Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cardinal gibbons lelt UenOa yes'0iu"!
for Chanbery, France.
An opinion from the Der artment OF
Justice holds that clerks in the govern
ment employ may be compelled to work
on Saturday, if needlul.
The Melville gold mine, in Orange
county, was sold at public auction few
DAYS ago and purchased by Mrs. A. l..
Bogman, of Atlanta, Ga, for $40, 600.
A relief expedition has sailed from
Stockholm to hunt for the South Polar
expedition headed by Prof. Nordensk-
old. which sailed from Sweden October
10, 1901.
One of the matters 10 come before the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
at the annual session next month is the
erection of a million-dollar temple ID
Baltimore.
The reason given for the rejection OF
the Panama canal treaty by the Colon.
bian Senate. it is said, was the alleged
encroachment on Colombian sovereignty
which its opponents commended would
result from the treaty.
Thousands of the peasants of Jamaica
are still homeless as the result OF the
hurricanes havoc. An imperial grant
is expected to enable the ruined planters
to resume the cultivation of their planta-
tons and give work to the unemployed
The Colombian government having re-
iected the Panama canal treaty advocates
of the Nicaraguan route say the reason
able time" allowed the President by Con-
gress has now elapsed and are urging a
resumption of negotiations to that end
Mr.. John r. Garrison became auditor
of the District of Columbia yesterday,
succeeding Mr.. James I. Petty, who
had served in that capacity since May J,
1888. Last month Mr.. Petty was given
a leave. Mr.. Garrison is GA years old
and a native of Stafford county.
During the naval review at Oyster
Bay Yesterday the torpedo-boat destroyer
Barry rammed the destroyer Decatur,
fortunately, however, doing little dam
age. The incident was exciting. 1t
occurred just at the moment when the
President was receiving congratulations
upon the success Of the maneuvers.
Between 5000 and 1000 strikers,
principally operatives in the rug branch
of the textile industry in Philadelphia,
returned to work yesterday when the
whistles blew, and it is now believed
that there are not more than 10000
textile strikers continuing the fight in
that city. Those who returned did so
at the old wage and hour scales.
Diplomats in London say the powers
are acting tremendously in efforts to
prevent war between Turkey and Bull
earia and the consequent international
complications. A squadron of the Russian
Black Sea fleet has sailed for the Turkish
coast. The Sultan of Turkey has called
out 50 additional battaliOns of troops
about 80, 600 men) from the European
provinces Of Turkey in consequence OF
the spread of the instruction in Mace
donia.
The Seneca Glass Company and the
Economy Tumbler Company, OfMorgan-
town, w. Va, two of the largest table
ware factories in the United States, at
tempted to open their factories and run
them with nOn-union men yesterday
after their annual summer shutdown.
Not a man went to work in the Economy
factory, while the Seneca could operate
only five shops. The stockholders OF
both factories say they will run non
union or not at all. They offer union
wages, but will not not recognize the
union in any way.
The Pope has promised to consider the
question Of the appointment of another car
dinal in the United States.
The crop of apples in the United States and
Canada promises to be d record breaker