Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-29
NEWS OF THE DAT

4 Inc Dai'lmOI6 DOhTu Ol EN iunttS
yesterday fixed the tax rate for 1901 E t
/ 81 95 on tae 500.
| Secretary Root has approved the bill
reorgsnizlng the army. upon a basis OF
a maximum of &c. 900 men and mini
mum OF So 600.
Rear Admiral Frederick Vollette Nc
Nair, United State navy, died yes En-
day afternoon at bis home 10 Washlng-
ton of an apoplectic stroke.
A Paris dispatch says that France
will rot take the lead in Intervention
10 South Africa, but will join any otner
coun try which begins The fnoft I'D
proper manner.
Capt. Richard p. Le'ry, former gov
eminent OF Guam, has been ordered 10
Ike command of the receiving SHIN
Richmond, stationed at the League Is
land navy yard.
According 10 Senator Foraker, San
stor Lodge will be the new Chairman
OF the foreign relations committee OF
the Senate to succeed the late Senator
Cusbman K. Davis.
Louis Sachs was found guilty yester-
day in Baltimore OF selling adulierated
food-sausages which, as testified to
| by City Chemist Lehman, had been
colored by the use of analine dyes.
The proposed State constsbdlary bill
designed 10 place the police OF New
York city under SAFE control, has been
abandoned by the leaders of the repu0'
lican party, Governor-elec, Odell OPP
posed the measure.
Mrs. Marian Rebecca Brown, widow
of Rev X. Temple Brown. for many
years rector of Christ Episcopal Church.
Rockville, Md, died yesterday at her
home, near Silver Spring, OF general
debility, aged eigbty-three years.
The Presidents message may not go
to Congress until Tuesday. II both
Houses wish to chow especial honor TO
the memory OF Senator Davis they may
adjourn as soon as they meet on Mon
day. The Senate is very likely to do
| so.
The marriage OF Miss Grace James
| Norris, daughter OF Mr.. james l.. Nor
ris, and Mr.. Arthur Pue German, jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur P. German,
took place at the New York Avenue
Church in Washington yesterday even
ing.
As stated yesterday the British are
uneasy on account Of Boer activity 10
| Cape Colony, and reinforcements are
being demanded by Lord ROBBERS.
General De Wet and President Steyn
are near De Wetsdorp, preparatory to
decent on Cape Colony.
| Mr.. Andrew Barbour, one Of the
oldest citizens OF the District, died at
his residence, 10 Washington yesterday
He was born in Georgetown in 1870
where his grandfather, Bernard Bar
bour, q representative OF one OF the
original families of Mary land, had SET
tied in 1881.
Hop. w J Bryan in an article pub
lisbed in New York magazine discus
ses the result of the recent election
He says war feeling, fear OF change and
prosperity were factors. Enormous
power OF trusts, be ssys, can nov
swiog any close political contest. The
struggle for equal rights will continue
Spencer Williams, negro gam hler
was lynched by q mob at Lake City
Fla, Tuesday, He was tied fast to a
tree and shot to pieces by the angry
crowd. Then his body was taken to
Lake City and placed on sxhibitson In
the court house yard. He had recently
shot City Msrsbsll Strange and Will
lam Strickland.
A commi tea representing the Hanna
rel ublcln cub, OF Cleveland o., which
recently passed resolutions endorsing
S .nator Hanna "a candidate for the
Presidency In 1904. called upon the
s,nstor yesterday to present the same
The Senator courteously declined the
honor sn1 ssid: II sm growing old,
and expect 10 retire after my senatorial
term expires"
The question OF presenting go ul'l-
matum 10 China is now the SUI ject un-
der consideration by the powers. the
United 8 yates sndJapan being esnecialIy
opposed to using 80 strong a term in the
formal demand TO be handed TO the
Chinese ENJOYS. The German govern
| ruOno VI =
from its demand for the iDhction OF the
death penalty upon the ringleaders OF
the anti-foreign movement.
Finding themselves unable to pro.
duce enough contract No 2 corn to fill
sales made to George II. Phillips for
November delive y, the shorts includ-
ing several leading elevator firms, it
was announced yesterday on the
Chicago Board OF Trade, had agreed to
settle their shortage at co.. AS soon
as the announcement OF this arrange
ment was made there was slump 10
the price on the Chicago exchange to
Al cents per bushel. The man who
manipulated the big deal realized pre-
fits running up into the hundreds Of
thousands of dollars.
The sudden appearance Of tho police fiu''
trsted an attempt. by a former colored en-
pcyte, to loot the hotel Clarendon. at Allan
tic City, N. j., Tue day morning. The
| hotoi IA nlosad for tho riufar