Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There was renewed rioting In st.
I.onio vesterday 10 connection with the
street railway strike.
Terrible accounts are received OF tne
d,stress which prevails in all the fam
ina districts OF India, despite the lavish
distribution OF funds.
During a religious fste at the Lake
of Vico, In Italy, yesterday, between
thirty and forty persons were drowned
by the capsizing Of two boats.
The reception rendered the Boer en-.
VOWS in New York is not liked 10 Lon
don and the papers Of that city say 1t
would take good deal 10 explain 1t
away.
The General Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at Chicago yes
terday decided to increase by two its
board of general superintendents or
bishops.
Admiral Dewey yesterday visited
the birthplace OF Admiral Fsrragut
near Knoxville, Tenn, and unveiled q
marble shaft erected to the hero OF
Mobile Bay.
Assistant Attorney. General Boyd
has decided that express companies
are not liable to tax as brokers by
reason of their issuing money orders
and travellers checks.
Rebellion continues to spread among
the northern tribes in the Gold Coast
COLONY, and the British commander-in
n nj n
less Immediately relieved, to rush the
Gordon al Kumassi.
Former President Grover Cleveland,
accom- panied by his friend, E. @. Bene-
dict. boarded the lstter's steam yacht
Oneida In New York yesterday for a
two weeks cruise in the West Indies,
including visit to Havana and other
Cuban ports.
Immigration Commissioner Powderly
saws be has reason to believe that the
increase in immigration of japanese Is
due to some extent to the solicitations
of citizens of this country, who desire to
avail themselves of cheaper labor than
can be secured here.
Adiutant General Corbin received a
message from General Macarthur at
Manila yesterday giving long list OF
casualties among the troops in the
Philippines, q striking feature OF which
| is the number OF deaths from smallpox
and other diseases and the few deaths
from wounds in action.
The House yesterday passed and sent
| to the Senate the last of the general sp-
preparation bils-the Military Academy
bill-and will be ready to adjourn as
soon as the Senate disposes OF those II
has not passed and the two houses adj
| lust the differences in conference.
James J. Corbett's cafe is In "the
Tenderloin," and the Tenderloin Is the
Twelfth Congressional district, New
York. Corbett's admirers have started
a political boom for their hero, and
they want to see him in Congress, the
precedent having been established by
John Morrissey.
Mr.. Bryan says monopolies are indie
fensible and intoerable. Every victory
gained against a trust Is victory fol
the people. The fight should be kept
up ia city, State and nation until it be-
comes impossible for one man to con
rol, for his own profit, the price thai
any other mau must pay for the necer
saries of life.
Primary elections were held 10 Geor
gia yesterday for State officials, mem
| bers of the Legislature, and circuit
court officials. Governor Gambler, with
his cabinet, are re elected. Carter Tate
| in the Ninth, J. NJ. Maddox in the
Seventh, and Elijah Lewis in the Third
district were renominated for Congress
this being equivalent to regular cleo
| ton. There was no opposition to Sen
ator A. o. Bacon for reelection.