Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-23
NEWS Of THE DAY.

Heavy rains 10 Cuba have caused
yellow fever to spread.
The rainy season, which has COM
menced In the Philippines. is interfering
with military operations there.
The big safe In the postof'ice at
Terra Alta, w. Vs., was blown open
with nitro glycerine yesterday morning
and robbed of $4,000.
The British House of Lords has pass
ed the colonial marriages bill, introduc-
ed by Lord Strsthcona and Mount Roy
al. 1t permits one to marry bis dead
wife's sister.
Michael Cavansgh, we'll known as
historian, literateur and poet, died 10
Washington Thursday afternoon as the
result OF injuries due to q fall down q
flight of stairs at an early hour Tuesday
morning.
John n. Butler, aged eighty-seveu,
former law partner OF ex-Secretsry oil
State Walter @. Gresham, died yes
terday at Indianapolis. He was proml.
nent In the law and Indiana politics
thirty years ago.
News has reached Raleigh, N. c.,
of the drowning of fourteen negroes In
Pungo river, Beaufort county, by the
capsizing of boat which was struck
by squall. The negroes we're employ
ed on farm and were on their way 10
q church across the river.
The Chilean Minister at Rio Janeiro
is making overtures with view to OBJ
tanning the support of Brazil In case OF
war with Peru and Bolivia. He saye
Chill does not fear these republics but
seriously fears United States interven-
ton. because it is asserted Peru has re-
auested the support of the American
government.
settlements 10 Ecuador, near the Co
lombia frontier, have been sacked by
Colombian irregular soldiers and great
cruelties inflicted upon the inhabitants.
It is expected that another invasion
will occur and that the Colombian
regulars will participate. The situa-
ton is grave. A conflict between Co.
lombia aud Ecuador is imminent.
To promote union Of Canada and
the United States under the Stars and
Stripes Is the object OF reorganization
OF the National Continental Union
League OF New York, which has just
been effected. IL is revival OF a move
ment of 1898 and 1894 10 which many
prominent men OF New York joined.
The object il to bring about annexation
| of Canada to the United States.
A. G. Jones, travelling salesman for q
Philadelphia dry goods house, who has
been identified with the prohibition
movement In South Carolina, yesterday
withdrew from the race he has been
making in the primary against Senator
Tillman. He is young man without
supporters among those opposed to the
Senator, but he has remained 10 the can
vass for two weeks. 1t is pointed out
that his withdrawal now Is unwise, as
under South Carolina primary rules
should Senator Tillman die before the
Legislature meets next January the
members would be forced to elect Jones.
Arthur Ledyard, an aeronaut and
parachute jumper, was drowned 10
Lake Erie yesterday evening. He was
giving an exhibition at the butchers
and grocers' picnic, which was held at
Presque Isle, outside OF Toledo, o.
Just as he assembled the wind shifted,
and instead of drifting toward the city
be drifted out over the lake. He evil
IDENTIFY abandoned hope OF the parachute
and WAS seen climbing up into the bal
loon. Suddenly the balloon collapsed
and dropped into the lake. Steamers
lad started in the wake OF the balloon,
but before they arrived Ledyard had
sunk.
Ex-Congressman James Hamilton
Lewis stated yesterday at Seattle,
Wash, that In o conference recently
held with Gen. James B. Weaver, of
Iowa, regarding the vote OF the Iowa
delegation for Vice President, General
Weaver stated that he had head from
Arthur p. German that Admiral Schley
would certainly accept the democratic
Vice Presidential nomination il offered
him, should either Long or Roosevelt
be given that place on the republican
ticket. Admiral Schley, according to
General Weaver, promised just before
leaving for South America that he
would cable German an authorization
to say that Schley would accept the
democratic nomination az soon as be
heard that either Roosevelt or Long
had been put on the republican ticket.
DR.. /. F. Everhsrt, OF Scranton, Pa,
Yesterday caused the arrest OF his son,
Edwin E. Everhart, on the charge Of
plotting to kill him. The son Is accus-
ed of hiring a man for the purpose of
furnishing him with weapons. Young
Everhart has been going at rapid pace
for some time and has squandered
many thousand dollars left him by his
uncle three years ago. The man who
il said to have been hired to commit
the crime, Frank Lewis, gave the plot
away. He was to receive $1,000, he
said. The motive alleged ia that the
SON wanted to Illustrate his fathers re-
marriage and come iuto his estate OF q
quarter of q million dollars, he being
the only son and heir. Young Ever
hart is thirty.four years old. He 6gur-
ed in the Rinslsnd divorce case and ia
now defending an action for $50, 900
damages which the injured husband
brought against him.