Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-03
News Of the Day.

Edmund F. Dixey, a once famous
minstrel, died yesterday in Philadelphia
of congestion of the lungs.
William Pinkney Berry died at his
home, near North Keys, Prince George
county, Nd, about 10 miles from Upper
Marlboro, on Monday, aged ffty-fve
years.
President Roosevelt will favor the
creation of two new States-one from
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory and
one from the territories of New Mexico
and Arizona.
The House committee on judiciary
Yesterday began a series of hearings on
the Dollinger- Hepburn bill granting the
States jurisdiction over the original
packages of intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. William NJ. Marine, former col
lector of the port of Baltimore under
President Harrison, died yesterday at his
home in that city from Bright's disease
He was in his sixty-frst year.
Assistant Attorney General Robb, of
the Postoffice Department, appeared be-
fore the Senate committee on postroads
yesterday in advocacy of the bill to pro-
hibit guessing contests in newspapers.
William Zellman, jr., 10 years old,
was arrested in Jersey City yesterday
charged with holding his sixteen-year-
old sister Katharine on red-hot stove.
The brother had become incensed because
his sister failed to have his dinner ready
in time.
Miss Lydia Fletcher, author and play
wright, better known by the pen name
"Coyne," which she adopted, died at
6:l5 O. clock last evening at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, in Washington, of a
complication of diseases. She was fifty
years old.
The bill which provides that steam
railways in the State of Maryland shall
furnish separate cars for negroes, except
on express trains, and that all steam
boats plying in Maryland waters shall
provide separate compartments, was pass
ed by the Maryland House yesterday.
A large part of Rocky Mount, N. c.,
was swept away by fire yesterday, the
loss being estimated at over $S5, 900.
The fire started in the opera house in
the Masonic building. This was de-
stroyed, together with the postoffice.
The bank building, the telephone office
and five store buildings also burned.
Louis Toureyille, of Elkins, w. Va,
shot and wounded his wife, Mrs.
John Meyer and her infant child and
then killed himself yesterday evening.
He had chased his wife from home,
shooting at her as she ran and encounters
ing Mrs. Meyer and her child his wrath
turned on them. jealousy on the part
of Toureville actuated his procedure.
The Baltimore police and detective
and the off Gals of the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company are locking for Luther NJ. RAM
say, cashier of the record Office of the
superior court who disappeared from
Baltimore Tuesday morning, leaving his
accounts in tangled shape. A warrant
for his arrest, charging him with en-
bezzling "a, 900, is in the hands of the
detective department.
A large meeting of Christian socialists
in Vienna adopted resolution praying
for the blessing Of the Russian arms and
the Russians brilliant victory
over the yellow race. Several municipal
and one priest explained at
the meeting that the japanese cause was
Identical with that of the Jews, and
consequently good Christians must de-
sire neither japanese nor Jews to come
out Of the war with whole skin. Rus
STA, they said, deserved all-their sym
pathies, because OF all countries she was
nearest to the hearts of those who hated
Jews.
Port Arthur, Vladivostok and the |
country traversed by the Eastern Chi
nese railway are declared by Russia to
be in state Of siege. Port Arthur is
declared to be surrounded, its communi-