by Mr.. Bryan, q lively chase through
the cars for the thief and his capture
and his subsequent escape.
Louis Peck, the colored man who last
Monday evening assaulted four-year'
old Christina Mas at Akron, Ohio,
and whose crime is alone responsible
for the fearful rioting that occurred at
Akron Wednesday night and Thursday
morning, was yesterday afternoon taken
from the Jail at CLEVELAND, where he
had been removed for safety, rushed to
Akron, taken to the courthouse, and
within five minutes after his arrival was
convicted of the crime and sentenced TO
the penitentiary for life at hard labor.
Dingess, Logan county, w. Va, is 10
tumult of excitement. An epidemic
of assassination seems TO be sweeping
over the county. Within twenty. four
hours three men have been waylaid and
shot. On the headwsters of Island
Creek, Ira Ellis was Thursday night
shot and dangerously wounded by some
unknown person, from ambush. About
the same hour Louis Elmore was fred
upon, and his horse shot from under
him. At II o'clock yesterday Rev. Mil.
lard S afford was waylaid on the head.
waters of Guyan, by two men. He was
shot In the left side and arm, but will
recover. No arrests have been made,
though the officers are leaving no stone
to discover the assassins. No
cause can be assigned for the lawless-
ness.