Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-16
NEWS OF THE DAY

The spanish government ls eiarmeu
over revival of the Carlist agitation.
Lord Roberts has issued an army OF
der thanking Gen. Butler for his great
services" in South Africa.
Since July /, 1896, the number OF
postoffices In the Uoited States he's IN
creased from 70,S60 to 1851, gain oil
6,331.
Lord Alverstone, formerly Sir Ricn-
ard Webster, will succeed the late
Baron Russell of Halloween, as L'fu
Chief Justice Of England.
Hon. William J. Bryan was gwen
great receptions in Ohio. the crowos 81
New Philadelphia, Youngstown ana
Cleveland being enormous.
Efforts TO induce the anthracite coal
operators of Pennsylvania 70 accept the
terms of the striking miners nad oeen
Intellectual up to last night.
It ia reported that compromise has
been reached on the price OF armor
plate and that the figures are 10 the
neighborhood OF S475 per ton.
Port Limon, the Atlantic port OF
Costa Rico, has been almost destroyed
by fire. Building after building and
block after block were swept by the
flames, aud in a short time more than
81. 100000 worth of property was
burned up.
Mrs Daniel Manning, while leaving
her hotel after dinner, in Paris, satur-
day, lost diamond sunburst valued at
81, 500. AS a strange coincidence 6otn
the lady commissioners OF the United
States at the Paris Exposition have sus-
tanned loss OF jewels.
The United States Supreme Court
yesterday granted motions to govern
ment to advance the Nicely cases and
assigned them for hearing November
12-iust six days after the election.
The court has also advanced the csses
involving the question OF the extension
of the constitution over the Philippines
and Porto Rico.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, widow OF
the famous Confederate general, In
Baltimore yesterday submit ted to the
surgical operation which she went to
shat city to have performed. Ih,
operation was performed at the Church
Home and In6rmary by DR.. l.. McLane
Tiffany. II was said at the home yes
terday afternoon that the operation
had been successful, and that no un-
favorable results were anticipated.
The operation was for neuralgia OF the
face. A nerve just over the right eye
which has caused the suffering was re-
moved. Physicians report Mrs. Jack
son as being very comfortable this
morning.
At Georgetown, Kv., yesterday the
, trial of Henry Z. Youtsey, charged
with being a principal in the killing OF
Gov. Goebel, was resumed, although
Youtsey was reported in the same con-
dltlon as last week. His room door
was opened, and mis- bed pulled up in
plain view and hearing of the jury.
While the witnesses wsre b eng ex
smined, Youtsey could be heard calling
hs wife's name in hollow, moaning
voice, and could be seen sitting on his
bed. The feature of the day was the
testimony OF Arthur Goebel, brother OF
the dead governor. He told of going
to the all the day Youtsey was arrest =
ed, and then said Youtsey told hin
that Gov Taylor knew of the murder
and that three men were in the room
when the shot was fred. The defence
began to present its side OF the Youtsey
case today. DR.. Carrick reported this
morning that Youtsey rested we'll after
midnight until early this morning,
when he suffered another paroxysm
and had two more of these attacks be-
fore the court began. II took three
men to hold him in bed.