Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.


held Yesterday showed that the repub-
licans carried that State.
The friends OF pure food legislation
have abandoned hope CT passing any
measure OF that character this session.
About the only piece OF general leg
islation which remains unacted upon in
the House is the Circuit oleomsrgarine
bill.
Taylor Bradford, a City Councilman
OF Tallahassee, Fla, was killed in q
quarrel by John A. Graham, capital
ist. on Sunday night.
San Francisco health authorities have
declared that the death of the China
man, which was investigated, was due
to the bubonic plague.
OF the SIS, 1000, OOO,OOO worth of COM
merce done by all the nations OF the
world, Eoglsnd's share is 1873 per
cent, GerWany's 1913 per cent. and
that of the United States 81 per cent.
Sheriff Noel Roberts and two other
men were shot to death at San Angus
the, Tex, yesterday, as the result OF a
feud which also involved the killing OF a
former sheriff and his son within a
week.
Mr.. Perry Heath, the First Assistant
Postmaster General, has been spoken
of frequently as the best man to be
made chairman of the republican ma
tio3al committee In Case Senator Han
ma retires.
Rural guards killen Juan Gonzalez,
the notorious outlaw, and four COM
panions near Sagua, Cuba, Sunday.
Gonzalez had been arrested several
times, but he always escaped convic-
ton because witnesses feared to testify
against him.
Mrs. John Sherman died at Mans
field, Ohio, at midnight last night, aged
70 years of age. She was Miss Mar
garet Cecilia Stewart, only child OF the
late Judge Stewart. She was married
to Mr.. Sherman December 81, 1S4S.
She had no children.
Major General Otis landed at San
Francisco yesterday. The ceremony OF
receiving him with full military honors
was omitted. The General said the
war in the Philippines was practically
ended and that the islands should be
held by the United States.
At Newport. r. l., yesterday, James
Brown Potter was granted an absolute
divorce from his wife, Cora Urquhart
Potter, and given the custody OF his
daughter. The petition which Mr.. Pot
ter presented TO the court prayed for a
divorce, alleging willful desertion for a
period OF more than five years.
Acting Director OF Posts Bristow says
the extent OF the steal in Cuba will be
betwes $4,000 and 100000, and that
this will not touch the item of sur
charge stamps, which is $411 900. The
examination of Rsthbone was con-
tinued yesterday 10 Havana. On the
whole his testimony was a confession OF
utter incompeteDcy, carelessness and
neglect on his part.
A collision occurred on the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad near Weldon, 10
which two men were instantly killed
aud three seriously injured. No. 80,
known as the Atlantic Coast Line fast
mail train, ran into an open switch at
Garysburg, resulting in collision with
some freight cars. Engineer Cheatham,
who was killed, was the brother-in-la law
OF Mayor Richard M. Taylor, of Rich
mond. He was worth about $4,000.
Miss Mindora Cook, DAUGHTER Of
Thomas Cook, was married on Sunday
to DR.. 1. G. Iomah, of near Suspension
Bridge, New York. Both are full
blooded Indians. The groom is men,
Der of the Tuscorara tribe OF Indians,
and the bride ia a member Of the Pa
munkeys, who live on the Indian res
ervation, about twenty-five miles from
Richmond, which was given 10 them
by the State of Virginia. The brides
father was the first Chief Of the Pamun-
key tribe after the civil war.