Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Genersl Kitchener reports the cap /
ture of 1872 Beers and machine gun |
and numbers of wagons and horses.
It is said a q, O0O, 900 steel hoop and
bar plant, independent of the United
Steel Corporation, Is to be erected at
Monessen, Pa.
Rear Admiral Schley has cut short
his London visit, and sails for New
York today on account of the illness
OF his SOD, DR.. Winfield Scott schley, |r.
King Charles of Roum ania and King
George OF Greece met on Greek war
ship off Abbszia, Austris, yesterday, to
improve the relations between Rou'
mania and Greece.
Ex-senator German, 1t ia said, has
engaged rooms at the Eutaw House In
Baltimore and will spend much OF his
time between now and election at demo-
cratic headquarters directing the fall
campaign.
Mr.. Thomas +. Greacen of Baltimore,
popularity known as Sen ator"Greacen,
ended his life yesterday by leaping
from the high bridge on Belvidere
avenue which spans the Northern Gen.
trail railway at Cylburp station.
Lord Salisbury, in speech 10 Lon
don yesterday, defended Great Britain's
course in the South African war. Al.
ter expressing regret for the lives lost
iu South Africa, he said that the war
had shown the strength OF Great Bril-
tain.
At q meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Jacksonville Relief Asso-
citation yesterday afternoon 1t was the
consensus of opinion that the amount
OF money 30 fer contributed for the re-
lief OF the fire sufferers was far from ad-
equate to meet the demands and call
for aid was issued.
SIT is asserted here" says the st.
Petersburg correspondent of the Lon.
don Telegraph, "that at the request OF
Admiral Alexieff, the Russian govern
ment Is sending two more battle.ships
and four cruisers to re-enforcs the Rus
sian feet 10 Chinese waters 10 anticipa'
ton of serious trouble"
In the rear of the stand at San Jose
COL, from which the President spoke
Yesterday was big bouquet Of which
much had been heard. 1t was 30 feet
in circumference and stood IN its frame
% feet high. The stem was q tele-
graph pole sunk Ia the ground. The
bouquet was composed Of cut flowers
OF every variety that blooms there
abouts.
The Cuban constitutional convention
is approaching acceptance of the Platt
amendment gradually. At q secret
session yesterday the report OF the
committee which visited Washington
was referred to the original committee
on relations with the United States.
The convention adjourned to meet on
Monday, when this committee will
make its recommendations.
A formal order recognizing the army
on the basis of T6, 900 men has been is.
sued by the Secretary OF War. The
order distributes, the troops to the
various branches Of the service in &C.
cordauce with the plan submitted by
Gen. Miles and approved by Secretary
Root. This plan gives the cavalry
IL, $40 men, artillery IS 1882, and infsc.
try SO $50. The total force Of the army
is n, 2S7 men.
The Chinese government has offered
to pay Gil 600, 900 year until the In
demnity of 1887 ,000. 900 demanded by
the allies is wiped out. He said: "lf
the home rule bill Of 1898 had been
passed and an Irish government had
been established at Dublin 1t was not
very extravagant to assum, in view OF
the exhibitions In the House of Com.
mons and elsewhere, that 1t would
have been hostile government"
The murders which have startled the
rural districts OF Maine the past few
months are almost overshadowed by o
tragedy In Shirley Sunday, In which
four persons were put out Of exist.
ence and fire used to hide the crime.
The victims are J. Wesley Allen, q
seleotmap; his wife, and fourteen-yesr-
old daughter, and Henry Lambert, Q
neighbor OF the Aliens. On every hand
were evidences that murder and even
verse had been done. There is to clue
to the murderer.
Cardinal Martinelli greeted about
200 prominent members Of the Catho-
lie laity Yesterday afternoon at the
Catholic University in Washington,
reception having been given him there
by the rector and faculty OF the 10.
stitution. Mgr. Consty, as president OF
the university faculties, entertained the
cardinal at dinner before the reception.
Seated at the table In addition to the
cardinal and the host we're the
members of the several corps of instruc-
tors and the presidents OF the separate
affiliated colleges.
The government will probably pre-.
serve another one of Washington's
mansions. 1t is HARDWOOD. three miles
from Charlestowp, w. Va. The old
mansion and spacious grounds is owned
by john Augustin Washington, a de.
scendant of the general. With the pro.
iect In view OF the government buying
and preserving HARDWOOD, as Mount
Vernon has been preserved, represen-
tatives OF the Washington Manor AS
ISOLATION have been spending some
days at HARDWOOD looking over the field
and negotiating with the present own
or.
General Macarthur has ordered Major
vose 10 cease his unauthorized assumptions
Of authority in Bstssn province and not en-.
force his own ordinance TO collect taxes
SOUTHERN BAPTIsTs.-Tha sessions