Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The assessment on property in
New York city has been increased about
Al 900. 900. 600 under the policy Of
assessing it at full value.
In the report of the Philippines Com
mission and that of Governor Taft, just
made public, the Governor takes rather
gloomy view of the present conditions in
the islands.
A passenger train on the Southern
Railway was derailed and rolled down
an embankment near Birmingham, Ala,
Saturday evening, causing the death OF
one mantle engineer.
Chairman jenkins, of the House COM
mittee on the judiciary, says there are
provisions in Senator Hoar's antitrust
bill II { are in conflict with the federal
and the various State constitutions.
The town of Indianola, Miss, now
has a private postoffice. A small rider,
paid by the residents, goes to Heath
man for the mail and it is distributed on
arrival by man selected for that pur-
pose.
Former Governor David r. Francis,
of Missouri. the head of the st. Louis
Exposition. was on Saturday robbed on
an electric car in Chicago of his pocket
book containing $50 and valuable papers
and railroad passes.
Father Charles McNeils. of Titusville,
N. Y, who was arrested at Rochester for
vagrancy on complaint of Father Thomas
Hendrick, ofSt. Bridget's Church, is going
to renounce his calling and marry Mrs.
May Fleming, of Titusville, as soon as
she can get divorce.
1t is reported from Vienna that there
is possibility of a reconciliation be-
tween the Crown Princess of Saxony and
her husband, based upon the future OF
the Princess's unborn child. King
George, however, insists that his SON
faithless wife be cast adrift.
The landing of German marines at
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, and the
seizure of the customhouse and the
wharves, for thepurpose, it was declared,
of clearing the port and rendering the
blockade more effective, caused intense
excitement among the residents of the
| town.
Topsy, the man killing elephant was
executed by electricity yesterday after
noon at Luna Park, West Brighton,
Coney Island, after long and vain at
tempt to persuade her 10 cross a fraiI
bridge leading to a scaffolding, from
which it was intended that she should be
hanged.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford sails
for New York today from Southampton,
but he denies the report that he is to
take a position with the International
Mercantile Marine Company. He says
he hopes to gain information concerning
the administration element in American
business, as it is in this respect he con-
tends England is lacking.
In a dispatch from Delhi the cores
pondent of the London Daily Mail says:
"a body of Pathans made bold at
tempt in broad daylight Friday to attack
the guard and rob the jewel room OF the
arts exhibition, where gems valued at
81, $50, 900 were in keeping Members
of the police force and the jewellers
present. after scuffle, succeeded in
foiling the attempt.
The foreign powers that signed the
Chinese peace protocol have decided to
notify China that her failure to pay in
demnity in gold will entail grave conse-
quences. The United States, in this
connection, may do as it has done in
the Venezuelan difiiculty-point the
way to the Hague tribunal and arbi-
tration. The last of the German troops
that belonged to the garrison at Shanghai
left Saturday. The evacuation of that
port thus is completed