Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The House yesterday passed the Phil
ippine government bill.
Workmen of Canton, H., demand
that all negro residents be excluded
from that town,
Representative Kern, of Illinois, was
arrested in Washington yesterday charged
with disorderly conduct.
A telegram from Brussels states that
Marie Henriette, Queen of Belgium,
who has been i'll of heart disease, is
sinking rapidly.
The torpedo boat destroyer Truxton
in Chesapeake bay yesterday made q. sc
knots on her official speed trial, exceed
ing the contract requirement by l.66
knots.
Samuel II. Barrett, a clerk in the
Office of the auditor of the War Depart
ment, has been arrested, charged with
sending improper matter through the
mails.
Information has been received from
Venezuela that the French cruiser Su
chet has effected the release of seven
French citizens, who had been arrested
by the government authorities at Caru-
PIANO, Bermudez..
Banker 4. S. Sherman, who shot
himself in the head last Thursday as a
result of the financial condition of the
Merchants Bank, of Newport, r. l., of
which he was cashier, died at his home
yesterday morning.
As result of a quarrel with his wife,
with whom, up to few months ago, he
had lived happily for 40 years, Peter
Reid, of Derby, Conn, is dead by his
own hand, and his wife is dying from
pistol shot wounds inflicted by him.
William J. Bryan says that he was
not invited to the Tilden Club banquet
in New York. He adds that if he had
been che would have responded, ex-
planning why he would not attend a
political banquet given in honor of one
who two years ago opposed the demo-
cratic ticket and has never since an
nounced his intention to return TO the
party"
Two separate republican State conven-
tons were held in Little Rock, Ark,
yesterday as the result of tactional diff
ferences. One convention nominated
Charles d. Greaves, of Hot Springs, for
governor, and protested by resolution
against what it terms the "unfair prac-
tees and methods of the so-called repub-
lican central committee" and the "arbi-
trary dictation of boss rule, otherwise
known as ClaytOnism."
Miss Emma Pennington, while visit
ing Mrs. Charles Hambright, in CumbeT-
land, Md, in attempting to turn the
water spigot in the kitchen yesterday,
received an electric shock which knock
ed her down. Mrs. Hambright found
Miss Pennington in helpless condition,
with her jaws completely locked. Her
condition has improved, but large spots
have appeared on different parts of her
body. An electric feed wire, used to
run printing press motor, had fallen
across the water pipe.
Rowing within ten seconds of record
time, the Yale varsity crew yesterday
afternoon lowered the colOrs of the fastest
eight that Harvard has yet produced
Yale won by four boat lengths. Yale's
time was 2O:20, Harvards 20:99. In
the four-oared race the colors of Harvard
were borne to the front The Cambridge
four won by two and halflengths. In
the freshman race Yale's crew led over
the last mile until within a few feet Of
the finish, where the Harvard crew by
magnificent squirt jumped their shell up
even with the Yale. The judges were
compelled to decide that the race was a
draw.