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

Fifteen persons were killed and 90 in
iured by cyclone in Argentine MONDAY.
Miners in Porto Rico have determined
to send aid to those now on a strike Id
this country.
Herbert Short, of Cleveland, n. Y,
was shot and MORALLY wounded IN the
Adirondack in mistake for deer sun
day night, by his companion, orson
Morenus.
President Roosevelt attended the ex-
ecutiye session of the Brotherhood oil
locomotive Engineers in Chattanooga,
Tenn. Yesterday. He was made an
honorary member and delivered an
address.
The democrats made marked gains In
the Maine election yesterday. They cut
down Governor Hills plurality from
SO. 900 two years ago to about "a, ooo,
and gained at least fifteen representatives
in the legislature.
Emperor William, at dinner party
a. Potsdam, yesterday, alluded to his de-
sire TO visit America, but he said he
feared it was impossible. His guests
we're nearly all visitors who have come
to attend the army maneuvres. They
included Generals Corbin, Young and
Wood, of the United States army.
News has been received at Cordele,
Ga, of the lynching Of a negro named
William Mobley near Wenona, small
station south of Cordele. Mobley at
tempted to outrage the young daughter
of a farmer named Granger. The negro
was captured and delivered to a bailiii,
who started to take him to the county
iaiI. He was taken from the bailiii by
a mob and summarily put to death.
Adyices from Manila say the Moro
situation has reached a crisis. Generai
Chafiee has ordered General Sumner 70
advance into the Maciu country, which
is a stronghold of majority of the hos
tile Moros, and where most of the recent
attacks on the Americans originated.
The campaign will begin in week. Inc
Maciu district is partly unknown, but II
believed there are several Moro strong
holds there.
A race riot took place Sunday night
at Delaware City, Dell, between soldiers
from Fort Dupont and negroes in Polk
ton. There was general exchange o
shots for an hour. Seven soldiers ant
eight or nine negroes were slightly
wounded. Shielded by the foliage o
the trees the soldiers poured volley afte
volley into the negroes houses. A de
tail from headquarters brought the sol
diers away from the scene.
1t is reported that General Monagas
one of the principal Venezuelan reyo
lutionary chiefs, has died of dysentarN
at Chagnasamos. An insurgent fore
attacked train going to Laguayra wheI
it was few kilometers from Caracas
Troops were sent to the assistance OF tn
train, but they we're beaten after Ugh
that lasted whole day. The govern
ment troops have abandoned Cancagni
and are falling back on Laguayra.
The captain of the German gunboa
that fired upon the Firminist Haytlar
gunboat in his official report says tina
the crew of the latter fired the aite
powder magazine, making it impossible
for him to take the vessel. He consic
cred this WORK of the crew hostile &C
and accordingly opened fire and com
pleted the work of destruction. Tn
Haytian provisional government has in
formed the German government that
regarded the Firminist gunboat as
pirate. and that the interests of Hayt
we're not touched by the action of tn
German gunbOat.