Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

election and says ne Will have two
thirds of the Nevada legislature.
The Royal Geographical Society Of
London offers S25, 600 to head sub.
scription for fitting out an Antarctic ex-
petition.
John McAllister and Mrs. Elizabeth
Carter, of near Milton, ". Va, were
married yesterday The groom is
eighty-two and the bride sixty one.
Captain-General Blanco has attempt
ed to end the mutinies OF Spanish
troops in Cuba by raising loan with
which to give them their overdue pay.
1t is reported from Madrid that
Spain will probably surrender the Phil
ippine Islands and make statement to
the world that she yields to superior
force.
President Mckinley favors making
the proposed centennial celebration in
Washington of the removal of the seat
of government to that city national
affair.
The Filipino junta at Hong Kong has
drawn up statement to President Nc
Kiuley complaining of alleged sights
putpn insurgents by American officers
at Manila.
The report of Chief Constructor
Hichborn to the Secretary of the Navy
shows that never before in this country
have there been so many war vessels
| under construction of all types.
The Most Rev. William Hickey
Gross, Archbishop of Oregon, died at
st. Joseph's Hospital, Baltimore, yes
| terdsy, of heart affection, from which
he had been suffering for some time
past.
There promises to be a glut in the
Baltimore banana market this week.
The Simmon Dumois arrived with a
cargo last Friday, the Brookline ar.
rived yesterday, the Alabama and Tyr
! are due to-day, and the Albert Dumois
| to. morrow.
The political complexion of the West
Virginia legislature on joint ballot de-
ponds upon the contested seats, and
will not be settled until the two houses
are organized. The republicans will
! organize the Senate and the democrats
the House.
j. II. Laird, Kirkwood Ill, mer
chant yesterday had $1,000 in currency
wrapped up in q piece of newspaper to
take to st. Louis to-day. He laid the
package down in his bed room while he
took bath, and in his absence young
daughter picked it up with some other
papers and burned it in The stove.
A confagration in Dawson City on
the night of October Il destroyed forty
buildings, causing loss of $500. 900
The city was only saved from total de-
struction by the prompt action Of an
improvised fire department. Thousands
are without shelter. The fire was
started by woman throwing lamp
| at another woman. The same woman
started the big FIRE at Dawson City last
winter in the same way.
The war tax will not be abolished at
the coming session of Congress, and
there will be no tariff revision. Chair
man Dingley, of the ways, and means
committee, says: "The government
1 VIII uCCu III GOluO tlLAC OIL VIZ
produced by the war taxes. Senator
Hanna says revision of the tariff, to
produce more revenue, will soon he
necessary, and changes will be made in
| the war revenue law.
President Mckinley will issue an or
der in the next few days exemptiDg
from the operations of the civil service
act number of places included in the
last order of President Cleveland. The
places which it is expected will
be taken from the civil service include
number 10 the internal revenue
branch, the deputy marsbals, the mes
sengers, laborers, and probably chiefs
of division in the various departments.
A BRUTAL RIVER CAPTAIN.-Martin