Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-26
NEWS or THE DAY.

Senator George F. Hoar, OF Massa-
chusetts, has made public statement
declaring for President McKinley's re-
election.
Thirty-seyen bodies have been recov-
cred from the wreckage OF the Southern
train which went into a washout one
mile and half from McDonough, Ga,
Saturday night.
The famine situation in China is I'M
altered. The Governor ssof Bombay wiz
ca that there were 1927 deaths from
cholera out of IL, 479 cases during the
week ended June 16.
John Wanamaker Ia confined to his
bed at his country residence near Jen'
kintown, Pa, suffering from an organic
disease. His condition is serious, but
not necessarily dangerous.
A rumor was circulated in Berlin and
other cities yesterday that an attempt
had been made to assassinate Emperor
William. AS suggested yesterday, 1t
proved to be mere fiction.
1t is officially announced in Vienna
that Archduke Francis Ferdinand. the
Austrian heir apparent, will formally
repounce the right of succession to the
imperial throne on Thursday next. GA
the following day he will wed the
Countess Sophie Chotek, his morgan
attic marriage being the reason for which
he will withdraw from the succession.
The Postmaster General has issued
an order removing from Office Estes q.
Rathbone, who had been suspended by
a former order, from the position OF
director general Of posts OF Cuba and
detailing Martin @. FosDes, an inspector
in the postal service, to perform the
duties of director general OF posts until
further notice. Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow has been re-
lieyed from further work in Cuba and
sailed for home.
Five dollar silver certificates of the
new design made their first appearance
Yesterday and took the place OF the old
fives in all treasury payments from the
cash room. The feature OF the new
note Is a large typical Indian head In
the center, with a blue seal and large
letter V, with the work "Five,n also 10
blue, RUNNING in curved line across
it. As an artistic production this note
is regarded as equal to any ever Issued
by the government.
Lemuel Eli Quigg, the New York
politician, brought suit in the Superior
Court in Chicago yesterday, against the
Chicago "Times- Herald" for libel,
placing his damages at 800, 900. The
article on which the libel Is based was
printed in the "Times.Herald" Sunday
morning under Washington date line,
in which it was implied that Mr.. Quige
had received fee of 5000 for placing
the word ''isthmian" in the place of the
word Nicaragua" in the republican
national platform at Philadelphia.
Numerous inquiries have been re-
ceived at San Francisco from different
parts of the country as to the correct
ness of rumor that Rev. DIR. Gibson,
pastor of the Emmanuel Bsptist church
In San Francisco In 1896, confessed that
he and not w. II. Theodore Durrant
was gnilty OF the murder OF Blanche
Lamont and Minnie Williams, who
were killed In his church in April OF that
year. The rumors of q confession are
said to be entirely without foundation.
DR.. Gibson remains silent as to the
crimes for which Durrant was executed.
Frank Leslie's Monthly for July has been
| recei we'd from its publishers in New York.