Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The reconstruction of the famous Cam
panile of st. Mark has been begun in
Venice.
Two Baltimore women and three
children were baptized as Mormon con-
verts at Jockeys Hall, in that city,
yesterday.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has donated
81, 500, 900 for Temple of Peace for the
Court of international Arbitration, at
The Hague.
All railroad records were smashed
Yesterday by train from Camden to
Atlantic City. A distance Of fifty miles
was covered in ~ minutes.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial As
ISOLATION executive committee decided
to erect a memorial in Washington in
the shape of the Parthenon, with a
statute Of Jefferson inside.
News reached Long View, Texas. yes
to-day of the lynching at Carthage,
Texas. Saturday night, of a negro,
Hensely John, who was arrested for as
saulting a 4-year-old white girl OF thai
place Friday night.
Becoming satisfied that her death was
the only thing that would unite an es-
tranged husband and wife, Miss Jane j.
Hawkins, of Bridgeport, Conn, paid the
sacrifice by giving her life for their
happiness. She killed herself by drink
ing laudanum.
Fire yesterday destroyed several large
buildings in Columbus, o., causing
losses aggregatiug $500 Daniel
Lewis, the captain of fire-engine COM
pany, was caught under falling wall
and instantly killed.
The ACCOMPLISHMENT of the former Crown
Princess Louise of Saxony is expected
within fortnight, and court. official
has arrived at Lndau, Lake Constance,
with royal orders to bring the child to
Dresden three weeks after birth.
United States Senator Beverage, who
visited Manchuria two years ago, says
that Russia then had $50, 900 troops
within three weeks striking distance of
.Japan. and that by this time her army
there had probably been increasedto 49,
600 men.
Lieut.. Gov. John A. Lee has resigned
his Office as assistant gubernatorial
executive of Missouri. The resignation
was mailed to Gov. Dockery at Jefferson
City Yesterday afternoon after Mr. Lee
had spent much of the day in confer
ence with his advisers.
Secretary Hay has instructed Ambas-
sador Tower, at Berlin, to investigate a
complaint that the authorities in Prussia
have taken steps to expel Mormon mis-
siOnaries who are Americans. 1t has
been represented that these missionaries
have not taught polygamy.
w. J. Murphy has been made vice
president of the Cincinnati, New Or
leans and Texas Pacific Division of the
Southern Railway and w. A. Garrett,
recently general superintendent OF the
Philadelphia and Reading road, sue
ceeds Mr. Murphy as general manager.
Secretary Hay has instructed Minister
Conger, at Picking, to express to the
Chinese government the dissatisfaction OF
the United States with Russa's demands
and the hope that China will not accede
to them. A note in the nature of pro-
test has also been cabled the Russia gov
eminent.
1t is stated that the government forces
at Barahona, San Pedro de Macoris,
seib and other placesin SantO Domingo,
have Joined the revolutiOnists in the
northern part of the island, and the
overthrow of President Vasquez is COM
plete. A Wos-Gill was selected as
president.
The civil government of the Philip
pines, according to mail advices reach
ing the War Department, has called up
on the nationalist party of Luzon to
explain the charges made that it is aid
ing and abetting the ladrones. DIR.
Dominador Gomez Jesus, president OF
the party, has made answer but it is not
deemed satisfactory. In it he processes
great friendship for the Americans and
declares that the only purpose of the
party is to achieve the independence OF
the Filipino but through the aid of the
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