Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS UF HE DAY.
The total receipts from internal reve.
nue. during July amounted to S27, S04,-
573.
The Queen Regent of Spain has sign
ed the law authorizing the cession Of
territory.
The Vienna public was permitted to
view yesterday the coffin of the sssassi.
mated Empress of Austria.
Aguinaldo, in his latest interview,
says he believes protectorste for the
Philippine islands unnecessary.
The formal withdrawal of Spanish
to Rico, is expected to begin to-day.
Cuban nationalists propose to form a
new government for the island closely
modelled after that Of the United States.
Late reports show that the West In.
dis hurricane of last Sunday was the
worst which has occurred there in the
present century.
President Faure, in an address to
military men at Gonnetinnes, France,
alluded to the defeats of 1870, saying
they will never be efaced from our
memory"
The governments of Chilli and Argen-
ina have been urged by the United
States government to submit their diff
ferences to the arbitration OF Queen
Victoria.
The social democracy of America has
selected a tract of land in the west
ern part of the State of Washington and
will establish its rfst colony within
thirty days.
The President has selected 3 success
sor to Senator Gray as member of Il Q
United States and Canadian joint CON-
mission, but the announcement is with
held pending the acceptance of the Of
fee.
A special dispatch from Hong Kong
states that former servant Of the Rus
sian legation at Seoul, Corean, has
confessed that be attempted to poison
the King and other members of the Co.
rean court.
1t is regarded as certainty in Mad
rid that the peace commission will con-
sist of the following: Senior Montero
Rios, president; Senior Tullarrutis,
General Corero, General Aycarraga,
and Senior Urzaiz.
So much bitter feeling has been en-
gepdered in the unsuccessful candi-
dacy of John Addison Porter for Gov
ernor of Connecticut that his friends
expect he soon will resign as Secretary
to President Mckinley.
Brigadier General Joseph T. Haskell
dropped dead at the Columbus, OHIO,
barracks yesterday evening". Excite
ment of the day, incident to the return
of the Seventeenth regiment, United
States regular infantry, was the cause.
It is regarded as settled by the Chi
cago platform democrats, who held
meeting last night in the Union Square
Hotel, in New York, that they will
place in nomination full State ticket
at their convention in Syracuse the day
before the regular democratic State
convention.
In the District Court at Kaufman,
Texas, yesterday, Bob Taylor, an cpl
leptic maniac, ran amuck with huge
knife, which he fourished over the
head of Judge Dillaird. After he had
seriously cut Judge Kelley the latter
and constable opened fire on the ma
MAC with fatal result.
The Great Council of Red Men ad.
journed yesterday at Indianapolis, Ind,
The continental uniform was adopted
for the uniform rank, which will be
known as the Red Mems League. An
orphans fund was established and
standing committees named. The coun.
Gill will meet next year in Washington.
The problem is presented to the gov
eminent of disposing of the thousands
of horses and mules which were pur.
chased at fancy prices during the first
weeks fthe war. These animals are
now in army corrals in every section OF
the country, from Montsuk Point to
Key West and Tampa, and from the
great mule depot at St. Asaph's to San
Francisco, not to mention those in &C
tive service at Santiago, Porto Rico and
Manila.