Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The King of Siam has started on hi
visit to Europe and the United States

The King of Siam has started on his
visit to Europe and the United States.
The fire loss in the United States
during 1896 aggregated something over
Sill ,000,0 900, and the insurance loss is
almost S73, 100000.
Hundreds of flood refugees from the
back country are pouring into Green
vile, Miss, only to find the waters
closing in on the city.
Protests against the Dingley bill have
been filed in the State Department by
the diplomatic representatives of Ger
many, Italy and the Netherlands.
Queen Victoria visited the Prince Of
Wales's racing cutter Britannia at
Nice and conferred upon the captain
the medal of the Victorian order.
The new Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital in Washington was
opened yesterday. Dedicatory services
were conducted by Bishop Satterlee.
Mr.. Bryan left Washington on the
Florida special at 6:20 p. m. yesterday,
having had very busy day both from
the social and business points of view.
The republicans carried Rhode Island
yesterday and elected the Governor by
II 900 maj ritz. The republicans have
generally elected their candidates to
the Assembly.
Six army officers designated by Sec
rotary Alger will start for Memphis to-
day to ascertain the needs of the Mis-
sissippi food sufferers. Another detail
OF officers will follow to distribute sup
plies.
Mr.. William J. Bryan will advocate
that the nation purchase and maintain
the Jefferson home, Monticello, in Vlr'
ginia, for national monument, and he
has asked the owner to name selling
price.
General Julio Sanguily and Colonel
Lechuga, Cuban leaders, were arrested
at Jacksonville, Fla, yesterday by the
U. S. marshal on warrant sworn out
by the Spanish vice consul, charged
with fitting out military expedition
for Cuba.
The price Of wheat had sharp break
yesterday in all markets and lower
level was reached than for many
months. In Baltimore the price Of
spot wheat at the close was 73 cents, d
decline of 81 cents compared with the
closing price of the previous day.
The democratic Senators held a eau
Gus, after the adjournment of the Senate
yesterday, to consider the question OF
| the committee vacancies, but decided
to postpone action until next Monday
They want the republicans to act and
are determined to block business unless
the committees are speedily organized
Governor O'Ferrall has received al
invitation to attend the dinner of the
Reform Club of New York, which is to
be held at the Waldorf Hotel on Apri
q. Some of the leading members O
this club were Palmer and Buckner ad
vocates. 1t is reported that ex-Presi
dent Cleveland will make an address al
the dinner.
The marriage of Postmaster Genera
James A. Gary's daughter, Miss Ids
Catherine Gary, to Mr.. Francis Edward
Pegram yesterday at Brown Memoria
Church, Baltimore, was brilliant cere
mony, witnessed not only by hundreds
of their Baltimore friends. but by q
large delegation from Washington, in
GLIDING Vice President Hobart and i've
of Mr.. Gary's associates in the cabinet
of the President.
The identical notes of warning by
the powers to Greece have had little
effect, the newspapers declaring thai
they are of no practical value because
the agreement between the powers il
quite Fictitious. Brisk fighting took
place in the island of Crete yesterday
The insurgents notified the foreign ad
mirals that they are projecting an at
tack upon the fort Akidama.
The battleship Iowa, the last of the
premium-built battleships, earned yes
terday for her builders, Messrs. William
Cramp & Son, 100000 by making an
average of II even knots an hour over
the regular government course, oil the
Massachusetts coast, in the four hours
speed trial required by the government
under the contract. The Iowa, by her
grand work, proved herself to be gu.
perior to either the Indiana or Massa'
chusetts.
Mr.. Simpson, populist, of Kansas,
created scene in the House yesterday
by denouncing Speaker Reed for his
failure to appoint the committees and
announcing that he would oppose all
attempts to legislate by consent until
the House was organized. Speaker
Reed replied that the House had con-
troll ofthe Speaker. Reasonable time,
he said, had always been allowed the
Speaker for estimating new members.
He had consulted with members and
had supposed until to day that the feel
ing of the House was that the commit
tees should not yet be appointed.