Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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President Roosevelt attended the chris
{ ming of Theodore Ward Chanler, at
Newport, yesterday, when he stood as
godfather.
Solicitor General John X. Richards
has denied that he has any intention of
resigning his Office and going into law
partnership with Abner Mckinley.
Official cholera statistics show a total
in the Philippines up to date OF 20, 664
cases and S,040 deaths. The actual
number of cases and deaths Is greatly In
excess of official reports.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made in Berlin for the reception to King
Victor Emanuel of Italy next Thursday.
The King will be accompanied by the
Italian premier, Signor Zanardelli, and
the relations between Italy and Germany
will be discussed.
Senator Hanna who was in Buffalo
Yesterday said: 81 have exhausted my
efforts to end the coal strike. i
will make no further attempt, for 1t
would be useless. | have done all in
my power and can do no more. The
miners are willing to arbitrate, but the
operators are not. The strike will go
on"
The great feature at the Readville,
Mass, track on Saturday was Dan
Patch's mile in 2:00l, in his effort to
break Star Pointers figure of 1891 on
this track five years ago. Dan Patch
made a great bid in his first heat to
get inside the record, going the hall IN
50 seconds, fiat, and then breaking. In
the second attempt the gelding paced
the mile in 2:O0i, breaking his own
mark by J second.
Boyd Clinton, negro headwaiter at
the Garfield, an Atlantic City boarding
house, was shot and killed at O'Clock
Yesterday morning by Leander Smith, a
New York negro waiter, at another hotel.
The murderer then shot twice at his wife
and escaped. The shooting was the re-
suit of Jealous rage on the part of Smith
over the attention that Clinton at the time
was paving to Mrs. Smith. Smith had
been haunting the hotel for two weeks,
and was under bonds to keep the peace.
He had threatened to kill Clinton on
sight several times.
News has reached New York from
Newport that society there Is discussing
final sequel to the Remington tragedy
report that, some weeks ago, Miss Van
Allen had broken the engagement to Mr.
Remington. 1t is added that her en-
gagement was about to be announced to
William +. Lehr, of Baltimore, and
that when Mr.. Remington became aware
of it he resolved to take the step which
ended so fatally. 1t is also said that he
wrote to Miss Van Allen, telling her of
his intention to take his life, and that
the letter which she wrote to him and
which he never received was to beg him
to desist from such an act
Democrats of prominence said last
night in Saratoga that democratic ma
tional politics for 1904 is being mapped
out there. Mr.. Hill and Mr.. German
were not particularly friendly when Mr..
Hill was in the United States Senate.
Mr.. Murphy, Mr.. Hills colleague, on
the Other hand, was great admirer 4
the MARYLAND statesman. Neither Mr..
Hill, nor Mr.. German, nor Mr.. Murphy
got along very well with Grover Cleve-
land neither did the Hon. James Smith,
United States Senator from New Jerie =.
Mr.. German has been in Saratoga for
the last two weeks, and has had several
conversations with Mr.. Whitney. The
meeting yesterday between Mr.. Hill and
Mr. German was most agreeable one.
Mr. Hill returned to the Grand Union
Hotel, and within an hour Mr. German
returned Mr.. Hills call.