Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

According TO official reports there
were 1869 deaths from the cholera in
Bonn bsy during the week ending Au-
gust %.
The entire democratic ticket, headed
by jeff Davis, OF Pope county, for Gov
ernor, was elected in Arkansas yester'
day. The democrat managers say
| Davis carried the State by 90 600 ma
jority.
The Car OF Russia has decorated
President Loubet Of France with the
| Order OF st. Andrew and written the
! President a letter, in which he says
that France and Russia can, at this TIME
more than ever, exercise beneficial
influence for peace.
Arthur Sewall, democratic candidate
for Vice President in 1896, is in crlti-
cal condition at his summer home, at
Small Point, Me. Mr.. Sewsll was
sezsd with an attack OF apoplexy at III
O'Clock Saturday night, and has been
unconscious most ofthe time since theD'
The campaign in Kentucky was
opened by both parties in nearly every
county OF the State yesterday. AT Hen
derson Governor J. W. G. Beckham,
the democratic candidate for Governor
and Ex-Governor James B. McCreary
spoke. At Bowling Green the demo
Gratis had a meeting, addressed by k. +
Peake, OF Shelbyville.
Boer commanders, under Fouril,
Grobelar, Bemmer and Hassebrook
| together with TWO hundred of Theron's
scouts, are investing the British garrl'
son at Lady brand. 1t is reported that
the troops have already burned then
stores, and it ia feared that they will bt
compelled to surrender. General Hun
ter is fastening to their relief.
1t is shown by a report just issued by
the department OF Agriculture that th'
big trees of California are unequsIed II
dimensions and that their age make
them the oldest of living things. Th'
most recent Investigations, according L
the report, confirm the estimates tina
these giant trees probably live 5,OO'
years or more, though few OF even tn,
larger trees are more than half as old
| The sheriff OF Prince Georges count!
Maryland, last night stopped the ooX
ing contest at the Enterprise Theatrics
and Athletic Club at Chesapeake juno
ton. The sheriff allowed three OF the
preliminary encounters, but the bout o
the evening, between Black Fitzslm
mons and Billy Peyton, was stoppe'
just when it was getting interesting
Peyton had his man al most out whel
the authorities interfered.
| The grand circuit meeting at Charte
Oak Park opened at Hartford, Conn
yesterday afternoon, an attendance c
] over 5000 occupying the stands. Tn
| Charter Oak purse for $4,000 was wo
by Georgens, Lord Derby, the favorite
havi0g to be content with third place
although he pushed the mare to 2:O7
in the second heat. Alameda was
good second, showing staying power
and speed, winning the first heat wit
ease.
In Baltimore yesterday the jury !
the case OF Miss Virgie NJ. Taylor, VIII
died at the home of Mrs. Ada L. Lin
one week ago last night, r turned thi
verdict: "Came to her death at tn
hands of person or persons unknow
and through causes unknown to tn
Jury" This leaves both the theory @
death from suicide or from other caus
open, and the matter now rests wit
the states attorneys office or with tn
grand jury IS to whether presentmen
will be found,
Joshua Pyles, ffty-seven years OF age
committed suicide early yesterda
morning by hanging himself from
small locust tree near his home 10 Ter
nallytown, near Washington. Hi
dangling form was discovered shOrtl
! after 6 o'clock by ]. II. Latimer, VIII
went out into a field to catch horse
and suddenly found himself almost fac
to face with the suicides body. Pyle
was well-to-do and is said to have hs
no reason to take his own life and CAV
no warning of his rash intention. II
made moose with pillow rein an
Jumped from the limb of q locust tree.