Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-18
rO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

Berlin, Jan. 1S.-The Imperial yacnt
HoheDzollern, which is going to the
United States to be present at the
launching OF the Ksiser's new yacht,
DOW building at Shooters Island, left
Kiel at $50 this morning. The pas
sage to the United States will take %
days.
Vienns, Jan. 48.-Charles NJ. Schwab
the President OF the U. B. Steel Cor
porstion, who arrived here last night,
refused to be interviewed because, be
said, "the American press maligned me
about Monte Carlo"
Rome, Jan. 18.-Althoueh the gov.
eminent will not participate ofidslly
10 the 81. Louis Exposition, the Italian
cabinet has decided TO appropriate a
sam 10 send commission charged With
lne interests oil Italian fine arts.
Rome, Jan. Is The cOnsistory for
which Cardinal Martinelli will come to
Rome to receive bis red bat, has been
postponed. IL will likely be held In
May.
Rome, Jan. IS. Philippe Marcheiti,
the famous composer, is dead.
London, Jan. 18.-Sir Ellis Ashmesd
Bartlett, member OF parliament from
Sheffield, who underwent q delicate
operation on January, 10Th, died this
morning. Sir Z liz was born in Brook
lyn. N. Y, 10 1S49. He was the son OF
Ellis Bartlett, Of Plymouth, Mass. sir
Ellis was educated st Oxford, from
which college he was graduated with
first honors. 10 1880 he was elected to
Parliament and in 1892 was created q
| knight.
London, Jan. 1S.-Bsroness De
Roques, mother OF Mrs. Florence May.
brick, the American women who vas
tound guilty In 1889 Of poisoning her
| husband and sent to prison for life,
mas, it is stated, received semi-offioial
assurances that the pardon of her
daughter will come during the corona
iion celebration next june, as part Of
the general amnesty then to be ex-
tended to criminals of good record.
VienDs, Jan. 18.-The Sofia corre-
apondeDt OF the Tsgblatt alleges that
PASTOR Zilka, one OF the native mission
aries, has been discovered to be 10
league with the bri ,ands who are hold
ing Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, and that be lie
sacrificing Miss Stone for heavy brides.
4 Zllks, the correspondent says, has gone
TO Turkey to escape arrest in Bulgaria.
Mr.. Pitt, the Secretary Of the American
mission at CoDstAntinople, says that
| Miss Stone will be liberated on Jsnu-
! airy "a.
London, Jan. 1S.-The jury In Old
Baily court today found DR.. Krsuse,
the ex Governor Of Johannesburg,
guilty OF melting murder and he was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment.
| The specific charge WAS that he had
melted Cornelius Broecksms, the public
prosecutor OF Johannesburg (who was
executed by the British authorities 10
south Africa, to murder Joho Douglass
Foster, a lawyer on Lord Roberts staff.
Barcelona, Jan. 18.-A boiler ex-
poded 10 a spinning factory at PueDte
De Vilumara today. The building
collapsed, and many persors were
buried in the debris. The casualties
we're heavy.
Havana, Jan. IS &C. F. w. Nicely,
who Is on trial for alleged misap-
preparation Of postal funds. continued
bis testimony at today's session OF
court. The sensations promised by
the fiscal, have SO far failed to material.
ize. The Cubans are complaining at
| the large unnecessary witness fees
" hich the fiscal is accumulating.
Odessa, Jan. Is The OdessKy Lis
tok today prints advices from Iodia via
Russian TurkestsD. asserted that ns'
i've uprising has occurred at Nasirsbad,
District OF Ajmere, India. Several
thousand Of the insurgents are armed,
aud have been reinforced by natives
from the surrounding district OF Rag
pootna. The insurgents have defeated
the British 10 three engagements with
heavy loss. The Indian press, accord
iug to the sdvices, have been ordered
not to mention the trouble.
Amsterdam Jan. 18.-The Boer dele
gates here today sent to Premier Sails
bury 40 intimation of their Willingness
waive the demands for the iodepen-
deuce OF the South African Republics.
They are now awaiting the next move
90 the part OF the British government.
Las Palmas, Island OF Gran Cansris,
Jan. ia cyclone swept over the
Canary Islands during the night doing
serious damage to property and ship
ping.
London, Jan. 18.-Miss Vanderbilt
Wackerman, the beautiful young Amer
lean girl who became insane here some
weeks ago, does not improve as rapidly
ss was expected she would With proper
care. Sne now labors under strange
authorizations. The unfortunate girl
believes herself TO be a sleeping beauty,
the heroine OF fairy tale. She remains
10 bed almost constantly, with her eyes
closed. posiog as the sleeping beauty OF
her imsgiostioD.
London, Jan. Is. The Spectator to-
day referring 10 the forthcoming visit
Of Prince Henry Of Prussia to the
United States says the Incident iDdi-
Gates the wish OF the European courts
to include the great republic within the
European comfy. The political seclus'
ion of the Uoited States, the paper
says, is fast drawing to an end.
May Dissolve, Bond of Dual Monarchy
Vienna, Jao. 18.-Politlcal prophets
here state that the present year will
see the first step taken toward the en-
tire separation OF Hungary from Austria.
Tue root OF the whole difficulty is the
permapent conf ct bet gesn CZschs and