Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-30
News Of the Day.

n. j., on SATURDAY, tIanlpieu upon Ono
man, bit three and then dropped dead.
Mrs. Laura Joyce Bell, the comic
opera singer and wife of Digby Bell,
died yesterday at her home in New
York, aged 46 years.
According to dispatches received from
Rio de Janeiro, the difficulties be-
tween Peru and Brazil over the Acre
territory virtually have been settled.
The Methodist General Conference
voted down tie recommendation of the
committee on temperance providing for
special department Of temperance
work.
That the partridge or quail, is the
best friend of the farmers is the conclu-
sion of the ornithologists, who have COM
piled statistics in regard to the weed seeds
consumed and worms destroyed u these
birds
Richard r. Quay, the late Senator's
son; ex- Senator J. Donald Cameron and
Henry C. Fnck are mentioned as likely
to succeed him in the Senate from Penn
sylyania.
Lieut.. Arthur Fuller, son Of the
Chief Justice, was married to Miss
Virginia Wise, daughter Of Admiral
Wise, at Morristown, New Jersey, on
Saturday.
Jonathan Gay, prominent farmer of
Delaware county, n. Y, was shot down
few days ago by w. Henry Fritts, a
neighbor, who accused him of having
dishonored his family year ago.
Mrs. Viola Livingston, of Oasining,
N. Y, has sued William II. Barnard, a
New York silk merchant, for S25, 600
damages for alleged assault committed
in cab. He charges blackmail.
The General Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church (North) held its
last business session late Saturday
night, and changed the constitution to
allow the election of negro bishops for
negroes.
The Methodist Protestant Conference,
which adjourned in Washington on
Saturday, by resolution declared that
the church, aided by temperance vote
outside of the church, could control the
liquor traffic.
The French law formulated by the
committee on the separation of church
and State is a sweeping measure, abolish
the concordat, suppressing the French
Embassy at the Vatican and providing
for the disposal of the governments
extensive possession of church property.
Seven freight and coal piers of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad in Jersey City were destroyed
by a fire that started about 3 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon in Pier II, on
which a number of barrels OF oil we're
stored. The loss will reach 81 900, 900.
= Nine thousand dozen of pineapples
we're the chief imports of Baltimore yes
terday and they came on the scaOOners
Richard Cromwell and Julia Elizabeth,
the former bringing 5000 dozen and
the other the remainder. Both schoon-
ers were from Tarpun bay and had good
trips.
For the third time in the past year
fire visited Ash6urton, the beautiful
summer home OF Mr.. John s. Cuttings,
on Garrison avenue, Baltimore, early
yesterday morning, causing an estimated
loss of $l0,G50, partially insured. a
barn, seven valuable horses, six We
hicles, harness, robes, stable appur-
tcn1nces, quantity of hay and farming
Implements were destroyed.
The big steamship Manchuria left
Camden, n. j., on Saturday afternoon
for New York, where she will dock and
be open to public inspection. The YES
sci is GIG feet long and is the largest
vessel aaoat carrying the American flag.
The Manchuria was built at the yards of
the New York Shipbuilding Company,
in Camden, n. j., for the Pacific mail
line at the cost of three aud a half mill
ION dollars.
The Philadelphia North American, in
a dispatch from Princeton, n. j., pub
fishes an interview with Mr.. Grover
Cleveland on the subject of the demo-
cratic nomination. In the course of the
interview the former President is quoted
as saying: al have believed for some
months, and | believe now, that Judge
Alton b. Parker, Of New York, will be
the nominee of the democratic national
convention for the presidential Office"
Mr.. Cleveland says, whether nominated
or not, Judge Parker's candidacy has
been a blessing. making certain democ-
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