Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

LUZ OuHTkey Has pun W SH,cOO W
cover Fitz immons' dept sit to bind the
coming fight.
4 blizzard still RACES in the NORTH
west and transcontinentsl railroads are
blocked by snow.
General Otis has ordered that resi-
dents of Manila must procure official
certificates of identity.
Advices from Alaska report q serious
uprising among the Indians. One bat
tie has taken place and more fighting
is imminent.
The record of the court-martial in
the case of Commissary-Gener Eagan
is now in the hands of the President for
final review.
Under the Hull bill for the reorgani-
zation and increase of the army there
will be an increase of 941 officers of the
line and staff.
The United States transport Buffalo,
having on board sailors to relieve men
in Rear Admiral Dewey's feet, arrived
at Manila yesterday.
John Adam Manns, aged seventy. FIVE
years, who lived alone in northeast
Baltimore, committed suicide yesterday
by hanging himself to bedpost.
Through sudden drop in the price
of Standard Oil liquidating certificates,
yesterday, John D. Rockefeller lost So
600 600 at the rate of 100000 min
ute.
Republican members of the House
last night held caucus on currency
! legislation and decided to appoint q
| committee to make recommendations
to the Filty.sixth Congress.
The river and harbor bill, carrying
slightly more than $30,0O0,000 passed
the House yesterday by o vote OF 100
| TOT. This is tbe largest majority any
river and harbor bill has ever obtained
in the House.
Having been safely taken of the
stranded American Line Steamship
RhynIand, which ran on the Delaware
coast below the Breakwater during a
fierce northeast gale on Tuesday even
ing, ali of the steamers passengers
were brought to Philadelphia yester'
day by rail.
General Maxine Gomez yesterday
agreed at conference with Robert p.
Porter, who represented President Nc
Kinley, to the acceptance of $1,000, 900
TO be paid by the United States to the
Cuban army He promised bis co-opera-
ton in securing the army's disband-
ment. The Cubans wanted $57 ,000,0 900.
The democratic caucus of the North
Carolina legislature has decided to sub.
NIT to the voters of the State in Au-
gust 1900, an amendment to the consti
} tuition to limit the suffrage. 1t is practi-
I cally the Louisiana law and debars nc
whits Voter from the ballot. It is cal
cuated that it viii debar about four
fifths of the negro vote.
DR.. Weise, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, who
has no diploma, agreed to cure Peter
Coke of a long-standing case of rheu-
matism. The doctor filed barrel
with hot water, bricks. sand, salt, vine.
gar and ants. Coke was then put in
TIM barrel and nearly boiled to death
Coke sued Weise for practiciug medi-
Cdi lIlpSdIIsi anu tuo iuttcl was III cStSe
and is now in jail.
Formal consideration is now being
given by the President to General
Miles's last statement about the army
beef. This statement greatly exas-
perated Secretary Alger. As the Presi-
dent has now assumed charge of the
controversy, sensational developments
are expected in the near future. Yes
terdsy the President directed that all
statements which have appeared in the
press dating back to the Porto Rico
campaign and such other matter as may
seem to bear earmarks Of General Miles
be collected and sent to the White
House for his inspection. The general
opinion seems to be that General Miles
will be relieved from his present COM
mand and General Merritt placed at the
head of the army.
Edward A. Andre, for the past sixteen
years Belgian Consul at Manila, is in San
! Francisco, en- route for Washington, on 4 Sc.
crot mission. 1t is understood that he is to
offer the United States his good services as
mediator between this country snd tue Flip
mos.
Tho Gar of Russia, who recently gave
100000 roubles from his private purse for
the relief Of the peasantry who are suffering
from famine, has row given 100000 more
roubles for the same purpose.
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