Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Americans now hold four
of the island of Porto Rico.
A movement has been inaugurated
in Spain to aid the government to &C.
quire warships.
The United States peace commits.
sioners arrived in Paris yesterday. The
Spanish peace commissioners also ar
rived there.
Colonel William ]. Bryan was unable
to leave Washington yesterday for
Jacksonville being confined to his bed
with malaria.
The Americans contemplate taking
possession of Aguinaldo's entire fleet in
the Philippines, as the vessels fly an
unrecognized flag.
Baltimore was visited late yesterday
afternoon by genuine midsummer
thunderstorm, accompanied by rain,
which fell in torrents.
Naval Constructor Hobson says he
can raise the Spanish cruiser Cristobsl
Colon and that he expects to return 10
New York on that vessel.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn
politician, has entered an objection to
the proposed nomination of Mayor Van
Wyck to be governor of New York.
The Italian government, in note to
the Car, suggests that he limit the dis
cussions OF his proposed peace confer
ence strictly to the question of disarm-
ament.
A dispatch from st. Louis, Senegal,
states that Soudanese sharpshooters in
the French service defeated an army of
Sofas, under one of Samory's chiefs,
capturing 5000 men.
Elk Governor Robert E. Pattisor,
who was nominated for Congress
few days ago by the democrats of the
Sixth Pennsylvania district, has for
mally declined the nomination.
Fanny Davenport, the well known
actress, died at her summer home, st
Duxbury, Mass, yesterday, after an i'll
ness of six months from enlargement OF
the heart. She was born in London in
1850.
A st Louis dispatch says that the
common stock Of the American Tobacco
Company has shrunk So, 900, 000iu value
since the proposed purchase OF the
Drummond plant will have to be made
with the issue Of more stock.
At Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa
yesterday afternoon, lighting struck
tent of the Tenth Ohio, which is in
field adjoining the First Maryland's
camp, on the west, and instantly killed
Private Benjamin Derlouiner, who,
with g comrade, had been detailed to
guard the tent.
The remains of Christopher Colum-
bus, which are to be returned to Spain,
were exhumed at Havana yesterday.
The remains had lain in their late rest
ing place since January 10, 1896, when
they were brought from Ssnto Domin-
90, that island having been coded to
France by Spain.
Details of the floating of the Spanish
armored cruiser Maria Teresa show
that, with the help of dynamite, she
was blown off the rocks into deep wa
ter, on September %, and proceeded
under her own steam some time after
wards to Guantanamo, accompanied by
one of the tugs of the Merritt Wreck
ing Company. She will shortly leave
for New York.
The American commissioners for the
evacuation of Cuba have received off.
cial notice that Manzanillo will be evac-
uated by October Z. Since the Spanish
officials at Havana have agreed to per-
NIT supplies for destitute Cubans 10 be
landed free OF duty, it is probable that
the United States will not hasten the
evacuation of the island. Gen. Miles
has selected one brigade of cavalry and
two Of infantry for service in Cuba.
Maj. Gen. Wade will probably Ge in
command at Havana.