Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

James A. Herne, the actor died 10
New York yesterday aged 81 years.
Protected interests are anxious for an
extra session OF Congress, but the Presi-
dent is reluctant to yield to pressure.
For economical reasons the Spanish
government has withdra wn Its military
attaches from the various foreign en-
bassies and legations.
The generals of the allied troops at
Pekin have decided to transfer the ad-
ministration OF the city Of Pekin to the
Chinese officials this month.
Count Won Waldersee will leave
Pekin today on his way home. Neither
the United States nor Russia will take
part in maintaining gsrrisons between
Pekin and the sea.
A heavy storm passed over Pittsburg
yesterday and hail and rain and wind
did much damage. A house was blown
down and four people we're buried In
the ruins and badly injured.
Miguel Gener, the nationalist candi-
date, was elected mayor OF Havana on
Saturday by large plurality, ard the
nationalists also elected Is members Of
the municipal council.
+ Rsv. Samuel Domer died in Wash
ington yesterday aged rs years. For
over twenty-five years, and until re-
cent period. DR.. Domer was pastor OF
st. PauPs English Luthern Church in
that city.
1t ia reported 10 German court circles
that Queen Wilhelmina is In delicate
state Of health. Neither the Emperor
nor court officials paid much attention
to Queen WilheImins's husband during
the military fetes.
The Metal Trades Association has
declared war on the International As
ISOLATION of Machinists and annulled ell
agreements made between the two
bodies. 1t declared that it would not
| recognize the strikers organization In
the future.
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the Deford Company, tanners and
dealers In hides and leather, and one OF
the leading business men Of Baltimore,
died suddenly yesterday morning. Mr..
Hsrrie Hough, formerly OF this city, is
a member OF the firm.
John d. Rockefeller has arranged for
the endowment OF the Rockefeller H.
stitute OF Medical Research, and has
placed 5000, 900 at the immediate dis
posal OF the board OF directors, of which
DIR. William Fl. Welch of the Johns
Hopkins University is president.
The strange sliding movement OF the
city of Butte, Mont, which has been
noticeable at intervals for several years
has again manifested itself by five large
cracks In the earth in different sections
OF the city. The gas and water COM
panies have much trouble on account of
the strange movement which finally
breaks their underground pipes. What
| is causing the strange phenomenon is
not known but Its continuance is begin
| ming to cause alarm.
A military riot occurred Saturday
night at Shorncliffe, England. A de-
tatchment OF the Dublin Fusleers, ac-
tuated by what they considered griev-
ance, wrecked their barrack room. The
guard was called to arrest the ringlead-
ers, and shots were fired by the Fu-
sileers. Then the guard was reinforced
but was met with volley of ball car
tridges and with bayonets. Two men
of the guard were seriously injured by
bayonet thrusts. The riot lasted two
hours.
Capt Henry w. Howgste, once the
disbursing officer OF the Signal Corps
service, died suddenly on Saturday
evening at the residence Of his daughter
Ia Washington, in the sixty-seventh
year of his age. While in the Signal
Corps be was entrusted with money
and was charged with embezzlement,
and was arrested. He escaped from
an officer, and after fourteen years was
found 10 New York city, where he con.
Quoted q small book store. He was
then brought back to Washington and
imprisoned.
During free fight at cskewalk and
festal held in Jackson's Chapel, along
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near
Mount Airy, Frederick county, Nd,
Saturday night, Charles Z. Burns,
young colored man, was shot and in
stantly killed by Luke Moore, and the
latter was fatally shot 10 the stomach
by the dead mans brother, Oliver
Burps, who Was arrested yesterday
afternoon and committed to jail. Rob-
ert Dunlap and William Gordon. also
colored, we're arrested as sccomplicss
to the crime.