Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-25
NEWS OF The DAY.
A fleet OF Spanish war vessels will es-
rt Columbus's bones from Havana to

A fleet of Spanish war vessels will es-
cort Columbus's bones from Havana to
Cadiz.
There promises to be- an interesting
aud bitter COL fict in Congress be ween
the various Interests connected with
the Nicaragua canal scheme.
The six thousand cotton mill opera.
tives at Augusta, Ga, are likely to
lose their fight against reduction in
wages because of lack of organization
and ofmoney.
1t is said that friends of Gen. Fred.
D. Grant in Porto Rico are pressing his
claims to be named as military govern
or of the island to succeed General
Brooke, who will come home in jan
uary.
A proposition is being considered in
Greece to exclude all bachelors from
Parliament. The idea is that the man
who has no wife really has no stake in
the Commonwealth because he repre-
sents no one but himself.
A Washington Dispatch says: "There
| is reason to believe that the admins
tration would be willing 10 purchase
from Spain not only the Philippines
aud Ualan Island, but all OF the Caro-
lines and the Peleg group as we'll.
The exact date of the issuance of the
civil service order OF the President has
not been fixed, though the President
has asked to have the final department
al recommendation submitted at the
earliest moment. The indications are
that it will be out in few days.
| A dispatch from Altoona, near Ham
burg, states that an umbrella maker OF
| Oldenhurg, who boosted that he had
been chosen by lot to assassinate I'm
peror William on the latter's return
from Palestine, has been sentenced to
three years. Imprisonment, after having
been convicted of lese majestic.
Every soldier in General Lees corps,
at Savannah, Ca, was made to feel
that yesterday was Thanksgiving. All
drills were abandoned, aud at o'clock
each man received ration OF turkey
| fruit and cake Over 1000 turkeys aro
several wagonloads OF irult and cake
were sent out to the camp yesterday
morning. The feast for Gen Lees men
was provided by the ladies of Savannah.
The presence in Washington of Pres
i1ent Iglesias of Costa RIGA excites com
ment and it is said he may extend his
visit 1t is believed that the Nicara-
guam Canal will be discussed during bis
stay in Washington. Secretary Hay
called on him yesterday and later he
was the guest of Minister Cslvo at die
ner. Afterwards he attended the theatel
with party and was the recipient Of
many attentions.
President Faure, of France, yester'
day donned miners clothes and de
scended into mine pit at the town o
Lens, with view of averting threat
ened strike. The President conversed
with the men and made brief speech
to them, in the course of which he sale
he desired to bring to the worker:
proof of the governments solicitudt
for them. NJ. Faure received an ova
ton from the miners.
While men were at work raising an
oil rig on the Taylor farm, near St
Msry's, w. Va, on Wednesday, they
allowed the bull wheel to get away. 1
rushed down the steep hillside at ter
rife rate, crashing into the house o
Francis Colmar, knocking the house
from its foundation and tearing away
one whole end of the building. Mrs
Colmar and children were eating break
fast at the time and all were badly in
!: jured.