Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-23
News Of the Day.

delay in his work on the plans.
1t was reported that President Roose-
welt wants General Porter, Ambassador to
France, to run for Governor OF New YORK
on the republican ticket.
Agricultural Department figures give
81, 500, 900, 900 as a conservative estimate
of the value of United States farm pro-
ducts exclusive of those fed to live stock
in 1903.
The Sultan of Morocco has sent an
officer to meet the bandit chief with an
offer to grant all his demands If the
American and British captiyes are i'm
mediately released.
English Lad, the heavily backed
favorite, won the Chicago derby at Haw-
thorne on Saturday by half a length,
Prince Silver Wings was second and
Morharib was third.
II. B. Duryea's Tanya won the Ma
tional Stallion Stakes, worth 81, 915 to
the winner, at Morris Park, New York,
on Saturday. The Duryea tilly was
favorite at II to 10 and was heavily
played.
With a view to the protection of the
vessels of neutral navies, the Naval Gen
eral Board, at Washington, will consider
the subject ofregulating by international
agreement the use of mines in war.
Some mines have been found 40 miles
from Port Arthur, constituting menace
to neutral shipping.
Rev. DIR. Frederick Gibson, rector OF
St. Georges Protestant Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, and one of the best
known clergymen of that city, died
suddenly yesterday evening aged IA
wears. He had been in the Episcopal
ministry for 4S years and assisted in the
revision of the prayer book.
Recent reports of Russian victories in
Manchuria and near Port Arthur are not
confirmed by the latest advices The
japanese forces in the vicinity of Feng
Wang Cheng have encountered no more
serious setbacks than repulses of small
detachnents composing the advance
guard engaged in accommodating expe-
ditions. One of these attachments led
a force of Cossacks toward an ambush,
from which they narrowly escaped.
Fire which threatened to assume
dangerous proportions broke out few
minutes before s O'Clock last night on
the top floor of the four-story brick build
ing All West Baltimore street, Balti-
more, the two upper floors of which are
occupied by Robinson IL Valenstein, hat
manufacturers. The latter firm sustained
the larger part of the damage, which Is
not believed to exceed $4,000. Other
firms suffered comparatively slight loss,
mostly from damage by water
The French government has formally
announced the recall of Nj. Nisard, the
French ambassador to the Vatican, the
Ambassadors interviews with the papal
authorities relative to the protest for
warded to the powers net having been
satisfactory. Anent the withdrawal OF
the French Ambassador to the Vatican,
it is stated in Paris that events have
gradually been tending toward a rupture
between France and the Vatican since
Plus X. was elected pope.
Seven persons were killed, 5 were so
badly injured that their death is expect
ed and II or Is more or less seriously
injured as the result of an explosion in
the plant of the Lake Shore Novelty
Company, at Findlay, Ohio, yesterday.
The exact cause of the explosion is not
definitely known. 1t is surmised that a
man in the drying-room, dropped a
large box of torpedoes, but this theory
cannot be confirmed. The explosion
occurred shortly before the employees
assembled for extra duty on Sunday.
At least twenty persons were on their
way to the factory when the explosion
occurred.
A tragic sequel to the crash early in
the week of the private bank of | G..
Plants Sons and the First National
Bank at Macon, Ga, came Saturday
evening, when r. H. Plant, the head of
both institutions, committed suicide,
thereby making available over 81, OO0,-
900 life insurance for payment on liabil-
tiles of about $500, 900 of the two bank
ing institutions. That Mr.. Plant de-
liberately sacrificed his life that the credi-
tors should not suffer is believed by his
most intimate friends and by banFing
and insurance men who knew him there.
He had been i'll for two months, and
the collapse Of his financial institutions,
the oldest in the city, came in the mean
time. A large deficit was found in his
private bank.
The brief session of the General Con-
ference Of the Methodist Protestant
Church in Washington yesterday de-
veloped but one feature. Rev. F. I.
Little, of Baltimore, submitted propo-
sition for union between the Method
ist Protestant and the Methodist Epis-
copal Churches. The Methodist Epis-
copaI General Conference at Los An
geles, CAL, recently referred this propD-
sition to committee. The same dispo-
sition of the matter was made on Satur-
day by the Methodist Protestant Con-
ference. The committee, however, is
yet TO be named by President Tagg. 1t
will consider not only this proposition,
but the proposed union between the
Methodist Protestant denomination and
the Congregationalists and United
Brethren.
The Presbyterians.
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