Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. October &c.

Senator VIM. V. Sullivan, of Missis
sippi, was today made defendant 10 q
breach of promise suit instituted by
Miss Mai Lucy Lection. She asks dam.
ages to the extent of $4,000 10 her bill
she alleges that for the past five years
she has been the companion of Senator
sullivan and during certain periods has
lived with him as man and wife. She
alleges that be has promised to marry
her at different times and now refuses
to keep the agreement. She states that
she first met Senator Sullivan at Ok.
ford, Mississippi, in 1896. At that time
she was married woman, but not liv
ing with her husband. She further
states that Senator Sullivan secured a
divorce for her short while afterwards.
Her bill alleges that Senator Sullivan
paid her tuition and board, first at the
Nelson Business College, in the city OF
Memphis, and later at the Fauquier
Female Institute, at Warrenton, Va.
Miss Lection in her DILL states that when
she first met Sullivan he was q widow.
er, his wife having died some time
previously. After al acquaintance oil
| TOUR months with Senatar Sullivan and
| on his promise to marry her, Miss
Lection says she went TO live with him
at Oxford, Miss, to the city OF Bay St.
! Louis, Miss., and there for short time
lived with him as his wife. In July,
1896, it is alleged that Senator Sullivan
placed Miss Lection in Nelson's Business
College in Memphis, Tenn, to
receive a business education, after.
wards Miss Lection declares Senator
Sullivan sent her to the Fsuquier
Female Institute 10 Warrenton, We.
About the month of May, 1897, Miss
Lection states she went with Senator
Sullivan to Alexandria, Va, and
there lived with him as his
wife, they assuming the names
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Sutton
Notwithstanding his promise, Mss
Lection declares that the Senator has
refused to marry her and some months
ago informed her that he did not In
tend to do so. She further declares
that she has always been true and faith
full to Senator Sullivan. but neverthe-
less he has deserted her.
Two OF the high Chinese officials
whose punishment for instigating anti.
foreign outrsges In China have been
demanded by the powers, have paid
the penal y for their crimes by death.
1t is supposed that both OF them COM
lnitted suicide In order to escape the
disgrace of punishment by the imperial
court, which is frequent Chinese
method, Mr.. WI, the Chinese minis
ter, has received word from official
sources that Kang vi, one of the fore
most men of China, member of the
cabinet and one of the most bitter anti.
foreigners, died on October 18th. Min
lister Wa has also received information
that Yu Shien, former governor OF
Shansi, committed suicide by taking
gold leaf. Yu gave aid to the Boxers
and he is the official who enticed mis-
sionaries into his yamen to be butcher
ed. 1t was through his province that
the court went after 1t left Pekin. The
minister has also been advised that
Prince Tusn, whose punishment for the
part he took In the Boxer disturbances,
and who has been degraded, Is now
st Shsntung. Here it was that
the Emperor degraded him and
when the court moved to Singsnfu,
ne was not allowed to accompany 1t.
Ninety two mep, women and children
attached to the mission station are
known to have been killed, Of whom
rs were Americans, and there are yet
unaccounted for q total III others. Of
these latter tie gravest fears are enter
tanned for the lives OF no less than 76,
not a word from any one OF whom
having been heard for FIVE or six
The news received by Minis
ter WI here, this morning, that Kang-
vi and Governor Yu-Hsien have ended
their lives is said to be gratifying to
officials OF the State department, who
have held these two as among the
instigators OF the outrages.
Yu- Hsien especially Is the man who to-
yited 80 men, women and children of |
ne foreign missionaries to take refuge |
% his yamen and as soon as they were
nside bis court yard had them all |
outchered and then applied to the |
court at Pekin for reward for this dis |
play OF his patriotism. His suicide was |
undoubtedly due to fear OF disgrace |
aod punishment by the Chinese govern
nent In response to the demand of the |
bowers. The swallowing of the gold |
eai, which closes the breathing passages
and produces sufocation, is fsyorite
method OF committing suicide among
oleh Chinese officials convicted OF
crime; 1t is considered especially
tony" and aristocratic. If 1t should
urn out to be true, as reported this
morning, that the Chinese Emperor
and Empress are preparing to return to
t e. as a result Of the Anglo German