Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-02
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

tOmdc 1cIIh OOtth OOupuu1s III w deu'
ington, died at his residence yesterday,
Nine gushers were drought inn In
the Texas oil fields last week, making
the largest number in any single week
10 the history Of that locality.
William Noble Peck, chief clerk oil
the military information division OF the
Adjutant Generals Office, died yester.
day afternoon at his residence 10 Wash
iDgton.
Arthur McCullocb, OF Ssco, Maine,
16 years old and smsll for his age. and
Miss Anderson, aged 80 and buxom-
looking woman, eloped to Philadelphia
last week and were married.
Prince Chumn will not 90 to Berlin,i
is said, under present conditions, TO
apologize for the murder OF Baron Won
Ketteler, as his attendants object to
prostrsting themselves before the EN-
peror.
Secretary Root will recommend re-
duction OF the present military force In
the Philippines, and urge the adoption
of a plan for the establishment OF per-
manent garrisions throughout the
islands at important points.
A dispatch from Lake Sunspee, N.
a., whittier Rear Admiral Sampson
went to reouperate, says that Sampson
is in a. alarming state ofill health, and
that his friends fear be will not live to
see the meeting OF the Schley Court Of
Inquiry.
Paul Sandstrom Brown. 80 years old,
a wealthy retired New York merchant
and former resident OF Brooklyn, who
was married one week ago on Saturday
to Miss Augusta Andree, 81 years old,
q Swedish nurse, died late on Friday
night from heart trouble.
Severe electrical storms prevailed
Saturday evening in Allegheny and
Washington counties, Md. The rain
flooded railroad tracks. Hail extended
for many miles. One barn was de-
stroyed by lightning in Frederick
county, one in Washington county and
one near the Mason and Dixon line.
Secretary Root has cut down the
estimates of the army engineers for
river and hsrbor improvements during
the next fiscal year to ar amount az
gregating over Sl3.000,0O9. The Sec.
rotary says that he believes great
deal of Government money is actually
thrown away on some of the projects
contained in the general river and
harbor bill.
A dispatch from Pekin says that Ii
Hung Fang, the adopted son OF Ii
Hung Chang. having declined to &C.
oept the position of Chineee Minister to
Russia, the Government has appointed
Lo Feng Lsh to the position. WI
at present Chinese Minister
to the United States. will be transferred
from Washington to London TO replace
Lo FeDg Luh.
The steel strikers succeeded 10 Grip.
ping the Duquesne Mill. 1t will re-
quire s40,0 a week to pay the strikers
OF the AmslRsmsted Association 81 a
week each. Former Vice President J.
Hickey, at meeting OF Bsyview
Lodge, Amslgamated workers, in Mil
waUkee, charged that the national
officers OF the association had misrepre-
sented the attitude of the Steel Corpo-
ration toward organized labor ia order
to force the strike.
Cleveland, Ohio, had terrible experience
with food, the result OF beivy rains, SIT.
prdsy right, The city was partially inun-
dated and G ljfeboat crew had TO 60 to work
in the city's Streets yesterday morning The
sristocrstic section of the city was flooded
from one to SIX feet, while in the poorer
neigh borhoods no dsmsee was done Corpses
were swept from graveyards to cutters and
psnic-stricken residents were imprisoned for
hours. The damage is estimsted st q million
OF dollars, So far no loss Of life is reported.
Carlisle ID. Graham, Peter Nissen, Maud
Willard and Martha WageD6uhrer are en-.
tered for trips through the Niagara rapids
this week. The latter will ride in barrel
very similar in pattern to the one used by
Graham. Peter Hissen, OF Chicago, who
made trip through the rapids last year, is
expected at Niagara Falls daily with his
stesmer, the Fool Killer" In this craft ne
will 20 through the rapids, and he hopes 10 DO
able to take soundings in the whirlpool.
Capitalists Of Keokuk Ia and Hamilton,
ILL.,, aided by Chicsgo engineer, hope to
make the Mississippi river do the work Of
hundreds OF big steam engines and to de-
velCp at Keokuk manufacturing centre like
Lowell, Mass, or Minneapolis Lyman F.
Cooley, Chicago civil engineer, has Just
plans for the development OF the
power in the rapids OF the stream so as to
give 60, 600 horse power.