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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
Foreign News.

Madrid, May 24-Mr. Bellamy Sto,-r
the new United States Minister 10
Spain, is expected to arrive here Nav
80. Preparations are making for r..
ception in his honor. The Duke D'AI.
cost the new Spanish Minister 20 the
United States, should have lett South
amptom on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse today in which case his arriva!
in Washington would be almost simul.
taneous with Mr.. Storer'5 arrival here.
Berlin, May 24.-Scarlet fever mas
broken out in the house occupied By
the cadets Of the military school At
Ploen, in east Sleswick. The Crown
Prince Frederick who attends the school
has been transferred to escape the con-
tagion.
Copenhagen, Mar GA great lock-
out in the iron building trades began
here today. 1t is feared the strikers
will cause serious disturbances. A lock
cut Of $4,000 joiners began last week
and is the most extensive movement
OF the kind known in Denmark.
Madrid, May 24.--The clerical party is
urging the government to mildly revive the
inquisltion for the suppression CT Protestant
schools in Spain.
Copenhagen, May PA Danish g1nboa;
hiss captured the British trswlef Admiral
which was rrespassing Oh Danish fishing
grounds
Berlin. May 24-The Empress today open.
Cd the international Tuberculosis Congress il
the hall of the Reichstag The minister o.
the interior made the speech Of welcome.
The American delegate and Others then made
speeches of thanks for the cordial reception
and sketched the importance OF the aims OF
the congress. Chancellor Prince Hoheniote
will entertain the delegates az garden psrit
on Thursday
Newmarket, May 24.-The race for the
Breeders Fosl Plate OF 1000 sogeregns VS.
run here today and won by VAN Duchess
Jo1Vence, ridden by Sloane finished second.
and Halikeld Belle was third Sloane has
failed to come in first in his last ten race.
The race for the Phillips Maiden Plate wss
Won by HarIudes. Chaihnch, ridden by
Sloane. was third.
Cork, Ireland, May 24.-The Examiner
announces the retirement OF Justin Me-
Carthy from parliament and public ME. Ja--
tin Mccarthy is 90 years of age and has 'Ai
in parliament for 20 years, representing
County Longford and Derry City Jasm
Mccarthy denies that he is to retire ZION
public life as was announced by the Coi'
Examiner today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
THE FILIPINOS.

A dispatch from Manila says: The
Filipino commissioners spent yesterday
at the residence of the American COM
missioners. They discussed every point
of the scheme of government aud the
peace proclamation details, asking for
Information as to what personal rights
would be guaranteed them. Colonel
Charles DENLY, of the American COM
mission, explained that they would be
the same as under the United States
constitution.
The Filipinos also desired Information
as to the school system to be establish
ed, and approved ofthe American policy
OF the separation of church and State.
They chiefly objected to the scheme on
the ground that it gave them personal
liberty, which they know they would
have, but did not give them political
liberty. Finally, the Filipinos said
they were personally pleased with the
plan, but could not endorse it officially.
During the day the Filipino com mis-
sioners called upon Major General Otis,
and they will repeat their call today.
General Otis, from ante. bellum ex
perience. and owing to the Filipinos
fondness for discussion, has maintained
the attitude he assumed with the first
commission. He has had no offer to
make the Filipinos except that they lay
down their arms without terms.
Prof. Schurman, speaking of the COM
n,ission'a nolicv seid
II believe force was necessary, be-
cause they thought US weaklngs and
towards, but believe also that concilia-
ton should accompany force. My en-
deavor has been, ever since came here
to exercise conciliation."
The War Department at Washington
is inclined to support General Otis.
Rosario, Filipino congr essman, has
surrendered to General Otis, and says
the congress has not yet considered
peace negotiations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1t is said the New York people are
trying to have the captured Spanish
cruiser Mercedes brought from Norfolk
and have her repairs made at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
Judge William E. Clarke died sud.
denly Saturday last at his home in
Demopolis, Ala. He was born near
Petersburg in 1915, and removed with
his parents to Alabama in 1884.
In Staunton yesterday Alma Lulu
Coiner instituted suit for divorce
against Clay borne Coiner alleging in her
bill the cruelty complained of in the
criminal action now pending against
her husband
John N. Hutchinson, for fifty years
prominent in railroad and financial cir
Giles, died on Monday at his home in
Philadelphia. He was eighty years
old, and had not been active in business
for year.
!. Ex.Secretary Sherman, who is on his
way to his home inOhio, stopped at Pitts
burg yesterday, and while there said ::
The poor and helpless natives of the
Philippine islands are an outraged peo-
pie and our war with them is cruel
and needless one"
A dispatch from Tien Tsiu, the port
of Picking, says: "Three German Off
GERS were killed on May 20 by the Chi
nese at Kiao Chau (the German port in
the Shan-Tung peninsula), which may
lead Germany to use force to compel
the payment OF indemnity"
The Baldwin Locomotive Works, of
Philadelphia, has secured the contract
for a locomotive to be used in the de-
velopment of that portion of Palestine
selected for the Zionist movement. The
Zionists propose TO secure land in Fales
tine on which to form colonies of Jews
from countries in which they are per-
secuted.
H. G. Frick, chairman of the Carne
gle Steel Company, arrived at Pitts
burg from New York on Monday. He
has almost closed the negotiations for
the purchase OF Andrew Carnegie's bus
mess holdings, and announces that the
deal has reached point where it Is
known definitely that the capital of the
reorganized company will be $3.50, 000,-
900.
A dispatch from The Hague says the
I three committees OF the international
peace conterence-those on dsarma.
menr, laws of warfare and arbitration
held their first sessions yesterday after
noon. These sessions were devoted to
inaugural formalities and an exchange
of ideas with regard to procedure. The
committees will meet again Friday.
The speech made by NJ. De Stasl, pres
ident of the conference, on Saturday,
has been made public. In it no action
was urged on the limitation of arma.
ment. The speech was strong one
and is supposed to have been written
by the Gear. According to the speech,
possibilities, not distractions, are to be
dealt with and hope in arbitration and
mediation is expressed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24


WOULD NOT PARADE.-The Norfolk
Blues, a company of soldiers formerly
of the Ninth immune regiment, United
States volunteers, who went to Wash
ington yesterday to take part in the
military parade OF the peace jubilee, re-
fused upon arrival to participate, be.
cause of the fact that there Were ne
groes in the line. In making up the
parade the Blues were assigned to the
second division, in which the first sep
crate battalion comprising the colored
companies of the District National
Guard were also to appear. Their po-
sition was to be just in advance OF the
Blues.
The men of the latter company were
engaged in what they deemed 50 insult
to them in placing them behind the ne
groes, and, rather than do so, they with.
drew altogether. The commanding Of
icer of the company put the question
to the men, and there YES unanimous
decision to decline to participates. They
declared that they had never been fore
ed to submit to such humiliation, and
did not propose to begin at this period
in their military career. Considerable
racial feeling was engendered by this
action, but there was no trouble
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 81, 1893

ANOTHER white woman was out
ragged by negro brute in the District OF
Columbia yesterday. Better there
than anywhere else, but horribly
shocking even there. The monster
committed his inhuman crime in the
presence of his victims two little child
rem, after his demand for food had been
complied with, by threats of death
from loaded pistol, which he pointed
at her head, saying he had killed one
white man and wouldn't hesitate at
shooting q white woman. How many
other white women he had out
ragged he did not tell her, and
probably will never be known, as such
crimes are so horrible that they are
rarely made public by the sufferers IN
less the perpetrators be Immediately
caught and lynched. The crime re-
ferrad to seems to be on the rapid in
crease, for, as the tiger that has once de-
voured 8 man soon becomes a confirmed
man eater, Nc the negro who has once
outraged q white woman,is oblivious TO
danger in pursuit OF smother one, and
incites other men of MS race to fol-
low his example, as means of wreak'
ing the vengeance OF their alleged
wrongs upon the white people among,
and upon, whom they live. One OF
their preachers in Ohio last Sunday
told his congregation that the negroes
mad not net risen in instruction against
their oppressors. No, but it would not
be surprising if the crime that has been
developed in his race since their eman'
cipstion would speedily induce the
white people to rise against them, and
vine them from the face of the earth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Wounded Affections.

Palmyra, n. j., May 24.-Miss Jennie
L. Wallace, one ofthe tairest young VIC.
men In Burlington county, and an heir
esq, has brought suit in the New Jersey
Supreme Court to recover $50, 900 dam
ages for breach OF promise OF marriage
from Isaiah S. Hatch, of Camden coun.
ty. A summons has been served upon
the defendant. Miss Wallace is neice
of Josiah Wal ace, who died here a few
years ago leaving an estate valued at
over 100000, and most of it to his
neices and nephews. She is handsome
giIl OFFS years, we'll educated and high
strung. In her bill Of complaint Miss
Wallace declares that Mr. Hatch had
been paying attention to her Tor more
than TWO years and she grew to love
him iondly and deeply. She knew that
he came of good family, and when he
proposed marriage she accepted him,
happy in her prospects for the future.
She says their engagement was sane
toned by her widowed mother, and it
became generally known among their
friends. Indeed, she had began her
preparations Tor the prospective we'd
ding, although no definite date was set
for that interesting event Miss Wallace
says that she will produce many letters
full of endegrments and acknowledging
the relations between her and MIR.
Hatch when the case comes to trial.
She also has handsome engagement
ring, in which is engraved the inscrip-
ton: 81. S. H. to J. c. w." and some
months ago their engagement was an
aounced in Palmyra newspaper. Pro-
ceeding in her complaint, Miss Wallace
declares that she fell victim to Mr..
Hatch and she has suffered untold men
tai anguish ever since. She trusted bin
implicitly and believed that they would
De married as soon as he could arrange
his affairs. He put her off from time TO
time, however, aud at last ceased to
call upon her or even to write her, and
when she besought him to keep his
VOWS be turned her Oft. She says ne
now steadfastly refuses to marry her
and she has learned that another has
supp anted her in his affections. Friends
of Mr.. Hatch declare that the suit is
brought to compel him to marry Miss
Wallace, although be was never engag-
ed TO her and never promised to wed
her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At regular meeting of the Board oil
Aldermen of Alexandria Va, held May
%, 1899 there were present.
VIM. II. Marbury, esq. President, and
Messrs. Haveler, Dobie. Ballenger aud
Sweeney.
Upon motion of Mr.. Sweeney the minutes
of the last meeting were corrected so as to
make the endorsement of the ordinance pass.
cd at the last meeting, giving the Committee
on Streets certain powers, etc, legal.
The law imposing taxes on persons, etc,
was received from the Common Council. re Id
second and third times and passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes Messrs. Havoner, Dobie, Bellenger,
Sweeney and Mir. President-5 Noes, none
The following were received from the Com
mon Council aud their action concurred in ::
An act to appropriate part of the city reve
nue. for the fiscal year ending Msy 81, 1900;
also the license law; also 9 resolution direct.
ing the Committee on Poor to ascertain and
report to Council the cost OF necessary repairs
on the aims house, snd a resolution appro-
priating $500 to complete the Patrick street
sewer.
The board then ad Ourned.
W. II. MARBURY, President.
Teste f. Z. KNIGHT. Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24

THIRTY EIGHT YEARS ago Alexan'
dria was evacuated by the Confederates
and occupied by the federal soldiers.
Today the graves of such of the former
as lost their lives In defense of their
State, and were brought back here and
buried, were strewed with flowers by
the ladies who cherish their memory
and by those who still sympathize with
the cause in which they fell, and have
no reason to do otherwise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
The COuntcrfeiterS

Philadelphia, May 24.-Ellery P.
Ingham and Harvey K. hewitt were
arraigned in the United States District
Court before Judge Mcpherson this
morning, charged with conspiracy with
rounterfeiters Jacobs and Kendig, ring
leaders of the counterfeiting plot. AT.
Ger some discussion Judge Mcpherson
decided to fix four o'clock this after.
noon for the hearing of argument on
the motions to Quash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
The Peace Confcrcncc

The Hague May 24-Queen VII
helmins received NJ. De Staal, Russia 5
head peace delegate, at the uaIact to-
day and he affixed the Order OF En-
press Catherine of Russia witch the
Gar has conferred upon the Queen.
The American delegates to the confer
ence are hard at work IN the Interests
of arbitration. The American mem
bers of the arbitration committee nave
presented for consideration scheme
similar to the Pan-American arbitration
plan adopted at Washington in is'.
In III. De Stalls speech at the p'en4fS
session on Saturday he referred 20 7e
growing closeness of the ties "9'e-
bind the family of nations sr'. ssa
when two powers become involvei 10
dispute there is always a third paF.i '--
terested and ready TO offer mrtiat'D.
st is for the practicable eppieaisn
of this', be said, that we are no"
seeking" M. De Stalls speech raIner
ignored the subject OF disarmament
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
Teste: +. E. KNIGHT. Clerk.
COMMON COuNCu.

At a regular meeting of the Common Coun
Gil of Alexandria, Va, held May 23, 1899
there were present
Hubert snowden, esq, President, and
Messrs. Trimyer, Alton Moore, Latham
Brill, Harrison, Smith, Uhler and White.
An ordinance foT imposing aud collecting
taxes on persons, property, incomes etc,
within the city of Alexandria. Va. for the
year commencing June /, 1899, and end ng
on May 81, 1900, was reported fsyorablY by
the Committee on Finance, raad three times
and passed Ayes. g. Noes, none.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
licenses within the city of Alexandria for the
year commencing on June /, 1899, and end
ing on May 81. 1900, WAS referred to the
Committee on Finance.
An act to appropriate a part of the city
revenue for the fiscal year ending May 81,
1900, was referred to the Committee on Fl.
nance.
a resolution introduced by Mr.. Smith ap-
propriatng three hundred dollars or as much
thereof as may be necessary to complete the
sewer now under construction on Patrick
street, vas referred to the Committee on
Streets.
An application from MIR. 2. PARKER Cren.
shaw for the position OF City Engineer was
received and laid on the table.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Trimyer to
ascertain the cost for necessary repairs on the
aims house Was referred to the Committee on
Poor.
The board thon adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Teste: D. 3. STANSBURY. Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24

Six CRUISERS To BE BUILT.-ine
board of naval bureau chiefs nave
agreed upon the details Of the fix ne"
cruisers. Denver, Des Moines, Ch9Hs-
nooga, Galveston, Tacoma ard 'IeFf-
land, which will be the only Ve7-el7
provided for 10 the last naval appIoo'
priation bill that can be undertaken .L.;
year, The cAuisers will be 7heaIleu
with copper, and of 300 tons "aen
light and 3,400 tons when ready i3'
cruise. The speed is fixed at 10
knots. Water-tube boilers will turns
thesteam for twin.screw engines Of j.
500 horsepower each, placed IN 7e'''
rate compartment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
GENERAL MALES NEXT REPORT.

Adjutant General Males report of the
operations of his ofaee during his term
will be issued just prior to the leeting
of the next General Assembly. The
reports for the years 1895 and 1899 will
be combined. Bot only will this report
be issued, but it will be the most in
portant issued by any Adjutsnt Gen
eral of Virginia since the civil war. 1t
will ipclude complete resume of the
work OF the Office in supplying the
United States with troops for the war
with Spain. A great deal OF work is
involved in the preparation of the re-
port, which, together with the fact
that sickness aud death in his family
bave kept General Male at his home,
in Culpeper, many weeks. and the fur
Their fact that he was away from his
Office routine about six months, has
caused the delay,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
From Manila.

Manila, May 24-Maiors Guison and
Mapua, two members OF the Filipino
general staff, stole through tho Ameri-
can lines and surrendered this morning.
General LaWtoD's rear guard consist.
ing OF detachments of the Third and
22nd Infantry, while escorting the sig
nal corps from San Miguel to Balinag
today, had running fight for the whole
distance of ten milea. The Americans
lost one man killed and one officer and
II privates wounded. The captured
twenty of the insurgents
Manila, May 24.-A raft which was
being used to transport the 18th Infan-
try across the Pasig river today was
overloaded and sank in mid-stream.
Five Of the soldiers were drowned.
General Funston again distinguished
himself in fight with the insurgents
near Santa Arila today. Scouts sent
out by General Macarthur were fired
on from trenches end Withdrew. Gene
raj MacArthar sent General Funston
with the Montana and Kansas regiments
to the scene. General Funston at the
head of his troops, led brilliant charge
on the double quick, sweeping the in
surgents from their positions and dis.
persing them. The insurgents who
numbered nearly 1000 lost heavily.
About 20 Americans are reported
wounded.
Manila, May 24-General Lawton
with the main body OF his troops has
reached Malolos. 1t is learned that
twenty insurgents were killed and
forty were wounded in the engagement
with Major Bells acouts west OF Baco-
lor yesterday. The Oregon and Min
nesosa volunteers aTe returning to Ma.
Mia for q needed rest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24

INTELLIGENCE from all over the State
is to the effect that the worked up inter
est in the late 'snti- Martin" conference
is ''petering out" that some even OF
chose who advocated that meeting re-
gret that they did so, and that the pre-
vailing impression on the subject now
is that Senator Martins reelection is
assured, and chat the probability is ne
will be reelected by the legislature
without opposition. It is also intlma-
ted that the dear people" are not so
dead in love with either the frequency
or results Of popular elections, in which
every body, black and white, has the
right to vote, that they are crying for
any more of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
Brutal ASSAULT.

AS stated 10 the Gazette of that day
an unknown negro crimiually assaulted
Mrs. Ada Hardy at her home, near Tun'
law road, near Georgetown yesterday
morning about 9 o'clock. The woman
is the wife of a man employed On the
canal, who is able TO be at home only
two days in the week. During his alb
sence Mrs. Hardy lives with her bro
Their in the cabin where the assault was
committed.
Mrs. Hardy left The house that morn.
ing to get some water from spring
nearby. When she returned she found
the negro sitting in the front room.
She had hardly entered the cabin before
be demanded in very insolent man
ner that she give him something TO eat.
She brought him plate of food and
the man commenced eatirg but after a
minute or two put the plate on the
floor and drew a revolver. He then
walked toward the woman, thrusting
her two little children aside as he ad-
vanced and saying: Don't you say a
word; III shoot you if you do. I've
already killed man and III kill you
ifyou don't keep quiet
After the assault the negro rifed the
drawers in the bureau and table in the
room md ran to the woods. Mrs.
Hardy's cries brought Jwo boys to the
little building and they notified the
police. A search was at once instituted
and man conforming to the descrip-
ton given was arrested and locked up,
but VIXEN Mrs. Hardy was brought to
identify him she said the prisoner was
not her assailant.
Several negroes suspected of having
committed the assault were arrested
last night by the police. None of them
has been identified and there is no clue
to the aesailapt,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24

NOTWITHSTANDING the peace jubilee
in Washington, fighting is still in prog
ress between the .. S. troops and the
soldiers CT the Philippine Republic, in
which many OF the former are being
killed and wounded, and, in addition,
there is serious dispute between the
American military commander there
and the American commissioners the
President has sent to treat with the
government Of the people of the Philip
pine Islands. Conquered provinces are
handy places in which to put political
favorites, but they sre very trouble
some ard exceedingly expensive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24

WHEN first class ships, with expert
enced and efficient commanders get ~
miles out of their course within short
time after leaving port, and with the
whole Atlantic ocean before them, it
seems indeed that now, as ever, people
who make sea voyages take their lives
in their hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24

THERE are many republicans in
Alexandria who are as much interest
ed in the good government OF their city
as any of their democratic fellow c;ti-
zens are. As they have nc zeal ticket OF
their own in the field now, they sElonld,
and, doubtless for their own sake, will,
when they go to the polls tomorrow,
select from the candidates to be voted
for, those they know, or at least think
are equally as interested in the city's
welfare as they are and who are compe-
tent to promote that welfare.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
Escaped Murderer Found Dead

Newport News. Va, May 24.-Two months
ago Andrew Drayton, colored, murdered the
mate of the schooner Pasadena. While
awaiting trial in the city Jail he broke out
with smallpox. He was sent to the pesthonse
and when the disease was in virulent form be
escaped to the woods still bearing his shack
les. Search was made for him but without
avail. Yesterday Drayton's body was found
about thirty miles from this city.