Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-12
NEWS OF TIE DAI.

Lieut.. R p Hobson has been pro-
noted to the grade OF naval CONSTRUCTOR.
The French cabinet council is expect
pec,ed to reach definite decision to-
day in the Dreyfus case.
1t is stated that Camp Wikof, at
Montauk Point, is to be abandoned and
the regulars distributed to army posts.
A force of white soldiers, believed to
be French. is reported at Fashoda, on
the Nile, 400 miles south of Khartoum.
There was renewal of erupIi)ns
from Mount Vesuvius yesterday, &C
companied by rumblipgs and ezplc-
slOu5.
George Burton, colored, who assault
ed Mrs Coggins, OF Brooks station, Ga,
was lynched yesterday, his body being
riddled with bullets.
A physician 10 Newark last week
traded baby boy, which he had taken
through charity, for valuable fox ter
r er puppy, and all persons concerned
are happy.
Moncure Robinson, well-known
Baltimore society man, was saved from
drowning in the surf at Atlantic City
yesterday through the watchfulness OF
the lie guard.
Chilli and Argentina are on tne verge
of war, and their agents in Washington
are seeking advice from American
naval officers as to the best methods Of
naval warfare.
Komura Jutaro, japanese vice-min-
lister of foreign affairs and former min.
lister of japan a. Seoul. Korea, will
succeed Toru Hoshi as Japanese minis
ter at Washington.
Deputy Quarlermaster Colonel Kim
| ball has received an order from Gen.
Miles, setting forth that parade OF the
/ returning Porto Ricau troops will take
place in New York on Saturday next.
The steamer City of Rome, bearing
Admiral Cervera and other Spaniards,
arrived at Portsmouth, n. H., yester-
day, where she took on board the Span
ish prisoners there and sailed this even
ing for Santander, Spain.
Wholesale arrests of anarchists have
been decided upon in France, Swiizer-
land and Italy. Extraordinary prepa-
| ereigos have been taken at every court,
, and many suspected persons will be
| placed under arrest.
In the Spanish Chamber of Deputies
on Saturday, Captain Aunon, minister
| of marine said: Admiral Cervera, not
having coal or food, was unable, to
leave the block4ded port of Santisg {.
He wanted to blow up his ships in the
harbor, but l informed him that il
would be preferable to leave the port
and engage the enemy. General Blan
co ordered Admiral Cervera to leave
Santiago and fixed the day OF his depar'
! ture."
Soon after peace is declared between
the United States and Spain the Span
ish government will make a proposition
10 purchase from this country for cash
the thousands of Mauser rifles, cannon
and other spoils of war captured by or
surrendered to the American forces at
Santiago, Porto Rico, Manila and else
where. This statement was made bl
Admiral Cervera during his brief visit
to Washington last week and naval
officer repeated it last night at the
Navy Department.
By the explosion of forty gallons Ct
gasoline in the cellar of grocery store
at 1444 South street. Philadelphia, last
night, FIVE, and sbly several more,
lives were lost, while the building
where the explosion occurred andthose
adjoining it On either side collapsed.
Four bodies were recovered from the
ruins last night. The accepted theory
of the accident is that Schattenstein,
the proprietor Of the grocery, went into
the cellar with Lighted lamp, which
iguited the fumes of the gasoline.