Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-13

each of one battleship.
The Navy Department has been in-
formed that the great dry dock at the
Port Royal, S. O., naval station was in-
iur(d by severe storm which swept
along the coast about week ago.
A dispatch from Washington says:
Major General Fiizhugh Lees Seventh
Corps, at Jacksonville, including COL
William Jennings Bryan's regiment,
will go to Cuba TO remain for gear at
least.
1t is stated that Messrs. Lincoln, La
mont, Henderson, Schofeld and Cor
don have declined 10 accept the Presi-
dents appointment as members OF the
committee to investigate the conduct
of the war.
President Mckinley is greatly disap-
pointed al the refusal of the gentlemen
selected by him to serve on the con
mission TO investigate the management
of the War Department. 1t is believed
that he will abandon the proposed it,
vestigation, leaving the matter entirely
in the hands of Congress.
A passenger train on the Texas and
Pacific railroad, consisting Of all engine
aud four coaches, plunged through
bridge at point twelve miles south OF
reXarkana shortly after noon yester-
day. Four persons are reported killed
outright and number of others more
or less seriously wounded.
The revenue cutter Bear has reached
St. Michael with 105 whalers from the
wrecked vessels of Point Barrow and
details of the loss of the whalers Orca,
Rosario and Freeman. The whaling
vessels Orcs, Freeman and Rosario
were crushed in the ice near Point Bar
row. and the sailors barely escaped.
Elias aud Troy Hatfield, aged respect
lively Is and IS years, but members OF
the notorious family ofoutlaws, escaped
early on Sunday morning from the
county jail at Logan, W. Va, where
they were confined on charge OF muir
der. They procured saw, and with
it cut two of the iron bars in the win
dow of their cell.
Gen. Wheeler, who went to Alabama
to bury his son, has 10 faith in the
peace commission to settle the war
with Spain He says he believes that
the war is not over and expects q re-
sumption OF hostilities. He thinks
Spain will not give up the Philippines,
while the United States cannot afford
to turn the islands over to Spain.
President Mckinley proposes to il
struct the peace commissioners to de-
mand the cession of the island of Lu-
ION from the Spanish com missioners vt
Paris, leaving the rest of the PHILIP
pines to Spain, with guarantees against
their alienation without our consent
and for their good government and fer
commercial privileges to Americans.
The 2O-round bout for the light
weight championship Of the world b'-
tween Frank Erne and Kid Lavigne,
that was to have been the opening
contest at the Hawthorne Athletic
Club at Cheektowaga, Buffalo, n. Y,
was stopped by sheriff Kilgallon before
the men came together in the arena
last night. Boxing is not allowed in
Buffalo, and the Corbett- Mccoy bout
may be prevented.
Between eight and ten thousand
Irish Americans gathered at River
View, near Baltimore, yesterday after
noon to celebrate the defeat of the
British at the battle of North Point
and to protest against the pro-
posed alliance between England and
the United States. Resolutions were
adopted urging citizens of Irish de-
scent to oppose ct the polls any party
favoring an Anglo-American ALLIANCES.
Bishop SAtterlee mas bought from Mr..
AMI L. Barber for 5000 q tract of
land at the corner Of the Woodley Lane
and Tenallytown roads near Washing
ton, as the site for the proposed Episco-
pal Cathedral and other church build
iugs. Ii is intended to cluster around
the cathedral the diocesan schools, ard
to erect the buildings as the funds
come in. Millions of dollars will be re
quired to buid the cathedral The
only building so far arranged for is the
school for girls, which will be erected
by Mrs. Hearst.
Judge Prouty, of the federal court 8
Tecumseh, Oklahoma, was lynched by
q number of negroes near his home late
The negroes, numbering only
ten, overlook him on the public road
about four miles out of town, bound
him hand and foot, stripped MIN of his
clothing and hanged him to tree by
the roadside, where his body was found
yesterday morning by farmers going
into town. On the body was pinned
piece ofpaper upon which was scrawled:
Justice to negroes" The Judge had
neglected to prosecute some cowboys,
who had shot negro.
Republicans won vest erday's State
election in Maine, though by reduced
majorities, Governor Powers's plurality
for reelection being about % 0O0 The
republicans carried the legislature. The
senate is solid. Of the Isl members of
the House, all but about eighteen will
be republicans. This is gain BY the
democrats, who had but six members
two years ago. The reelection of Eu-
gene Hale as United States Senator is
thus assured. Congressman Thomas
B. Reeds vote exceeds the vote for
Gov. Powers in the first district. The
district comprises Cumberland and
York counties. His plurality is esti-
mated at $500, of which about $500 is
furnished in Work nountv