Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-21
News of the Day.

Alexander and Queen Draga burned in
bonfire on the palace grounds.
1t is understood that the Jefferson
county, w. ", delegation will present
the candidacy of Col r. P. Chew to the
democratic congressional convention,
which meets at Grafton on August 2.
"Abe" Taylor, negro, fearing arrest
if he reached Baltimore. jumped from
the steamer Georgia while of Hawkins
Point. Equipped with two life-prc-
servers, he was seen several hours later
swimming down the Chesapeake Bay.
By vote of |, $40 10 1896, the textile
workers of Fall River, Mass, last night
decided to strike on July 25, in all of
the so-called union cotton mills Of this
city where 12l per cent reduction IN
wages has teen announced to become
operative next Monday. Thirty thous-
employees are affected.
"Steady, democrats, steady" is the
title of an article b. Grover Cleveland
which will be printed in a magazine in
few days. In it Mr.. Cleveland lauds
the action of Judge Parker in sending
his "gold telegram" to the ST. Louis
convention, and expresses his satisfac.
ton with the platform and the outlook.
The test of the Mott fire engine, sent
to Washington from Milwaukee, proved
unsatisfactory in one particular, and
Commissioner mcfarland yesterday ap-
proved recommendation of Chief Belt
that the contract for the new fire appara-
tus be awarded to the next lowest bidder
the American-La France Fire Engine
Company.
Harmony was the keynote of the Iowa
democratic State convention, which
completed its sessions on Tuesday even
ing. The ticket named is headed by
Charles A. Dickson, of Sioux City, for
Secretary of State. The platform is ex-
ceeiingly brief, merely indorsing the
declaration of principles put forth by
the st. Louis convention and pledgiDg
support to Parker and Davis.
Viscount CASTOR de Breteuil and Mrs.
Arthur Padelford were married in Paris
on Tuesday in the Church of st. Pierre
Chaillot. Only the relatives of the con-
tracing parties and their intimate friends
were present. The bride is the widow
of Arthur PadelfOrd, formerly of Balti
more, who died in Paris on June7, 1896.
She was Miss Edith Grant, daughter OF
the late Beach Grant, of New York.
At conference in Baltimore yester-
day between Mayor Timanus, City Soil
citor Bruce and Building Inspector Pres
ton and Health Com missioner Bosley, Of
the Board of Public Safety, it was unani-
mouslv decided that an ordinance should
be prepared prohibiting the use of gaso-
line for all purposes other than to gene
rate power and providing for proper re-
strictions and safeguards in the use Of
the fluid for any purnose.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the noted
American convict who was released from
prison in Europe yesterday, left on her
gay to France. Mrs. Maybrick, it i;
expected, will soon actively prosecute
suits in court to obtain lands of great
value In Virginia, West Virginia and
Kentucky, the title to which descended
from her grandfather. President Roose'
welt Yesterday afternoon received an
official dispatch sent TO notify him oil
the release of Mrs. Maybrick.
A meteorite, weighing two tons, was
dug from farm at Taylorsville, Pa
last week and it is attracting many visi'
tors. 1t is a solid body of iron and wher
it fell from the skies it sank a number
of feet into the ground. Jacob Tebold
on whose land the meteorite landed, in
tends to coin the iron into dollars by
selling the iron to foundry. He does
not know when the meteOrite fell, bu
the tornup groun d where it landed OF
presents a fresh appearance, indicating
it fell recently.