Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-23
News of the Day.

The fluctuations in silver values are
said to have cost the Philippine govern
ment 81, 294, 0S9.
DIR. Thomas H. Williams, former
medical director of the Confederate hos
pital in Virginia, died in Baltimore yes
terday.
The first full cargo of this seasons or
anges from the groves of Jamaica ar
rived in Baltimore yesterday. There
were 1901 barrels.
German capitalists have secured CO.
cession to build in Nicaragua railroad
that may lead TO diplomatic controversies
with this country.
President Roosevelt's special train
was delayed SO minutes in Baltimore
yesterday evening by the breaking of a
tire on the locomotive, which crippled
the machine.
A telegram from st. Petersburg says
that anti.J ewish disturbances occurred at
Odessa last week, and that it is reported
that similar disorders have broken out at
Kharkoff, but that details regarding them
are lacking.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows now in session in San Francisco
yesterday reconsidered its action desig-
mating Washington as the meeting
place for next years session. By UNI
animous vote Philadelphia has been
selected in place of Washington.
Capt. John w. Hall. who was for
many years leading figure in Balh
more financial circles, former president
of the First National Bank, president OF
the Consolidated Gas Company, and d.
rector in various monetary institutions,
died yesterday from heart disease. He
was in his seventy.e eighth year.
An appeal filed by Judge Henry Stod-
dard in New Haven, Conn.,, in behalf
of Mrs. Philo Bennett, from probate in
the controversy over Mr.. Benefits will,
was Withdrawn yesterday in the Superior
Court. The appeal was filed as a safe
guard after the will had been admitted to
probate, and affected only the alleged
bequests to Mr.. William Jennings Bryan
| in his claim for the legacy in the famous
"sealed letter." Mr.. Bryan now has a
suit pending against Mrs. Bennett in
which he seeks to get possession of the
$50, 900 which he says is held by her in
trust for him, and also for $50, 600 in
three alleged trusts for educational pur.
poses 10 be distributed by himself and
wife.
In Odessa yesterday morning while
Chief of Police Neidgardt, in company
with Prince Obolensky, was inspecting
some new government buildings in the
Boulevard Nicholas, near the Pushkin
monument, young man wearing blue
blouse fired revolver iron. "a distance OF
six PAGES at Neidgart. The bullet did
not strike the Chief of Police, and the
would-be assassin was about to fire again
when he was seized by Prince Obolensky.
The mans weapon fell to the ground,
and desperate struggle ensued, in the
course of which NJ. Neidgardt was wound
ed in the hand with dagger. The as
sailant was secured and placed in custo-
dy. He refuses to give his name or any
account of himself.
The District of Columbia democracy
opened the Presidential campaign last
night under the auspices Of the Jackson
Dem scratic Association. The meeting
was held at the headquarters of the
democratic central committee, 9O4
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Wash
ington. Upward of 800 members were
present, and as many more were unable
to gain admittauce to the hall. Demo-
cratic National Committeeman james
l.. Norris, who has filled u office of
president of the association since the
death of his father in 1887, called the
meeting to order, and made an address
| in which he sounded Judge Parker s
praises and Endorsement resolutions we're
adopted and officers elected.