Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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las been destroyed by en- earthquake
md 4 persons killed and 100 injured.
The Jury to try James Wilcox at
N. c., for the murder OF
Nellie Cropsey was selected last night
and the taking Of evidence will begin
today.
The Spanish Cabinet has resigned,
and Premier Sagasta declined the Queen
Regents invitation to form new one,
to include all the sections OF the uoer-
al party.
The bankers commission of Pekin
has accepted the February instalment
OF the Chinese indemnity, greatly TO the
satisfaction of the representatives oil
the powers.
Major General Lemuel B. NJ. Young
has been ordered from the command OF
the Department OF California to the
presidency of the Army War College at
Washington.
James l., Wiremau, OF High Falls,
near Campton, KY, was killed a day
or two ago while drunk, by house cat.
Wireman's wife was awakened 10 the
night by his groans and struggles. she
jumped out OF bed and discovered the
cat devouring him. She killed the Cat.
Gossip about the probable retirement
Of Hon. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, OF
Missouri, Secretary OF the Interior, has
been revived by the telegram OF VIII
liam S, Mccormick, Of Los Angeles,
Cal. to Senator Kearns, OF Utah, ex-
pressing his Willingness to acceps the
! place If offered to him.
When Mr.. Brodrick, the war secre-
tary. announced in Parliament yester.
day that General Methuen, captured
| wounded by the Beers, has been re-
leased by General Delarey, Timothy
Healy, Irish nationalist, suggested that
the government show equal magma
nimity to Commsndant Kruzinger.
Miss Minnie Fields, member of the
chorus Iof the "Ben Hur" Company,
was brutally assaulted 10 font oil the
Academy Of Music in Baltimore yester'
day evening by a ruffisn, who escaped
A warrant is out for the arrest OF Mich
ael Douliu, of the Baltimore Baseball
Club, who is charged with having COM
mitted the assault. Miss Fields eye
was blsckened and her nose was brok-
on by The blows dealt by her assallsnt'
| Representative Crumpacker, OF To-
diana, Yesterday il troduced resolution
authorizing the Speaker to appoint
special committee of Is members to In
yestjQate the suffrage laws OF the sew
eral States and whether the right OF
suffrage ia abridged or denied 10 any
way. A somewhat similar resolution
was agreed on by House republican
causus of which a majority OF members
| was not present, but no action was
taken on 1t by the House committee OF
rules. 80
w. II. Webber, of Danville, ILL.,, snC
John HaddoW, OF Iowa, labor union or
panizsrs, were arrested by UulteC
States marshals in the southwest Vir
GINA coal field Wednesday night
. when they were preparing to address
t the dissatisfied miners. They wer'
r taken TO Lynchburg, where they are I
appear before Judge Mcdowell, oil TN
: Federal Court, 10 contempt proceed
ings. Since the arrest OF these men,
= ia believed that trouble with the miner
Q will be avoided. General quiet pre-
9 vailes, but the miners are still belnI
. guarded.
u AS the result OF a conference he'll
In Boston yesterday evening Goyerno
4 Crane has undertaken the settlement
n the labor difficulties there, and pendln
3 the success OF his Efforts the Allie
Freight Trades Council has declare
the strike off and the men will retur
to work today. The New York, Me-
Haven, and Hartford Railroads. gene
raj manager said last night that unde
no circumstances would there be 40
rule adopted by his road which oil
l. criminatsd against the Brine Trans
I. portatlon Company in the matter oil a.
@ sisting its drivers TO unload their was
i ons at the freight houses.
q Abbie w. Lyon, one OF the mo;
}. prominent colored women in Baltimor
@ and wife of Rev. DR.. Ernest Lyon, pa
Y tor OF John Wesley NJ. E. Church, co
!. ored. and president OF the Marylsn
@ Industrial and Agricultural Colleg,
70 Laurel, was shot and probably fatal
+. wounded at her home, yesterday b
d Charles T. Hare, a colored, barbe
If Hare then attempted to blow his ow
brains out, and, after failing In th
o turned his weapon on the policems
Q who attempted to capture him, but or
ly succeeded in inhleting q secon
d wound upon himself. Neither OF th
lt mans wounds is likely 10 prove fsta
@ The House yesterday closed the ger
d eraI debate upon the postoffice appr'
l. priation bill. No amendments wer
Y adopted. The principal portion OF To
general debate was devoted to the OH
9. cussion OF the appropriations 10
"a special mail facilities. The SoutheE
l. Railway, which received the subsid
Is etWeen Washington and New Orleans
=, Mr.. Crumpacker said, now receive
of 1869 per mile in regular mail pay
h against 1886 when the subsidy was II
Of troduced, In 1898. He conteDded tbs
the road could not afford to withbra'
IS its fast train if the subsidy was will
drawn, Mr.. Underwood defended th
d subsidy to the Southern Railroad o
the ground that 1t was absolutely ne'
esssry to give the South quick ma
facilities. The whole South, he salt
n is benefited by the extra train run
,. return for the appropriation.
; CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
y The constitutional convention yeste
q day began the tsnth month OF Its O.
n istence. 1t Is at work now solving II