Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NE ftO OE ILL
Refugees made homeless by the Sou
friere volcano in st. Vincent are report
ed to be sick and starving.
Cardinal Gibbons, it is said, played
the chief part in frustrating the election
of Cardinal Rampolla as Pope.
Stocks in Wall street broke badly yes
terday, Virginia Carolina Chemical being
among those that fell farthest.
Incendiaries are reported to be firing
the oil wells at Baku, Russia, and
strikes are epidemic in southern Russia
Charles M..Schwab yesterday resigned
az president of the United States Steel
Corporation and William E. Corey was
elected to succeed him.
State factory inspector Ward, OF New
Jersey, was yesterday notified by one OF
the leading glass manufacturers OF south
Jersey that the new child labor law,
which becomes operative September
and provides that no child under four
teen years of age shall be employed in
any factory in the State, would be dehed
by the glass companies.
Frank Heine, who on Monday night
killed his wife, Gertrude, and seriously
wounded George Roberts, in Philadel-
phia was captured yesterday. jealousy
caused the shooting. The three persons
mentioned we're connected with the Mid
way shows at Woodside Park, and Heine
accused Roberts of stealing the affections
of Mrs. Heine. Hene met the couple
together at the Park late Monday night
and shot and instantly killed the wo-
man and seriously wounded Roberts
Roberts was taken to hospital, where
it is said he may recover.
One negro was killed and another
fatally wounded by band of whitecap-
pers near Lewisburg, Tenn, Monday
night. There were between fifteen and
thirty in the mob, which made its ap-
pearance at the nome ola negro preacher
named John Milliken. Milhken made
his exit through back door. He was
brought down by volley, dying almost
instantly. John Hunter, a sOn-in-law
of Milliken, was made to accompany the
mob on a fruitless search for another
negro, and in an attempt to escape was
fatally shot in the back. The wife OF
Milliken was struck on the head with a
gun aud painfully injured. No cause is
assigned for the killing.
An authoritative denial was made at
the Navy Department yesterday of the
published statement that no more col
ored men are TO be enlisted in the navy,
and that those already in the service,
numbering more than 500, are to be
gradually weeded out. 1t was stated by
acting Secretary Darling and others that
the law ofthe land specifically prohib-
tied any discrimination against a per-
son on account of race, color or previous
condition of servitude, and that col
ored citizen of the United States was
lust as much entitled to the privilege Of
enlisting in the navy as he was to hold
any other position or Office under the
government. Before the naval regula-
tons governing enlistments can be
changed so as to keep colored men or
any class of people out of the navy il
will be necessary to amend the constitu-
ton to that effect.
William Nichols, colored, accused Of
the murder of Alpha Minard, near Nc
Guffsy, Ohio, and for whom search has
been going on for several days, is locked
up in Jail at Kenton. He was arrested
at Carmel by Sheriff Griffith, of Hardin
county. When the train which wa:
bringing the prisoner to the city reached
Belle Center, crowd of about 200 resi-,
dents of the vicinity where Minard had
lived was gathered at the depot
Nichols was observed in the car, and
Immediately cries of 'shoot him" ant
Chang him" were set up by the crowd
Fearing mob violence, the train quickly
pulled out. Another crowd awaited thu
train on its arrival at Kenton, and many
angry threats were made, but the sheriff
got his prisoner to the Jail without
trouble. Nichols denies his guilt, bu
during the few hours he has been locked
up has made many conflicting state
ments.