Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-24
EOREIGN NEWS.

Sir Thomas Lipton's two challengers,
Shamrock |. and ILL.,, which have been
at Southampton since the accident to
Shamrock III. a week ago, today started
i | tow for the Clyde.
The populace attacked the police who
were proceeding to seal the door of the
Capuchin monastery at Versailles, this
morning. A conflict followed and sew
eral of the demonstrators were wounded.
The official Gazette today announces
that the royal commission to the ST..
Louis Exposition will consist of the
Prince of Wales, as president, and SO
other members, including lords, and
II knights
Mrs. Rutherford, who will marry
William X. Vanderbilt in the near
future, accompanied by Mrs. Henry
White, her sister-in-law, left the former 5
house in Paris today with their luggage.
1t is thought they have gone to London.
Considerable dissatisfaction is felt
among the English residents at Constan-
tinople by the strong preference which
the Porte is showing to Ge. man work
men over Englishmen. A number of the
latter have been discharged at the
arsenals and Germans employed to take
their places.
The British steamer Carlisle, Captain
lessen, from Anew, Algeria, for Granton,
Scotland, narrowly escaped destruction
by fire at Bona, today. The crew of the
Carlisle were unable to subdue the flames
until party of blue jackets from the
French cruiser Galilee came to their aid,
and the vessel was saved.
The Scotch -four millers fear that the
abolition of the corn duty, announced in
the British House of Commons yesterday,
will prove to the advantage of American
competition. They point out that if the
American railroads do not restore their
-four tax, the abolition of the corn tax
will place British millers completely at
the mercy of the Americans.
In order to prevent political disturb
ances on May Day, instructions have
been issued to the police throughout
Russia to place all political malcOntents
under preventive arrest till after May l.
In consequence many hundreds have
been incarcerated. The peasants, how
ever. have met the instructions by post
poning the celebration of May Day unit
fortnight later.
The British Admiralty, it is an
nounced will shortly strengthen the
British feet in Chinese waters. This
action, it is said, will be taken in view
of the Russian strength in the waters OF
the far east The AnglO-Japanese ALI
ance is not giving the ease in politica
circles that was expected, and it is pos
sible that this addition to the British
feet is made that the interests of the
parties to the alliance may be properly
looked after. In some circles the an
nouncement Is taken to be peculiarly
significant, owing to the announcement
of Russia's latest demands on China,
which must be fulfilled before the fina
evacuation of Manchuria takes place.
Mr.. RICHARDSON TO RETIRE.-Represen
tative James d. Richardson, the democratic
leader of the House, who is attending the re-
union of Scottish Rite Masonry Of Alabama
when closing his speech at Mobile on Wed
nesday night at g banquet announced that NJ
had decided TO quit politics and devote MIN
himself to the work of Scottish Rite Masonry
He said he had been honored by election L
Congress nine times, and also had been elect
ed Grand Commander OF the Southern gu