Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The revolution in Uruguay has ended
and peace been declared.
The Mississippi river has begun to fall
at Memphis, and il is hoped the worst Of
the food is over.
A keeper was rescued at the Madison
Square Garden, New York, yesterday
just as one of the circus elephants was
about to kill him.
For the first time in twenty years a
tremendous ice jam over Niagara falls has
checked the flow of water ON the Ameri-
can side of the falls.
Baron Won Holleben, the former Ger
man ambassador, has been ordered to
return to the United States to formally
present his letters of recall.
The Dowager Empress of China has
ordered an appropriation Of 500, 900 taels
! to be made for the Chinese representa-
ton at the st. Louis Exposition.
The President has again appointed the
carpetbagger, w. L. Harris, postmaster
of Charleston, s. c., despite protest and
failure of two sessions of the Senate to
confirm the nomination.
President Palma has issue q call for
an extraordinary session of the Cuban
Senate on March "a, for the purpose of
ratifying the reciprocity treaty as amend
ed by the United States Senate.
The eruption of the Soufriere volcano,
on the Island ofSt. Vincent, has increas-
ed in violence, but, relying upon the
scientific opinion that Kingstown is not
in danger, the population shows no
alarm
Unsuccessful in her endeavors to Sc
cure payment of her claims against the
United States government, former Queen
Liliuokalani, of Hawaii, left Washing
ton Saturday afternoon for her home dis
appointed, but still hopeful of eventually
obtaining the money.
DIR. Lewis A. O'Brian, the American
dentist who was involved in the Crown
Princess Louise scandal in Saxony, ar
rived in New York yesterday He de-
MED all charges of improperly and said
he did not want to be expelled from that
country.
The old 'Deadwood coach" was
smashed to kindling wood in Washington
on Saturday night by two skylarking
government clerks, William G. O'Brien
and Hamilton Corners. They were ar
rested and held in $500 bonds each for
trial. O'Brien and Corners saw tie old
coach On the postoffice steps and pulled
it TO and fro. 1t ran away downstairs
and was smashed.
Four men, believed by the police to
be part of large gang of pickpockets
that came to Philadelphia from New
York Saturday, terrorized passengers on
the Pennsylvania Railroads "Owlp
train between Philadelphia and Frank
ford early yesterday morning and, after
one of their number had been caught
to steal valuable diamond
from William D. B. Campbell, Of Frank
ford, made their escape from the train
1t Tacony. Two men, believed to be of
he party, were arrested later by police
men from the Tacony station.
Mrs. Wallace Ballard, a rich widow of
wo years, last week left Monroe county,
". Va, with a full blooded Indian
FAMED White, whom she had married.
Before leaving, White, it is said, secured
~ force the custody of Miss Bal
ards fourteen-year-old daughter from
he Lewisburg Female Institute, and all
eft for Philadelphia where they were APP
'rehended on Saturday night. Mrs.
Sallard's infatuation for the red man led I
0 an estrangement between her and her
amilY, and as a result proceedings {
gainst tie mother were instituted to '
axe her daughter from her care, Yes s
erday the child was turned over to her
The concluding chapter of |
his story will probably be enacted in /
uly, at Union, Monroe county, w. Va, 4
hen there will be legal battle between
he mother and the relatives of her first r
usband for the guardianship of the i
hid, who is wealthy heiress. /