Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-09-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.


O Ieen f the Be gian-, hopeless.
More than 80 persons have been burned
to death and large amount of property
destroyed by forest fires in Washington
State.
II il reported in London that }. Ii.
ElIerman has disposed of the Antwerp
Montreal Line Of steamers to the MOT
gan shipping syndicate.
Alta conference of republican leaders
in New York on Saturday, it was de-
cided that the State convention should
declare for the nomination OF freslueN'
Roosevelt in 1904.
Mrs Oscar Howser was yesterday
frightened to death in Roaring creek
Valley. Pa, by noise in an adjoining
room to hers, which she regarded as
an omen of impending death.
In reply to a query of the United
States government the German Foreign
OTce has stated that either Charlie
uagne Tower, Bellamy Storer or Dr.
David J. Hill would be acceptable as
United States ambassador.
The committee appointed by Mayor
Low. of New York, TO investigate tne
riot that occurred during the funeral OF
Chief Rabbi Joseph, condemns the
police, especially Inspector Cross LOT
brutality and uniaithiulness.
William Little, aged 80 years, and
John Steckman, aged % years, were
Yesterday morning found dead in the
streets OF Cumberland lying near each
other. under very suspicious circum-
stances which the cornor is trying to IN
rayel.
Made respondent because she was
deserted by the man for whom she had
abandoned her husband and the latter :
refusal to take her back, Mrs.
Gabriel Davenport leaped from the
window of her room, in New York yes
terday and was killed.
General Joseph Wheeler, who has
been in Europe. arrived in New York on
Saturday on the steamer Philadelphia.
General Wheeler's activity interested
the passengers greatly, and during the
VOYAGE he climbed the mast tC the crow :
nest.
The government registers in Aus trla
show that since 1898, Is, CAB adults
have transferred their allegiance from
the Catholic faith to the Lutheran and
Presbyterian Churches, and 1877 have
Joined the Old Catholic Church. Many
Protestant churches are being built IN
towns which have always been Catholic.
A break is expected today among the
striking anthracite coal miners; the
companies have told the sherifis that
trouble is expected in many places, and
a large number Of deputies will be pro-
vided; the Governor will be called on
for trof ps if there are signs that The
deputies cannot core with the situation.
The Duke of Newcastle will restore to
his brother, Lord Francis Hope, that
portion of the Newcastle estates over
which the Duke exercised his power OF
revocation when Lmd Francis married
Nav Yohe. The occasion OF Lord
Francis's reinstatement in the property
is his marriage to bis cousin, Miss
Ricketts,.
Major II. c. Du Val, Senator Chaun-
cev Depew's secretary who has just
returned foom Europe says that
while in Germany he was teaching a
Miss Rothschild, who belongs to the
great bankers family, how to play golf
He gave it up, he says, when she APP
peared on the links with a maid to hold
q parasol over her
Smoke from the Oregon and Washing
Ton forest fires has settled down so thick
|, throughout northern and central
C ,lifcr1a as to completely obscure the
sun. Lights were lit in San Francisco.
The weather bureau states that the
smoke has now reached a distance OF
900 miles inland and that it will travel
across the continent.
There was great excitement ami con-
fusion in a theatre at Malaga, Spain,
Saturday night, when gendarme sud
denly went mad, and drawing his re-
yolvcr, fred Unfortunately into tie
audience. Seven persons were killed.
In wild panic the audience sought to
rush from the building, and nine per-
sons were Knocked down and injured.
The kendarme was called upon to sur
rcndd DR. by some policemen, end upon
refusing to do so he was shot and killed.
TIKI revolution in the interior OF
Colombia is reported at an end, and
Gen. Gonzales Valencia, a government
officer, is on his way to Panama with a
strong army. A prize Of $40, 900, OOO
to be distributed among themselves is
what the rebels are fighting for. They
hope to seize the property OF the
Panama Canal Company, hold it until
the franchise lapses by limitation, then
sell it 90 the United States and divide
the proceeds. Nothing else, the officials
of the Colombian legation in Washing
ton believe, causes the rebels in the
State of Panama to hold together.
At Monterey, Mass, George Huber,
Of New York, yesterday encountered his
wife, who had deserted him, and heI
lover. He had sought them out, and a;
he confronted them on the road between
Great Darlington and Monterey the
lover fed. Huber sent one bullet after
him, then shot twice at the wife, killing
her. After the shooting Huber smoked
a cigar cody and said: ale has caused
me,lots of trouble. III bad not seer
her apparently so happy with that fell
low it might not have happened. Fear
ing, the lover, has been arrested for adul-
terry. the wound in his arm is moi
serious.
The anniversary of the death of Will
liam Mckinley, yesterday, was observed
in the churches of number of cities. In
Buffalo, where the president met his
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