Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Political changes at Bogota have re-
viyed fresh hopes in the ultimate success
of the canal treaty.
The first sale of cotton of the new crop
was made in Charlotte, n. c., yesterday
for 1925 cents a pound.
According to mail advices received at
Victoria, B. c., from Shanghai. several
hundred lives were lost in the great floods
at Chefu.
KoIb's bakery in Philadelphia, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is
estimated at $3.50, 1000. Ten small
dwellings in the rear of the bakery we're
badly damaged.
Although Arthur P. German, jr., won
out in the Howard county, Nd, prima-
ries, his nomination for State senator was
ieopardized in the convention yesterday,
and it was necessary to sacrifice j. H..
Owings, the slated candidate for clerk of
the court, and make other changes to
pull him through.
The IL men arrested for rioting at
Port Vue Tin-plate Works at McKees-
port, Pa, last Monday night were given
hearing yesterday before Mayor Falk-
enstein. Five we're fined $50 and costs
each and the others lesser amounts. All
of these fines were paid by William Glib
son, vice president of the Amalgamated
Association, who has had charge of the
strike. The Mayor told Mr.. Gibson
that he would hold the Amalgamated
Association responsible for the future
conduct of the striking mill men, for the
reason that the association was paying
them weekly benefits and thereby en-
couraging the strike.
In the federal court at Chicago, yes
terday, Frank G. Stevens was appointed
receiver for the T. Nicholson q Sons
Co., one of the largest contracting firms
of that city. In his petition to the court
Attorney Elmer Adams, for the COM
pany, attributed the insolvency OF the
firm largely to labor troubles. Nu-
merous strikes on several large buildings
upon which the Nicholson concern were
engaged have so seriously embarrassed
the company that, according to the at
torney, they are insolyent. The debts
of the contractors are said to be between
$4,000 and 100000, but no public
statement has yet been made.
A dispatch from Shanghai says the
Wal Wu-Pu Foreign board) has tele-
graphed to the treaty revision commits
sioners notifying them of the decision to
open Mukden and Ta-tungkao to foreign
trade October 8. The Associated Press
announced on August II that Minister
Conger, at Peking, had secured a written
promise from Prince Ching to sign Oc-
tober treaty with the United States
which would guarantee the opening Of
Mukden and Ta-tung-kao, Minister
Conger secured this arrangement only
after stubborn resistance by the Chinese.
October is the date of Russia's prom
ised final evacuation Of Manchuria.
Judge Carroll l.. Wood, of the Arkan-
sas Supreme Court, who is opposing
Governor Davis as candidate for third
term, knocked Governor Davis off a
speaking stand four feet to the ground
during the campaign at Bismarck Tues
day. Governor Davis was not hurt and
friends prevented further trouble. Judge
Wood was Immediately arrested on a
charge of assault and battery. Cover
nor Davis publicly asked Judge Wood
questions, and before they could be fully
answered interrupted with more ques
tons, which so angered Judge Wood
that he knocked Governor Davis from
the platform. Later the matter was adj
justed and Judge Wood returned TO
Little Rock.