Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-09-01
NEWS, or THE DAY.

held tomorrow
Many troops have been sent to Flor
cncc, Italy, on account of the general
stril e there.
The rebellion in Czechuan province,
China, is spreading and the foreigners
are in danger.
Lightning has struck the home of Mr..
William a. Willis, near Dover, Del,
seven times this season.
The three Boer generals, De Wet,
Botha and Delarey, arrived IN London
on Saturday from The Hague.
Senator Thomas c. Plat, of New
York, SAYS the strike of the Pennsyl-
vania miners will end in two weeks.
Secretary Shaw has discovered that
Treasury clerks use two hats to enable
them to slip out of the building in work
ing hours.
Colombian government reinforcements
have arrived at Panama. General BERT
is believed, to be holding his ground
against the insurgents in the Aqua
Dulce district.
Senator Plat says the New York
State republican platform will indorse
Mr.. Rooseyelt's administration but the
party will not declare for his renomIna-
ton in 1904 or commit itself to any can
didate now
The Saturday Review, London, in a
lengthy article refers to the hatred be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, and says relations between the
two countries can only be settled by
arbitrament of the sword.
Pointe-a-Pitre, Island of Guadeloupe,
and towns on other islands in the group
are covered with volcano dust. and the
citizens are alarmed. Loud detonations
have been heard from the direction Of
Martinique. Mount Pelee is evidently
again in violent eruption.
Two persons were killed, three fatally
injured, and more than a score of others
hurt on Saturday evening in the wreck
of train on the Chicago and North
western Railway which had been hurled
down an embarkment by tornado two
miles from Meridian, MINI.
Venezuelan government forces, with
three gunboats, left Carupano to bonn
bard Ciudad Bolivar, on the OrinOco
river. a second time. Five hundred
men of the government forces deserted
to the reyolutionists and handed over
their chief, General Castillo, rs
prisoner.
Major Generals Goblin and Young and
Brieadier General Wood, L. :. A., ac-
companied by their aides-de-camp, at
tended the autumn parade Of the Ger
man army on Saturday on the Tempcl-
hof field in the presence of the Emperor
and Empress, King Victor Emmanuel OF
Italy and other important personages.
The Sultan of Binaadayan, Mindanao,
who was captured last month by Capt.
John J. Perrhing, and held as a hostage
for the surrender Of the dattos who were
responsible for the attack on two Amcri-
can soldiers and also for the good con-
duct of his tribe, on Saturday grabbed
the gun of sentry while attempting to
escape, and was killed.
Crazed with drink, DIR. o. A. Miller,
of Rockbridge, H., terminated week
debauch yesterday morning by shooting
his wife, killing her instantly, and then
ending his own life by drinking almost
half pint Of tincture of opium. Before
an officer who had arrested Miller had
time to take care of his prisoner a mob
of the neighbors surrounded the house
and it was with the greatest difficulty
that a lynching was averted.
As stated in Saturday, Gazette, Saw
able, owned by J. \. Drake won the
Futurity race at Sheepshead Bay by
nose; time ia. Thirty-one horses were
entered, but only "a went to the post.
The value of the Futurity Vas, to the
winner. S45, 600; to second s., $50; to
third, 50, $50; to J. b. Haggin breeder
of Savable) 81, 900; to August Belmont,
breeder Of Lord of the Vale, 81, $50,
and to James Il. Keene breeder Of Daz-
zling) S5OO-in ALL Sj7, $50. John \.
Drake is credited with having won the
largest bets. ever made by turiman
il this country. His winnings amount
ed to more than 800, 000.
THE BANKs.-The national banks OF
the country are UNFOLDING Secretary 0.
the Treasury Shaw in his effort TO pre-
vide every means to prevent possible
money stringency At his request a
group of banks have up to Saturday sub
scribed to Sl2, 800, 00G of the SIS, 000,-
600 he desires to have in bank notes TO
be stored at the Treasury and to be
called for if the occasion should arise.
Under the past arrangements call for
bank notes by national bank could not
he honored by the Treasury in less than
81 or 40 days. Secretary Shaw now
desires to have SO, 900, 600 worth of
bank notes on hand so that the national
banks, should a money stringency arise,
can receive them from Washington with
in twenty-four hours. This arrangement
it is said by Treasury officials, will i'm
mediately afford relief to the market.
Only few Of the banks called upon by
Secretary Shaw have failed To respond.
MORE LYNCHINGS.
A. Reed Wilson, negro, who was ar
rested at Sparta, ILL.,, for an assault on
young white woman, was riddled with
bullets by an angry mob Saturday nigh.
John Brown, a negro, who attempted u
criminallv assault Miss Johnnie Chotiiu "a