Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

It ia understood that the delay In the
Pekin negotiations Is over the change
in the Chinese tariff.
Gen. Fitz Lee has accepted an iuvi-
tstion from Col. Austen to visit and re.
view the Thirteenth regiment OF
Brooklyn in October.
An Italian husband pursued his
fsitbless wife to this country, waited
for two years for chance to take ven-
geance, met her on the street 10 New
York yesterday and cut her nose of.
A. B. Cummins was nominated for
Governor OF Iowa by the republican
State convention held at Cedar Rapids
yesterday. The platform declares for
moderate tariff reform and for recipro-
city, but insists that the principle Of
protection must be maintained.
The Hongkoug police seized on July
| 16. at q house In Queens road many hun
dreds OF new Mausers, old banner aud
needle guns, several hundred pistols,
ammunition and reloading tools. A Chi
nese Junk owner SAYS his vessel had
been chartered by Europeans 10 land
| the arms.
Meetings we're held in Lincoln, Neb.,
last night by the democratic, populist
and free silver republican State central
committees and fusion ofthe three part
les was practically agreed upon, Hon.
William j. Bryan addressed the demo-
cratic and populist committees and ex-
pressed himself strongly In favor OF
| fusion.
The annusl picnic and reunion at
Morgau's Grove, near Shepherdstown,
w. Va, yesterday, under the auspices
OF Henry Kyd Douglas Camp, United
Sons OF Confederate Veterans, was q
great success, and large number OF
visitors were present. Commandant
William II. Kerfoot was In charge OF
the exercises.
1t Is reported and not denied by Ii
Hung Chang that Yuan Sbih Kai, the
governor OF ShaptuDg, who has been
regarded as friendly to foreigners, ia to
be transferred to the province OF Chill.
This change is desirable, as Ii Hung
Chang, the present viceroy, is too In
| firm to supervise the affairs OF the
province and Yuan Shih Ksi's troops
are needed to restore order.
Attorneys for Ellis Glenn, who re-
Gently achieved notoriety In her seusa.
.ional trial, in which attorneys and wit
nesses battled for weeks to establish hel
identity and to prove her sex, filed
their declaration 10 the United States
Court at Parkersburg, w. Va, 10 $50,
900 damage suit against VIM. Richard
son. The petition alleges that the
plaintiff was kidnapped In Illinois and
illegally and against her will brought
J to West Virginia.
| John Cline and Clayton Rodgers
were arrested at Wheeling yesterday
on the charge OF having murdered May
Yost, q seventeen-year-old girl. The
warrant was sworn out by her father
who charges that the prisoners forcibly
abducted the girl, assaulted and muir
dered her, and threw the body into The
Ohio river. The girl was taken Sun
day night from the company OF bel
lsweetheart, Walter Hammond, at the
point of revolver.
Ruinous discrimination In insurance
rates, according to officials OF the North
western Steamship Company, has de
cided them to withdraw from the trans
atlantic route the company steamships
The withdrawal will BIZ made on the
return OF the two steamships to Chicago
from Liverpool. Similar action will bt
taken with the compaDy's other two
steamships unless the alleged extortioni
shall be sbated during the six weeks
interval that will elspse before the
steamers again make the port OF
Chicago and the route will be abandon
ed until such time as satisfactory rates
can be arranged.