Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

It is reported that General French
has defeated $500 Beers near krugers-
dorp, in the Trsnsvaal.
Dunn s. Co., report that the failures
for the week were 293 in the United
States, against 900 last year, and Is in
Csnads, against 26 last year.
Ex-Gov. Roger Wolcott OF Mass
achusetts died at his home, in Boston.
late yesterday afternoon OF typhoid
fever, after an illness Of less than i've
weeks.
The village of Taylorsville, Anne
Arundel county, Nd, was practically
wiped cut by fire yesterday, five OF the
six houses forming the community nav
ing been destroyed.
The police of Omaha have located
the house In which young Edward
Cudahy. son of the millionaire meat
hacker, Yves confined while in charge
of the men who kidnapped him.
Advices from Pekin state that the
preliminary joint note to the Chinese
government has not yet been signed,
contrary to reports cabled from Paris
and Berliu. The Chinese Emperor Is
reported to have started for Pekin.
Society people in Washington say that
AdiuteDt General Corbin did not take
his vacation to regain his health, but TO
try and forget Miss Edith Patten, to
whom he has paid great attention. 1t
is said that the lady herself is willing to
have Corbin, but her sisters are violent
ly opposed to the match as it would
separate them from some OF their coin.
Recorder Golf, 10 New York yester-
day, sentenced Henry Zeimer, one OF
the heads OF q fraudulent divorce bu-
reau, to 10 years in States prison, and
James Holden, alias Frank Wilson, a
professional correspondent, to three
wears in States prison. Mrs. Byrde
Herrick aed Mary Thompson, who said
thew had testified falsely in divorce
cases, were allowed to GO under sus'
pension of sentence.
The first national bank failure in the
history OF Baltimore was announced
last night, when temporary receiver
was appointed for the Am srican Ma
tionaI Bank, which is located at the
corner of Gay and High streets. The
institution mas suffered great shrink
age 10 deposits and has sustained some
heavy losses, which have involved its
capital aud surplus and created re-
ducsd its cash resources. The condi-
ton Of It's assets is such that the loss to
depositors will probably bs small.
Senator Lodge yesterday explained in
detail the purpose of the amendments
to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and said
they were not dictated by hostility to-
ward Great Britain, nor we're they re-
Election on Secretary OF State Hay. DE
expression the opinion that England
will not 90 to war about the changes in
the treaty and says they indicate
the strong sentiment 10 this country TO
get rid OF he obnoxious Clayton-Bulwer
treaty by smicable arrangement with a
friendly power rather than adoptinS y
violent fashion of clearing it out CT
their path.
President Kruger has not yet sban-
doDed all hope of securing the support
OF governments of the civilized world in
his demand for arbitration. He still in'
sists that the British are waging a
savage warfare, and wants the govern
me1ts who signed the peace convention
at The Hague to urge Great Britain TO
arbitration. British achievements
have been ordered TO sail next week
from England to South Africa.
The Cape Colony police will be in
creased to 10000. Australia and New
Zealand have been asked to send
further contingents OF troops.