Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Philippine insurgents have caI
tured the Island of Negros.


Col Enoch Totten, well-known
lawer of Washington, died last night
aged 60 years.
DR.. A. S. Amber, of New York, tried
chlorine gas in 25 cases of diphtheria,
and cured "a of them.
DR.. Guy Carleton Lee, of Baltimore,
in an interview, asserts that the colored
race has degenerated.
Thirteen African chiefs were recently
hanged by the British in Sierra Leone
for numbering American missionaries.
Judge Day, president of the Ameri'
can peace commission, is suffering from
an attack of malaria in Paris. His ILL
ness may delay peace negotiations.
The Cuban Assembly at Santa Cruz
has appointed a commission of five,
headed by General Garcia, which
started for the United States to confer
with President Mckinley.
Wilmington, N. c., is gradually set
ting down to its normal condition. No
more riotipg has occurred, and the new
city government is taking all necessary
precautions to prevent repetition OF
the scenes of the past few days.
George Dixon, the colored feather
weight, was awarded the decision in
the tenth round in his fight with Dave
Sullivan in New York last night be-
cause Jack Sullivan, one of Dawes Sec
onds, entered the ring before time
was up.
William King, colored, of New Bed
ford, Mass, one hundred years old
who is visiting his cousin, Thoma:
Martin, turnkey of the jail in Plain
field, n. j., says that he has two hearts
The doctors find that ne has one on
each side and also two breastbones.
President Mckinley has under ad-
vsement q proposition to transfer the
Board of Pension Appeals from the
classified civil service to the unclassi-
fed civil service; that ia, to remove
this Office OF the Department OF the In
terror from within to without the pro
visions of the civil service act.
The Madrid Heraldo says the Span.
ish government has resolved to main
tain Spain's sovereignty in the Philip
pine Islands and that it has been sug'
gested that Emperor William: OF Ger
many, who is expected to visit Cadil
and Madrid soon, be asked to arbitrsle
the questions in dispute between Spain
and the United States.
1t his annual report Adjutant-Gene
raj Corbin says the strength OF the vol
unteer army organized for the wal
with Spain reached its highest poin
during the month of August, when i
numbered 1871 officers and POI, 244
enlisted men. The Adjutant-Genera
favors increase of the army, but M
changes in sssff organization.
Spain is making final effort to Sc
cure at least the friendly interpositioI
of the European powers in her trouble
with the United States, and her ap
peal has not been altogether in vain
The Spanish commission will seek pre-
texts to delay the negotiations until The
opportunity offers to consult Emperor
William at Cadiz or Madrid on No
vember 10 or 20.
The Kirksyille Savings Bank wa
robbed yesterday of SIS, 000 in govern
ment bonds belonging to Sam Reed The
president, and something in the neigh
borhood OF $ll 900 in gold and green
backs. Sixteen hundred dollars in sill
YER was scattered around, evidently be
ing too big load for the thieves to car
ry. Twenty-four hundred dollars il
bills lying on the books in the vaults
were not seen by the robbers. There ii
40 clew to the robbers.
A complimentary banquet was giver
to Gen. Miles at the Waldorf-Astoria
in New York, last night. The leading
professions, military, naval, and bust
ness men of the country were repre-
sented. The General in response to 6
toast said that "we can no longer con
6ue ourselves to the narrow limits o
the past. He f4vors territorial expan
sion. The arrival of Governor elec
Roosevelt at the banquet hall was the
signal for great outburst of enthusi'
asm.
Complete returns from Nebraska are
10 hand. The head of the republican
ticket, Hayward, has IS, 1863 votes, and
Poynter (fusionist), 91,1OS, plurality
for fusion of 1859. This is net gain
of 10, 1868 for the republicans. The Of
fetal count may change these figures
slightly. Both sides still claim the
legislature, each claiming fraud on the
part of the other and an effort to steal
the legislature. The returns indicate
that the republicans have majority o.
three in the Senate and the populisti
two in the House, and it is said the
populists may unseat republicans and
control the legislature end re-elecl
Senator Allen.
The proceedings in the case of Te-
renee Y. Powderly against John w
Hayes, general seoretary-'r ssurer Of
the order of the Knights of Labor, on q
Judgment obtained in the courts 81
Pennsylvania for 81 225, due the plain
tig for salary as master workman of the
order, took quite an unexpected turn
in the Supreme Court of the District oil
Columbia yesterday when the attor-
neys for Powderly, filed motion ask
ing for the appointment of receiver
for the order of Knights of Labor, and
also asking that the defendants named
in the suit be restrained from removing
any of the money or other property OF
the order from the District of Columbia.
Maj. Gen. Fi'zhugh Lee arrived at
Savannah yesterday and assumed com.
nand of the Seventh Army Corps. now
encamped there. He was accompsni-
ed from Richmond by Governor ].