Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Some lively Hgullng Is ItpOfbtu Dc-
tween French troops and rebels in NADIA
gascar.
The British gunboat Harrier, has cap
tured in the Red sea three pirate ships,
with their entire crews.
Italy is reported to be preparing to be
able to move large number of troops
in case of trouble in Macedonia.
Ladrones attacked the town of Manjan,
Island of Mindoro, afew days ago, but
were repulsed by the constabulary.
The Southern Railway has secured the
New Orleans and Northeastern railroad,
which completes its connections to New
Orleans.
The South Carolina House of Repre-
sentatives has passed bill approprlat-
ing 800, 900 for statue to the late Gen.
Wade Hamilton.
Warren Grover, former naval APP
prentice, seventeen years old, crazed
with cigarette smoking, killed himself
Yesterday at Jamestown, New York.
Mr.. Wilton Snowden having refused to
become a candidate, democratic sentiment
seems divided between Mr.. George Gator
and Gen. F. G. Latrobe for the Mayoralty
OF Baltimore.
Thirty-one of the crew of the,,Dos Her
manos, who mutined last August off the
Philippine Islands, have been convicted
of murder in Manila and three sentenced
to be hanged.
The German Foreign Office has modi-
fed its demand for cash payment OF
S34O 900 from Venezuela to the extent
ofextending the installments over aperiod
of five months.
One of the most elaborate and fash
ionable weddings that ever took place at
Charles Town, w. Va, was that of Miss
Angelica Schuyler Crosby to John
Brooke Henderson, jr., yesterday.
Infatuation for woman, the police
believe, was the motive which led George
Nelk to kill his mother and seriously, II
not fatally, iniure his feebleminded sister
at the family's home, Germantown, Pa,
on Wednesday.
Archbishop Ireland was the guest OF
honor at banquet given at the Audi
forum Hotel, in Chicago, last night by
the Lincoln Club in commemoratlon OF
the ninety-fourth anniversary Of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln. In an address on
the great emancipation, Archbishop Ire
land said the negro must not be denied
ballot or Office. He also said colonies
must become States; that population
cannot be held in perpetual tutelage il
Lincoln's principles are followed.
Charles Ross Robinson, aged 20 years,
who Wednesday attempted suicide on
railroad train by cutting an artery in his
wrist. and who was taken from the train
to the insane asylum, at Cumberland,
Md, hanged himself in a closet in the
asylum yesterday. While his attend
ants back was turned Robinson quickly
twisted wire around his neck, fastened
an end to projection and jumped, break
ing his neck. He had been working In
the Patent Office at Washington.
Disappointed by the persistent efforts
of Arthur Delang, her atfianced, TO have
their wedding day postponed, Miss Alma
DreimaD, a leader of the young social
set, ended her life by taking dose OF
laudanum at Hartman, Tenn, yester-
day, two attempts being made by her;
Delang claims he loved her, but wanted
a postponement Cd account of business
reasons. Miss Dreiman left pathetic
note behind addressed to her lover in
which she acceded to his request for de-
Law. but stated it vas for eternity.