Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Statements received in Washington,
indicate the intention OF Senator hanna
to retire from public life at the end oil
his present term.
A "a, 5000 hotel of 20 stories and
| 900 rooms will be built on the Hotel
Brunswick site, in New York. WORK
will begin next May.
The Colombian cruiser Bogota,
manned by Americans, got into fight
with ambushed rebels and killed num-
Der. One American was killed and one
wounded.
DIR. Godfrey Hunter, United States
Minister to Guatemala, has rendered MS
resignation, and Leslie Combes, pension
agent at Louisville, KY, has been APP
pointed as his successor.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, feels
much encouragement for democrats III
the results of the recent elections, and
saws the democrats can defeat Roosevelt
in 1904 if he be nominated.
Mrs. Julia Watt secured in London
verdict for heavy damages against Lady
Violet Beauchamp for libelous state
ment contained in a love-letter Lady
Violet wrote to Mrs. Watts husband.
Cholera made its appearance at Ma
Mia on Tuesday among the men OF
detachment of the Fifth Infantry, which
is stationed there. Seven men have al
ready died and a number of others are
seriously i'll.
The fire which broke out at the
Chateau d Eu, the seat of the Duke oil
Orleans. at Rouen, France, on Tuesday
evening, practically destroyed that build
ing. Only one wing, the chapel, ana
some of the art treasures were saved.
The Colombian gunboat Bogota, mann
/ ed by an American crew, captured one
insurgent schooner and destroyed another
near Panama, an American, James
Kane, of Washington, d. c., was killed
in the fight, while the insurgents loss
exceeded forty men.
The prevalence of the plague in Cali
fornia was discussed by the State board OF
health of Maryland in Baltimore yester-
day. The board condemned the Cali
fornia State board and suggested con-
ference to be called by the surgeon-gen-
eral of the United States.
The United States governments crop
report issued on Monday afternoon indi-
Gates that the corn crop of this year
will be the largest in the history of the
country. The amount was put down ut
2.542, 900, 600 bushels The wheat crop
was 626, 900, 600 bushels as compared
with 74s, 400, 600 last year.
John X. Messersmith, former well
known cotton broker of Baltimore, was
sentenced by Judge Richie, of the
Criminal Court of this city, yesterday
to two years in the penitentiary for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
from the Merchants National Bank. The
indictment charged that the amount OBJ
tanned was S25, 900, but it is understood
that altogether Messersmith obtained
over 500, 600 through his scheme.
Rev. ]. II. Cairnes, leader of the Holt
ness sect, which was recently started III
Cumberland, Nd, was fined S5and costs
Yesterday for an assault on Staff Captain
Arthur NJ. Miles, in charge ofthe saliva
ton Army in Cumberland. TIE Holt
ness congregation and the Salvation
Army occupy the same hall, and dis
pute between the leaders arose over
trivial matter. Miles and Cairnes met
on the street, and the latter, who Is
twice Miles's size, grabbed him by the
throat and -hurlcd- him ocroes the etreet.
Quite a crowd gathered about that
time and great excitement prevailed.
Capt. Miles, with discolored face, before
Justice Humbird, denied in toto the
claim of Cairnes that Miles had first as
sauIted him by brushing his finger under
his nose.
General SchaIl, commander of the
First brigade, will close his headquarters
at the Valley Hotel, at Hazelton, Pa,
today and will return to his home in
Norristown tomorrow. 1t is expected
that an agreement will be reached with
the employees of the Coke Brothers q Co.
mines and enable them to return to work
by the end of the week. The employees
at the Silver Brook colliery returned to
work this morning. The only collerles
now idle on account of the strike are
Hazel Brook and Cranberry. The
Hazel Brook is operated byJ 5. Wentz
and Co. and the Cranberry by A. Pardee
e. Co. 1t was announced yesterday that
the MilnesviIle coliery will be abandon
ed by the present owners, the A. ). Van
Wyckle & Co. estate, on account OF some
disagreement with the land owners.