Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

yesterday, aged elghty-tWo years.
The collapse of wall during fire
in stable in Chicago last plight killed
two fremen and injured number of
others.
The train bearing President McKin
ley and party on their southern tour
left Atlanta at 1:30 this morning for
Tuskegee.
Marquis Ito, the Japanese statesman,
is quoted as saying that no man in
China can rescue that country from its
impending collapse.
Agoncillo, the Filipino representa-
tive, who has been in Paris, has started
for the United States to make his head
quarters in Washington.
The fish commission steamer Fish
Hawk will take government party 10
Porto Rico to study the fishing and ag-
ricultural interests of the island.
Bills have been introduced congress
creating additional cabinet ofices-a
department of commerce and industry
and department of mines and mining.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Chronicle says: "a war
rant was issued to-day Thursday for
the arrest of Count Ferdinand Wslsin
Esterhazy.
The ways and means committee of
the House yesterday agreed to report
resolution for the holiday recess from
Wednesday, December 81, to Wednes
day, January 4.
| 1t is reported in Washington that
Archbishop Ireland may go to Rome to
advise the Pope of this governments
views as to the disposition of church
property in the islands acquired from
Spain.
Captain Sigsbee failed to reach Old
Point in time yesterday to sail on q
Uoited States ship for Havana, but
subsequently left by rail and steamer
for Havana to take charge of his ship,
the Texas.
The American Federation of Labor,
in annual session at Kansas City, yes
terday discussed national expansion
and declared against an increase OF the
| army and navy as representing the
spirit of imperialism.
, Fire has destroyed the Farmers
Bank buildings at fredericksburg. o.,
| including Porterfeld's carriage factory,
the Central Whip Company's works
and halter factory with their contents.
=. Loss $4,000.
The Mexican foreign relations de
partment is preparing draft OF an
extradition treaty with the United
States which will be forwarded to
Washington to Ambassador Romero
who will negotiate it with Secretary
Hay.
The National Board of Trade, in SEES
sion in Washington, yesterday adopted
resolutions favoring reciprocity with
Canada and the South American coun-
tries. The resolution favoring the es-
adjustment Of postal saving banks was
| defeated.
Herr Bebel, socialist leader, created
an uproar in the Reichstag yesterday by
criticising Emperor William. saying it
WAS a pity that the revenues OF the
German empire were swallowed up by
the army, the navy and the colonies.
The women members of Grove Ave
nue. Baptist Church, Richmond, Iheld an
indignation meeting yesterday evening
to condemn the action of the church in
accepting the resignation of Rev. DR..
j. G. Hiden without giving the usual
notice and allowing all the members.
male and female, an opportunity to be
present.
Being approached regarding his atti-
tude concerning the volunteer soldiers,
Col. W. ]. Bryan yesterday expressed
himself as favoring the mastering out
of volunteers at the earliest possible
moment. Col. Bryan has accepted the
invitation to speak at banquet to be
given in Washington by the Virginia
Democratic Association on Washing
TOMS birthday, February 22nd.
At meeting in New York yester-
day of the stockholders of that company
Mr.. Andrew P!zzini, the assistant gen
eral manager of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company, resigned be-
cause be and General Manager George
E. Fisher do not get along we'll togeth-
er. This company will soon adopt
three-cent fares on their line. This
may result in similar reduction on all
of the street car lines 10 Richmond.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, making provision Tor the army and
navy for the next six months, dis
placed the Nicaragua canal bill in the
Senate yesterday, preventing even the
taking of vote on the question of post
ponement until after the holidays, as
had been intended. The deficiency
bill was passed after spirited discus
sion. turning principally on the point
of keeping the volunteer soldiers in the
service. The Senate adjourned until
next Monday.
A dispatch from Richmond says: A
prominent Virginia republican, who is
close friend of President Mckinley,
will at once bring out proposition for
the general government to support, or
partly support, the Confederate SOL
dier's homes in the South. President
McKinley's suggestion yesterday at At.
lants for the federal government to care
for the Confederate cemeteries has call
ed forth the proposition of the Virginia
republican. It is quite probable that
the latter will get democratic mem.
Der of Congress to introduce bill en-
bracing this idea before the Christmas
holidays.
COL. BRYAN'S RESIGNATION.
The War Department yesterday
made public the following correspond