Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The naval station ct Port Royal, S.
G Is shortly to be abandoned aud some
of the equipments moved to Charleston.
General John Summerfeld Berry,
one oil Baltimore's most prominent oiti-
zens, died yesterday in the 18th year Of
his age.
10 a message to the Senate yesterday
the President declined to send to that
body the Lawshe Cuban report, In re-
spouse to resolution.
The States General of the Neither
lands have declined to confer the title
of prince consort on Duke Henry OF
Mecklenburg-Schw who is to marry
Queen Wilhelmins.
Bishop W. x. Nnde, aged 68 years,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
found dead in his bed at his home In
Detroit, Mich, yesterday. 1t Is thought
the cause of death was heart trouble.
At meeting of the foreign ministers
10 Pekin it was announced that Ii Hung
Chang and Prince Ching were ready to
sign an agreement. Count Won Walder-
see has cabled the Countess, in Berlin,
that peace is in sight.
AT the reception to Lord Roberts
in London yesterday the Prince OF
Wales and other members OF the royal
family were among the receiving party.
After the reception Lord Roberts went
to the war Office and assumed at once
the duties OF communicating chief of all
the British armies.
The Senate committee on military az
fairs yesterday accepted Senator Dan
iel's amendment to the ermy reorgani.
zation bill for the retirement OF Gems.
Fiizhugh Lee and James 81. Wilson as
brigadier generals, and also agrees to
the amendment retiring General Sbaf-
ter as major general.
Private advlces have reached Chicago
that the war between the great sugar
and coffee trusts-a battle which has
been stubbornly fought for more than
three years between Henry o. Have
meyer on the one side and John Ar
buckle on the other, and which has
cost these trade rivals approximately
S25 600, 000-is to be brought to a close.
Mr.. Thomas Cooksey Ward, 10S
years old, who lives In St. Mary's coun-
ty, Nd, in an interview In reference to
the changes In customs, &c., says be
likes the old days best. He thinks
wonderful progress hes not made hap
piness, but people were kinder when he
was young. At SO years of age Miss
Fowler. of Baltimore, sees no good 10
modern improvements.
Suits have been entered In the Cir
cult Court OF Calvert county, Nd,
against the Chesapeake Beach Improve
ment Company by James f. Nc
Closky, contractor and builder. OF Phila-
delphis, and by the John d. Allen
Company. architects, also OF Philadel-
phia, for $3S, 956 OF and S8,907 respec-
lively. The suit, it is said, grew out of
difference between the directors.
Three attempts at suicide were
made ia Judge Audenried's Criminal
Court in Philadelphia yesterday by
Lillian Rivers, otherwise Rose Vaunt
and Rose McDevitt, the "girl burglar"
after she had been sentenced to two
years. The girl had made pathetic
plea for mercy, and failing in that, she
twice tried to strangle herself and then
plunged q hatpin Into her breast. but,
fortunately, the weapon struck her cor.
set steel. and no harm was done.
The subsidy shipping bill is no longer
the regular order of business In the
Senate. 1t was displaced yesterday
afternoon by the army bill. Opinions
still differ as to the fate of the subsidy
bill 10 this session of Congress, but the
fact remains that its chances of passage
decrease with each days developments.
1t cannot be restored to It's position as
the regular order OF business except hy
a vote of the Senate, and while there is
nc doubt that when such vote Is
taken the result will be favorable, It Is
not likely that opportunity for taking
the vote will be presented for some
time. The army bill discussion seems
likely to continue for some days, and
then the legislative appropriation bill
will have to be considered.
The merited reputation for curing piles,
sores and skin diseases acquired by DeWitt's