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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
From Manila and Hong Kong

VICTORIA, b. c., Oct. 20.-The steam,
ship Empress of Japan reached port
Yesterday afternoon with q number Of
passengers returning from Manila
Major Tilden reports that the fear OF
trouble with the insurgents is greatly
overestimated and everything remains
in statu quo as it was before the arms
tice
The officers of the Empress Of Japan
report that q serious street fight oc-
Cured shortly before they sailed be-
tween sailors of the American fleet and
Germans at Hong Kong, W. c. Lake,
an American storekeeper, was found
murdered at Chemulpo.
The manager of Hong Kong wreck
ing firm has gone to Manila 20 raise
the sunken Spanish warships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
MILITARY AFFAIRS.

The indications now are that the
Third regiment will be mustered out
the latter part of next week, perhaps
on Friday or Saturday. The surgeons
made fine progress yesterday with the
physical examination of the men, and
will complete this work to-day.
II Major Shanks had not been called
away to prepare for the mastering out
of the Second regiment he might have
been able to get things in shape for the
Third to be mustered out by the mid
die of next week, but he will not return
until Saturday, and will have weeks
work before him.
Official notification was received al
the office of the Adjutant. General from
the War Department yesterday of the
resignation of niue colored officers Of
the Sixth Virginia regiment, stationed
at Knoxville, Tenn.
The Governor directed Acting Adult
ant-Geueral Stern TO notify Colonel
| Croxton, who commands the Sixth, that
promotions 10 this case, as in every
other, would be made by moving up
the man next below, and asking him il
this met his appreciation.
While Colonel Croxton has not public
y stated his views in this matter, it is
we'll known that be does not believe he
has in his regiment, with but two ex-
captions, competent officer, or man
who will make one.
However, Governor Tyler will make
promotions from the regiment, and il
the new officers, or the old, for that mat.
ter, cannot stand the examination or
dered by the department, their places
will have to be filled by white officers.
These will be taken. of course, from
the Third reg iment and probably, also,
from the Second, should it be mustered
out. At any rate, the strong probabil.
ity is that the colored companies will
soon lose all their officers of their own
color.
The governor will not decide upon
any plan for the reorganization of the
State militia until after the Third and
Second regiments are mustered out.
He ia still of the opinion that it would
be better for the State to have two reg
iments and require them to be kept
fully recruited and well drilled than
four with the number of men below the
minimum. The governor Is much in
terested in the conference called by
Gov. Bloxham, of Florida, to consider
the matter of uniformity of rules gov
erning State militia and he will send a
few good men to that meeting to repre-
sent Virginia.
1t is probable that the Third Virginia
regiment will receive pay for their ser
vices from the time they first volunteer.
ed to enter the United States army for
the war. The whole amount OF back
pay will be some 10000 to $50, 900,
and will be compensation for about one
month between the time the men vol
uDteered and the time they were &C.
tually mustered into service. First
Lieutenant S. R. Donohue has been COM
missioned to succeed Capt. Willard, of
Company l. Second Lieutenant r. c. L.
Moncure has been moved up step,
and First Sergeant Thomas R. Love, o
son of Judge Love, has been made Sec
ond Lieutenant. The new First Ser.
geant is G. Il. Ford.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Admiral Schley has been placed in
command of the naval station at San
Juan, Porto Rico.
General Pho Pillar has agreed to evacu-
ate on October 25 the last remaining
suburb of Manila held by insurgents.
Secretary Long will ask Congress to
increase permanently the number of
sailors allowed for the naval establish
ment from 1880 to 10000.
The War Department states that Col.
W. J. Bryan has not been refused leave
of absence and that he has asked no
indulgence of the department.
Agoucillo, the Philippine envoy, is
quoted in an interview as saying that
Admiral Dewey promised freedom to
the insurgents in return for their aid.
Colonel Parron, the Spanish officer
who commanded at MaDzanillo, says
the Cuban insurgents were lazy ex-
slaves and malcontents, influenced by
agitators.
Surgeon Frye, OF the third division
OF General Lees camp. was outspoken
in condemnation of hospital methods to
the war Investigating commission at
Jacksonville yesterday.
The War Department has been mott
fed that 5000 Spanish troops in Cuba
have embarked for the return to Spain
and that arrangements have been com
pleted for 10000 more in the near iu-
| ture.
Newspapers received at Vancouver
B G., by the steamer Empress of Japan
| which arrived yesterday from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, publish the
amazing statement that III Hung
Chang and the Dowager Empress OF
China have been secretly married.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, in speech
at North Shields, Eng, indicated that
Great Britain would fight if France in
sisted on holding Fashoda. Both coun
tries are resounding with war talk, bu
conservatives are hoping that no &C
tual fighting will be necessary. Russii
| is said to have discouraged France
Warlike preparations by the French
navy continue.
Major General Otis, commanding thu
military forces of the United States a
Manila, cabled theWar Department yes
| terday review Of the situation in The
, Philippines, showing that Aguinaldo''
influence is on the wane. Adjutant
General Corbin has issued orders di
recting four regiments to prepare to sal
from San Francisco for Manila TO re
inforce General Otis.
The Marid correspondent of the Lon
don Times says: Captain Aunon, thu
minister of marine, has received dis
patch from Manila announcing q nava
engagement between the American
and the rebels. in consequence OF AID
miral Dewey forbiddng The latter to fl,
the rebel flag from their ships. TIT
dispatch adds that there were losses OF
both sides, but that the Americans cap
tured the rebel ships The scene OF en-
gagement is not stated, out it is sup
posed to have been Manila bay" Tn
State Department at Washington ha
heard nothing Of the reported engage
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
GEN. LEE.

General Fitzhugh Lee has been grant
ed indefinite leave Of absence on &C
count of the illness OF his wife. 1t NAV
be necessary to remove Mrs. Lee to a
health resort, aud General Lee desires
70 be with her. Gen F. V. Greene NAV
lead the army of occupation into Ha
vana. Major General Keifer. of Ohio.
was the senior officer OF the Seventh
Corps next TO General Lee, but he is on
9urlough, with an application for mus.
ter out pending.
The physicians il attendance upon
Mrs. Fitztugh Lee last night said that
she has about passed the danger line
and that there is good reason TO believe
she will recover.
There was report current at the
War Department in Washington yes,
terdsy afternoon TO the effect tia; Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee would soon be detached
from command OF the Seventh army
corps, at Jacksonville, as it is said to
be the intention of the President to
make him military governor of Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
SENATOR TILLMAN's SPEECH

eenator Ben. B. Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, last night addressed large mass meet
ing of democrats at the Academy of Music in
Richmond The house was crowded to the
doors The meeting was held under the aus
pieces of the Old Dominion Club. The Senator
was introduced by Mr.. Jefferson Wallace the
chairman of the city democratic committee.
The Senator devoted much of his attention to
the discuss on of State banks. The free sill
YER question and the Chicago platform came
in for no little attention and met with the
hearty approval of the speaker. They will
never give you the state banks" said Mr..
Tillmsn until you have got the President,
the Senate the House and can take what you
please" Coming down to the campaign in
Virginia Senator Tll'mau, who has just re.
turned from that district, said that Hon.
Claude Swanson will carry the fifth By double
or treble the majority by which he was re-
turned two years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
THURSDAY EVENING. OCT. 20, 1898

THAT THE administration has aoan-
doned all hope of support in the South
is proved by the fact that it has ap-
pointed, and is appointing, negroes TO
all sorts OF federal positions in this sec
ton. where, it must know, that sucn u
policy naturally cOnsOlidates the vote
of the white people. 1t may, however,
by pointing out that policy to the ne
proes in the North, who are talking
about breaking away, hope TO induce
them to 1ally to its assistance, and
it is well known that the negro
vote alone is what secures the
the republicans several OF the larger
States in that section. But thai hope Is
likely to be disappointed, as negro
is influenced by the quarter tLat Is
given to him, not by that given to an
other one of his race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

New YoRX, Oct. 2o.-Tarc w.. .-
ing time at the opening OF t.. .rC..
and local whc markets ta- uou..e d.
Liverpool market started gi.c-s .le.,.
of SIX pence for cash We stan.
lures on account Of the iu,eru.-.r.,. ..
cations Reports from CheAgo ac o..
the excitement attending tle I-t.
has there been such a sensation u Did. a.
cago curb. When the msrsu,orr. ...
monil IN reigned Oh the Eos r.t....
The bears had TO face 2 mn.a.v b..
the prices touching IS cent. .r,..
utse. The scene enacted IN t.et....s..
had its counterpart IN ttcloa
mark ct ut the opening pre-cr'ei
scene with shorts uyls 10 ~. nt.a,s...
price ard willing to p 1870 or-- PER a...
more than last nights .c- g. ,...-..
standing contracts. 1h.0 e.
trading excitement couDue t..l.e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
Tynhnons and FIoods.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 20-Disa:-
trous typhoons, sand storms and floods
have caused fearful loss of life in the
Orient. In the district watered by the
river feng. in Japan, hundreds Of vii
lagos have been swept away, and 1000
people have been drowned. Another
report says $50 towns are under wafer.
Thousands of refugees are hockiDg to
the cities. The Isikari river has also
overlooked ,drownin Cover 900 people.
Seven procedures were destroyed. In
terrible typhoon off Formosa, hap
pening the same time as the floods,
great damage to shipping was done.
At Tenant eight junks were wrecked
and hundred lives lost. Twelve junks
were driven to sea and lost. The
steamer Rensi Maru was driven upon
the shore. Among the many ships
wrecked was the American bark Comet.
The crew was saved. Homeward
bound passengers state that they passed
through twenty miles of abandoned
wrecks, chiefly Chinese junks. The
loss of life must have been enormous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

THE gold monometalirs!s ask, III
we want 1896 over again ?" Well, as
six and a half million men voted for
free silver two years ago, and more will
do so next month, there will be 1896
over again, whether some people want
it or not and, what's more, there will
be 1896 over again in 1900, and al
every subsequent election until the PEG
pie of the country get what majority
of their unbougnt voters desire-a test
of the effect of free silver coinage. Such
s. test will satisfy them: nothing else
will, and the sooner they are allowed
to have it, the better it will be for
everybody, as the depressing uncer
taiuty will then end.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

The Presbyterian synod OF Baltimore
Yesterday voted down resolution en-
dorsing the administrations new pol
icy of imperialism, wisely. and there
fore properly, taking opposite groun@
to that taken by the Episcopal conn
Gil in Washington. The church, like
man, should attend 10 its own bushes:
aud let alone that Of the politicians
Render unto Cesar the things that ART
Caesars and unto God, the things tina
are Gods is as good advice now as j
was when first given.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
TELEGRAHHIC BRETlTIEN

Thomas Davis and Walter Ala
were instantly killed this morning 5y
landslide in quarry, near AsbayII.rl
c. The men were covered bya -l-
dred tons of earth.
1t is reported that the room otel
Gov. Bullock, of Georgia. q, the A'.l.
ton Hotel in Washington was rees1'.
robbed OF jewelry aud diamonds ys.l5
at several thousand dollars.
Mr.. Samuel Il Carmon. yard co1i-,
tor of the c. x 0. al Orleans ,gv.
Richmond, met a horrible death % q:
yards early this morning by heni ri.
over by train. His body wa, g,o-i
almost 10 8 pulp.
The lives of forty cbi..ren were u.
perilled during a fire wr.ca desrlA
the Whitman county caaisel -o-'
at Thompson, Conn, this moHl. q
heroic work the attendaltsat t1e lolf
succeeded in rescuing all the Oh a.'-I
The bicycle parade, the .as, o.las1
of the Chicago peace jubilee ,e1si-'1
for to night, has been declared Oh 4
account of the rain, and the P'e'.i'-
who promised to stay and rev.e" 10
again forced to change bis p.an- II
had arranged to leave for Wssr's
at II o'clock tonight. bu. De II
depart Immediately after de,iyrfi'S-
address to the railroad men at Tue f''
regiment armory this afternoon
The body Of weli.dre,sei " -'is
thirty years old, was found in tae .A
of An apartment house on N.u'a a's
York, early this morning Yer
swollen and prOtrudC itsH "-
which would indicate poi,aau-
she entered the house wh.e q"
pose of committing suicide.
George w. VANDERBILT has sh.e.e
drive numerous "squatter-
Bltmore near Ashville y.
designed for game pre7erT.
will fight the case on the s..--A
have been in undisputed posses. '-
years. e
Chief Engineer Philip 10. ~. i
was retired last August. cio e
Strong's sanitarium AT sSa.'- IS
terday, from neuralgia Of i.+ e
years. He was appoin'H e 3D.
the District OF Columbia iH I-2.'
At Paterson. n. j, th'-
Reinhard shot and killed
and then shot himself
wound Reinhardt :; ret
or and had been drinking veg
some time past.
In collision with the s'c
the Cleveland, O., barbor entrance
ing the tug L. P Smith "e'.
of Lake Erie. The fireman
and went down with the W.
was not injured.
The headquarters OF tHe
will be moved 10 Ssysrnsa as
hospital train took $50 -rs
ion hospitals ~ JacksouYi..'' K
to Fort Mycr, Va.
Miss Blanche Beck, who @,
Falls, o., some time ago 'ro" . H.
was stricken with ye.lo" ~. .;.
Miss Beck ven o. 1'"'
a month ago to teach school
The battIeship Texa, s.. I'd
this morning for Phi.aae.p-it'
a conspicuous part III the
will shortly be celebrated 30 ''
The yellow fever ep'd .....r
vas given a new lease oil ..'
-ise in temperature
It is reported that Tod 1.
mn Jockey. recently osi
,accarat in England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

kIEG GEORGE NOTES.-The fall fish
cries on the Potomac have been very
successful, SO far, and the fishermen are
at present. hopeful over the prospects.
Partridees are more abundant now
than they have been for three or four
years, and they are large and fat.
The chestnut crop in this county is
the shortest in many years, and the
burrs are opening so irregularly that
the people will not derive much from
the crop.
Opossum hunters are making the
nights hideous just now, the woods re-
sounding with their peculiar whoops
and the cries of their dogs. But many
farmer and his family are feasting
and fattening on baked 'possum and
sweet potatoes, two inseparable viands
for the month of October.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

WALKER, MIMI, Oct. 20.-Fifteen hos
tile Indians have now surrendered,
eight more are coming in this morning.
The chief OF the Pillagers will be
brought in to day. Two OF the In
dams are carrying bullet wounds re-
ceived in the battle of October 5. Seven
Indians gave themselves up yesterday.
The surrender was probably the most
unique in the history OF warfare. In.
stead of giving themselves up to the
marshal, the Indians surrendered to
several newspaper correspondents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
COLOR LINE IN MASONRY. = The

COLOR LINE IN MASONRY. - The
Grand Lodge Of Kentucky Masons, at
its session yesterday, unanimously adj
opted the resolution reported by its
special committee which recommends
non.intercourse between the Grand
Lodge of that State and the Grand
Lodge of Washington because of the
action OF the latter in recognizing negro
lodges. The motion to adopt was
seconded by fifty master Masops. 1t
was also decided to build home for
aged and infrm Masons, $4,000 OF the
necessary 600 for this purpose hav-
iug been raised, $4,000 within the last
year. The Grand Lodge pledges itself
to donate 81 900 for ten years, in order
to secure the remaining $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
The DrcYfus Case.

PARIS, OF. 2O.-The hearing of the
anDlication for revision OF the Dreyfu=
trinl bv the court OF cessation has been
set for October q.
Ioypox. Oct. 2O.-A dispatch from Paris
to local news agency says it is definite y
learned that that the dossier submitted to the
Court Of Cessation does not include the secret
Diplomatic proofs Of D.eyfus's guilt It is
nrobsb,e. therefore, that the court before pro
nouncing upon the case, will order the pr :
ductjon of the documents and make speci n
investigation as to their origin and au' hentic-
itv
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
Native Porto Ricnn-.l..l-

SAN JUAN, P. R. Oct. 20.-J4ass a
vocate Hunter yesterday iadacs.i i @.'
office five native supreme cour. in3 'a..
after the naturalization cath b9d r ~
administered to them. TneurU .rt o''
appear to be very intelilel, n-. ' r-'t
a thorough understand Of t N.Y..
duties. The American and S,a~ -'
commissions met joint. yc..era.r ,'..-
the purpose ofexchangiug areg-'i..,,'i
adjourned. 'I.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
The Rumored Marriage OF Ii Hung
Chang.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 20.-The
North China Mail, which is response
BILE for the story that Lii Hung Chang
and the Dowager Empress of China
have been married, claims the couple
eloped. The paper printed the an
nouncenent on lSeptember 23d, and
says that. after the marriage, the
couple fled to Tien Tsin, destroying
railway tracks behind them to avoid
pursuit. The Emperor is represented
as being furious. The happy pair, the
North China Mail concludes, will
spend the honeymoon q. Port Arthur
under Russian protection. The Dow
ager Empress is 81 and Ii Hung
Chang is &c. She was always LIS
friend and no matter who was on the
throne be has ever consulted her
wishes. Such marriage, if one has
occurred, would be opposed to Chinese
etiquette, the strice3t in the world.
Russia will be a great gamer by the
marriage as Ii is very friendly toward
the Russians.
The wording of the supposed dis
patch proves that 1t is joke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
The Cnbnn ID

PARIS Oct. 20.-Tbe Gas.o.
that from such information a. Is o,..;s
able there is reason to believe ...,-.
understanding has been reachea by,s
peace commission in the m4,.e- a.. 90. ...
Cuban debt upon the basis thar 5,
Uni 81 States refuses to assume w. -'
debt, yet will guarantee ded.. eoa.aa.
ed solely in the interest OF Tie island
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

THOSE WHO say the free silver feel.
ing is over, in view of what is going Oh
before their eyes, are as silly and are
the same sort of people as those who
say the Spanish war is not over. Their
hopes are fathers to their thoughts, and
they are not discreet enough to conceal
the former.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

AT Carlinville, III, yesterday Judge Shirley
sentenced VIM. Perrine. the self confessed
murderer of his adopted daughter, Anna, to
imprisonment for life. Perrine i; over sixty
vsars Of age and by his own confession had
ruined the girl They were en- route to Iowa
when he fell sick and became penniless. fec
inc no immediate relief both agreed TO die.
Near Sbipmap. he killed the girl but failed
in the attempt to destroy his own life But
for onestion as to Perrnes sanity he would
have been given the death penalty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
COMMUNICATED.

In reference to the investigation" at the
MAYORS office on Tuesday night concerning
the failure of an officer to sound the fire alarm
bell. submit the following:
code 1874, chapter xxi, section ] 4
at shall be the duty Of the captain or lieu.
tenant of police on duty-whenever fro &C.
cnrs-to have the town bell over the Market
House rung-denoiing b. appropriate strokes
of the bell the ward in which the fire is-and
far failure 10 do 50 the said officer shall for
felt and p.y a sum not exceeding five go
dollars riKEAAN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

GENERAL SHAFTER says American
soldiers never suffered before, or were
in campaign that 50 severely tried
them as did the one in Cuba If the
General had been in the Confederate
army he would tell different tale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

THE WOMEN of Iowa will be allowed
to cast ballots at the approaching cleo
ton in that State. As no people in the
world are fonder of the clnking Of sill
yer dollars than women, the democratic
vote there next month will, it is natu.
rally expected, show large increase
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

Henry Deubert we'll known re-
publican politician of Brooklyn, was
accidentally poisoned with oxalic acid
by his wife early this morning and
died half an hour later. His wife gave
him the acid, mistaking it for salts.
Mrs. Deubert was arrested. She will
be detained until the coroner has
made an investigation. She is pros
trated with grief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

Michael Holleran, wealthy cattle dealer
OF Jackson county, ". Va, took drove OF
cattle to Parkersbutg yesterday, disposed OF
them and started home on horseback. Last
evening he was found lying in a mud hole
with his skull crushed and his pockets turn.
cd inside out. He was taken to Parkersburg,
but cannot recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

DR.. BULLS Cough SYRUP WILL CURE
Group and whooping.cough. No dan
per to the child when this wonderful
medicine is used in time. Mothers, al
WAYS keep bottle on hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

A NEGRO colonel OF negro regiment
in Charleston has been suspended for
pawning seven Springfield rifles be-
longing to his command. He doubtless
thought they would be saf-r in pawn
shop in Charleston than they would be
in Cuba. Such prudence should have
been commended, instead OF being pun
=sbad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

DR.. BULLS Cough SYRUP Is A TRUE
friend to all suffering with coughs or
colds. This reliable remedy never dis
appoints. 1t will cure cold in one day
and costs but % cts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

The street railway strike which has been
in progress at Waco, Tex, several weeks, as
sumed serious aspect yesterday when two
attempts were made to blow. up cars win
dynsmite bombs. Neither of the cars was
serionslY damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-20

DR.. BULLS Cough SYRUP sHouLI
be kept in every household. 1t Is Il
best remedy for cough ard cold, and
especially recommended for that grippe
cough. Price % cts.