Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Dowie declares he has secured loan
of 5000, 900 and will pay all lions press
ing debts.
General Wood and nearly 200 other
army officers will lose their promotion
unless adjournment of the extra session
OF Congress is agreed upon.
An Adams Express car on the Pbila-
deIphia, Baltimore and Washington rail-
road was burned at Elkton, Nd, yes
terday and much valuable goods were
destroyed.
The submarine torpedo boat Adder
was saved on the North Carolina coast
Yesterday by Boatswain Deer, who swan
100 wards in mountainous sea to carry
a line to the boat
The Weardale Steel Coal and Coke
Company and the South Durham Iron
and Steel Company, large concerns
in the North of England steel trade,
have been amalgamated.
Timothy Mccarthy, the walking de-
legate of the Housesmiths and Bridge
mems Union in New York, was SEN
fenced yesterday to one year In the
penitentiary for extortion.
Miss Minnie Ashley, who made hit
in "San Toy" and former Congressman
William Astor Chanler, whose brother
married Amelie Riyes, the Virginia nov
elist. surprised their many friends yester-
day by getting married in New York.
Ex-Alderman Ghysels, ct Grand
Rapids, Mich, and Corey P. Bissell,
former member of the Board of Public
Works. confessed yesterday that they
had accepted brides from Salisbury and
announced their purpose to plead
guilty.
Negotiations begun yesterday by the
powers may result in an international
administration for Macedonia along the
lines observed to the present govern
| mont of the Island of Crete. This action
is taken to prevent another Macedonian
uprising in the spring.
Mrs. William Edwards, Of Watson
town, Pa, was struck and killed by a
Pennsylvania train yesterday as she was
going downtown to do shopping. She was
hurled fifty feet, and, alighting on the
track, was struck again and run over by
the engine and several cars.
In the destruction of the home OF
George Wright by fire in Whatcom,
Wash, yesterday his eight year old son,
Reuben, was burned to death. In
trying TO save his life his sister, Maggie,
II years old, was terribly burned and
was compelled to jump from an upper
window.
Five children in one year is the record
of Mrs. William Cheeseman, OF Passaic,
N. J. Less than twelve months ago
Mrs. Cheeseman became the mother oil
twins, and now she has presented her
husband with triplets. One OF the trip
lets died soon after birth, but the other
two are strong and healthy babies. The
Cheeseman children now number six.
Clarksboro, n. j., got a shaking up
Yesterday morning, such as it never re-
ceived before, the result OF an attempt
to blow open the postoflice safe and the
exchange of nearly score OF shots from
revolvers between Postmaster Isaac L.
Haines and band of four bold robbers.
The thieves secured only $l.30 for their
trouble, but they caused lot ofdamage.
Judge Jesse Holdom decided in Chi
cago yesterday that Franklin Union
of Press Feeders was in contempt
of court as an organization for appoint
ing and permitting pickets to interfere
with the rights of individuals who had
taken the places of striking press feeders.
The union and its officers we're cited
to appear today before Judge Holdom,
IIwho, it is expected, will impose fine.
AS result of orders from Mayor
Harrison and Chief of Police O'Neill,
"Aying squadrons" of policemen CARRIED
in plain clothing, descended on lodging
houses and obscure hotels in all sections
of Chicago Thursday night, and COM
PEELED all who fell into their hands to
Submit to careful search for concealed
weapons. Many reyolyers, knives,
slungshots, and other weapons were
confscated A number of arrests were
made.
For addressing a love letter to a young
white woman, a clerk in the Census
Office in Washington, negro clerk
named Ferguson was suspended yester
day by order of Director North, pending
an investigation. The letter was dated
and mailed on Thursday, and was res
ceived yesterday morning. So in.
dignant and insulted was the re-
cipient of the negro's letter that she
was taken i'll, and was excused from
office for the day. In the letter Fer
guson declared his admiration for the
white woman, and asked 10 be allowed
to present to her a gold chain and
brooch. She at once laid the letter
before here chief, with a demand to be
protected against further advances on
the part of the colored clerk. The chief
made an immediate report to Director
North, who promptly suspended Fer
guson.
THE SPEAKER GOT MAD.