Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-08
NEWS OF THE DAY

A total OF 1872 yellow fever c.:e' has
been ret orted at Santiago, Cuba, dur.
ing the present outbreak.
An extensive plot, il il rumored at
Belgrade, was behind the recent at
tempt TO kill ex.King Milan of Servis.
The Filipinos who killed Gen. Luna
have been tried at Caban'usn, Luzon,
aud acquitted On the ground of self.
defense.
Over $780, 900 was received by Cover
nor Sayers of Texas yesterday for the
aid Of the food sufferers 10 cenlrai and
south Texas.
B-ttina Gira,d ia again patient in
the alcoholic ward of Bellevue Hos
pital, New York. Ii is said her condi-
ton is critical.
The Ohio association OF democ attic
clubs has adopted resolutions reaffirm-
ing the Chicago platform and coming
out strongly for Mr.. Bryan.
at Ashevlle N. c, yesterday E. s.
Leigh, jr., of Richmond, Va, YVES
elected president Of the Southern
Wholesale Grocers Association.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan in an
address to the Young Mems Democrat
ic Club at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday,
declared that the republican Iarty is
mortgaged to the trusts.
In the examination of Mrs Phyllis Z.
Dodge. 10 New York, for smuggling
$65, 900 of jewels the point was made
that the jewels had been given to her
abroad and were not dutiable.
Rain poured into the tent of the
Christian Endeavorers while the meet
ing was 10 progress in Detroit, Mich
gan. The trustees considered plans
for next years convention in London.
Della Lewis, aged eight years, was
kidnapped by rag pedlar from her
home, in Darby, Delaware county, Pa,
on Thursday, aud found by the police
of Woodbury., n. j., who also arrested
her abductor.
Emperor William inspector a French
training ship at Bergen, Norway on
Thursday, and sent q telegram to Presi-
dent Loubet, expressing his pleasure
over the military bearing and sympa
thetic demeanor of the officers and
cadets.
Hundreds of people in Texas who
took refuge from the floods on mound
are starving and also suffering torture
from the bites of poisonous reptiles
The bodies of twenty three drowned
persons were recovered in Robertson
county.
The members of the Spanish colony
at Manila are lionizing the survivors OF
the Spanish garrison of Baler, on the
east coast OF LuZon, who returned there
Thursday night with the Spanish COM
missioners sent to treat with the Fill
pinos for the surrender of the Spanish
prisoners.
Admiral Cervera and the other com
manders OF the Spanish feet destroyed
in the battle off Santiago, whose conduct
has been the subject of inquiry by
special court-martial, were yesterday
acquitted and formally liberated. Capt.
ain Moren, of the Cristobal Colon, and
General Paroles will alone be prosecu.
ted.
Ex-senator German, of Maryland,
after comforting in New York yesterday
with Augustus Van Wyck, who is said
to be the presidential fevorite of Rich
ard Croker, left that city for trip to
Boston. He is said to be trying to head
of Bryan in the East, whoae friends
there it is said are very numerous and
active.
The condition of Oscar F. Lackey,
the yellow fever patient in the hospital
on Swinburne Island, N. Y, whom DR..
Doty is treating with his newly discov-
sred serum, this morning was unchang-
ed. Miss L. G. ClendeDin, the other
yellow fever patient, who was, as MIR.
Lackey, patient on the transport Nc
Clellsn, is somewhat improved.
It was admitted officially yesterday
that the negotiations between Great
Britain and the United States looking
TO q modus vivendi on the Alaska
boundary dispute are in very bad
way indeed. No answer has been re-
turned by the British Government TO
the last note OF the United States, but
there have been unofficial intimstions
that Great Britain will not recede from
her contention that the provisional
boundary line should be go arranged as
to include the Indian village of Kluk-
wan within British territory.
The isthmian canal commission yes.
terday worked on details of the duties
that will fall TO the several committees
1t has been decided to send the Pana-
ma committee to Paris, probably early
in July. This will include Colonel
Ernst and Messrs. Burr and Morrison.
Admiral Walker, who is a member Of
all the committees. probably will ac-
company them, 90 we'll as one or two
members from the committee on COM
mercial and political features. Profess
sors Haupt and Johnson and ex Sena-
tor Pasco are members of this commit
tee.
GENERAL WHEELER.