Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Marquis Ito is forming a new Cabinet
in Japan.
The British in India are alarmed by
movements of Russian troops on the At
CHAN frontier.
Ninety Filipinos were killed in en-
gsgements with General MacArthur's
soldiers last week.
DR.. H. NJ. Wilkinson and Miss
Josephine Packard. the Dover, del
clippers, are in Buffalo, n. Y, where
Wilkinson has opened drug store.
Colonel David II. Elliot, land agent
Charlie ton division of the Southern
Railway, died at Charleston. 5. g., sud,
denly, yesterday. He was native OF
Alabama.
II was officially announced in Lon
don Yesterday that Lord Roberts mad
been appointed commander-in-chiet of
the British army, succeeding Lord
Wolseley.
Denver democrats, in mass-meetiug,
adopted resolutions declaring that Sen
ator Wolcott provoked the disorder at
Victor, CAL, during Governor Roose-
velt's visit.
The engagement of Gov. c. Beck
ham, of Kentucky, and Miss Jean
Fuqus, OF Greensboro. has been an
nounced. November 81 is the date set
for the marriage.
Rev. Young Reeder, pastor OF the Co.
lumbis, Is. CO. Baptist Church, who
had been warned by an opposing fac
ton not to hold services. was shot dead
while praying on Saturday, and Rev.
II. B. Williams, who assisted him, was
wounded,
Sexto Lopez, formerly secretary and
confidant of General Aguinaldo, arrived
10 New York yesterday Lopez is said
to have come at the invitation of Fiske
Warren, and he expects to explain to
the people the Filipinos' side of their
fight with this country.
Thomas Gaskell Sherman, who was
Henry Ward Beecher's attorney of
record in the Tilton case, died on Sat.
urday night, at his home, in Brooklyn,
four hours after a surgical operation
had been performed for enlargement OF
the lett kidney and abscess.
James J. Corbett, at one time cham
pion Ct the prize ring, returned to New
York from Europe yesterday, He de-
clares himself TO be perfectly willing to
meet any charges, but declines to be
more specific. He admits that he had
falling out with George Considine,
but says they are good friends now.
Sharp rebel attacks were made al Las
Rinas and Pargns1ue, south OF Manila,
on Wednesday night, and there was
outpost firing at Insus, iBacoor and
Munten Lupa. The American officers
are satisfied that the alleged amigos
living in and around the towns in ques.
ton participated in these attacks.
The British tramp steamer Glengoil
arrived at New York Yesterday, bring
ing the crew OF the British ship Nonpa.
reil, belonging to the Standard OIL Com
pany, which had foundered at sea
Buffeted by tremendous seas, the Non
parell had been thrown upon her beam
ends. and ali efforts to right her were
unavsiliDg.
With Bishop Potter, of the Episcopal
Church. ss a powerful antagonist the
New York police department has
the battle of its life. Clergymen of
nearly alldenominations will unite
in the crusade against the police,
who, it is alleged are receiving
more than 100000 blackmail
yearly. Other ministers, it is expected,
will join, until every denomination is
represented.
At Frankfort, KY, on Saturday, the
motion for new trial in the case OF
James Howard was overruled by Judge
CaDtrill and Howard was sentenced to
hang December 7. 1t was agreed that
the attorneys should be allowed to file
their bill OF exceptions in the appeal to
the Court of Appeals any time between
now and the third week OF October. The
case of Henry E. Youtsey, also charged
with being principal in the Goebel
murder, will be taken up at George
town today.
During the progress OF a quarrel on q
Pullman palace Car, attached to the
Florida express, which arrived in Phila
delphia yesterday afternoon on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, Pullman Con-
ductor Albert II. Hendle was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Julius
Washington, an enrsged colored porter,
Just as the train had passed Chester. |
Washington had been surly and insub.
ordinate since he left Memphis and Hen
lie had telegrsphed to have him re.
moved. The result was the latter be-
ng shot.