Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

phis. Tenn, where he Is the guest Of
the city.
A republican convention will be held
at Honolulu on May 10 to select dele
gates to the Philadelphia convention.
General PANTHEON Garcia, the highest
officer in the Filipino insurgent AMY
excepting Aguinaldo, has been cap
tured.
An unsuccessful attempt to assassi-
nate President Eloy Alfaro, OF Ecuador,
has been made. The would-be assassin
has been captured.
The remains of Bishop II. Melville
Jackson, whose death was announced
10 Saturdays Gazette, were inferred in
Alabama on that day.
Former Consul WiIdman, in an ar
ticle in Leslie's Weekly, says reign OF
terror Is prevailing in the Philippines
and that General Otis is keeping back
the truth.
Fourth Vice President Rea, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, is authority for
the statement that the Pennsylvania
has purchased controlling interest 10
the Long Island Railroad.
A mother made an attempt to abduct
her child from carriage on the Champs
Elysee, Paris, on Saturday, but the lit
tie one was chained to his grandmother,
the Baroness Won Veldegg.
The United States army transport
Buford has arrived in quarantine at
New York, having on board the body
of Mrs. General Wilson. The remains
will be taken to Wilmington, Del, for
burial
There was pistol duel at the Fifth
District republican convention in
Dsdesville, Ca, on Saturday, in which
a brother of the deputy revenue col
lector was fatally shot and the postmas-
ter arrested,
Emperor Williams oongratul tory
cablegram to the President of Brazil is
interpreted by the German press as in
tended as q definite answer to insinua-
tons that Germany has designs upon
southern Brazil.
The North Atlantic squadron, Ad-
miral Fsrquhar commanding, has a.
rived in Hampton Roads. The squad
ron assisted in the installment OF Gov
ernor Allen, Of Porto Rico, and the
entire cruise was much enjoyed.
Grand Duke George, OF Russia, is en-
gagged to marry Princess Marie, OF
Greece. 1t is reported that the mar
riage will take place at Corfu, Greece.
L haf N kaj q faf q
day, TIE Deum was celebrated at the
Cathedral.
| An agreement is said to have been
reached at q conference between leaders
OF the dem ocratic, populistic and silver
republican parties by which Charles A.
Towne, OF Duluth, Mimi, is to be nomi-
mated as running mate for Bryan on
the national ticket.
Fire destroyed the Mallory Line pier,
New York, yesterday, and several
oarges moored near it. There were
many narrow escapes of people who
were forced to leap into the water. One
child was drowned. The property loss
is estimated at $50, 900.
The American National Pavilion at
the Paris Exposition will be ipaugu-
rated next Saturday, Commissioner
Peck ia overwhelmed with petitions
from women's organizations 10 the
United States urging women repre-
sentation on the boards of awards.
| Pending negotiations between the
Turkish government and Washington
concerning the dispute over the in
demnity, the Sultan appears to have
| withdrawn his orders to Rear Admiral
| Ahmed Pssba to visit the United States
to study the construction OF warships.
Formal notice OF ons OF the most i'm
portant appointments ever made by
Pope Leo XIII was received at the
papal legation in Washington yester-
day, when the official brief preconizing
Gerry Rev. Benjamin Kelley, d. D., as
bishop Of Savannah, Ga, arrived.
Over ninety-three millions Of people
are 10 distress in India. Cholera is
fastening its deadly hold upon the fam
s-stricken people. The hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars 80 far contributed
for relief are but mite in supplying
the needs of the vast numbers in dis
trese.
The Governor OF the Great Gold
Coast Colony has reported to the British
Colonial Office that 10, 600 Ashantis sur
rounded the town of Kumsssi on April
% and made a determined attack.
Missionaries aud other Europeans were
forced to take refuge 10 the fort. British
reinforcements are needed.
Ethelbert, of the Perry Belmont sta
bles, with Danny Maher up, won the
Metropolitan hadicap q. Morris Park,
New York, on Saturday evening, be-
fore &c, 700 people. He was favorite 10
the betting and beat out the card by
three lengths, Box taking second
place by neck from Imp. The time
was l:414.
William G. Endicott, Secretary OF
War under the Cleveland administrs-
ton, 1859, died of pneumonia at bis
home in Boston, late yesterday after.
noon, after an illness OF three days. Mr..
Endicott was born in Salem, November
10, 1926, and was direct descendant OF
Gov. John Endicott, OF the Massscnu-
sets Bay Colony.
Half dozen distinct tornadoes oc-
Cured In central Kansas yesterday |
afternoon, following q day OF exceed
inely high temperature. Two persons
are known to have been killed and |
three injured. Wires are down 10 the |
affected districts, making it impossible |
to accurately sum up the damage done.
A wind and hailstorm did considerable
damage in Nebraska. At Wilsonville |
the Presbyterian church and other
buildings were destroyed. A number