Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-22
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
Five men were killed on the Anne

Five men were killed on the Ameri-
can eide in the fight at Manila.
Gen. Merritt has officially announced
the reopening of the Manila cable.
A ST. Louis firm has received an Or
der for one hundred and fifty street cars
for Japan.
England has asked Spain to explain
her action in erecting Notifications near
Gibraltar.
The Northwestern Terminal elevator
at Chicago was destroyed by fire Satur-
dav night. Loss $3.50 600.
G N. Blanco, it is said, will be likely
TO leave Cuba in order to avoid sur
rendering to the U. S. army.
Addie Christerden. female aero
naut, fell from balloon at Bergen
Point Yesterday and was killed.
In Morgan county. w. Va, on Fri
day last, young son of VIM. h. Miller
was struck by lightning and killed.
The county conventions held in Ohio
last week indicate that the democrats
of that State are still for free silver.
A United States flag one hundred fee t
long was unfurled Saturday between
two mountain tops near Tyrone, Pa.
Chairman Hull, of the House military
| committee, thinks the regular army o.
peace footing should be increased to
loo, 900 men.
Corporal Otto Hoffner, of the Ninth
New York, was struck and instantly
killed by lightning in camp at Chatta'
| nooga Friday.
William Anderson, colored labor
er, fell from a secondstory window in
Washington Saturday, breaking his
neck and fracturing his skull.
Premier Sagasta does not regard the
recent negotiations between Spain and
the United States as indicating either
peace or war. 1t is, he says, merely q
suspension of hostilities.
A mass meeting will be held in the
| National Theatre in Washington on
Wednesday night for the purpose OF
perfecting arrangements to extend q
| hearty welcome on the return Of the
District soldiers.
John w. Haverly, who was we'll
known years ago as theatrical man.
ager, and especially in connection with
, negro Ministries, has filed petition in
bankruptcy, with liabilities of 1927 ,749
and assets nominally $16, 100.
After the evacuation of Cuba by the
Spanish forces President Mckinley
=. proposes that the people of the island
shall hold an election and vote upon
the question Of government. Those
who did not participate in the insurrec-
ton will be allowed to vote.
The American flag was to be raised
over the executive building in Honolu-
lu at noon on Friday, August y. On
that day the reception OF Hawaii into
the union, which has already been ac-
complished, to all intents and purposes,
was to have been ratified with pomp and
ceremony.
Yesterday afternoon the steam
lighter Laura struck rock near the
steel pier ct Santiago and sank in ten
feet of water. at the time of the scci.
dent she had on board $50 men of the
Third Michigan regiment, who were
on their way to the transport Harvard
No lives were lost, but an exciting
scramble for the shore took place.
A triple murder was committed at
friendship, near Americas, Ca, Satur-
day night. Mrs. James McGarrah and
her son, James Boone, were killed by
negro man with an axe while they
were asleep. The murderer then out
ragged negro woman, tied her to q
tree in the woods, aud mutilated her in
shocking manner. She died also,
but not until she had told the murder.
er's name. He told other negroes that
ne had killed three people Saturday
night, then borrowed horse and rode
away. The murdered people were dis
covered by Johh Boone, q son of the
murdered woman, and crowd at once
started after the assassin. He was
caught late in the evening ano prompt
ly lynched.