Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

and Louisiana say that yellow fever is
spreading.
| 1t is feared that the steamer Leop-
, ard, with thirty passengers on board,
has been lost in storm on the Labra-
dor coast.
General Merritt made before the
American peace commission in Paris
yesterday long statement as to condi-
tons in the Philippines.
The Spanish governments offer Of
free transportation home for the fami-
lies of officers in Porto Rico has led to
great Increase in weddings.
Judge Augustus Van WICK was for
mally notified of the democratic nom
nation for Governor of New York at
his Brooklyn home yesterday.
A dispatch from Pekin says Ii Hung
Chang has not yet returned to power,
| and there is division OF opinion among
officials as to whether he will be rein
stated.
A Washington dispatch states that
oil of General Miles's recommends
tons 10 regard to the disposition OF
troops have been rejected by the War
Department.
The President and Secretary Long
will recommend to Congress the re-
vival of the grade of vice admiral to be
filed by the promotion Of Rear Adj
miral Dewey.
In addition to the Newport Training
station, the Navy Department will
soon establish one at San Francisco for
the instruction of apprentices enlisted
on the Pacific coast.
Gen. Rafael Cerero Y Saenz, one of
the Spanish peace commissioners, is
quoted as predicting that the United
States will seek alliance with Great
Britain and Japan in the Orient.
Agoncello, the representative Of the
Filipino insurgent government, who is
now in Washington, has been notified
that he will be given hearing by the
American peace commissioners in
| Paris.
The death is announced at Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, of Rev. DR.. J. n. Davis,
one OF the oldest and best known men,
bers of the Baltimore Conference OF the
M. E. Church. He was nearly seventy
years of age.
At Paris yesterday President Faure
| received the SpanishAmerican peace
commissioners. Immediately follow
ing the reception of the Spaniards, the
members of the American commission
were received by President Faure at
the palace.
1t is now estimated that the damage
to the rice crop of Louisiana from the
recent storms is 50 per cent, equivalent
to a loss of 100000 barrels of cleaned
rice. Nevertheless the crop promises
to be the largest ever raised in that
State with one exception.
The four-masted schooner Sarah E..
Palmer, from Charlotte Harbor, Fla,
for Carteret, n. j., with cargo OF
phosphate rock, was wrecked in the
storm of Charleston, S. c., Sunday
night, and Cipt. Whittier ond six men,
bers of the crew were drowned.
A decision is expected this week in
the case of Captain Carter of the engi-
neer corps, who has been convicted by
court-martial of defrauding the gov
eminent. The President has been
urged to reduce the sentence of the
court martial.
The democrats of Massachusetts, in
State convention at Worcester yester-
day adopted platform strongly con-
demning any policy of imperialism.
Attacks were made on war officials and
the blunders of military admins
tration deemed disgrace. The con-
vention was in control of the silver
wing, and resolutions indorsing the
Chicago platform, Mr.. Bryan and Geo.
Fred Williams were also passed. As
stated yesterday, A. B. Bruce was
nominated for governor.
Because the woman he loved was to
be married next Monday to another
man, Samuel Dickerson, shot and killed
her at her home in Cleveland, o., yes.
terday, following up the murder by
killing himself. The murdered woman
was Mrs. Blanche Winship, who is con-
nected with the Winships of Boston.
She was twenty-four years of age and
regarded as one OF the beauties of Cleve-
land. Her home was in the old-time
fashionable residence district of the
city.
Peter A. Wilmer, Office deputy sher-
if aud secretary of the Hagerstown
Fair Association, committed suicide
Monday night by shooting himself
through the head with revolver. He
went home that night and called to his
wife to come into the library. She had
scarcely seated herself before he wheel
ed around in his chair, pulled his re-
volver. placed it against his temple
and fired. No reason is known for his
self-destructioD. unless financial cares
gave him anxiety. He was one of the
best known men in Maryland.