Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The temporary Filipino cabinet is ex-
tremely anti-American.
The French court of cessation yester-
day examined ex-President Casimir-
Perier in the Dreyfus case.
Seventeen horses and mules persisted
in q fire yesterday morning on the farm
of Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey, in Anne
Arundel county, Md.
The West Indian storm signal service
will move its headquarters from Kings
ton to Havana, and complete weather
service will be established in Cuba.
American, Spanish and Cuban troops
are cooperating to preserve order in
Havana. General Henry, military
governor of Porto Rico, has withdrawn
his order revoking all franchises grant
ed by the Spanish authorities there.
According to the latest advices from
San Francisco, the American soldiers
in the hospitals at Manila are suffering
as much from neglect as did those who
went to Santiago and afterward starved
at Montauk Point and in other camps.
Claims amounting to see, 100000 have
been fled with the State Department
for damages to the property of Ameri
can citizens in SPANS former posses
sion. The United States has assumed
the payment of all claims of this charac-
ter.
Rev. Sam Small, the evangelist, who
is in Savannah, is now chaplain OF the
Third Engineers, U. S. A. He says
chaplains are sort of sop to the church
sentiment, without much substance to
them; and seems disguised with the en-
tire institution. He says when he gets
out he is going to suggest that they DO
away with the chaplains.
General Otis cables that the surren-
{ der of Iloilo has been made to the Phil
| ippine insurgents. Dispatches received
from Manila show that the expedition
sent by Admiral Dewey and General
Otis to prevent Iloilo from falling into
the hands of the insurgents arrived too
late. Gen. Otis has been instructed TO
inform the Insurgents that il they do
| not peaceably evacuate the place the
| American troops will occupy it by
force, if necessary.
Senator German says the expansion
policy will prove heavy burden, add
ing S120, 100000 year to national ex-
1 penditures. The Senator thinks there
will be a sharp reaction against impe-
rialism when the people understand
the enormous expense involved in that
] policy. There will probably be, he
says, q stronger disposition TO let the
Filipinos work out their own saliva
ton, without calling upon the United
States to pay all tho bills.
Rabbi Doglia Ararosky and his assist
ant were sent TO Jail in Philadelphia
yesterday in default of fine impos sd
on the charge of Dluckiug live chickens.
The rabbi and his assistant had been
arrested at the instance of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails. An agent OF the society testified
that he had seen the accused pluck 8
live chicken in the market place. Ac-
cording to the rabbi, the chickens
plucked had been killed according to
Jewish religion.
Colonel Bryan arrived in Omaha yes
terday from Chicago. When asked il
he thought the question of imperialism
would overshadow the money issue in
the campaign Of 1900, Mr.. Bryan said it
was difficult at this time to say what rela'
ton these subjects would bear to each
other then. He thought if Congress
would adopt resolution pledgirg this
government to keep the Philippines
only as 8 trust for their people, as we
do Cuba, until stable government is
established, the expansion issue would
be at an end. With Porto Rico, Mr.
Bryan said, the situation could be sim
plifed easily. He believed the peopls
of the island should first be permitted
to vote whether they desired annexa-
ton to this country or the formation OF
an independent republic.