Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-27
News of the Day.

An anti Parker combination is said to
have formulated plan to capture the
st. Louis, convention by the oratory OF
Cochran, Bryan and Towne.
The arrest of negro on charge OF
insulting girls nearly cansed a race riot
in front of the West Sixty-eighth street
police station, in New York, yesterday.
Two women we're seriously injured yes
terday afternoon in panic caused by
the blowing out Of the motor on a car OF
the Orleans street line in front of the
Monumental Theatre, in Baltimore.
King Peter of Servia has accepted an
invitation 10 be the guest of honor at
regimental dinner of the Seventh Imam
try, whose officers carried out the murder
of King Alexander, Queen Draga and
Others in June last.
Toddling to the cupboard to get A
piece of watermelon, Angelo Fichera, 2
years old, climbed upon chair in Phil
adeldhia yesterday afternoon, reached for
the fruit. knocked revolver from a
shelf, and was shot through the head
and killed.
Five persons were drowned in the bay
off Forty-seventh street, Brooklyn, by
the oyerturning ofthe 9S-foot sloop yacht
Elsie and Katie in heavy storm that
swept over New New York yesterday
afternoon. Eight other persons who were
on the yacht at the time were rescued.
Judge George Gray, Of Delaware, is
picked in ST. Louis by the parties who
ordered the buttons as the winner in the
great combat that is expected TO be waged
in ST. Louis. Judson Harmon, of Ohio,
Attorney General under President Cleve-
laid, is the man clipped as his running
mate.
Associate Justice Henry b. Brown, OF
Michigan, member of the United States
Supreme Court since 1890, sprung de-
cied surprise on his friends on Satur-
day. when he and Mrs. Josephine b.
Tyler (uee English) were quietly married
at Crosswicks, a small hamlet a few miles
from Bordentown, n. j.
Ex-Mayor Van Wyck and John F.
Carroll, of New York, arrived at Liver
pool on Saturday and Mr.. Van Wyck
said he would talk over the political sit
uation with Mr.. Croker. Mr.. Van
WICK is for Cleveland and, it is under
stood, will urge Croker to exert his in
fiuence for the Sage of Princeton.
Peter Becker, 35 years old, an employe
of the American Rose Company, ended
his life yesterday by strangulatioL. He
body was found hanging from beam in
greenhouse on the Bladensburg road
near Washinnton. Becker having made
use of an old clothesline, which he hal
tied in slip moose around his eek.
The Citizens National Bank, of Sara
toga. n. Y. which suffered heavy run
is declared to be sound aud fully prepar-
ed to meet all obligations should small
depositors continue their demands. Loss
es by unfortunate investments and alleg-
ed Irregularities of Cashier John ii. DE
Ridder, who has resigned, are now placed
at from $50, 900 to $40, 900.
Threatened with starvation and with
her husband hopelessly insane in an
asylum, Mrs. Anna Kelsdzick of Chicago
gave up the struggle for existence, killed
her three small children and then ended
her own life. Illuminating gas was the
means of destruction she adopted, and
when,the bodies we're found earlyyesterday
all had been dead several hours.
The visit of the Spanish king to Eng
land will, it is rumored, be the occasion
for the announcement of the engagement
of King Alfonso to Princess Victoria
Patricia, of Connought, the youngest
niece of King Edward, who is about the
same age as the youthful monarch. The
principal difficulty encountered is the re-
iigious belief of the English princess,
who is a member of the Church of Eng
land.
Much surprise was felt at Madrid at a
report from Brest that an exquisitely-
dressed young woman of singular beauty
cabled at the telegraph office and insist
ed on sending a message to the Spanish
king, appealing to him to come and see
her as arranged. The authorities refused
to transmit the dispatch, audit is rumor-
ed that the young woman was we'll
known German princess in love with the
young king.