Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

i The Bank of Germany is reported
harder pre- sed for gold than ever De-
fore at this season.
Germany has determined to secure q
number of coaling stations for her navy
in the far cast, the Antilles and South
America.
The democratic national committee
will meet in Washington on February
%, to select date and place for the next
national convention.
The National Bank of Port Jervis,
N. Y, suspended yesterday morning.
The cashiers defalcation and the Trust
Company failure we're the causes.
Mayor Hayes, of Baltimore, has been
informed that the board ofpublic WORKS
would not accept the bids received for
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and
that there would be no sale at this time
| of the canal.
The financial debate in the Senate
will begin on the 4th of next month.
the day after Congress reassembles at
the close of the holiday recess, and d
| substitute for the bill passed by the
House on Monday will be offered.
Reports by mail from the Island of
Csbu, which the military censor at
Manila refused to permit to be caoleo'
state that force of American soldiers
were repulsed by insurgents and two
Americas killed and TWO wounded.
| M. Bacon, of Georgia. has intro
duced ip the Senate resolution de-
claring that it is not the policy of the
United States to maintain permanent
sovereignty or control over the Philip
pines. The resolution embodies the
views of the minority of the Senate.
Sol Smith Russell, who collapsed on
the stage in Chicago on Monday night
| in the second act of 1.-THE Hon. John
Grissby, is reported to be improving,
and bis physician believes he will be
sufficiently recovered by Monday to
continue his engagement at the Grand.
In Baltimore yesterday petition
was filed for the appointment OF re
| ceiver for the Columbian Iron Works
AID Dry Dock Company. The petition
was FLED by Henry A Parr. who lie
one of the company's largest creditors
| He is said to be interested to the ex-
tent of $780, 900.
The Federation of Labor convention
| Yesterday adopted resolutions declar-
| ing opposition to all wars of conquest
| The Federation also declared against
so-called slavery in Hawaii, and sus-
pended the charter of the Baltimore"
| faction of painters pending negotiations
for amalgamatioD.
The house OF George Taylor, near the
village Of Oakley, N. c., on the Wash
iugt)n branch of the Atlantic Coas'
Line, was entered Saturday night. Tay-
lor was killed, the premises robbed and
the house set on fire. The body, horri-
bly, burned, YVES subse quently found by
his brother. Henry Taylor and Mack
| Taylor, colored, have been arrested,
and the evidence indicates that they
are guilty, 1t is feared they will be
lynched.
The German flag was hoisted over the
courthouse at Apia, Samoa, on the 13.b
az an official notification of the annex
alton of the islands, by agreement, to
Germany. The German consul, on
board the Cormoran, was interviewed
by the Samoan chiefs, to whom he said
that the Somoans could have their own
king and chiefs. They then informed
the consul that Mataafa would be Sc
lected. Having declared their govern.
ment established, the Mataafaites are
driving the Malietoaus out of the vii
lagos. Trouble appears imminent.