Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The largest airship ever construott q
Ia now being built in Berlin.
Tia rumored at Manila that Agui'
naldo has been killed by American
troops.
All grades of refined sugar were sd-
yanced one-tenth of q cent per pound
yesterday.
II Is reported that Archbishop Keane
has been appointed Archbishop of Du-
buque, Iowa.
The House held an animated session
yesterday over antitrust legislation,
each party accusing the other of play
ing to the political galleries.
Generals Grant and Funston have
sent detachmeDts in pursuit OF the Fill
pinos who rushed San MIGUEL de May
ONO and killed FIVE Americans.
The New Jersey democratic conven-
ton yesterday refused to adopt q six
teen. to- one plank and also refused TO
instruct the delegates to Kansas City to
vote for Bryan.
Memorial Day exercises In Byron were
marred by violent electrical storm
which wrecked the soldiers monument,
the first one erected In Illinois after the
close Of the civil war.
The San Francisco Call states that
ex.Queen Liliuokalani has decided to
bring suit against the United States
government for the restoration of the
Ia nIa and paunnuao
Four men were killed and four fatally
injured last night at Whipple, Ohio, by
the explosion of fifty quarts of nitro
glycerine, which was being used In
shooting an oil we'll on the Kelly farm
In the Senate yesterday an amend
ment was added to the sundry civil
bill providing for the adjustment OF
certain claims of the States OF New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Della
ware, California, Oregon and South
Carolina.
The Northern Central Railway Com
pany filed q bill 10 the Circuit Court in
Baltimore yesterday to compel the
State OF Maryland to accept 81, 500, 900
In payment Of the mortgage held by
the State on the property OF the rail.
way company.
The passage OF the sundry civil bill
yesterday leaves only two general ep.
preparation bills to be acted upon by the
Senate-the Military Academy and the
General Deficiency measure. 1t is ex-
pected they will be passed by Saturday
night. The Congress will adjourn on
the 9th instant.
General Maxine Gomez arrived at
Santiago, de Cuba, yesterday from San.
to Domingo, and spent the day with
the political leaders of the black pr y,
who are jubilant over his return. The
papers fsvoring the black party de-
clared that the return of Gomez "means
the failure of the conspiracy of the
Americans. Spsniards, and English 10
annex Cuba"
The War Department has decided
that the return of the 81. 900 volunteer
troops now In the Philippines shall
begin in December. The army reorgan-
ization bill provides that they shall be
June l, 1901, and 1t will require at least
six months to bring them home. Their
withdrawal will leave about 81 900 reg
ulars on the islands.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections has reached an agreement
with the friends of Senator Clark, o.
Montana, to allow the Senator's case II
rest where it is, with the understanding
that no further steps shall be taken tC
have either Mr.. Clark's or Mr.. Maginnis'.
credentials referred to the committee
and that no further action shall be taken
on the resolution OF the committee con.
corning Senator Clark's original cleo.
tioD.
The naval court-martial which met
at the Washington navy yard
on Tuesday for the trial of Cap
tain John MCGOWAN on the charges
growing out OF the killing by him
while In command of the monitor
Monadnock of the Filipino native at
Cebu, concluded its work yesterday by
finding Cap ain MCGOWAN guilty Of all
the charges and imposing sentence.
There was, however, q unanimous re
commentator for clemency. The
court sentenced Captain MCGOWAN
to suspension from duty for two years
on one-half sea pay and to be publicly
reprlmanded by the Secretary of the
Navy.
The new Municipal Council Of Paris yes
ala taA HAT nd mt Dan. "a
officers and committees throughout. This
means that every foreigner and Hebrew will
be shut out from contracts with the city, as
is the case in Vienna, and that the CONNER
cial position of this interdicted class will be
made rs uutenable as possible. In view eff
the large plumber Of American business houses
that are opening up relations with Paris and
have branches there, the matter is Of vast
importance.
William Hummel, under death sentence
for murder, on Wednesday evening gave q
banquet in the Williamsport, Pa, Jail corri-
dor in honor OF his four nephews. The spread
was furnished by 8 city restsursteur on
his body. The nephews had good time and
Hummel entered into the affair as if he were
going on European trip
1t Is said that First Assistant Postmaster
General Heath received letter from Estes
Rathbone from Cuba few days ago 10 which
he said IF am arrested or molested / will
pull down the columns Of the temple, and al
though l perish In the ruins there vii be
others who will 80 down with me-"
The RIDDICK TRIAL.-AtiLawrence-
Vile yesterday evidence as to the in