Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-27
NEWS Of THE Day.

A dispatch from Copenhagen says the
minister of war was put under arrest
for wearing q silk hat with his uniform.
Italy Insists upon declining to send
delegates to the Cars disarmament
conference if the Pope is represented
there.
General Gomez conferred in Havana
with General Brooke yesterday and
later will put in writing the views he
expressed at the conference.
VIM. Strathers, the negro who has
twice heen convicted of the murder of
Rosa Talbot, was, in Washington, on
Saturday sentenced TO be hanged on
May 5.
The Board of Health at City of
Mexico resorts that there are more than
$4,000 cases OF grip i'll that city. The
disease is proving fatal to many of the
poorer people.
The London Chronicles correspond
ent at Stockholm says it is rumored
there that Emperor Nicholas is i'll and
that the Grand Duke Michael is presid-
ing over the government.
There are thirty cases of typhoid
fever in the Second Division Hospital
in Major General Lees camp at Ha-
vana, and there is some fear that the
fever may become epidemic.
Senator German is opposed to any
permanent increase OF the army in eS-
cess of 1000 men. He predicts de-
fcieDcy OF $1S0,O0O,000 by the end of
the next fiscal year and anticipates Il
! bond issue.
Ex-Representative Levi p. Maish. of
Pennsylvania, died in Washington yes
terdsy of apopleXy. Mr. Maish was 50
years old, and since his service in Con-
gress had lived in Washington, engaged
in the practice Of law.
Seven OF the largest fertilizer CON-
panies of Baltimore, representing about
So 900, 900, have signilied their intention
ofjoining the proposed Northern Fer
tiiizer Trust" which is now rapidly
assuming definite shape.
An overcharge of electricity in the
lighting current started fires in mum.
Der of the finest residences in New Or
leans at an early hour yesterday morn
ing, destroying several Of them. The
occupants narrowly escaped with their
lives.
Two boys were killed, another nor
tally injured, and several others more
or less seriously injured by terrific
explosion Saturday in one Of the mix
ing rooms in building of the Nordlin-
ger-Charlton Fireworks Company, at
Granitevile, S. l.
The Duke of Orleans has left Brus-
sells for Turin, Italy. He admitted in
an interview that the time is not ripe
for overthrowing the French republic.
The police searched number of houses
in Paris yesterday and captured docu-
ments relating to royalists plans.
Miss Maud Haslam, the actress, who
was quite we'll known throughout the
country, and latterly as leading lady
of the Sumner Stock Company at the
Columbia theatre, Washington, d. c.,
is dead. She had been in bad health
for several years from complication
of diseases.
| A bill has been passed in the North
Dakota Senate requiring applicants for
marriage licenses to undergo an ex-
animation. If it is found that the ap-
plicant is free from dipsomania, hered-
itary insanity. aud tuberculosis, he or
she will be granted the license, other
wise it will be refused.
A caucus Of the democratic members
of House of Representatives has been
called for tonight, "for the consideration
OF the attitude of the party on the
Philippines" 4 plan of action has al
ready been outlined, and it is said that
a resolution will be adopted against the
permanent occupation OF the Philip
pines.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections has decided that there
was no case made in the protest against
Senator Hanna, OF Ohio, and ordered
such report made TO the Senate. Sena-
tor Turley, of Tennessee, reserved the
| right to make q statement concerning
the matter to the Senate though no
minority report would be made.
The utterances OF Prince Radzivile,
the personal representative of Emperor
! William, at the Faure obsequies, has
caused much speculation in political
circles. He says "There is another
country against which constitutional
powers should, indeed, cooperate for
| the organization OF their economic de-
fence. / mean the United States, whose
pretensions and wealth are becoming
dangerous for Us all. +"
Secretary Alger has abandoned his
proposed inspection tour to Cuba and
Porto Rico, and has recalled the H.
vitations which he had issued to the
members OF the Senate and House com
mittees on military affairs to accompany
him. 1t is believed that President
Mckinley was annoyed by the criticism
of the Secretary's proposed expedition,
and that suggestion from him has had
more TO do with the abandonment OF 1t
than anything else.
Thirty Spaniards arrived in New
York yesterday on the Cunard liner
Umbria. Most of the men are laborers
and are able to read and write. All OF
them are going to different mining
towns in the West. They were held
for investigation by the immigrant Off
Gals to determine whether they came
here to work under contract. The i'm
migrant authorities say that since the
close of the war with Spain the immi-
grafton from that country has increased
one hundred per cent.
Advces from Jamaica say that
further intelligence from the Cayman
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