Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

/, Paris il experimenting with glass
paving material. :.
A British expedition has defeated
two powerful emirs 10 northern nigeria
A dispatch from Paris says NJ. Vsrilla
Ia deyoting his energies to preventing
the United States from purchasing the
Panama Canal.
tt ia estimated that there are 25.OCo
lepers in the Philippines, and 1t Is plan
ned to isolate all the lepers on one
island.
Emperor williams eldest son,
Grown Prince Frederick William, ma
circulated as q student at Bonn UNI
versity yesterday.
The various rivers 10 Ohio and Penn
sylyania ara reported to be still rising,
but the rate is decreasing and sui
sidence Is expected to tagin today.
| According to gossip 10 Wall street
George J. Gould made q, 000, 900 10 the
last four years. He has made hall OF It
since President Mckinley was elected
the last time.
| As result of M. Delcasse's visit to
/ st. Petersburg 1t Is declared that the
Franco Russian alliance has been
strengthened. Russian students are
falling 10 line with the Cars plan for
educational reforms.
A sweeping bill against cigarettes was
passed Tuesday by the lower house OF
the Iudiana legislature. 1t prohibits
the sale, giving away or bringing into
, that State of cigarettes, cigarette pa
Der or any substitute thereof.
The British House OF Commons yes
terday passed to its second reading the
, deceased wiie's sister bill by 40 to 222
votes. King Edwards well.known in
terest in the adoption OF the measure,
1t is hoped by its. supporters, will help
1t through.
The five children OF o farmer named
Briere, near Charities, France, who
we're murdered, were buried In one
. grave. The father Is suspected OF hav'
: ling killed them, so that he might
marry o widow, who refused to take all
his children.
A dispatch from Rome says thai
I Monsipnor Falconio will succeed Cardi
! nal Msrtiuelli as Papal Delegate to thu
a United States, and that Monslenol
q | Zsleski, Papal Delegate to the Wes
. Indies. will succeed MousigDor Falconlt
3 as Pspal Delegate to Canada.
III The session OF the Philippines Com
Q mission at Cstbalogap, Samar Island
Q Yesterday developed the fact that TIT
d Inhabitants of Samar are still terrorizet
Il by the forces Of General Lukban, the
:, Filipino leader, which consist OF BIZ
O hundred rifles and many bolomen.
III Never before was seen In port at Bal
9 timore such q fleet of banana steamer
i az has entered at the customhouse since
g last Saturday morning. Six steamers
all of which, with one exception, came
i from Jamaica, arrived and brought
J. l07. 72S punches OF the fruit, beside
oocoanuts.
Rumors that Sir Michael Hicks
Beach will be forced out of the British
: Cabinet II either the sugar duties ar
revised in favor of the colonies or th
: coal tax Is dropped from the bulge
are premature. Reports that Nj
Chamberlain Ia exerting strong influ
s ence against him are without founda
= ton.
President Clark, OF the Chicago Tele
. phone Company, admits that activ
. measures are under way to organic
> the telephone business OF the countr,
4 into one large concern, with headquar
= tiers In Chicago. According to report
: the new company will have capita
Of $9OOOO,OOO and will control 1901 90
= miles OF wire and 801 900 telephones
i Efforts will be made to increase tn
i business by inaugurating the grade'
| rate.