Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-24
News Of the Day.


News of another small outbreak in
Santo Domingo has reached Washing.
ton from q senior naval hicer on that
station.
Emperor Nicholas has accepted the
resignation of Admiral RojestVensky,
which was rendered on the ground of i'll
health, following wounds received in the
war with Japan.
The San Francisco banks opened their
doors yesterday and paid all demands
without limit. There VAS an ample re-
serve 10 coin, government bonds and
gilt edged securities,
The Senate yesterday passed the immi-
grafton bill. The bill consists of series
of amendments to the existing law all of
them intended to permit stricter regula-
tiOus for keeping out the detective classes
of aliens. The head tar IL increased
from 81 to S..
The Russian governm ent yesterday
issued a statement, giving as the reason
for the refusal to grant full amnesty the
restless state of the country. NJ. Milukoff
issued a warning to the autocrats, pre-
dieting q revolution unless the demand
for constitution WAS granted.
Several hundred pupils OF the Bald
win public school in Philadelphis watch
ed their cassnlate, Marie Borbouus, burn
to death yesterday morning. Marie who
was 8 years old, was during recess
attracted BY bonfire in vacant lot
back OF the schoolhouse. She declared
before she died that girl pushed her
into the Dire.
Edward PsysOn Weston, the old-Iimes
pedestrian, nov IS years OF age, reached
the City Hall in New York at 1895 last
night, having walked from the City,
Hall, Philadelphia. ia % hours 80
minutes, a distance OF 92 miles, thus
beating his own record made a quarter
of century ago.
Insanity experts we're pat on the stand
by the defense yesterday 10 the trial of
Josephine TerranoEs, who killed Gselsuo
and Concetts RigRio, her uncle and slnt,
at their home, 10 Wilismsbridge, n. Y,
en- the night of Washington's Birthday.
They testified that the girl was of un.
sound mind and not responsible for the
murder of her unnatural relatives.
The cause of unionism between the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and
the Presbyterian General Church 10 the
United Stales, the latter being in session
ia Des Moines, Iowa, now, received
decided impetus at yesterdays session.
when kilograms OF good will aud broth
srly greetings were exchanged with the
Cumberlsnds, being in session at Deca
tur. III.
Rev. l.. n Glenn. colored, WAS con-
yicted in the Supreme Court in Winston
Salem, \. c., yesterday afternoon OF i'm
proper relations with q girl under four
teen years. There are two other similar
indictments against him and one for alb
ductiag the wife aud daughter of another
man aud taking them To Pittsburg, Pa.
During the trial IL was shown that Glenn
during bis passionate in Winston Salem
conducted physical culture school for
female members Of his congregation.
A daring street robbery, which re-
suited 10 the highwsymsn getting away
with over 81, 600 worth Of d 'amonds and
watches, occurred 10 New Haven, Conn,
late Tuesday night. HARVARD Steinield,
of New York. Was held up near the rail
road station by rob5er, who grabbed
Steinfeld's bag aud disappeared in the
freight yards. The police have not yet
found clue. Steinfeld is sales agent
for New York j-welry house, and was
walking toward the station when the
robbery occurred.
Henry Sheer, only '~elve years of sge,
yesterday shot and killed Wan. FonIroy,
d negro, aged nineteen, 10 Washing too.
The trouble Of shieh the OUTCOME Vas tie