Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Former Captain. General Augustiu,
of the Philippine islands, has also re-
turned to Spain.
Native Hawaiians are making Wig
orous protest against the annexation Of
the islands the United States.
The retirement from active service Of
the British ambassador, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, has been postponed until
April next.
Admiral Cervera and the Spanish
naval prisoners from Portsmouth, n.
H., have arrived at Santander, Spain,
and were renewed with cheers.
The Spaniards still hold seven sea-
ports on the island of Luzon. Their
hold on the southern islands of the
Philippine group is weakening.
The Porto Rico volunteers have been
disbanded and the Spapish regular
soldiers there are preparing to leave the
island at the earliest possible time.
The President has given an intima-
| ton that he has decided to postpone the
occupation of Cuba until cooler wealth
er sets in and all danger ofyellow fever
at Havana is past.
Conuecticut.democrats in State con-
vention at New Haven yesterday ig-
nored the Chicago ftee.silver platform
and nominated former United States
Treasurer Daniel NJ. Morgan for cover
nor.
Governor Hszen S. Pingree was yes
terday renominated by Michigan re-
puolicans, who also Endorsed his ideas
for the taxation of corporations and
Secretary Ayers management of the
War Department.
The attitude of Rev. DR.. Parkhurst
and the band OF New York reformers,
who threaten to put up rival candidate
against Col. Theodore Roosevelt be-
cause of the colonel's consultation with
Patt. is the subject OF much adverse
criticism.
The Secretary of War, who yesterday
inspected Camp Poland at Knoxville,
and reviewed the enlisted men camped
| there, made a speech to the command
ing officers at Gen Mckee's headquart-
ers during the morning, in which be
fixed the blame for the sickness in the
different camps throughout the country
on the commanding officers.
a prominent gentleman close to the
national administration, as well as to
the officers ct Camp Hamilton, near
Lexington, Kentucky, says the pres
ent tour OF inspection of the south
ern camps by Secretary Alger, Quar-
7 termaster Ludington and Surgeon
General Sternberg will likely develop
numerous charges from reeimental and
general field officers. against both the
medical and quartermasters depart
ments, and especially against some
commissaries.
Maryland advocates of the Chicago
platform held a State convention il
Baltimore yesterday, reaffimed their
allegiance to the Chicago platform and
| formed a permanent organization un'
der the name OF the Maryland Demo.
cratic Association. Congressional dis
trict conventions were held later, Wm
Willis, OF Talbot county, being nomi
dated in the first district, and Nichola:
F.! ". Steele, democratic candidate, in the
second district, and DR.. ]. B. Schwatka
in the third, being Endorsed.
DEVILS Island, where Albert Drey-
fus, former captain in the French artil-
lery, is confined. under sentence for
having, as alleged, sold secrets Of the
war Office to foreign government, is
but a short distance from Cayenne
where the convicts are in revolt. 1t is
possible that the revolt may be the
death.knell of the prisoner whose con-
demnation has so stirred the French
nation, for his guards are under strict
orders to kill him if any attempt i;
made to release him or if there is any
possibility of his escaping.
Moutero Rios president of the Spanish
Peace Commission, speaking of thewar, say:
Spain needed man who would sacrifice him
self by recognizing the futility of war with
powerful nation, when Spanish sovereignty
could not be maintained in her colonies.
All the southern islands Of the Philippine
group will probably be seized By the insur'
| gents unless the Americans interfere.
COL John Hay, former Ambassador to Great
Britain, arrived in New York yesterday.
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