Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-04
NEWS Of The DAT

Mexico, for the first time in her his-
tory, has granted extradition 10 the case
of one OF her own citizens wanted for
murder in the United States.
The resignation OF Mr.. Webster
Davis as Assistant Secretary of the H.
! terror was accepted yesterday by Sec
rotary Hitchcock, by direction of the
President.
At San Juan. Porto Rico, yesterday,
q riot occurred among number oil
workmen and company of infantry
was called out to protect imported
workingmen.
The French Minister of Commerce
says the Paris exposition will certainly
be opened on April IA. 1t has been de-
cided to close the United States nation
al pavilion ct the exposition on Sunday.
Gov. Beckham, Of Kentucky, has
failed in an attempt to have Gov.
Mount, of Indiana, recognize him ss
governor of Kentucky, and a spicy
telegraphic correspondence has eusued.
The President is anxious to have Con-
gress adjourn as soon ss possible for
party reasons and because of the health
of his wife. II his wishes can be carried
out, sdj ournment will come by the Let
Of June.
Admiral Dewey is reported to be will
ing to accept a nomination for the pres
idency. He announces q change OF
mind since his return home, 10 re-
spouse ito the earnest entreaties from
all parts of the country"
An association OF persons principally
of Philadelphia and Swarthmore, Pc
interested 10 Cnautauqua work has ar.
ranged to buy the Bay Ridge, Md.
summer resort property below the
mouth OF the Severn river.
A royal residence 10 Ireland is the
latest rumor. The story goes that the
Queen on her present visit will pur-
chase one that she will give over to the
Duke of York, who will occupy it al
least four months in the year.
Joseph Louis Francis Bertrand, per-
petual secretary of the Academy OF
Sciences, OF Paris. Is dead. He was
horn at Paris In 1922. Joseph Louis
Francis Bertrand was one OF the most
noted mathematicians of the world.
Near Bloomingdsle, q small town
twelve miles from Savannah, Ga,
Allan or John Brooks, the negro who
assaulted Mrs. F. w. Hart, near Bloom
ingdale, Monday night, was lynched at
day light yesterday by a mob of angry
citizens.
la the French Senate yesterday
Count Dannay said he thought the time
was opportuDe to raise the question Of
Egypt. M. Delcasse, the minister Of
foreign affairs, in his reply, said the re-
suits attained by France 10 Egypt were
questioned with the motive of over.
throwing the cabinet.
The Quay adherents yesterday after
noon did everything possible to prevent
the bill for the government of the Phil
ippines being taken up in the Senate
when the Porto Rican bill wa disposed
OF. Senator Wolcott led the Quay men
while Senator Lodge spoke for the OF
position. and the contest waged 6ercely
for several hours, the Pennsylvania i
friends being beaten at every point.
The bringing to this country by a
representative OF the New York Herald
OF Porto Rican under contract to la
bor In Eew York will probably bring
the question OF the islands constitution
al status before the Supreme Court.
The Porto Rico workman is held by the
immigration authorities. He was or
dered deported under the alien contract
labor Law, but eminent counsel have in
terpossd The case has excited great
attention at the capital.
| Marion Bakerzynski. Polish laborer
OF Baltimore, while chasing his wife
with knife yesterday evening fell down
stairs and accdently stabbed himself to
death. He had been married four ye' RS
and had two children, but frequently
quarreIed with end struck his wife.
She had left him four times within few
months. Recently she had been living
with her parents and yesterday went
back to live with her husband who be-
came angry while drunk because she
would not give him 25 cent?.
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