Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.


The transport Ohio. with part OF the
Nineteenth Infantry, has arrived at
Manila.
The government forces are reported
to have lost heavily in fighting in San'o
Domingo.
Capt. John F. Rodgers, Q. S. a, re-
tired, died last night ct his residence in
Washington.
Dan Creedon, of Australia, defeated
Fred Morris, colored, OF NV York, al
the Broadw way Athletic Club last uight.
George Eckert, carpenter. shot aud
instantly killed his wife 10 Waukesha,
Wis, yesterday. jealousy was the
cause.
At one o'clock yesterday morning q
meteorite crossed the sky at Oporto. A
slight earthquake was felt st the same
time. No damage has been reported.
There are said to be 1872 dead in
Porto Rico as result OF the recent
storm, and one thousand families are
missing and 100000 persons are destl'
tute.
The administration may enlist three
regiments of negroes in the South Tor
service in the Philippines. The organ.
iZation of one regiment mas been deh-
nitely decided upon.
Yesterday was the hottest day that
has been experienced in London this
year, the thermometer registering 80
degrees in the shade. A dozen cases OF
sunstroke were reported before noon
According to reliable reports receiv
ed from Chill, property valued at
more than s., 900, 600 has been destroy
ed during the severe storms that have
swept the country during the last fort
night.
The rioting which broke out Thurs
day evening at Klagenfurth, Austria,
was renewed yesterday. 10 conflicts
between the military and the mob, q
number of persons were wounded, and
numerous arrests were made.
The Postoffice Department at Wash
ingtou has decided that advertising
and other cards, which bear the words
"private mailing cards" are unmail-
able, unless they conform to the cordi-
tons required by the act of Congress
of May IS, 1898.
The Railways Company General,
with an authorized capital of 1O.00O.-
900, was incorporated at Trenton, n.
j., yesterday. The company is organ
lied to build electric railways and to
operate electric and gas plants. The
capital stock is divided into shar es Of
IS each.
President Mckinley while at Ocean
Grove, n. j., yesterday, said that after
the war in the Philippines is over the
islands are to have q government like
our own. He assured large gather
ing that tie flag means the same thing
in the Philippines that it does in the
United States.
Three people were killed by lightning
during thunderstorm near Ovens
boro, KY, yesterday. Joseph Mcdaniel,
prominent Mclean county farmer,
and his son were ms ant]y killed While
at work in tobacco field. James
Shively, colored, was killed while en-
deavoring to find shelter from the
storm.
By stroke of lightning during
thunder storm Yesterday afternoon,
the Epworth NJ. E. Church, at Edge
wood, suburb of Atlanta, Ca, and
two residences, on adjoining lots, were
set on fire and completely destroyed.
Nothing was saved from the church
EXCEPT piano, a handsome pipe Or
gan was lost.
George Saunders, or Stevenson, and
Alice A. Jones, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
who were arrested on board the Cunard
Line steamer Campanis, on her arrival
at Liverpool Saturday last, charged
with an alleged forgery il the United
States, we're alraigned in the Bow
Street Police Court, in London, yester-
day, and remaoded.
The Vienna "Politsche" correspond
emf says that there is a growing desire
on the part of the Europeans to see
the Philippines exchanged for the
West Indian Islands. a petition to
this effect is being Dumerously signed.
Among the signers are number OF
Americans, who are now en- route from
Manila TO London.
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Standard says emperor William,
l understand, changed bis mind re-
garding the dissolution OF the Frussisn
Diet on learning FROM the lubilatlon OF
their newspapers how anxious the libe
rails were for such severe measures n
playing break between the Emper or
and the conservatives.
1t is not likely that any more cavalry
regiments will be organized, save the
one which General Otis formed in the
Philippines. General Otis has csbled
that cavalry cannot be used to the best
advantage in the islands, and, in his
judgment, the two regiments of regular
cavalry and the volunteer regiment
will be sufficient to meet all needs Of
the campaign.
The twenty. round fight between Ed
die Kennedy, of Allegheny, Pa, and
Tom Cayanaugb, of Buffalo, n. Y, at
Pittsburg, Pa, last night, lasted only
two rounds. The betting odds we're 5
to 8 on Kennedy, and he won the
money for his friends in the second
round, when he knocked the Buffalo
man out with left hook on the jaw.
Up to that time the fighting was pretty
fast, but Csvanaugh was badly out
classed.
The Olympia battalion landed from
the cruiser yesterday morning at Vile
franche, near Nice, for dill purposes,
the entire population Of the town view
ing the parade from the surrounding