Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The coal operators of PENNSYLVANIA
are steadily pursuing their policy OF
reopening the mines gradually.
Private adyices from Manila say the
cholera epidemic in the Philippines Is
much worse than officially reported.
Mrs. Adelaide Warfeld Snowden,
wife of Mr.. William Snowden, died
yesterday at Glenwood, Md, aged 81
years.
A company to build a million dollar
dam across the Chattahoochee and fur
nish Atlanta with electricity has been
duly organized.
Miss Susan Harwood, former Vir-
ginia deaf mute and lifelong teacher OF
the deaf died recently in Arkansas,
aged eighty odd years.
Another severe eruption of Mount
Pelee occurred Thursday, and the vol
canic dust caused darkness for a dis
lance of five miles from the crater.
1t is rumored that Hon. Alexander X.
Shepherd, Ex-Governor of the District
of Columbia, is to succeed MIR. Ross as
Commissioner of the District.
The Vatican authorities have com
pleted the collection of documents bear
Jag upon the friar lands for the use OF
the apostolic delegate to Manila, who
will shortly be named.
President Roosevelt in his speech at
Hartford, Conn, last night, referred to
the Philippines and their government,
saying that the islands enjoyed better
government than did any province under
European control.
With reference to rumors that the Sea-
board Air Line would enter into the
merger with other southern roads, un-
der the control of J. p. Morgan, Presi-
dent Williams states that the Seaboard
is now, and intends to remain, indie
pendent.
During the session Of the transmits
sissippi body in st. Paul, Mimi, yester-
dav. resolution was introduced and
passed declaring that the wealth OF the
entire country will be concentrated III
the hands of a few men if the continuous
formation of trusts is permitted.
n Meriden, Conn, yesterday, there
WIS disageeablc scene when Gen. jacob
NJ. Greene arose to introduce the Presi-
dent. The assemblage thought thai
Mayor Sullivan should have had thai
honor and they bitterly resented Greene 5
assumption by standing en- masse and
kissing.
Gov. Taft arrived in Manila yesterday
and was rendered big reception. He
told about the negotiations at Rome in
regard to church property and the friars.
He said the business had not been com
pIe,ed but the sale of the church land,
10 the government was assured. The
moi e, would remain on the islands in
cad of coing to the various orders OF
ffiars.
Ihe Southern Railway Board o.
D rec ors at their meeting yesterday
passed the quarterly dividend on the
preferred stock. The explanation as con-
tanned in statement issued by the
board is that the preferred and COM
mon stockholders are anxious for an
extension of the voting trust. 1t is also
stated that the move is preparatory to the
merging of important Southern Railway
systems/
David b. Hill arrived at Saret0ga yes
terday and was closeted with Frank
Campbell. chairman Of the New York
State committee and Elliott Danforth.
It is known that Mr.. Hill feels convinced
that the State can be redeemed to the old
party, and it is understood that he in
tends to make hard campaign. with q
bitter attack upon trusts, particular at
tention being paid to the prices now
exacted for coal and fOodstufls, as well
as other commodities.
Prof Charles Kerney, who conducted
the hotel at the Bear Lithia Springs,
Rear Elkton at the time Off its unexplained
destruction by fire, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
at the home of his wife's brother in
Decatur, Ills, recently. The deceased
was a highly educated and much travelled
deaf mute He graduated at Gallaudet
College, in Washington, and for some
time. held clerkship in one of the de-
partments which he resigned to estab-
lish the progressive school for deafmutes
at Evansville. Ind. He was about 43
years of age and leaves a wife and child.
A narrowing holiday tragedy occurred
yesterday at Filey, watering place
near Scarborough, England. Five
children who were playing on the sands
were cut off by the inhowing tide and
drowned before their mothers, who were
sitting on the beach, had noticed the
danger which threatened them. The
shore at the scene of the tragedy was
deserted and no boats were available.
The mothers of the children and others
made heroic attempts at a rescue. The
Oldest child made a futile attempt to
save the youngest one by holding it up
in his arms. Those who attempted to
rescue the children had narrow escapes
from drowning.
SCORES VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
"The republican party of Virginia has
degenerated into but little more than an
organization of ofiiceholders," said Mr..
w. 5. Showalter, Of IIarrisonburg, who
was in Washington last night Gre
peated defeats have demoralized the