Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-07
New, the Day.

Albert i. BAKER snOt hpu hih1e
self on bis wife's grave in Philadelphia
cemetery yesterday.
That elections of officers OF mutual
life insurance companies is a cut and
dried affair was testified yesterday at the
first hearing of the New York legislative
investigating committee.
After five hours fighting at Naibntu,
on the island of Sakhalin, the japanese
defeated the Russians, killing 100. Two
small battles we're fought in northern
Korea on September /, the japanese be-
ing victorious.
Rioting broke out at Toxic Tuesday
night ia connection with the dis atisfac-
ton over the results of the peace settle
ment. There were several clashes with
the police, and it is expected that two
persons we're killed and 500 wounded. The
rioting ceased at midnight. Police sta
tons were the only property destroyed.
An investigation of the crab industry
in Maryland by an expert of the Bureau
of Fisheries shows that that State is far
in the lead OF other States in all forms
of the industry. Thousands of men are
employed in Maryland alone and mil,
lions of crabs are caught. Crs6eld, il
is demonstrated, is the greatest crab.
shipping point in the United States.
Private advices from Kishineff say
that street fighting continues there.
Roughs are sacking the Jewish shops,
killing or wounding many of the in
mates. It is said that over score OF
soldiers have been killed. The Jewish
self-defense committee is active in organ
izing resistance to the troops. The ARRAY
originated in an attempt of the authori-
ties to dispense demonstrators at the
funeral of Jewess.
The Maryland republican State con-
vention in Baltimore yesterday adopted
a platform consisting of denunciation
of the suffrage amendment, which was
also attacked by Secretary Bonaparte,
the presiding officer, and Others, and Mr..
John B. Hanna was reelected State
chairman for two years. A feature was
the declaration in the platform that the
republicans in Maryland were opposed
to negro domination and the social equal.
ity of negroes and whites. This is a
little more radicule than anything yet
enunciated in party platform OF repub'
licans in the State.
An imperial order was issued in St.
Petersburg yesterday dismissing Rear
Admiral Nebogatoff and the captains OF
the battleship Nicolai | (now the Iki),
and the cruisers Admiral Seniavin NOW
the Minoshima) and General Admiral
Apraxine (now Okinoshima), which
were surrendered to the japanese
in the battle of the Sea of Japan. All
four officers, besides being deprived Of
their rank, are liable to punishment un-
der the provisions of the naval penal
code. TIE Emperor has ordered al!
other officers who surrendered their yes
sells to be tried on their return to Russia.
The Anglo.Japanese treaty, it was said
at the British foreign Office yesterday, will
be ready early next week, but before
publication it will be communicated to
the powers. When the war broke out
in the far East and japanese successes
we're recorded, fears were expressed in
some quarters that Germany's hold on
Kiaochou, Shantung peninsula, would
be threatened il Russia was defeated.
There seems to be some understanding
that there will be no interference with
Germany's development of her Chinese
colony, as the German officials in Lon
don express satisfaction with the new
arrangement between Great Britain and
Japan. While Wehaiwei may not be
mentioned in the treaty, it is believed
that Great Britain is likely to evacuate
that port.