Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-26
Foreign News.

ATHENS, Nov. 26.-The ministers OF
Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy
this morning offered to Prince George
OF Greece thu high commissionership of
Crete for period Of three years. The
King accepted the offer on benaif of his
son.
PARIS, Nov. 26.-The naval pro-
sramme for next year has been modified
and all of the proposed new battleships
have been eliminated. Altogether, SO
vessels have been added to the navy
for the next two years. France will
then have more torpedo boats and tor
pedo boat destroyers than England.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-It is understood
in financial circles here that Spain will
make thorough reorganization OF her
external debt at the beginning of the new
year.
GENEVA, Nov. 26.-The case of Col.
Picquart, whose court martial has been
ordered / y the military Governor of Paris
may take an extrodinary turn, as it Is
alleged that proofs exist that those gen.
erals who are Picquart's accusers were
guilty of conspiracy in the recent plot
to overthrow the republic. The result OF
the exposure would be maelstorm in
the Dreyfus scandle that would engulf
the prosecuting generals.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-The findings OF
the court of Inquiry which has been in
vestigating The cause of the loss Of the
steamer MohegaU, was given out to-
day. The court found nothing the
matter with the ship nor anything con-
nected with her outfit; that the captain
was in good health and gave his person
al attention to the navigation of the
ship, and that the cause OF the vessels
stranding was that she was steering the
wrong course, west by north having
been steered after passing Eddystone
Light The court recommends that IL
cases where vessel is lighted by cleo
tricity she should also have accessible
oil lamps in case of the failure of the
electricity. The report concludes with
an expression of deep sympathy with
he relatives of the victims Of the disss-
ter, both English and American.
BERLIN, Nov. 26-Tae indications
are that Emperor William is set on fnd
ing q solution for the domestic Difficult
ties in Germany. There is already
much enthusiasm over the recent agree
ment between the Kaiser and the Prince
Regent Leopold of Bavaria that q
Bavarian senate be appointed by the
regent which stall sit in Berlin and
bave representation on the Supreme
military court. The Emperor's speech
upon TIE assembling of the Reichstsg
on Dec. 6,h, is expected to be the most
important one in years.
LONDON, Nov. rs "A Carlist agent
in London has contributed an unsigned
statement to the Pail Mall Gazette in
which he says that the followers of
Don Carlos in Spain are prepared for
general uprising against the Govern
ment which will be signalled by the
signing of treaty of peace with the
United States by the Spanish Commits
sioners in Paris. The writer says
loan has been raised, arms procured,
and every preliminary arranged for the
uprising.
LONDON, Nov. ga dispatch to e
London news agency from Shanghai
SAYS that the admiral of the Chinese
squadron has hoisted the British flag
over Ting Hal and several other islands
of the Chusan archipelago and that
eight squadrons of ships are cruising
near the Cbusan islands.
HAVANA, Nov. 26.-Marshal Blanco,
the retiring Captain General of Cuba,
will deliver his command to General
Castallanos, his successor, to-day.