Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

\ to wait upon mgr. SpaIe''i anu oen n'"'
to resign.
The annual reports OF the Indian
agents show the total number of In
dians to be- lees than 300, 900. During
the past year there were 4,237 births
and s, 253 deaths.
Laden with LOO mules for the Brit.
ish army 10 South Africa the transport
Montezuma left New Orleans vester-
day for Capeiown. About 1000 more
will be shipped next week.
The caskets containing the bodies OF
President Lincoln and other members
of his family at Springfield, ILL.,, were
placed in temporary vault, on Satur'
day, pending the completion OF the new
mAusoleum.
Rev. Samuel G. Edssll, missionary
bishop of North Dakota, has been ap-
pointed acting successor to the late
Rev. Mahlon N. Gilbert, bishop coad'
tutor of the Protestant. Episcopal do
cese OF Minnesota.
Six Americans were killed in an am
bush recently laid by the Filipinos at
APART. Organized forces of FilipipOs
are resisting Colonel HoustOn's troops
in the province OF Pan4y, end seven
Americans were killed Ia one OF the
fights.
Applications for subscriptions to the
British war loan in London far exceed
I'd the amount-$l50,00 100000 A u
premium was bid. The New York Mu
lual Life Insurance Company and J. r.
| Morgan & Co., each offered to take $40,
100000.
Mayor Hayes, of Baltimore, declares
that as soon as he can collect the neces'
! sary evidence against two polliici ans.
| who, he says, have control of lobby
fighting against the repeal of the tele-
phone conduit act, he will have them
sent to prison.
A fire at the Adams Express Com
pany's stable in Baltimore on Saturday
night, caused 1l6 horses to stampede.
Sixteen of them ran along the North
ern Central Railway aud eleven fell on
the bridge at Jones Falls, blocking trai-
| fc for several hours.
Rev. Evan A. Edwards, for the past
| four years assistant pastor of the Rock
Vile, Md, circuit of the M. E. Church
South, has declared his intention OF
withdrawing ftom the Methodist de.
| nomination. 1t is understood TO be Mr..
Edwards's intention to enter the Eplsco
pal ministry.
Secretary Long told the House ma
val committee on saturday that his
chief reason for opposing the building
Of warships at the navy yards were
that it would cost more than at the
yards of private firms and That the
danger from politics entering into the
plan was great.
Fire early yesterday morning In the
building of the Massachusetts Macaro
oil Company, 10 Boston, caused the
death of one fireman, the probable fatal
irjury of another, and the serious it,
| jury OF three others, besides entalliug d
| fiuancial loss vsriously estimated FROM
SIS, 900 to $4,000.
A French government official says
that they are preparing for any emer-
gency, and vast stores, arms and ammu-
milton are being sent to the French colo
uies, including those 10 the Vast H.
dies. The growing hatred between the
people of England and France is caus
ing the French government conside' =
able anxiety.
Jacob Upshur Payne, the Oldest mer-
chant 10 New Orleans, died yesterday,
aged ninety-seven. Mr.. Payne WIS
born in Woodford ,unty, KY, in 1903,
and was h close and intimate friend Of
Henry Clay, John J. Crittenden, S. 5
Prentiss, Joseph Holt and President
Lincoln. He was the closest friend oil
Jefferson Davis, aud It was at his house
10 New Orleans that the President OF
the Southern Confederacy died.
Marion Z. Winstesd, brakeman on
the Baltimore and Oni) Railroad. fell
between two freight cars 10 the Wash
ington yards near First and E stree;
shortly after s o'clock Saturday night
and was Instantly killed, Winste ad
went to Washington little more than
two years ago from Village, Northum-
berland county, and secured position
with the railroad. He was twenty-four
years of age, and WAS to have been
married in short time to Miss Bald
win, OF Washington. She fell in a
swoon when informed that he had been
killed.
| Services 10 the Immaculate Conoep-
ton Church at the corner of 9Th and N
streets Washington, were closed abrupt.
| ly yesterday morning by fire which
originated in the basement of the
church and soon filed the building
with smoke. The congregation rushed
to the doors and no one was injured
The prompt arrival of the fire depart
ment doubtless saved the building
Outside OF me emoke which damaged
the fresco work, little damage was
done. There was no vesper service
last night on account of the damage to
the heating pipes.
| THE WISE-YOUNG CONTEST.
| As stated in the Gazette of that day,