Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Over $13, 200 damage was done by
fire at the Liberty Brass Works, Balli-
more, yesterday.
Count Won Zsppelin's airship made q
successful trip at Friedriohshsveo, near
Berlin, yesterday, travelling distance
of 35 miles.
The rebels in Colombia are reported
to have captured a government gunboat
and cent an ultimatum demanding the
surrender OF Panama.
Gen. John Talbot Coke. who holds q
command under General Butler, found
Beers in force at Amespoort, Transvaal.
After skirmish he retreated.
The president OF the American Wall
Paper Company has issued circular
saving the concern was making no mon
ey, and proposing its dissolution.
The big street Car strike in st. Louis
was settled yesterday, the street car
company and the executive committee
OF the strikers signing the agreement.
The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals in Baltimore has
| withdrawn its offer to send for cats
having been overwhelmed with such
| requests.
The French Chamber Of Deputies,
yesterday, amidst thu5iastic demon
strations, passed a resolution of thanks
| to the American Congress for the Lsfay'
cite statue.
The Secretary OF State for Iodia has
received dispatch from the Viceroy
| SAYING that the monsoon current Is still
weak, and that 100000 persons are re-
celng relief.
None OF the Christian Endeavorc1s
were burned ON the Saale at Hoboken
/ on Saturday as Was reported, all OF the
delegates having left the steamer before
the flames spread.
General Macarthur cables from Ma
Mia that General Aquino, prominent
Filipino leader. has surrendered, and
General Ricarte, who threatened To
lead an uprising in Manila, was cap
! tured.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster. Genera
Bristow Is said to have transcripts o.
records showing that ex-Director O.
Posts Rathbone expended $4,000 ou'
of the Cuban postal revenues for BIZ
personal expenses.
10 the French Chamber OF DeputieI
yesterday the government introduced
credit OF 1928, 500 to erect an embassy
building in Washington. The construc
ton and furnishing is estimated to COS
about $22S, 500 and the purchase OF thu
ground about 100000.
The Grand Rapids, Mich, city reser
voir burst yesterday at 5 o'clock, reless
ing 100, 900, 900 gallons of water, which
flooded twenty city blocks, occupied b!
10000 persons, destroying property o
great value, but injuring only two per
sons, one of whom, woman, may die
AS the result OF meeting OF the ex
ecntive committee of the Bessemer AS
ISOLATION held at Cleveland, o., las
Saturday, the statement was given GU
yesterday that every Bessemer furnace
10 the country will be shut down o
soon as possible in order to stifien tn
market.
F. NJ. Bowser, OF Chicago, intend
going through the whirlpool rapids a
Niagara tomorrow 10 a boat OF his owl
construction. The boat is 20 feet long
six feet beam and four feet deep. II
the bottom there is attached an iro
keel weighing 1880 pounds, the tota
weight of the boat being two tons.
The effort of a fat man to obtain
seat in Curtis bay trolly car, In Bait
more, early yesterday morning, starte
row which resulted in the conductor
Clarence Bsthgate, being severely beat
en-. The trouble was all caused by
fat man W 10 got on the car, which Wa
uncomfortably crowded, and iamme
himself into very small space on tn
front seat. This caused more discom
fort to the other passengers on the from
seat and the row followed.