Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Senator William A Harris, populist,
of Kansas, comedies his defeat for re-
election.
Americans are getting nearly all the
new contracts to erect steel buildings IN
South Africa.
1t is officially announced that King
Edward will be crowned between An
gust 5 and II.
The fed situation in Kansas is still
serious. Heavy losses are reported IN
Topeka and vicinity.
1t is said the United States will re-
cede from some of its demands in con-
nection with the friar lands negotiations.
1t is said negroes may be nominated
against Messrs. Sydney f. Mudd and
Geo. A. Pearre for Congress in Mary
land.
Rhodes Clay, member of the Mis-
souri, legislature, was shot and killed in
street duel in Mexico, Missouri
town, yesterday.
Another violent eruption of Mount
Pelee has caused alarm at Fort de
France. Mount Soufriere, on 81.
Vincent, is also in eruption.
Mrs. Rebeeca NJ. v. McDevitt, wife
of Detective James A. McDevitt, OF
Washington, died yesterday afternoon
after an illness of four months.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in Portland,
Oregon, Yesterday, and one. woman and
two men are, reported dead. A man
named Bedding is under arrest for the
crime.
Owing to differences between the
Spooner Panama canal law and the
proposed treaty with Colombia it i
thought the latter will not be signed
before next fall.
Among the passengers who arrived
in New York yesterday on the steam.
ship City of Washington from Citn
fugos, Santiago and Nassau, was Juan
Jiminez, the deported President o.
Santo Domingo.
A dispatch from Antwerp says thai
Mr.. Morgan has dismissed the agents o.
the Red Star Line, and has appointed
the agents of the International Naviga
ton Company to run the business on
American business principles.
Senator John L. McLaurin, of South
Carolina. unless the President quite un
expectedly should change his mind, will
resign next fall from the Senate to ac
cept an appointment TO the%acancy Oh
the bench of the United States Court o
Claims. Htt
Jennie Stewart, q years old, attempt
ed to commit suicide on the Paten! Oflic'
steps in Washington last night by swal
lowing carbOlic acid. She was found by
policemen and taken to hospital where
physicians succeeded in counteractinG
the effect of the acid.
Christopher Leonidas and his son
long haired medicine men, wearing
sharp-shooter medals and heavily armed
boarded the Diamond 10 steamer Du
buque, at Rock Is.anl, ILL.,, Wednesday
and attempted to take possession. Mat
Dan Green shot and killed both wheI
the boat was in front of Davenport.
The Tribunal of Commerce of Paris yes
terday declared the "Caisse Generate de
Families to be insolyent. The liabil
tiles are said to be 10000, 900 francs
The bank corresponds to American say
ings institutions, and is one of thu
largest banks of the kind in France
The depositors number thousands, anC
the industrial classes, who have theil
earnings in the institution, will be harC
hit by the failure. The fact that the
liabilities are estimated at So, 900, O0C
shows that the bank has been prominen
among the financial institutions o
France. The "Caisse Generate de
Families" has branches in all parts o
France, so that the losses will be gen
eral and not confined to one district.