Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-13
News of the Day.

President castro, OF Sueldeldj has
entirely recovered and is now seen daily
on the streets of Caracas.
Ii is thought that the British House OF
Lords will prevent the passage OF the
Irish bill nov before the Commo
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholsievitcb,
second cousin of the Car, was married
Yesterday to Princess Anastasia of Mon
tenegro.
Congressman Jos. L. Rhinock, of the
first district Of Kentucky, has been i'm
formed by his daughter, Hazel NJ. Of
her elopement.
President Disz, Of Mexico, advocates
the smalgamstion of the Central Amer
lean republics under strong govern
ment or plotectorate.
All Europe, with the exception of
Germany, joins in the chorus of appro-
val OF the Franco-Japanese treaty, and
considers it guarantee Of peace in the
far East.
News OF the destruction at Yokohama
of japanese fishing boat with the loss
of 1870 as the result of an explosion Of
derelict mine has been received at Vic
toris, B. G.
The plant of the United States Steel
Corporation at Bridgeport, o., was seri-
ously damaged by fire today. The ware
house and contents were destroyed.
Loss $50, 900.
The Lowell expedition, which is going
to South America TO photograph the
planet Mars, hopes to solve some OF the
problems which now engage the atten-
ton of astronomers.
w. w. Russell, minister at Caracas,
has sent word that payments by Vene-
zuela to the allied powers under the
agreement made several years ago will
be completed about July l.
The two main cars lines, at San Fran
cisco, the Eddy and Suffer streets, were
operated yesterday from Ferry to the
terminus at Golden Gate Park. There
was no rioting, and the city seemed
wellnigh deserted.
A message received at Madrid today
from TaiDgiers says it is rumored the
Moroccan troops have been defeated by
the Pretender. Two hundred of the i'm
perial soldiers are reported to have been
killed and many captured.
On receipt of the news Of the birth Of
the heir to the Spanish throne, the Pope
expressed the intention Of sending the
golden rose to Queen Victoria. Proba-
bly, it will be conferred upon her the day
she says mas0 on the occasion of her So
called publication.
Jake KilraiD, the heavy weight prize
fighter, who on July 1889, fought 10
rounds With John l.. Sullivan, has been
sworn in as a special police officer in
Somerville. Mr.. Kilrain weighs 30
pounds and is still paying as much at
tentiOn to boxing as ever.
Official notification has reached the
Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War
Department from Provisional Governor
Magoon, of Cuba, to the effect that he
is about 10 expend the sum of 81, OOO,-
900 of Cuban money in the construction
of roads and highways in that island.
Advices from London say that there
are indications that Mr.. BrTelPs Irish
bill will be dropped after a second reading
and the small holdings bill sill be sent
to the House of Lords with Mr.. Hal
danes army measure. 1t seems TO be
settled that there will be no autumn ses-
sion.
James 7. Dubois, Law clerk Of the
States Department, AS executor OF the
will of the late Galusha A. Grow, Of
Pennsylvania, former Speaker of the
House of Representatives, who, it is de-
clared, was blsckmailed out of cOnsid-
cradle fortune during the last year of his
life, has made public statement tend
ing to show the innocence of Mr.. Grow
of the charger made against him. Mr..
Dubois makes the positive assertion that
the deceased was not the father of Kath-
crime Livingston Williams.
Senator Foraker issued statement
last night declaring emphatically that
he would not regard as binding upon
him or his friends any action that may
be taken by the so-called harmony con.
ference called to meet in Columbus next
Wednesday. This is his answer TO the
announcement made in Cleveland Sat
urdsy by Representative Burton that
secretary TAFT would not approve "any
deal under which he should have the
support of the republicans for the presi-
dency and 10 consideration therefore
Mr.. Foraker should be Endorsed for the
Senatorship."
By a good majority the bill providing for a
new commercial agreement between Germany
and the United States was passed TO its sec.
ond reading in the German Reichstag today.
Ranchers aud statesmen will comprise the
major portion Of the Jury that will determine
the fate Of VIM ID. Haywood, on trial at
Poise for the murder of former Governor
SteunenbeTg.
Fire of an incendiary origin did $4,000
damage to the Taylor mill in Spencer, Mass,
early today.
Virginia News.
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