Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Sturgeon Matching is now advocated
for Eastern Shore, Maryland. waters.
Full compliance by China with the
demands ofthe powers is expected tc.
day.
A convention to frame new consti-
tuition for Venezuela met yesterday at
Caracas.
Boers yesterday captured Lord Kit
chener's baggage at Kip river in the
Transvaal.
Thirteen men are entombed in q
mine at Tuscaloosa, Ala, and all are
thought to be dead.
Peter Bergman, colored, was lyncbed
10 Mena, Ark, yesterday, for assault
ing a young white girl.
Chief of Police Dsvery, OF New York,
has been legislsted out Of Office at
Albany and will be succeeded by Moses
Cartwright.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has promised
to give the city OF Cumberland, Md,
s25, 900 to found public library If
maintenance ID guaranteed.
Three saloons in Chicago were dam.
aged last night to the extent Of several
hundred dollars by followers Of Mrs.
Nation. The smashers were arrested.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the smssher, will
travel during the season of 1901 with
the new Walter l.. Main circus. She
will be featured throughout the c0un'
try over all other attractions.
Miss Francis A. Csspari, formerly a
teacher 10 the Western High School,
Baltimore, was yesterday sentenced to
FIVE years in the penilentiary for ootain-
ing money by false representations.
Charges were made by Representa-
tive Hearn, democrat, at Dover, DEL,
yesterday, that an effort was made to
bribe him to remain away from SEES.
sion of the Legislature 10 the interest OF
Addicks.
1t is reported that the FIRE 10 Sister.
vile, w. w.. yesterday, which destroy
ed drug store and several adjoipiog
buildings and burned two men to death,
was started by temperance cranks who
fred the drug store.
During the debate on q temperance
amendment in the British House tf
Commons yesterday Mr.. Richie, secre-
tary oil state, said that prohibition had
been a failure wherever tried in the
United States.
Considerable surprise was occasioned
10 Washington society yesterday by the
announcement made by Senator Depew
that the engagement between bis niece,
Miss Annie Depew Paulding, and Lieut..
John R. Ellie, OF the navy, had been
Cancelled.
The private estate left by Queen Vic
toria ia estimated at about 8, coo
The bulk OF this consists of city pro.
perty in which she invested. The re-
mainder stands 10 the shape of the cash
balance OF her personal account at the
Coutts Bank.
Announcement ia made in New York
Seward var Green, daughter q tie late
Gov. Robert s. Green, OF New Jersey.
to Mr.. Arthur Johns, OF New York.
Mr.. Johns Is grandson OF the late
Bishop Johns, OF Virginia.
Louise Trautuer, prepossessing wo-
man, aged % years, who lives 10
house on Spring street, Baltimore, was
beaten and assaulted on lot near Pat.
terson Park yesterday. She was at.
tackled by FIVE young men, who tore her
clothing, while one OF the number as
saulted her. The woman was on her
way home from Highlandtown in
with the men. John Taylor,
who epdeavored to rescue her was ter
ribly beaten.
Miss Olga Nethersole sailed from
New York yesterday for London. Miss
departure was hurried,
and followed the result Of conference
of her physicians. She has been i'll for
some time and the doctors say that
surgical operation is necessary. The
operation will be performed In London
1t is not expected that Miss Nethersole
will return to the stage for year.
The vigilance of officers was ell that
saved "5lick" Slater, white man, 81
years cid, from lynching by an infuriat-
ed mob In Topeka, Kan. last night.
He will yet be lynched II he can be
found. Slater assaulted ssventeen-yesr.
old Lottie Gsrberick Monday evening,
end was captured the next day In Car.
Dondale, twenty miles from Topeka.
The officers kept the fact OF the capture
quiet, and placed Slater in the county
all.