Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-03
To-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

London, May ga delegation OF
Catholics, headed by Cardinal Vaughn,
and also delegation Of Jews presented
dutiful addresses TO King Edward to-
day. King Edward replied in feeling
Language. There had been delay In
presenting the addresses from the
Catholics, caused by objection on their
part to tee language In the coronation
oath rejecting on their faith.
The 1000 guinea stakes at Newman
ket for three years old fillies today, was
won by Aida. ridden by Danny Maher.
Santa Brigids, ridden by John Rsif,
was third.
Gustav Chasing, o lieutenant 10 the
German army, shot himself today In
Palace street, Westminster.
Barcelona, May 3.-The strike of the
tramwsy employees Is becoming more
serious. Last evening the strikers
tried to tear up the tramway track and
we're driven off by gendsrmes who
opened fro on the mob.
Berlin, May 8 -Chsncellor Won Bue-
low closed the session of the Prussian
Diet today by reading short message
from the Kaiser. The Chancellor add
ed: "The government sees that the
house will not pass the canal bill and
further deliberations therefore seem
USELESS"
Yokohama, May 3-The Marquis
Ito, who was chief of the ministry
which has Just resigned, will probably
reeonstruct the cabinet.
Parie, May Sat meeting today Of
the French Cabinet, M. Dslcasse, min
lister Of foreign affairs, reported the re-
suit OF bis visit to st. Petersburg, from
which he has just returned. Russia
and France, he stated, are in perfect
accord on all questions.
| Brussels, Msy 3.-Le Petit Bleu an
nounces that King Leopold intends to
create q network of electric railways,
recurring o capital about 5000 600, 900,
to be constructed in the following order
BRUSSELS TO Antwerp, Brussels to
Ostend and Brussels to Paris.
London, May 3.-Effie Fay, the American
soubrette, received through tho mail pack
age presumably from Tilted Johnnie and
| loaded with matches. gunpowder and red
/ paper. i no mstCutc hou ooon ~ aAAohBoe ~
to cause an explosion, had the package been
opened In the ordinary way, by pulling 8
tape. Miss Fay out the cardboard top of
with penknife, and then saw the eootents,
which were evidently intended to blind ard
otherwise injure her.
Lahore, India, Nay 3.-Plsgue riots con-
tinue to rsge ut 6islkote, where military
were summoned to suppress mob, last Mon
day. The people have rising against tho su'
thorities and in struggle between the plague
officer and his assistants, on the one side, and
rioters on the other, twenty villagers were
killed.
Manila, May 3 The Philippine commits
sion, headed by Judge Taft, returned bore
today. The commissioners have made tour
Of the islands, and establishing civil govern
ment wherever the conditions were suitable.
London, May 3.-According to the Stand
ard, the war office is more hopeful OF the ter
mination of tho war in South Africa than il
has been for weeks.
London, Msy Safer the meeting Of the
Leylsnd shareholders today Chairman Eller'
man said that tho purchase Of controlling
interest in the line by P. Morgan left the
company still English, that the boats wonlC
be worked by Eng llsbmsn, would fly tbs
English flag and be Of advauge to British
commerce.
Liverpool, May 3.-The manager OF thu
Dominion steamship Line said today tina
they had made an arrangement with tn,
Grand Trunk Railway to drop Que bee and I,
run all steamers to Portland, and that thi
precludes the Dominion line from enterlni
into any new arrangement with J. Pierpon
| Morgan