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

Order has been restored at Gambia,
Crete.
Ex-senator Henderson, of Nebraska,
is now mentioned for ambassador to
London.
Madrid newspapers state that recent
developments in the CorteZ foreshadow
the downfall of the Sagasta ministry.
Aguinaldo is reported to have left
Hong Kong to confer with President
Mckinley.
The Ninth Massachusetts Regiment,
which was 81 days in Cube, returned to
Boston yesterday with but 345 men in
its ranks.
Brig. Gen. John Kemp Miner, U. S.
A, retired, died very suddenly yester-
day afternoon at his residence in
Washington.
Senator George L. Wellington was
yesterday elected chairman Of the
Maryland republican State central COM
mittee to succeed Mr.. Norman B..
Scott, jr.
Foreseeing the failure of the Cars
peace proposals, Russian politicians and
newspaper men are representing that
an immediate conference was never
contemplated.
The government has reconsdered its
determination to pay the duties on sup
plies sent to Havana for destitute Gu
bans. 1t is not probable now that the
duties will be paid.
The application for the release OF
Elizabeth Ordway, better known as
Bettins Gerard, from st. Savour's Sani-
tarium at Inwood. on-the- Hudson, IN
which she has been inmate for three
months, was denied yesterday by Judge
Bookstaver of the Supreme Court OF
New York.
Three workmen were burned to
| death in a fire in Mex Stiner u Co. +
whisky house in New York yesterday
The fire was started by the explosion
of a barrel of spirits of alcohol There
were eighteen men, the foremen and
! two young women Of work at the ilme
of the accident.
Secretary Alger in speaking to q
friend yesterday about the criticisms Of
General Miles on the War Department
said in substance: General Miles is a
! candidate for the presidency and
would like to mount on the wreck OF
| this administration to the republican
nomination in 1900"
Miss Katherine Thomas, just return
ing on her wheel from visit with
friends to the Arsenal hospital, was
struck and fatally injured by street
car in Washington last night about
1879 O'Clock. She was taken to the
z nergency Hospital, where she died
ut one o'clock this morning.
The committee of resolutions OF the
Grand Army of the Republic will, it
was announced to-day, report denounc-
ing the authors of the adverse criti-
cisms OF the administration relative
to he conduct of army camps and de.
clariug Gen. Aleer to be above reproach
50 far as the camps are concerned.
Governor Black has decided to open
his campaign in New York for renomi
uation at once. 1t is reported that
Senator Platt has offered Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff denomination
with the assurance that Colonel Roose-
Welt will go to the United States Sen
ate, leaving Mr.. Woodruff governor.
The National Encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, in session
at Cincinnati, yesterday elected Col
| James A. SeXtop, of Chicago, com
mander in.chief and decided to hold
the next encampment in Philadelphia
Ia his report General Goblin opposed
The return of the Confederate battle
flags.
1t is stated in Washington that the
President has no intention OF allowing
General Blanc0 and his associates in
Havana to evsde the terms OF the pro-
tocol, and that the commission that
sailed from New York Monday had
full instructions to demand an imme-
mediate arrangement for the execution
of the island, with a promise of suffi-
cient force to compel compliance.
Joseph Letter has cleared up his ia
nous wheat deal. Every creditor has
oaen paid, obligations to banks have
been cadcelled ard 100000 bushels
of wheat have been liquidated since the
announcement of the voluntary assign
ment nearly tbrae months ago. This
has been done only by great sacrifice,
including the giving of mortgages on
property belonging to the Letter es'
tate aggregating nearly S5,5O0,0OO in
value.