Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

captured Santiago and it is thought VIII
overturn the government OF General
Wos y Gill.
A committee of the Colombian con-
gress has reported adversely the bill de-
claring invalid the extension Of time
granted the Panama Canal Company.
The operating expenses of bank with
a capital of 100000 is 2.S4 per cent.
of the loans and discounts, but the OPP
Grating expenses are only 1.33 per cent.
if the bank have capital of 81, 600, 600
or more.
Rear Admiral Bowles, chief Of the
bureau of construction of the United
States navy, has rendered his resigna-
ton to become president of the Fore
Ship and Engine Building Company, Of
Quincy, Mass.
There was a lively tilt in the Second
Branch of the Baltimore City Council
last evening between President Timanus
and Councilman George Stewart Brown,
which eliminated in the seating of the
latter by two officers of the branch.
II is stated that Archbishop Ryan, of
Philadelphia, will be the next American
Cardinal, and that his appointment will
be announced at the next consistOry.
He is said TO be the choice of Cardinal
Gibbons and was urged by him for the
position.
Mrs. Catharine w. Worthington, aged
70 years, died last Sunday at her home
in Baltimore, and her daughter, Miss
Catharine II. Worthington, died yester-
day. Two caskets, containing the remains
of mother and daughter, reposed side by
side in the parlor of their late home.
The double funeral took place today.
A panic was caused at the Sacred
Heart parochial school in New Haven,
Conn, yesterday when ara'lroad torpedo
exploded in the hands of Gilbert Keegan,
aged 10, who was playing with the ex-
pIosive in the school room. All the
scholars ran out of the room, but were
quickly assured that there was no dan
ger. Keegan had his hands badly lace
rated, and burned.
Starved to death in the heart of Bos-
ton was the fate of Matteo Carmealo, 40
years old, unmarried, crippled Italian
ware vendor. Carmealo was found dead
in bed yesterday, in a lodging house.
He went to bed Sunday night at z
O'Clock. He had complained of being
i'll and without money. He did not
confide in any one, and he alone knew
that he was dying of hunger.
1t is reported that the conference OF
japanese officials resulted in confirming
the governments intention to press Rus
STA for a definite conclusion of the nego-
tiations. The Russian and French f)r-
eign ministers will confer on questions
relating to the far East An American
official in Paris says that the Franco
Russian and British-Japanese alliances
operate strongly to prevent an outbreak
Of hostilities.
A special investigation of the New
York postofice is to be made under the
direction of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow. The inquiry is supple
mental to the general postal inquiry re-
Gently concluded. There have been
many reports of laxity of administration
and extravaganza, and all these will be
looked into, but the work of the inspec-
tors will not be limited in any way to
allegations already made, orders being in
substance to investigate everything in
connection with the office.
The bishops of dioceses in the south
ern States who have been attending the
Pan American Conference of Bishops of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in
Washington conferred yesterday with a
delegation of colored rectors and laymen
regarding the question Of a negro bishop
in the United States. Bishop Dudley,
who has devoted much time to the race
question, presided. The delegation earn
estly urged the proposition for colored
bishop. The meeting was executive and
no statement was given out, one bishop
stating, however, that the solution of the
question 'fs long way off,