Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-23
News of the Day.


General Melguizo, who was in COM
mand of Spanish troops in the war in
Cuba, died in Madrid, yesterday.
The National Council, Junior Order OF
American Mechanics, completed its work
at Nashville, Tenn, yesterday and adj
iourned to meet in Boston in June, 1907.
Gov. Folk, of Missouri, told friend1 in
St. Louis last night that the militia
would ne sent to Delmar track Sat
urday if gambling continued there at
that time.
As a result of the wreck OF the Twen-
tieih Century Flyer. on the Lake Shore,
in which about 81 people were killed, II
has been decided to go back tn the 70
hour schedule.
Governor Bell, OF Vermont, Yesterday
signed a reprieve for Mrs. Mary H. Rog-
ers, the Bennington murderess, until
December s, 1905. She was to have
been hanged today.
Senior Cuestas, ex.President of Uruguay
died in Paris Wednesday. He was made
provisional President of Uruguay in
February, 1898, after the assassination
of President Borda and was subsequently,
elected to serve out his term OF office.
Investigation of the wreck at Mentor,
Ohio, of the Twentieth Century Limited
Wednesday night, strengthens the be-
lief that the wreck was caused by some
malicious person. An attempt to de-
siroy the westbdund flyer in the same
way was reported from La Porte,
Indiana
Believing that Japan would be sacri-
ficing too great an opportunity to give
Russia another crushing defeat, Great
Britain will not suggest an armistice al
this time. Count Cassini, the retiring
Russian ambassador at Washington, will
not participate in the peace negotiations.
There will be three plenipo ientiaries on
each side.
That Germany has any designs upon &
coaling base in Caribbean waters a report
as to which has been heretofore Gisclaim-
ed, was given an emphatic denial yes.
terday by Baron Speck Won Sternbnrg,
the German Ambassador. The Ambas'
sador is spending this month at a cottage
which he has leased at Deer Park, Md,
but is in constant touch with the embas-
sy at Washington, whence newspaper re-
ports had reached him about alleged de-
signs of Germany in the Caribbean.
Twenty-Five persons we're killed as the
result of Thursdays firing by dragons
and Cossacks on procession of 80, 600
workmen in LODI, Russian Poland,
which had been organized as a demon
stration against the government. Ten
of the about 100 wounded are dying.
Two women were crushed TO death in the
rush of the panic-stricken crowd after
the firing began. Yesterday morning
some workmen, in revenge for last night
shooting, shot and killed COssack and
two policemen.
Putting her religion above all price,
Mrs. Lucinda Ganson, of Davenport,
Iowa, has refused to accept $50, 900 left
to her by the will of the late Charles
Simpson, a Sacramento. CAL, wealthy
friend of the Ganson family, the bequest
b ing made on condition that Mrs. Gan
son become a Catholic. In the event OF
her refusal OF the money OF this coudi.
tioa the will provides that the money shall
90 to Catholic orphanage in Sscra-
mento. "Thirty thousand dollars is an
immense sum to refuse" said Mrs. Gan
son yesterday, "but | cannot think of
hanging my religion or belief for any
amount Of money"