Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.


will visit Emperor William OF Germany
at Berlin May 6.
It has been decided that all exhibits
In French buildings at the Paris Expo
sition will be open on Sunday.
The British have formally reannex I'D
Kinsardt to Cape Colony. A large
number Of insurgent colonists are i'm
prisoned at CarnarvoD.
Admiral Dewey ls ssid to be much
encouraged by the assurance OF support
be is receiving. His friends believe be
will be a factor in the presidential
race.
1t IL said that a carefully prepared
letter has been sent out by Senator
Hanna to trusts calling upon them 10
contribute $6.2O0,0OO to help reselect
Mr.. Mckinley.
A meeting was held in Philadelphia
last night to express sympathy for the
Beers. A message was sent to Presi.
dent Kruger by sixteen-year-old tele-
graph messenger, who at once started
on his errand.
All grades OF raw sugar were advsn.
ced a sixteenth OF cent yesterday. 1t
is expected that the re6ned-sugar mar
ket will be- affected and that q CORES.
pending rise in prices will be amour.
ced.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland yes
terdsy made 40 address at Princeton
University on 1.-THE Independence Of
the Executive" He sal the Presidents
Office is limited against the danger IT
tyranny, but is strong.
An interesting topic of conversation
10 army circles at Manila is the invest
CATION OF Brigadier General Frederick
Funston's execution of two Filipinos,
without trial, and the possibility of a
courtmartial resulting therefrOm.
Mrs, Alexandrine Macomb Balch
Cummins, widow OF Bishop George d.
Cummins, founder Of the Reformed
Episcopal Church, died at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Alfred E. Hatch, in
Lutaerville, Md, yesterday.
President c. K. Lord, Of the Consoli-
dalton Coal Company, has consented to
receive delegation OF striking miners
and business men In Baltimore with
propositions looking to the speedy set.
element of the troubles at Frostburg.
Gen. Corbin says that Gen. Oils has
directly under bis command more men
then be really needs and that beyond
all probability the requests OF Young
and Bell would be Immediately granted
and that they would be supplied with
troops from the forces now iu the vi
entity OF Mantle.
Charles B. French, of Houston, Va,
who was arrested in Baltimore with
$3.50 worth OF postage stamps in his
possession, was yesterday convicted OF
receiving the stamps, knowing them
to have been stolen from the govern
ment, sentence being suspended, pend.
ing argument on motion for a new
trial.
In Baltimore on Monday receivers
were appointed for the Dormsn CON-
pany and the Perfection Rubber Tyre
Company and orders were siQut re quir-
ing cause to be shown why q receiver
should not be appointed for the Pop.
pIein Silcated Phoshate Company and
coreceiver for the Darby Manufacturing
Company.
Rev DR.. w. F. Junkin, formerly of
Lexington, and a brother.in-law OF
General Stonewall Jackson, died at
N. j., yesterday. During
the war he served first % a lieutenant
10 the Rookbridge Rangers, under Gen
Lee, 10 West Virginia and afterward at
as chaplain in the army OF
Northern Virginia.
1t Is said that negotiations are in pre-
gress for com Animation OF the gigantic
new Carnegie Company and the Crsmp
concern. II the confer
enes now going on 10 Atlantic City re-
suits in satisfactory arrangement the
coalition between these Two great inter-
ests will soon be announced. This re-
port Is fistly denied by those interested. |
The President has just ratified The
Hague conventions, providing for uni
versal arbitration of international dis
putes and for the regulation of the use