Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

the public there is opposed to thetlnited
States intervention in the dispute with
France.
Malietos, former king of Samoa,
makes severe charges against the mis-
sionsries, saying they extort money from
the natives.
The Nicaragua canal bill was favor
ably reported to the House Of Repre-
sentatives yesterday. The bill carries
an appropriation Of $40. OO0. 900.
Governor General Wood has re.
moved Senior Federico Mora, Supreme
Court fiscal OF Cuba. which position
corresponds to that of attorney general.
Col. ]. II. Wood, Snowman, thestri.
| cal manager, museum hacker and pro-
| moter, died at Hot Springs, Ark, yes.
terday, with cancer complicated with
paralysis.
Eva Rose has awakened from her
trance, which began on Tuesday while
she was at work at Steiner's factory, ct
Bradley Beach, N. J. She was cor
scious of everything that was going on
about her, but could not speak.
Oliver H. 2. Belmont has issued 10
vi,atioDs to dinner Monday. January
%, he will give in honor of William J.
Rryan when the latter returns to New
York. leading Tammsnyites aud the
Democratic Club will be invited.
The Consolidated Retail Booksellers
Company with a capital of $1,000, 900
was incorporated at Trenton, N. j.,
today. G. F. King. Russell Wander
hoof and William J. Land were the in.
corporstors. The Office will be in Jer =
sey City.
Jacob Heinzs and Henry Kaiser, who
bad been convicted of the murder OF
Edwin E. Brown, and eight times re =
proved when about to be hanged, has
been pardoned at Jefferson City, Mo-,
having been shown to be innocent OF
the crime.
Mr.. Bryan will be in Washington on
the 10th inst, when he will have con =
ference with party managers. He will
return to Washington on January q
to attend the Gridiron Club dinner. He
will be 40 years old on February 10,
when he will again be 10 Lincoln.
The Rev. Wesley Hall, at Hindmsn,
Knott county, KY, is reported to have
shot and killed Mrs. Lucinda Isaacs, a
sister of his dead wife, aud then to have
shot himself 10 the abdomen. Ppysi.
cisps say be will recover. The cause was
Mrs. Isaacs' refusal of his offer of mar.
riage.
General Otis reports the successful
operations to the south of Manila, the
clearing out of the natives with severe
losses and the capture Of a number OF
towns, also that the Thirty seven
regiment has captured the Filipino
General Rizal, with his official papers
and property.
Wilder Il Co.'s oilcIoth works At
Hallowell. Me-, were burned this NOM
ing. Two men we'll badly injured by
an explosion, and Mayer Stafford was
knocked down, but fortunately unhnrt
The loss will be between $65 600 and
S75 900 aud it is unders God thtr, is only
$4,000 insurance.
Representative Pearre, Of Maryland,
yesterday introduced bill IN the
House for the suspension of tariff du-
ties upon imports when their sale or
manufacture is monopolizsd, and pro
viding for commission on foreign COM
merce, to Investigate and report 10 the
President thereon.
Alfred Morrison, who shot and killed
one OF bis wives. with whom he was
living in Mount Vernon, n. Y, is un-
der arrest. Crowds waited around
his house all yesterday in aDticips-
ton of the arrest, and they followed
Morrison to the courthouse, where he
was arraigoed and held for the grand
jury on the charge ef murder 10 the first
degree.
The agitation caused by the failure OF
the ST. Louis house of delegates to COZ
tract for electric light for the alleys
parks, and city institutions eliminated
yesterday in a demonstration by the
citizens at the doors leading to the de-
egates floor. A crowd numbering
several hundred completely filled tn
corridors leading to the delegates
chamber. They howled, booted and
Missed, and at times threatened 10
break 10 the doors. Alfred Life, page
OF the House. was assaulted. At ore
time a revolver was drawn by the sell
geant. at. arms OF the house, Henry l..
Weeks, who guarded the door leading
to the delegates floor, and several
times, before the arrival of the police,
it looked as though bloOdshed could
not be sverted. The arrival of po-
lice sergeant and a squad. together with
a speech to the crowds from Governor
Stannsrd, cautionipg them to commit
no overt act, had the effect OF quellng
the disturbance.
Kid Mccoy got the decision over Joe
Cnoynski in q I out which Taste d three
rounds at the Broadway Athletic Cub
in New York last night. Choynskl
would have mad the fight in the second
round were it not for an accident as to
timekeeping. He had foored Mccoy
four times, but the timekeeper pulled
the bell as Mccoy was counted for the
limit OF 10 seconds, and this saved the
Kid f'om absolute defeat. CnoyDski's
seconds protested vigorously, but Ref
cree Johnny Waite, while knowing
that the round was short by many s-.
conds, stood by the official timekeeper.
and ordered the men to continue when
the gong rang again for the opening OF
the third round, At the lend of the |
third round Mccoy landed a blow on
the jaw which looked as if it landed a
second after the gong. Choynski
could not continue when called upon |