Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

i The President, and Mrs. Mckinley
leave for Canton, Ohio, tomorrow,
Seclarian bitterness is manifested 10
Porto Rico over the question OF religion
Ia the schools.
Twenty-one cases of smallpox are
under treatment 10 the Hospital for
Contagious Diseases in Washington.
The CIR of Russia has prohibited
baccarst, even in private houses. The
order has caused CONSERVATION in So
ciety circles.
Richard Croker will confer with Hon.
| William J. Bryan at Lincoln, Neb., be-
fore going to the democratic conven-
ton at Kansas City.
Nine Filipino leaders, including four
native generals, were released from
prison in Manila yesterday on taking
the oath to support the Government.
Anti-imperislists may fight the Nc
Kinley administration by trying 10
control the next Congress and 10 that
way prevent q permanent increase OF
the army.
The attorDe general declines to in-
terfere in the case OF eDjamin h. Smell,
and, unless unforeseen action De taken,
the murderer will be hanged tomorrow
in Washington.
Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
will leave Baltimore on Friday on his
fifth visit to the mission fields OF his
church In China, Japan and Korea.
1t is again reported that First Assis-
tant Postmaster General Perry 8. Heath
will resign to take charge ofthe repub-
licsn literary bureau. a position he held
during the last Presidential campaign.
Sir Robert Peel, descendant OF the
great English statesman, WAS in the
| dock OF the Old Bailey Court In Lon
don, yesterday, charged with criminal
ly libslling his brother-in-law, MIR. Won
der Heydt.
William Black, the negro who as
saulted Miss Jessie Bradford, near
Aberdeen. Hartford county, Md, on
February 81, and who was taken to
the Baltimore city Jail to escape mob
fury, was yesterday sentenced to be
hanged.
An interesting marriage ceremony
took place at Leitersburg, Washington
county, Md, yesterday, the bride,
groom and clergy man each being mutes.
The bride was Miss Alta May LowmaD
and the groom Mr.. John Ksvanaugh, of
Baltimore.
Louis Klopsch, OF the Christian Her
aid, on his way to New York from To-
dia, stated in London yesterday that
twenty million blankets were needed
Tor the sufferers in India, and that he
distributed one hundred thousand be-
fore his departure
Rev. George w. Graves, Of George
town, has recently received u uuani-
nous call from the Cherrydale NJ. Z.
Church in Albemsrle county. The
church was established In 1899. through
the efforts OF Rev. Jesse w. Norris,
former pastor of the NJ. P. Church at
BallstoD.
In Baltimore yesterday southern
wheat was quoted at Sc cents, and
western closed strong at sofa cents.
Southern corn was quoted at 5Os5l
cents, and western closed firm at Ala
cents. Tbs time last year wheat
sold at 75sa754 cents, and corn solo at
384s39 cents.
Within the last few weeks there has
been established at Fort Myer Heights,
just opposite Georgetown, poultry
farm, where game chickens are raised
exclusively. There are two classes OF
game chickens, those raised for the pit
and those raised exclusively for exhibit
ton purposes.
An agreement was signed in Chicago
last night by the Masons and Builders
associations and ratified by the Brick
layers Union which will put between
5000 and 1000 men to work immediate
and eventually result in breaking the
backbone of tue lockout 10 the build.
ing trades, which has been going on for
over year.
Justice Alden Chester, of Albany, n.
Y, handed down his decision in the
American Ice Company case yesterday,
which is against the company on all
points, and vacates and sets aside the
writs OF prohibition issued by Justice
ID. Cady Herrick, which restrain Refe
rec Meyer Nusbaum from examining
the officers OF that company in the pro-
ceedings instituted against them before
Justice Chase.