Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-02
News of the Day.

A movem ent is said to be on foot to
effect a $50, 900, 000 combination OF all
the street-car building concerns in the
country.
John Sullivan was tarred aud tea'h-
cred at Benwood, W. Va, Sunday night,
and fatally injured by mob OF mill
men who resented his alleged maltreaI-
ment of boy.
Mr.. Takahashi, the financial agent OF
the Japanese9overnment, who arrived IN
New York Sunday, says Admiral Togo
will not offer battle to the Russian hee'
because he has too much at stake.
The ceremony of enshriuing the names
of over thirty thousand japanese killed
in the war will be held at the Spoken
sha Temple, at Toxic, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of this week.
Commodore Someryille Nicholson,
United States navy (retired), died in
Washington last night, aged 8S years.
He was native of New York and en-
tered the navy in 1889, retiring in 1881.
The Cars removal of religious dis
abilities enabled the old believers oi
Moscow to celebrate Easter in the
churches of the Rogoshk quarter, the
affairs of which had been closed for AZ
Years.
The woman who calls herself count
ess and says her family name is de Sal
mo, and who was arrested in New York
charged with the larceny Of clothing
from the home of Mrs. William Slater,
of Washington, was brought to Wash
ington last night.
About 20 people were killed and
wounded in riots of Warsaw, yesterday
Soldiers fired upon workmen carrying
red flags. The shooting has intensified
the bitterness of the people. A bomb
was hurled into a Cossack patrol, and
three CosIacks and one policeman were
killed.
The historic Castle of Lichtenwalde,
belonging to Count Won Eichstadt, stu
ated near Chemnitz, was destroyed by
fire yesterday evening together with
many valuable paintings. The castle was
built three and half centuries ago by
Knight Hermann Won Harras and was
rebuilt in the early part of the eighteenth
century.
The firms of John L. Williams & Sons,
of Richmond, and J. Williams hidden.
dorf IL Co., of Baltimore, are now free
again to do business on their own &C.
count. At meeting in Baltimore, yes
terday, Of the advisory committee APP
pointed by the creditors of the two firms
it was decided to dissolve the committee.
The obligations of both firms, who, col
lectively, owed $l2, 100000, have been
liquidated, with interest.
The strike in Chicago assumed alarm.
ing proportions yesterday. The striker:
were much incensed at the arrival Of
500 non-union men, and many acts Of
violence were committed. Late yester.
day afternoon the Employers leaning
Association purchased one thousand
rifles, and proceeded to arm theil
drivers and guards with them. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has agreed to give TIE
striking teamsters an opportunity to pre-
sent their petition when he arrives in
Chicao on May 10.
A panic occurred in the cathedral al
Baku, Russian Trans. Caucasia, yesier-
day during service which was attended
by the Governor General. In the midst
of the service some one shouted "Down
with the autocracy," and scattered seal
tious pamphlets among the congrega'
ton. The incident caused the greatest
commotion among the wOrshlpers. The
people made a wild rush Tor the doors.
TIE police had been alarmed and they
surrounded the place as the people were
rushing out. Several naval cadets were
placed under arrest.