Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The United States Philippine Com
mission has appointed seven Supreme
Court judges. Arellano being named
chief justice.
General William Montgomery Gard
ner, q veteran of the Mexican and civil
wars, died at Memphis, Tenn, last
night, aged IS years.
The British government has informed
the powers that it will not consent to
China putting an increased duty on I'M
ports of rice and opium.
The Pope has nominated Rev. Thomas
F. Kennedy, OF st. Charles Barromeo
College, Overlook, Pa, for rector OF
the American College in Rome.
F. w. Hollis, the United States mem
Der OF The Hague arbitration court, An
nounces that the court has been organ
lied, but the Transvaal war question Is
not before it.
Mr.. Frederic Tyson, at one time the
largest grain exporter in Baltimore,
and a member of the well-known
Tyson family, died of Brights disease
az dis nout yooteIuhy.
The divorce proceedings in Washing
tor by Esther Bartlett Clarke, the
"Violet Bride, :" cost her husband, James
King Clarke, of Pittsburg, $52, 3O2 10.
This is one OF the highest priced d.
vorces on record.
Germans in Brazil, Washington dis.
patch states, are discussing the prospect
of q large portion of Brazilian territory
passing under the German flag. A d.
yisi IN with the United States and EGG
land is also proposed.
The Jury which listened to the evil
dence against DIR. Samuel J. Kennedy,
accused in New York Of the murder OF
dolly" Reynolds, reported TO Judge
Newburger yesterday morning tina
they conld not agree, and were at once
discharged.
By an explosion yesterday OF gas,
which leaked into the Reformed Epis-
copal Church, Cumberland, Nd, and
ignited when a lighted taper was used
to discover the place OF leakage, the
church and the dwelling of Mrs. RodeD,
nearby, were wrecked.
Ia the presence OF the Emperor aud
Empress, Prince Herbert Bismarck and
German statesmen and 5000 people the
Bfsmsrck statue, in front of tho Roiei'
stag Building, 10 Berlin, was unveiled
yesterday and Count Won Buelow de-
livered a great speech on the Iron
Chancellor.
The Detroit Branch OF the Interns-
iopal Association OF Machinists Sstur-
day forwarded to President Angel, Of
the University of Michigan, a protest
against the plan OF certain Detroit en-
ployers OF hiring undergraduates OF the
university to fill the places of the strik-
ing machinists.
Mr.. Morris II. Wolf, merchant at
Upper Marlboro, Nd, and Mrs. Lena
G. Wolf, who on May 8, 1900, were d.
yorced according to the Hebrew custom,
were remarked ct $3.50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon by Rabbi Schneeberger. OF the
McCulloh Street Synagogue, Baltimore.
The ceremony was quiet.
Cheri, a French horse, ridden by
Rigby, an American jockey, yesterday
won the Grand Prix du Paris at Long
champs! the fret time the winner OF
this greet French turf event was ever
ridden by an American. The Ameri-
cans lost heavily on Olymphian and on
Jockey Henry's four mounts.
The Chicago Tribune says: That the
Hartman combine has secured control
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
aud that composite agreement hes
been made to perfect community of
interests OF the roads, with tracks
enough to twice belt the globe, Is gen.
orally accepted in railroad circles.
The report is current In Wall street
that railway combination has been
organized, with an aggregate capital OF
81, 900, 100000. The combination is
said to include the st. Paul, Burlington.
Chicago and Northwestern. Great
Northern, Northern Pacific, Wisconsin
Central, Union Pacific and Southern
Poetic. J. Pierpoint Morgan is said
to be the financial hacker Of the combi-
nation.
The Filipino general Cables has
signed terms Of surrender. Colonels
Infant and Guivars, representatives OF
General Cables, signed the name OF
their principal to an agreement yester-
day. Under the terms OF this agree
ment General Cables is to assemble his
men at Santa Cruz, Lsguns province, as
quickly as possible, and there surrender
himself and his command to the Amer
lean authorities.
A cyclone passed over the extreme
southeast corner OF Beadle county, s. D.,
Saturday afternoon, iDjuring ten people
and destroying much property. A
farmer and his family had their house
blown down over their hesds, and they
were all then dashed into barbed wire
fence by the violence OF the wind and
we're horribly cut and bruised. They
were all unconscious and covered with
mud when found.
Business in San Francisco has been
seriously affected by the six big strikes
which have occurred since May 1.
Over 5000 men are idle, with no i'm
mediate prospect of the settlement of
the difficulties between employers and
employees. Already nearly s400. 900
has been lost In wages by the strikers,
and the employers have lost fully as
much in profits. Fully $3.50, 900 has
disappeared from general circulation.
Yesterdays dispatches stated that
Gen. Elliot's column engaged De Vets
force near Vrede. and fierce fight took
place, British and Beers losing heavily;
The British captured many prisoners
and a large quantity of supplies snd
military men in London express
the belief that the end OF the South AT.
rican war is near. Today's dispatches