Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-22
NEWS Ut The DAY.

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A fire engine was used yesterday 10
wash the east front of the Capitol bui!d.
inf in Washington.
General LaBton is not in communi-
cation with Manila, and it is believed
that he is chasing Aguinaldo in the
! mountains.
The Southern Railroad has complet.
ed and is now operating new link be.
tween Columbia aud Gerry, s. g.,
which parallels the Seaboard Air Line.
Chairman Jones ofthe democratic ma
tional committee, is expected to arrive
in Washington today. he will open
democratic headquarters in that city
in short time.
The general missionary committee Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Washington yesterday passed resolu'
tions against the seating of Represen
,ative,elect Roberts, of Utah.
George Dixon, colored, the feather
| weight champion of the world, got the
decision over Eddie" Lenny, of Phila.
! delphia, last night after fighting %
! rounds before the New Broadway Ath-
letic Club in New York.
James J. Jeffries and James ]. Cor.
bett were yesterday in New York
ms ched to fight 25 round go OF to
flesh, If the law permits, on or about
Septem Der Is next. The fight will be
| under Queensbury rules.
Mayor Hayes made the announce
| ment yesterday that he had selected
Mr.. Joseph Packard, ir., as president
of the new school board of Baltimore,
which he is authorized to appoint
under the provisions OF the city charter.
The Copay Cement Company al
Allentown, Pa, has bought from Thom-
| as Schaadss at 100 acre farm underlaid
with cement rock and limestone for
100000 cash. This is said to be the
| biggest land deal in the cement indus
try on record.
Senator Chiffon, of Texas. has de-
clined to meet Congressman Bailey III
Joint debate in their race for the Ucited
States Senate earlier than next spring,
i. and then not unless Bailey formally
challenges him. H. is understood that
Bailey will do this,
The arch which it is proposed to erect
| In marble at Madison Square. New
York, will be called the "Navy Arch"
and not the Dewey Arch" the COM
mittee having charge of the subscrip-
lions being especially DESTROYS OF having
the public understand this determine
ton.
Wesley Lawrence, negro who Grim
inally assaulted Mrs. W. NJ. Bowman
near McDavid, Fla, few days ago
was captured at Canoe, Ala, last night
! He was taken to the scene of his crime
and identified and at midnight was
strung up to tree and his body riddled
with bullets.
The one hundred and thirteenth an
nual communication ofthe Grand Lodge
of Maryland, Ancient Free and Accept
ed Masons, was held last night at the
Masonic Temple, in Baltimore. The
lodge will delegate members to attend
the observance of the centennial ami
versary of the death of George Wash
ington, to take place at Mount Vernon
December IA.
Reports have reached Laredo. Texas
that there was pitched battle Monday
night at Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande
! City, Texas, between company of the
Ninth United States cavalry, colored
garrisonng the fort, and several hun
| dred citizens who attacked the post
shortly after dark The attack was
brought about by the disorder of the ne
gro soldiers who fred on the town.
Tha War Department is in receipt Of
a telegram from General Otis, which
has created some alarm, as it is in the
shape of demand on the President for
more troops. Otis says there are 20 DOC
men now on the sick list, about 27,0O0
only, in the field on active campaign
service, and the remained of the army
in the Philippines doing garrison duty.
| He gays he is not able TO carry on an
aggressive campaign against the in.
surgents with the force at his COM
mand, and states that 10000 more men
are needed Immediately.
Mr.. John R. Mclean, Mrs. Dewey e
brother, says that the transfer OF the
Dewey house to Mrs. Dewey had been
In. preliminary step to it's transfer to
young George Dewey. Mr.. Mclean
says it had all along been the intention
of the Admiral and his wife to transfer
the house to young George. Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey thought, says Mr.. Nc
Lean, that if Mrs. Dewey took part in
the conveyance of the property it
would make it much more graceful
Gift and the Admiral's son would be 80
much better pleased.