Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The State OF Texas, according to late
returns, voted in favor of the constitut-
ional amendment pensioniug ex-Con-
federates.
Surgeon Woodson reported to Gene
raj Wood at Santiago yesterday that
there are more than 5000 cases OF
smallpox in Gibara, HoIguin and vi
cinity.
Jos. Cans was given the decision on
points over kid" mcfarland at the
Lenox Athletic Club, New York, last
night, after twenty-five rounds had
been fought.
General Renonard has been removed
from the head of the French army's
general staff on account, it is said, Of
his conduct in preventing examination
of the Droyfus documents.
The Philippine insurgents are sdvauc-
ing on Iloilo and the Spaniards are retir-
ing before them. Priests at Manila are
reported to be instigating faction TO
support Arachio, an opponent of Agui-
naldo.
Senior Quessda, secretary of the Gu
ban delegation in Washington, has
received a letter from Lieutenant.
Colonel Carbonne stating that the Gu.
ban army in the field is dying from
starvation.
Cotton yesterday sold under 5 cents
q pound for the first time in the his
tory of the New York Cotton Elk
change. The days new record was
made in November contracts. They
opened at cents pound and rallied
to 502 cents, Thursdays closing prices
but then broke to SO cents.
Plans are in process Of formulation
by the adjutant-generaps departments
for increasing the strength of the regu
lar army and bill is to be drawn car
rying out the ideas of the War Depart
ment for early presentation to Congress
The administration thinks there should
be standing force of 100000 men.
The board of control of the Joint
Traffic Association decided at their
meeting in New York yesterday to dis
solve the organization. This action
was taken because OF a recent decision
by the Supreme Court of the United
States that the efforts of the association
to control railroad rates were illegal.
Senator German made speech to a
large meeting at Denton, Maryland,
yesterday, in which he denounced the
proposed annexation of the Philippines.
He was received with great enthusiasm
The Senator said: 1.-THE islands are fill
ed with small darkies and God alone
can take care of them, America ought
not do co."
At Trinity Church, in Savannah, Ga,
yesterday, Mr.. Harvey Seward, Of
Petersburg, Va, and Miss Annie Bailey
Powell were married. A little over
year ago Miss Powell was maid of honor
at the wedding of Miss Ida Baldwin, Of
to Mr.. Hatcher Seward, of
Petersburg, and Mr.. Harvey Seward
was best man, When the bride tossed
her bouquet, according to an old Gus
tom, Miss Powell caught that part with
the ring, and according to tradition, was
to be the "next briden of that bridal
party. The best man of last years
wedding was the groom at yesterdays
ceremony.
Advices from the Cuban military
commission are to the effect that the
Spanish evacuation of Puerto Principe
will take place earlier than November
%, and that it will be desirable to send
the troops designated in the order
issued yesterday as early as November
Is. The First, Second and Seventh
Corps have been designated for service.
Fitzhugh Lees command, the
Seventh Corps, will go to Havana, as
will also the Second. The First Army
Corps headquarters will be at Cienfue-
gas. No provision is made regarding
the Fourth Corps, now at Huntsville,
Ala, under command of Gen. Joseph
Wheeler.
The first forecast that has been made
BY the democratic Congressional com.
mittee on the political status ofthe next
House OF Representatives was given
put last night by Secretary Kerr, and
states that the committee believes the
next Congress will be democratic, CIV
ing the number as 1856 democrats and
1913 republicans, and 48 doubt.
full districts, The republicans have 2O6
members in the present House, and
Chairman Babcock, of the republican
campaign committee,
stated yesterday evening that the latest
reports from all parts of the country in
1icate that the republicans will control
the next Congress. He placed the low.
est majority at %.
Late Thursday night Mrs. Frank
Good, wife of prominent merchant,
Of Parkersburg. W. W., went into the
parlor just before retiring to turn out
The gas. She was assaulted by burly
negro, who knocked her down, kicked
ner several times and injured her Sc
verely. The negro made his escape be-
lore Mrs. Good could get good look
at him. This assault is almost identi-
cal with at least ten others that have
been committed in Parkersburg in two
years, five of them in two weeks. The
residence part of the city is patrolled
by armed guards hired by the citizens.
Women 60 armed the same as men and
dress makers are required to put pistol
pockets in street gowns.