Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-11
NEWS OF THE DAY

The failures for the week numbered
573 in the United States, against 324
last year, and q 10 Canada, against 81
last year.
According to the German income tex
returns. Krupp is the richest man 10
Germany, having an income OF over
S. 900, 900 year.
A bill was passed unanimously In the
House yesterday to give Mrs. Mckinley
the free mailing privilege during the
remainder Of her life.
Father Comerford eighty-three years
old, of San Jose, Gala, it has been an.
noupced has been cured OF caucer OF
twenty years growth by the X-ray.
Representative Loving, OF Massa.
chusetts, yesterday introduced q bill
providing a salary for ex-Presidents OF
the United States at the rate OF S25, 600
annually.
Two Filipino insurgent chiefs and a
renegade priest, who stole valuable
image OF the Virgin from q church, for
which they obtained large sums oil
money, nave 5urreuu6Ieu'
Mrs. Helen S. Stokes, OF Fredericks"
burg, received q telegram yesterday an
nouncing the death in San Angelo, Tex,
of her brother, Mr.. Sidney s. Sibley,
formerly OF Fredericksburg.
Seth G. Rhodes, president OF Chi
cago watch tool company, says the beet
way to repair the human stomach is to
starye. II keep 10 foe condition by
semI.annusl starving periods OF seven
days EACH"
The revolution 10 Paraguay turns out
to be more serious than at first re-
ported. President Acensl resigned.
During fight In the Chamber OF Depu'
ties one official was killed and three
others we're wounded.
The French minister at Pekin has re-
fused TO present mis- credentials uni
China falfls demands OF toe French
government. For this reason the joint
audience of the foreign and Chinese
ministers has been postponed.
/ Mr.. Dryden, OF Somerset, has pre-
pared Joint resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee OF members OF the
Maryland Senate and the House tc
meet and confer with similar commit
tee from Virginia relative to the adjust
ment OF the oyster troubles 10 the Poto'
| mac river.
A number of New York capitalists
representing some of the very richest
men In the metropolis, have been IL
Baltimore for several days comforting
with locel moneyed men relative tC
atarting rubber factory in that city
where it Is proposedl to manufacture
every variety of rubber goods.
An edifce with three facades o
white marble, to front on Thirteenth
street, New York Avenue, aud II
street northwest 10 Washington
is to be the future home of the
Masonic fraternity OF the Dlstrlc
of Columbia. The structure will bt
erected by the Masonic Temple
Association at cost of 1900, 1000.
The trial of Nicely in Havana OF
charges OF postal frauds in Cuba is IS
Stunning an interesting phase. Reeves
was on the stand four hours yesterday
during which time be charged Nicely
with proposing the frauds. He also tee
tilted that Rathbone had share OF thu
spoils, and that Sl5, 900 worth OF stamps
supposed to be In the condemned pack
cts were not destroyed.
After four and half hours debate
upon the Hopkins bill to make thS
Census Bureau permanent, the House
Yesterday voted by large majority tC
recommit it to the committee with 10
structlons to report an entirely differen
measure. The new draft is to contain
provisions for civil service. 1t is doubt
| ful If the new bill can be reported be-
fore the proposed reduction OF the oler
| ical force.
Fifty YAusble horses we're burned tC
death yesterday morning 10 fire tina
destroyed the big livery and winterinl
stables of Mr.. Louis p. Knox, at Park
Vile, Ninth district OF Baltimore county
The loss on the stables and contents
with the exception OF the horses, which
were owned by various persons, with
the loss of granary and It's contents
will aggregate about $1,000. Tht
scenes about the burning stables were
extremely heartrending as the snimal
struggled against death by fire or smoke