Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Five hundred converts were recently
killed by natives of the Island OF Quel-
paert, near Korea.
The foreign ministers at Pekin have
refused to permit 5000 Chinese soldiers
to come to Pekin at the present time.
Mr.. Arthur P. German, jr., will be
democratic candidate for the House OF
Delegates from Howard county, Md,
this fall.
II is said a new dry goods firm. with
a capital Of 81 ,000, 900, will be formed
10 Boston, with Gen. Lloyd L. Jackson
as it's head.
Former Governor Hszen s. Pingree,
OF Michigan. died in London yesterday,
aged 81 years. His son was the only
one present at the time.
According to State EntomoloRiss
Scott. peaches in south and middle
Georgia are rotting very fast az result
of excessive rain for the past three
weeks.
The District OF Columbia Court Of
Appeals yesterday ordered new trial
for George r. Davis, convicted OF steal
inc 81 900 from the Southern Express
Company.
Early yesterday morning q fire,
which originated In a bakery, destroy
ed almost an entire business block In
Greenville, N. c., and for time threat.
| ened the whole business section, and
caused a loss estimated at $50, 900.
At meeting ofthe cabinet yesterday
the situation in the Philippines, Cuoa
| and Porto Rico was discussed. The
President Ia ready to proclaim the sboli-
ton of duties between the United States
and Porto Rico when facts are present.
ed him to sustain the claim that the
Island is self-supporting.
Kritzinger and Fouche. the Boer
commanders, are busy plscarding Cape
Colony with proclamation to the
effect that 10 accordance with the
powers assumed when the northern
part OF Cape Colony was annexed to
the Orange Free State, twenty months
ago, any persons reporting the where
abouts of any Boer command will be
fiued ESQ, or, In default, will be com
PEELED to accompany the command on
foot for three months.
DIR. ]. G.. Jessup, dentist at Berke,
lev. Cal, was shot and fatally wounded
Monday night by Charles Adams, form
erly an Episcopal minister. IL ia stated
that Adams daughter called Jessup by
telephone and asked him to come u
her home and prevent her father from
whippiugher. When Jessup arrived 81
the Adams house and demonstrated will
him, Adams drew a revolver and shoI
the dentist through the breast. Adams
is In jail and Jessup is dying.
i Friction with foreign government;
over the tariff seems to be on the 10
crease. Notice was sent yesterday BY
Assistant Secretary Spauldiug, OF th'
Treasury Department, to local collec
tors of customs to impose a counter
vailing duty on sugar imported from
Italy. This action Is based upon In
formation that the law OF Italy now II
force concerning the excise on sugar
indicates that sugars produced In thai
country receive indirect bounties.
| After three years in the Tombs ant
the death house at Sing Sing, DR.. Ken
nedy charged with the murder o
"Dollyn Reynolds, was released on bal
Yesterday and went to his home or
Staten Island. All the way to Slater
Island Kennedy's progress was marked
by an ovation. at New Dorp tns
climax was reached, when apparently
the whole village gathered at the sta
ton and cheered him to the echo
Women threw their arms around hi
neck and kissed him. At night there
were fireworks in his honor.
For eight years Mary B. Renner, al
insane woman, AZ years old, has beer
confined In room In the heart OF the
city of Washington with the mos
wretched surroundings imaginable. She
would probably have remained In hei
miserable quarters until death had moi
a health officer accidentally discovered
her condition yesterday while investi
eating a complaint Of neighbors OF the
odor from the house where the maniac
was confined. She was removed to az
asylum. In the house were two sisters
Lslly and Mamie Rerner. T. +. Mills
sculptor, and son of the late CLARK
| Mill, a well-known sculptor, occupied
rear room. Proceedings were insti
tuted today looking towards the ap
pointment OF Jury to pass upon thu
sanity OF Mary Ball ReDner.