Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Miss Astor, daughter of William wall
dorf Astor, is reported to be engaged 10
marry Jouel Bratiano, the Roumanian
foreign minister.
The new survey of the Mason and
Dixon Line under the direction oil the
chief of the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey is rapidly progressing.
Col. Peter c. Hams, of the Engineer
Corps, is among the army officers VINO
will shortly be promoted to the rank OF
brigadier general and then retired.
An impression prevails among Berlin
financial men that speculation IN the
United States has been overdone and
tina. credits have been unduly expanded.
It is said that in the event of the re-
tirement of Chief Justice Edward +.
Bingham, of the District of Columbia
Court, ex-senator Jeter c. Pritchard
will be appointed to his place.
Mr.. Henry Watterson has again made
an attack upon Mr.. Grover Cleveland,
declaring that the "ex-president to the
great body of the democrats of the West
and South is an eyesore, an ofiense, a
red flag"
Major L. w. T. Waller, U. S. Marine
Corps. who was with the first relief par
ty to enter Pekin and afterwards made
the march across Samar, in the Philip
pines. which resulted in court-martial,
has been promoted to the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel.
In the city election held in Greater
Grafton, w. Va, Yesterday the demo-
Gratis elected Straub, the democratic
candidate for Mayor, over Roach, re-
publican, and Green, who was said to
be the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
candidate. They also elected the hye
councilmen which gives democratic
city government for the ensuing two
wears. 1t is a democratic "sweep."
The Interior Department has decided
that the bar to allowance of pension to
soldiers who served in the Union army
during the civil war and who had pre-
yiously served in the Confederate army
is removed by section / of the joint reso-
luton of July l, 1902, relating to the
pensionable status of such soldiers. 1t
is held to be unnecessary for such claim
ants to file new application for pension
subsequent to July l, 1902.
As stated yesterday the attempt of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to lay
track on street caused almost a riot in
Parkersburg, w. Va, and resulted in
impeachment proceedings of the Mayor.
No action was taken last night in the
impeachment of Mayor Vandervort, but
the city attorney secured an injunction
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to prohibit it from attempting to
build its tracks on the disputed street.
An Injunction was secured in the Federal
court late last night prohibiting the city
from interfering with the road in the
laying of its tracks. A conflict between
the Federal and State courts seems i'm
minent.
Mrs. Jaliette C. Morris-Smith, hand
some young widow from Lynchburg, Va,
collected 81, 900 from Owen Barns in
Chicago yesterday at the point of ps-
toll. Mrs. Smith, who is said to own
considerable real estate in Lynchbnrg
and Richmond, says that she became
acquainted with Mr.. Burns and brother
Walter, in London four years ago. Mrs.
Smith declares that Owen Burns made
love to her, and that he told her he was
in financial difficulties and needed ready
money to tide him over. She says she
loaned him nearly 5000, with which
she had intended paying the taxes on
her Virginia estates. The money was
to be paid at an early date, but Mrs.
Smith says that she failed to receive it.
Hence her demands at the point OF a
revolver.