Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hugh O'Neill, the New York dry
goods merchant and sole owner OF
"O'Neill's" stores 10 Sixth Avenue,
died yesterday.
The War Department has abandoned
hope of ever again hearing from Second
Lieutenant Paul d. Stockly, Twenty
first Infantry, who disappeared 10 the
Philippines a year ago.
Eightsen United States soldiers who
went insane while serving In the Phil
ippines arrived yesterday and were
sent from Omaha to the Soldiers Insane
Hospital at Washington, ID. q.
A report is in circulation in railroad
circles that it will not be long before
Mr.. Samuel Spencer retires from the
presidency of the Southern Railway
system, and be succeeded by Mr..
Flank Cannon.
General Lord Methuen, IN bis report
TO Lord Kitchener OF the battle IN
which he was wounded and forced TO
surrender, says the Beers attacked them
10 kraal. The mounted troops were
completely routed.
President Roosevelt has offered to
Frank p. Sargent, chief OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive FiremeD, the posi-
ton of Commissioner General OF Immi-
grafton, to succeed Terrence V. Pow
Derby. Mr.. Sargent will doubtless &C.
cept.
Mel. Blake L. Woodsou, a member
OF the legislature of Virginia from 1868
to 1871, prominent as a soldier In the
Confederate army, and one OF the fore
most members OF the Kansas City bar,
died yesterday of spoplexy, aged &c
years.
So far, the prosecution in the Wilcox
trial has failed to make out clear case
of murder, and Wilcox and his friends
seem confident of his scqultal. DR..
Lumsden, leading physician, refused
to testify as an expert on the ground
that he could not give expert testimony
In the case OF body that had been in
the water 81 days.
A young father who felt himself
grieVously wronged shot at a physician
whom he believed to be responsible for
the death OF his child on the East Side
OF New York yesterday morning, just
as the physician came out OF PATIENTS
house. The bullet struck the doctor,
bat harmlessly. The man who fred lie
locked up, charged with attempted
felonious assault.
The freight handlers who struck in
Boston in sympathy for the teamsters
voted yesterday to return with condi-
tions-that is, as many of them as the
railroads care to re'employ will be set
to work alongside the non-union men
hired during the strike. The loDgshore-
men took similar action. 1t Is crush
ing defeat for the men. Those who
took part in the sympathetic demonstra.
ton are particularly angry against their
leaders, and say they we're betrayed.
Only six clerks were discharged at
the Census Office on Saturday. The
day being the 18th OF the month and
Saturday, it was thought that large
number would be dismissed. The d.
rector, however, decided that 1t would
be better plan to have one large dis
charge ct the end of the month than TO
have several small ones at irregular
intervals. This plan, 1t is thought, will
prevent much complaint from men OF
influence who have sppointses in the
Office, and will allow moro work to be
accomplished 10 the short space of time
that Ia left the temporary force.
Lieutenant General Miles has made
a specific request to the War Depart
ment to be sent to the Philippines,
and in connection Herewith submitted
q plan by which, In his opinion, the
war could be brought to al end with
out further loss of life to either side.
He proposed to employ methods similar
to those used by him 10 his Indian cam
paigns. Secretary Root, after due con-
sideration, denied Gen. Miles's request,
aud disspproved the plan submitted.
The papers, 80 Endorsed by the Secre-
tary, were sent to the White House,
aud the President subsequently con.
CURED in the Secretsry's action. The
final Endorsement, dlsposipg OF the
matter, is said to bear date March 5,
1902.