Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

James Sloan, IT,, well-kuown bank.
er of Baltimore, died yesterday. aged
81 years.
A big fire destroyed two and a-hah
million dollars worth OF property in
Fukin, Japan, recently.
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald Whyte, the
wife of Ex-Governor William Pinkney
Wbyte, died at her home in Baltimore
yesterday.
Paderewski gave the last OF his Amer
lean tour concerts at Carnegie Hall, in
New York, on Saturday, and will sail
on Wednesday for Europe.
The court in Milwaukee has decided
that w. E. Wyman need not pay any
more alimony to his divorced wife, who
has recently married his father.
Mail advices from Colombia state that
the revolution is increasing and that
Panama is liable to fall into the hands
of the revolutionists at any time.
Charles Paustein, an athlete, CT Butte,
Mont, yesterday killed Alexander
Tate, shot and seriously wounded Mr..
Tate, and then committed suicide.
Frederick Vrom, the actor, bad a
street scene with his wife 10 San Fran
cisco, yesterday, which wound up with
an attempt on the woman's part to
shoot him.
Marion James, colored woman, has
gone from Birmingham, Ala, to Rome
to tell the Pope that she was command
ed to warn him that his death would
soon occur.
The second ballots in the municipal
elections 10 Paris has given the nation
alists sweeping majority In the new
municipal council and the Waldeck-
Rousseau ministry serious rebuff.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, has
been selected as the man who will place
in nomination the name OF William Nc
Kinley at the Philadelphia convention.
Gov Roosevelt will be Que OF the speak
ers seconding the nomination.
At Camden, N. j., yesterday, fire
| which broke out in the farmers market
house at Fifth and Federal streets, COM
pletely destroyed that building, 10
stores and about 90 small dwellings,
causing loss estimated Of about $780,
| 600, and rendering homeless about 250
persons.
The minority of the House commit
tee has submitted report unfsvorable
to the ship subsidy bill. The minority
report is based In general trend upon
the question. II, as President McKin-
ley says, the shipping industry is pros
pering, why will q subsidy be necessary
to increase it2
In New York police court Mses.
trate Zeller has issued summoDses
against the officers and directors OF the
American Ice Company to show cause
why they should not be proceeded
against for conspiracy In combioing to
control the price and product OF ice,
contrary to law.
John Redmond and John Dillon ap.
peared on the same platform at an Irish
demonstration at Manchester, Egg,
yesterday. and declared for a united
irish party. Mr., Redmond, in his
speech, said that Lord Salisbury hiss
misrepresented Irish claims with cynical
1 Oiubol
The general topic of discussion among
the inhabitants of the Pawtucket Valley
and the people OF Providence, r. /. Of, is
the extraordinary performance OF Mrs.
McNallay's hen. For period Of over
a month this hen has been laying any
where from four to thirty eggs day,
and the owner declares that 1.-THE little
biddy lays eggs by electricity"
The Southern railway surgeons con-
cluded their convention at Charleston,
S. c., on Saturday. The following Of
ficers were elected Joseph o. Miller,
Knoxville, Tenn, president; w. r.
Harper, Selma, Ala, and J. r. GAL
land, Rome, Ca, first and second vice
presidents, respectively; T. r. Han
cock, Atlanta, secretary and treasurer
The next meeting place is Mobile, Ala
bsIna.
The United States officials in Manila
are closely watching the suspicious
movements of the Filpinos, and pre-
cautions have been taken to prevent
any attempt at an outbreak 10 tina city.
Many Filipinos have left their American
employers, and an order was found
among the captured effects Of General
Garcia stating that all FiIipinos work
ing for Americans must quit immediate
ly or suffer the penalty OF treason.
1t is announced from United Con-
federate headquarters at New Orleans
that Mrs. Margaret Jefferson Davis
Hayes, the only surviving child of JET
ferson Davis, will be at the Louisville
reunion. General Gordon has appoint
ed her daughter, the grandda ughter OF
Jefferson Davis, Miss Varina Jefferson
Davis Hayes, as sponsor for the entire
South, and Miss Mary Watts Wood, of
Charlottesville, Va, as chief maid of
honor for the South.
Two Chicago water Office employees
have been detected in Wholesale fraud,
in which $4,000 have been stolen.
They were caught in the act of tanper.
ing with a meter. The accused adj
mitted their guilt and stated that the
scheme has been carried on for years.
Two detectives had been on the watch
in hotel for two months before their
vigilance was rewarded. 1t is said that
the trick has been practiced in thou
sands Of instances during the past two
months.
After the fight with Jeffries, Corbelt
said it was chance blow that knocked
him out. Jeffries says: 81 will fight
Corbett at the same place within week
and bet him $40, 900 to $1,000 that an
other chance blow ss he calls it will
knock him out. II Corbett does not
want to fight am willing to take on
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