Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

has captured 5000 British army horses
near Cspetown.
About 5000 soldiers are to be sent to
the Philippines to take the places Of
short-term men and fill gaps In reei-
ments.
Philippine Commissioner Luke E.
Wright has been appointed vice gov
ernor of the Philippines, to act In the
absence of Governor Tate.
At Macon, Ca. Mrs. Mary Washing.
ton. honorary State regent OF the Daugh.
tiers of the American Revolution, died
on Saturday, aged Sc years.
The experts who examined Czolgoosz
during his life submitted report de-
claripg that he was product OF anarchy
but sane and responsible.
Edward s. Stokes, who, on January
6, 1872, shot and killed Jim Fisk in the
Grand Central Hotel, New York. died
on Saturday at the home of his sister,
Mrs.. McNutt, in that city, aged 90 years.
While the Dowager Empress was en-
barking to cross the river on Saturday
before entering Ho-Nan, an assassin, at
TEMPTED 10 murder her and killed an
attendant with spear before he was cut
down. The court has left He-Nan, en-
route for Pekin.
British advices from Pretoria state
that the Beers lost between 300 and 400
men 10 their fierce charges against the
British near Brakenlsagte. General
Botha personally conducted the attack,
10 which the British also lost so heavily,
especially in officers.
Edward Schlessingor, partner OF Will
liam F. Miller. in the Franklin sypdi-
cate. and 10 whose name SIS, 900 OF
the syndicate loot was deposited when
Schlessinger and Miller fed, in Novem.
Der, 1899, is believed to be in Canada,
planning TO recover the secreted
treasure.
A captive balloon, containing niue
people-one woman and eight men
broke from It's fasteDines In San Fran.
cisco, Saturday evening, and fosted to
the ighborhood of Pescadero about
fifty miles distant. The occupants Of
the balloon landed unframed after a
perilous trip.
The British war Office decided to send
FIVE thousand more mounted troops to
South Africa, leaving only two thou
sand at home. Lord Roberts was
hooted in the streets of London yes
terday because OF the dismissal OF Gen.
ersl Butler from command OF the First
Army Corps.
Advices from Pekin state that the re-
call of Wa Ting-fsng, the Chinese min
lister ct Washington. has been decided
upon, and II is said he will be offered
subordinate post 10 the Foreign Office,
which he will likely decline. Ii Hung
Changes interpreter, Tseng, adopted SOD
of the Marquis Tseng, Is prominent
candidate for the poet in Washington.
An intensely dramatic scene In Chica-
20 was enacted at the Holy Name Ca
thedrsl yesterday morning when Rev. J.
J. Crowley, recently accommodated
priest was discovered in the church and
refused to leave it. Music from organ
and choir ceased, the mass services
stopped, lights we're extinguished and
one thousand worshippers arose from
their knees and left the edifce. Crowley
remained until all had left, and then
calmly walked out.
A dispatch from Rome says that an
Italian squadron has started for Turk
ish waters, with the object, it Is said, OF
oouuterbalancing the French naval dem
oustration. This Is hardly true, as the
Sultan, alarmed at the approach Of the
French feet, has already informed the
French authorities of his acceptance OF
all the French claims. The French gov
eminent has inquired of the Turkish
government how it proposes to Day the
Eprando claim, and demanding the
execution of the Sultan's trade dealing
with that matter.
Two mschinists, working 10 the
Southern Railway shops at Columbia,
s. c., Walter Binder AMI William
Seaver, were shot in their house some
tins after midnight Saturday night by
party of men who had struck
last summer. The armed strikers
entered the mems home before daylight
and their bodies we're riddled with
bullets. Although the strike has long
since been recognized as failure, great
bitterness is felt by the men who lost
the fight and are now out OF work
against the men who took the places
they vacated.