Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gen. Fitzhugb Lee was entertained
10 Boston by Major Collins yesterday.
He was also received by the Legislature.
Hon Alfred Lyttleton, according to
an English rumor, may succeed Lord
Pauncefote as British ambassador at
Washington.
A dispatch from Jamaica announces
the death OF Capt. George Baylor. a
leading lawyer of Chsrleetown, W. Va.
Captain Baylor sailed for Jamaica 10
days ago 10 the hope OF benehting his
health.
Prince Henry fnished bis tour OF the
country Yesterday and arrived in New
York again. He went to West Point
where he saw the cadets 90 through
their evolutions, aud was much pleased
with his visit to the military academy.
The House Committee on territories
Yesterday decided to accept all the
amendments to the bill introduced by
Mr.. Moon, OF Tennessee, 90 create out
OF Indian territory the Territory oil
Jefferson, and provide q temporary
government for the same.
Representative Richardson, OF Ten
uessee. chairman OF the democratic
congressional committee, has called q
meeting of the committee for Friday
evening, March IA, for organization,
and for the transaction of other busi-
nes5.
The delay In the distribution OF the
fret installmsnt ofthe Chinese indem'
nifty among the powers is due to the re-
fusal OF two powers to accept the prop
osition OF the United States for slight
pro rata reduction OF claims to bring
them within the total which China
agreed to pay.
By a daring horseback ride OF two
miles in the darkness, down q steep
mountain valley, with flood ct his
heels, John F. Shea, lumberman
saved the lives OF hundreds OF his EN-
ployes by warning them OF the sp'
preaching food near Knoxville, Tenn.
on Thursday night.
BID. Greene and John F. Gaynor
defendant, 10 the famous Greene.Gay
nor conspiracy case, have been declared
iueitives from justice at Savannah, Ga
Judge Emery Speer, OF the United
States District Court, yesterday issued
bench warrants for them. They have
defaulted upon bonds of $4,000 each.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday
President Roosevelt requested thu
members not to talk ID newspaper
correspondent about matters unde
discussion at the semi-Weekly meet
iugs. 1t was thought best for thu
President himself to make public suoi
matters as be deemed proper to b'
given out. Hereafter the Presden
will do this.
Rudolph Has tings Crovstt, aged q
years, who, 1t Is said, deserted VIII
and child in Georgia about year ag'
and went to Baltimore and was mar
ried on last Monday to Miss Maggl
Zorn, q 17-year-old girl, at Highland
town yesterday committed suicide b.
shooting himself through the head 6
the Monumental Hotel in Baltimore.
| Announcement was made In New
York yesterday that there had been or
ganizsd 10 that city an association t
promote southern education, to b
known as he General Education Board
and that more than 81 900 900 had beel
placed at the disposal OF the board o
trustees. The underlying principle G
the association is stated to he TIE re
cognition of the fact that the people
the southern States are earnestly en-
gagged in the promotion ofpublic educa
ton, and that in this effort they SHOULD
receive generous aid; and ID this end
and 10 pursuance OF this and kindred
obi acts, the association will seek gfts
large and small, from ttoIe In sym
patty with its plans.