Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Queen Victoria will soon be officially
asked to arbitrate between Chill and
Argentine.
Foreigners in the city of Iloilo, which
Philippine insurgents are besieging, ask
American protection.
Three of the Spanish gunboats sunk
at the battle of Manila are to be raised
and added to the United States navy.
After street parade in Havana yes
terday the Cuban volunteers shouted.
"Desth to the Americans" and created
q scene of disorder.
General Longstreet has returned
from Mexico, but likes that country so
we'll that he will probably spend his
winters there hereafter.
The ship Atlanta, wheat.laden and
bound from Tacoma for an African
port, is reported ashore near Alsea bay,
Oregon. Only two men out of crew OF
thirty are reported saved. The vessel is
a total wreck.
A member of Congress, who has
a large constituency of sugar growers,
expressed the opinion that the acquisi'
ton of Porto Rico and the Philippines
meant the ruin of the sugar growers of
the United States.
At the quarantine convention, at
Memphis, Tenn, DR.. S. D. Robbins, OF
Vicksburg, Miss, said it would be
necessary to annex Cuba and clean her
towns before yellow fever could be
stamped out of this country.
John w. Kelly, the inventor of the
Keely motor, died yesterday at his
home IN Philadelphia from pneumonia.
He claimed to have discovered new
force by which motive power would be
revolulionized. Vast sums OF money
were spent on experiments, but tue
power was never successfully utilized.
The President and Secretary Aleer
have agreed to make the same recon-
mendation in regard to the increase OF
the regular army, Secretary Alger in
his annual report and the President in
tu' in his annual message to Congress
will recommend that the standing army
be placed on permanent peace basis
of 100000 men.
A telegram from Toledo, Ohio, states
that q seventy FIVE pound cut-gless
bowl is being made for President Nc
Kinley. Fifty years ago two cut-glass
bowls were made in that city, each
weighing over six hundred pounds
One was presented to Henry Clay, and
the other stands to this day over the
grave of Michael Sweeney, in Green
wood Cemetery. on monument.
Since it is apparent that the demo
Gratis will have very small majority
in the House of Delegates and the re-
publicans similarly diminuive ma.
| iority in the Senate on the face of the
returns when the Legislature meets in
January, each side is organizing 6
movement to make its majority effect
i've and to prevent the other from gain
ing the opening advantage.
Alarming reports have reached Sec
rotary Alger from Porto Rico, alleging
that rioting is in progress in certain
portions OF the island, and charging
| that in most instances the trouble is at
tributable to the misconduct of Ameri-
can soldiers. A cable message ha:
been sent to Gen. Brooke, at San Juan
by Secretary Alger. directing him tt
investigate the matter and make re
port to Washington forthwith.
There was q noisy scene in thf
French Chamber of Deputies yesterday
during III. Lasie's Interpolation of thu
proposed government measures tc
maintain the inviolability of the secre
documents in the Dreyfus case, which
are understood to affect the nationa
defense. Premier Dupuy recalled the
recent ministerial statement on the sub
ject, adding that the chamber could de-
pend upon the vigilance of the govern
ment as to the subject under debate
He moved that the debate be adjourn
ed for month. NJ. Lasie vehemently
attacked the government and the
magistracy, which called forth indig
nant protects from the majority of the
house. He accused the government O.
failure to enforce respect for the ma
tional honor, but, amid tumult, NJ. Du
puy's motion was adopted.