Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
NEWS Of THE DAT.


The battle ships Iowa and Oregon
have arrived at Bahia, Brazil, on their
way to Honolulu,
A new French cabinet has been selec,.
ed with NJ. Dupuy as premier and mini
ster of the interior.
The Q. S. consul in Porto Rico
reports that there is no field there for
mechanics or laborers of any kind.
AS the result ofan exciting corner in
beef in Chicago Mr.. P. D. Armour is
said to have dropped much money to
an opposing syndicate.
The criminal section of the Paris
Court of Cessation has appointed coun-
sellers to proceed with a supplement-
airy inquiry into the Dreyfus case.
The Orient distillery in Baltimore
has been sold to syndicate of whole
sale dealers in Whistles, and tits an
nounced that it will be run TO fight the
Trust.
An ancillarv bill for foreclosure
of the consolidated mortgage of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has been filed in the District of Colum.
bia Supreme Court.
The Civil.Service Reform League has
sent letter to the President expressing
its hope that he will not, as reported,
| withdraw a number of places from the
scope of civil-service rules.
Gen. Joseph Rodman West, former
United States Senator from Louisiana,
and once Commissioner for the District
I of Columb ia, died at the Garfield Mem.
| orial Hospital in Washington yester'
1 day.
A contest is in progress in New York
over the will of Mrs. Anne Maria Win
tiers, aged seventy-four years, who be.
| oueathed between one and two million
| dollars to her third husband, who is
thirty-fve years old.
Arrangements have been made by ths
government for locating at the Pensa
cola navy yard the first floating stee
dock the navy has purchased since the
memorable dock constructed by John
Roach years ago at cost of over half 8
1 million dollars.
! Rev. DR.. Swallow yesterday made
public an affidavit by WILLIAMSON
salesman, who swears that democratic
State Chairman Graman offered tC
Senator Qusy to "sell out" the State
, and allow Stones election if he were
given certain rewards.
Heavy storms are prevailing on the
Cuban coast and fears are expressed fol
the cruiser Maria Teresa, which is or
her way from Caimanera to Norfolk
The Teresa passed Cape Maysi, Cuba
yesterday morning, going at the rate O.
six knots, under her own steam.
a dispatch from Managua, Nicaragua
says: After four nights open discussion
the Congress of Nicaragua has, by 8
unanimous vote, ratified the Eyre.
Crsgin agreement for the construction
of the Nicaraguan canal. Congress ad.
journed after approving contract for
the establishment of q new bank, with
American capital.
Col. Carlos Garcia arrived at Santiago
de Cuba yesterday from Santa Cruz
del Sur. He brings word from General
Calixto Garcia that the convention at
Santa Cruz had to suppress the pro-
yisional government and assume re-
sponsibility for the direction of the af-
fairs of the so.caled Cuban republic
Gen. Garca's message is couched in in
definite terms, and the true situation is
not exactly known. Former delega-
tons to the Cuban Assembly at Santa
| Cruz del Sur are said to be in favor Of
dissolving the insurgent government
and putting themselves at the disposal
OF the United States.
The war investigating commission
concluded the work of its southern tour
at Camp Poland, Knoxville. Tenn. yes
terday, and at p. N. left for Washing
| ton. Spicy testimony was given yes
terday. Officers told of frightiul condi-
| lions at Chickamsuga, of sick men who
{ had to lie in rain, of others who got no
medicine and of regiments which could
get no boilers to purify filthy water.
Contract Surgeon Martin, who, on being
threatened with court-martial, retract-
ed his charge that the water at Chicka.
manga was contaminated, repeated his
charge before the commission. The
hospital service of the Second Division,
Third corps, was said by DR.. Conner
to have brought much disgrace to the
army.