Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-11
NEWS OF The OAK.

Lieutenant Commander Harris, who
was in charge of the Teresa when she
was abandoned at sea, may be court
martialed.
The administration has decided to
reimburse Spain only 81, 900, 600 for the
debt contracted for Improvements IN
the Philippines.
The board of ordnance and fortifca-
tions will expend $4,000 in expert
menting with flying machines, with
view to their development for use IN
war.
The doubt as to the result in Nebraska
has been settled by an announcement
that the republicans won the legisia-
ture and the fusionists the governor
ship and State Offices.
a dispatch from Honolulu says ty-
| phoid fever is epidemic in Camps Gus
and Mckinley. There are two hundred
soldiers in the hospital and fifty are ty-
phoid victims. The soldiers are dying
at the rate of one in two days.
Among the Congressman elected in
Greater New York Tuesday was Jeffer-
son M. Levy, Tammany's nominee in
the Thirteenth district. Mr.. Levy is
the owner of Monticello, Thomas JEFF
ferson's old home, near Charlottes-
vile.
Mr.. Babcock's figures show the cleo.
ton OF 1856 straight republicans, 163
democrats, 6 populists and silver re-
publican. These figures do not include
two doubtful districts, the Second Cali
| fornia and Twelfth Texas, conceded to
the democrats.
Senator Quay in Philadelphia yester-
nouncing his candidacy for re election
to the United States Senate, and subse'
quently left for Washington, whence
ne will proceed to his Florida home at
st. Luce for ten days. sojourn. His
enemies calculate on being able to de-
feat him by coalition with the demo
Gratis The Senator does not think such
a coalition possible. He offers ,0OC
reward for evidence of bribery.
The principal of colored school in
New York says that serious mistake
is made in arranging the studies fol
colored pupils the same as for white
children. He says education for which
they sre not adapted is given colored
children. Industrial training is need.
ed. Instead they are taught things
they do not comprehend. The pres
eut system, he says, has tendency 10
qualify them for clerical positions
which are hard for them to secure.
The Great Northern through train
which passes through Fergus Falls
Mimi; at 1880 p. IN. was held up anc
robbed about five miles west of there
last night. There were eight robbers
in the gang, all we'll armed. Two were
concealed ID the blind baggage car
They climbed over the tender and com
PEELED the engineer to stop at a lonely
spot. They then looted the local safe
but couldn't reach the interior of the
through safe. A posses has captured
four of the robbers.
The most interesting event in the po'
litical world yesterday was the semi
official announcement of the admins
tration's determination to discipline
Thomas Bracket Reed. Formal no
tice, it can be stated on high authority
is 10 be served on Mr.. Reed by Senator
Hanna, acting as the Presidents repre-
sentative, that be must support the ad
miuistration policy this winter or b'
prepared to vacate the Speakers chair
when the next House is organized. l
is said that Senator Hanna is agains
him and that the administration wants
man who is in harmony with the par
ty. The man from Maine is unpopu
lar. He is hostile to the President aDc
dislikes his policy.