Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-14
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Louisville. KY, has been selected f. r
the next lriennlal conclsve of the
Knights Templar in 1901.
The powers have decided to reject the
Sultan's proposed notifications in the
terms OF Cretan evacuation.
1t is reported that Menelik, Emperor
of Abyssina, is with England against
France in the Fashoda dispute.
The spanish cabinet council Las d.
cided to release the CUBAN prisoner
confined in the Biscaya prisons.
White troops with Maxim guns have
been sent to the scene OF the threatened
disturbance by negroes in Jamaica.
The German Emperor and Empress
arrived at Venice yesterday. They
were met by the King and Green OF
Italy and proceeded to the royal palace.
The Navy Department had prepared
to oppose vote of thanks by Congress
to Rear-Admiral Schley in the event
that Representative Berry had pressed
the resolution in the House.
While kicking in about in some dirt
at the Leadville, Col, dump, Frank
Burkhart unearthed a cave in which
he found fifty sacks of gold and silver
ore, stolen from the mines, and valued
at $4,000.
Major. General Francis V. Greene, re-
Gently returned from Manila, has re-
ceived orders to go to Savannah, Ga,
immediately and report to Maj. Gen.
Ftzhugh Lee, commanding the Seven,
| III army corps.
4 dispatch received yesterday from
St. Louis, French Senegambia, states
that Chief Samory, ali his family
| and his chiefs have been captured.
Lieutenant Joaquin personally pursued
and seized Samory. The victory Coz
cludes the extensive French operations
against that chief.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
the British, German and japanese
ministers have been pressing for an au-
dience with the Emperor for more than
week. The officials OF the Tsung-Li-
Yamen have prevented the audience,
saying that the Emperor is dying in h
small building near the palace OF the
Empress.
An explosion of gas occurred yester-
day evening at No. colliery, Coaldale
Schuylkill county, Pa, causing the
death of five miners and seriously injur-
ing eleven others. A fire had broken
out in the gangway, and the men had
| been ordered to dam up the water tc
food the gangway when the explosion
occurred with the above results.
Judge Augustus Van Wyck opened
the democratic campaign in Greater
New York, with a speech at the Acade
J ms OF Music, in Brooklyn, last night be-
! fore a crowd that filled all available
space in the building and cheered hin
enthusiastically. He denounced TIE
canal mismanagement and the republi.
! cans for violating personal liberty.
a question has cropped up that is
causing General Wood, who, in the ab-
sence OF General Lawton. is in COM
mand OF the military department Of
Santiago, not little perpleXity. Most
OF the officers Of immune regiments
from the southern States object to eat
ing al the same restaurants with colored
officers, majority OF whom are from
northern States.
In order 10 marry the man of her
choice Miss Grace 5. Moynan, OF Har-
lem, has renounced the Christian re-
lgion and embraced the Jewish faith
/ This occurred Wednesday when Miss
Moynan was married to Albert Lewis
at the snmmer home Of the Moynans
at Eberon, n. j. She disavowed her
old religion while in bath and was
given the name OF Rebecca.