Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-16
NEWS OF TIE DAY.


Island, is of the opinion that she cannot
be saved.
Fire yesterday destroyed the plant of
the Carr Lowery Glass Company. at
Westport, suburb of Baltimore. Loss
$125, 600; insurance, $S3, 900.
Bettina Girard, the actress, is prepar-
ing to sue for dover rights in the estate
of the late Arthur Padelford, who OBJ
tanned divorce from her.
The first wife of Judge Thomas J.
Mackey is in Chsrlestown, w. Va,
ready to testify against her husband
should he be indicted for bigamy.
The campaign for the overthrow o.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, as the leader of
the democratic party On the floor OF the
House of Representatives, has begun,
and at'its head are Richard Croker and
the Tammary delegation in the next
House.
At the w. c T. U. convention in st.
Paul yesterday Frances Joseph, color
ed, of Louisville, presented resolutions
deuouncing lynchings in the South, and
they were laid on thu table to be called
up later. The temple project was de.
feated.
Inspector General Breckenridge sur
prised the war investigating commits
sion yesterday by stating that the
| army had practically been without in
spection sincs the war began owing to
Il change in system, all reports going to
the adjutant general.
Ia Chicago yesterday, Richard Gro
ker saw Mayor Harrison, and from the
emphatic declaration of the latter it is
not at all probable any sort of deal
was fixed up, for Mr.. Harrison stoutly
maintained that ne was for silver and
in favor of the nomination Of William
Jennings Bryan for President in 1900.
According to semi official statement
in Madrid, the Spanish peace commits
sioners will not sign treaty unless the
United States modi6es its demands. 1t
is said that should the negotiations end,
America would seize the Philippines
and begin military and naval Cam
paign that would be disastrous to Spain.
Colonel w. ]. Bryan is reported as
having said in an interview: 1.-The peo
pie, | claim, have not accepted the
gold standard" The election, in Mr..
Bryan's opinion, was pot trial upon
the issues before the people. but "a sue
ceasful plea for the continuance of the
case" He did not regard the republi.
can victories as sweeping.
The steamer Wolcott ct Seattle,
Wash, from Cooper River, Alaska,
brings news of the drowning of a young
woman named Crossop and man
named Tankerson, in Controller Bay,
October 5. The body of the woman
was recovered. On it was found STA,
OOO She formerly lived in Minneapolis.
With her sister she ran dance hall 10
Controller Bay.
Mrs. William II. FELTON,, wife OF ex.
Congressman FELTON,, of Georgia, whose
speech on the race question at Tybee
Island, several months ago, provoked
the offensive editorial from the negro
editor. Msuley-the editorial causing
the Wilmington, n. c., riots-is out in
a letter calling upon white men to lynch
/, 600 negroes weekly if necessary that
the white women of the Sonth may be
protected.
Mr.. McKinley's policy of expansion
and imperialism is to be forced through
Congress at all hazards. Stiffened by
the elections, it is claimed that popu-
ar approval has been indicated, and
that the President is only bowling to the
will of the people in taking everything
in sight that belongs to Spain. The
President, it is said, has also lately re-
ceived assurances of democratic support
iu the Senate of his policy which he did
not anticipate.
Serg. Rafael Ferrer, chief of the pro-
vinciai mounted police, one Of his meD,
negro belonging to the Ninth immune
regiment, Jose Roman, a planter, and
Emilio Bsthan, were all killed in q
shooting ARRAY with drunken negro
soldiers belonging to the Ninth i'm
munes, the Twenty-third Kansas and
Eighth Illinois regiments, Monday
night at San Luis, near Santiago. Sew
eral soldiers were wounded, and Il
woman and baby were shot through
the body. The row occurred over the
ownership of pig between Cuban
and two negro soldiers.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, chair
man Of the national democratic CON-
mittee, was in New 70 yesterday
He saws silver is not daad, but that the
issue is stronger than ever. The result
of the elections, he says, was due to the
war spirit and not an Endorsement Of
MIR. Mckinley. Speaking of Mr..
Croker's Chicago interview, in which
he was quoted as saying thai the de
mocracy should conduct its battles in
the future on a platform attacking
trusts, he said: "If Mr.. Croker ex.
| poets to become q factor in national
politics he should get himself in line
with the declared policy of his party"
Major General Shafter was the OBJ
| iect Of fierce criticism by Major General
Breckenridge before the Dodge com,
mission yesterday. He said General
Shafter was incompetent to command;
that there was scarcely any preparation
to disem bark the troops, and the Santi-
sgo victory WAS due to Tcrals lack Of
nerve and the Lords supervision.
'What was TO be- expected from the
Limitations of General SKATER ?" Gen.
Breckenridge CURLY asked. He says
had Gen. Miles been in command he
would have been in the front rank.
Gen. Breckinridge practically admitted
that Gen. Shafter offered him the COM
mand at Santiago by refusing to an
swer question by Gen. McCook, of