Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

General Wood and other American
officials 10 Cuba deny the charges made
10 some American newspapers that they
live extravagantly.
The situation in China has become
critical owing to the defeat OF the gov.
eminent troops by the "Boxers," apd
foreign troops will have to be semitic
Pekin to protect the legations. The
missionaries will also have to be with
drawn from the Interior.
Judge G. W. LETTERS, judge Of the Mu-
nicipal Court 10 Wheeling, w. Va, and
formerly mayor, was found dead on
Saturday in his law Office. He had been
missed for more th,n week, and
search revealed his decomposed remains
in a room 10 the rear OF his office.
Jas. J. Coogan, president OF the Dor
ouph OF Manhattan, New York, and d
leader In Tammany Hall, 90 Saturday
contributed 100000 to the democratic
national committee, with the stipula-
ton that the gilt be resciDded If Will
liam J. Bryan is not renominated,
The tenth annual reunion OF the
United Confederate Veterans, which
will begin in Louisville Wednesday,
PROMISES to be the most successful 10
point of plumbers 80 far held. The
Stonewall Jackson Band, OF StauntoD,
has been invited to head the parade OF
veterans.
For the first time 10 its history the
bubonic plague has invaded the western
hemisphere. Since March last eight
cases have been discoveref in San Fran
cisco, all of them, however, confined to
Asiatics. Bubonic plague at different
periods has ravsged the several coun-
tries of Africa, Asia, and Europe almost
from time immemorial.
In the Senate on Saturday some time
was given to the sundry civil appro'
priation bill without completing 1t end
to District of Columbia business. One
of the latter measures provides exten-
siye depot and terminal improvements
IN Washington for the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, and
for the removal Of the Long Bridge.
Biscoe Hindmsn, son OF Maj. Gen.
Thomas G. Hindman, has been nomi-
mated by the John A. Brosddus Camp,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, for the
Office OF commsnder-in-chie of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The election will take place Mt the en-
campment OF the Sons, which will be
held at Louisville during the Confeder'
ate Veterans reunion.
,vonAarf,,l r1p mos m q do frnnn RQl
timore to Washington on Saturday by
the Adams "windsplitter" 10 the re-
markable time of 81 minutes and 80
seconds, an average rate OF IS miles an
hour. This time was consumed from
the instant the train started at Cam
den Station until it came to stands ill
in the capital. But for the slow runs
near the cities greater speed could have
been made.
With the exception OF the general ap.
preparation bills passed every session Of
Congress, the present Congress in its
fret session has accomplished little 10
the way OF general legislation. Meas
ures OF great importance have been con
sidered and, in some instances, have
passed one of the two houses, but on
reaching the other they have been go
Questered and will not be heard from
until next session, II then,
Charles 4. French, on second trial,
was acquitted in Baltimore on Satur-
day OF having in his possession postage
stamps to the value of $3.50, knowing
toe same to have been stolen. French
ia civil engineer and lives at Houston,
Va. His sister-in-law was the postmis.
tress, and when he had nothing to do
he would assist her about the office.
The office was burned last year and its
contents destroyed. A few days later
French left the town. He was arrested
in Baltimore with $3.50 worth OF stamps
10 his possession. He stated that he
had purchased the stamps of stranger
for speculation.
Kinley Mack at 7 to /, won the
Brooklyn handicap at Grsvesend On
Saturday, in hollow fashion, while Raf-
faello, the favorite, landed in eecond
place comfortably, and Herbert. the
second choice, could do no better than
third. The time-2:l0-wss slow, but
the track was very heavy. and the
crack horses were out of the race. When
the horses names went up on the board
there was much disappointment, for
Jean Beraud and Ethelbert were among
the missing, and all the snap was taken
out of the contest. The horses were
withdrawn because OF the muddy con-
dition of the track.