Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-09
NEWS OF The DAY.

Thirty thousand dollars has been
raised for a monument 10 Benjamin
Harrison.
At Poughkeepsie. N. Y, yesterday
Cresceus failed to break bis time. DE
went the mile in 2:06}.
A combination OF manufacturers and
a shortage OF the broomcorn crop have
caused an advance in the price oil
brooms.
Peter Jackson, the famous negro pu-
pilist, died July %, at private SAM
tarium at Roma, near Sydney. N. 3.
W., OF consumption.
The sons of two millioDaires have
| been sent away from Newport, X. l., to
be removed from the influence OF TWO
pretty shop girls there.
The wrestling match ct Atlantic
City between Champion Thomas Jen-
kins and Peter Maher was won by
Jenkins in two straight falls.
Former Mayor Robert Tunstall
Banks, OF Baltimore, died at his resi-
dence, in that city, last night. He was
native Of Williamsburg, Va.
10 New York john Seager has sued
c. G. Worthington, a millionaire pump
manu- lacturer, for 500. 900 for alleged
alienation of the affections OF bis wife
Macmillan Monasse, nephew OF q
former wealthy banker Of Berlin, com
mitted suicide 10 Philadelphia yester'
day because he had been disinherited
General Macarthur reports that the
losses OF the American troops in the Ia
months of the Philippine war ended
June 80 last were 873 men, and those
OF the Filipinos 33,7l4.
Count Won Wsldersee bad demon
strative reception at Hamburg, where
be was welcomed by General Won Wit
tier, representing the Emperor, who
bestowed upon him the Order OF Merit
Mosquitoes are to BIZ banished from
the Chicago parks If a recommendation
recently made to the commissioners bJ
Prof. Frederick Starr, OF the Universi
" OF Chicago, is carried out. ALI tha
ia necessary to drive the pests away
says the professor, are castor bear
plants.
| Capt. Brown, OF the First United
States Cavalry, with troops l. end Al o
that regiment and a company OF The
Twenty-frst Infantry, had a five hours
fight In BatsDgas province "Wednesday
with an insurgent force commanded by
Malvar. Two cavslrymen we're killed
The insurgents escaped.
At 10 o'clock last night, 10 crowded
and exciting session OF the House o
Commons, in London, Mr.. Baltour'
new rule OF voting estimates by whole
sale closure came into operation
Jumped 10 Glasses" more than f67
100000 Was by this scheme voted in
series OF divisions before o'clock thi
morning, the government msjoritie
always exceeding one hundred.
II no yacht can be found to rae
against the Independence by Septem
Der 3, Mr.. Lawson. OF Boston, the owner
will order her broken up as old metal
This was his instruction today whel
the DOLLY change for race against eithe
the Constitution or Colum Dia slippe,
by because the managers Of these yacht
would not enter c regatta in which
there was to be q class for ninety
footers.
Myrtle Yost, of Benwood, W. Va.
who was said to have been abducte,
last Saturday night while walking will
young man, has been located in Pitts
burg, 10 company with Joseph Tighe
whose name has figured in the case
She ssy5 she left home because sh
wssn't treated well. A couple of day
ago the girls father had two youn
men arrested on the charge Of murder
ing her and throwing her body in tn
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