Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Boys were born in New York yester-
day to Harry Payne Whitney and Ed
win Gould.
Philip d. Armour has given $750,000
more to the endowment fund of the
Armour Institute at Chicago, making
his total gift $2,250,000.
The British government is investi-
eating the purchase by M. Menier, a
Freedman, OF Anticosti Island, at the
mouth OF the St. Lawrence river.
George B. NJ. Harvey has bought the
North American Review, published in
New York, from General Lloyd S.
Bryce. The price is reported at
1928 900.
Professor r. W. Wood, of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, who originated
the idea OF thawing out frozen water
pipes with electricity, has made two
successful experiments.
The Central Union Gas Company has
been organized 10 control the natural
gas wells and plants of Ohio, Indiana.
aud southern Illinois. The capital
stock will be S24, 900 600.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor at Washington, yesterday replied
so statements of Lord Charles Beres-
ford and denied that Russia is opposed
to the ''open door" in China.
Mrs. + iz4bsth Ponisi Wallis, widow
| of the Ia!e Samuel :. Wallis, died on
Sunday i'll Washington. The deceased
! at one time was one OF the most promi-
Dent actresses in TIE country.
Postmaster Hauser, OF Delaware
Water Gap, Pa, early yesterday morn
lay shot and fatally wounded one of a
gang of three burglars, who had
entered the postotlice and tried to
blow open the safe.
The property OF the Home Telephone
Company was sold at auction in Balti-
more yesterday to syndicate, at the
head OF which are Alexander Brown,
George R. Webb and Harry A. Parr,
for $4,000. The property was sold
subject to an issue OF bonds and debts
amounting to $4,000, making the
valuation OF the plant 1865 900.
The Spanish Coites held an ex-
citing debate yesterday in which
the government was denounced for Its
conduct in the war with the United
Sta e.. During the debate the Span
! ish army was spoken of as lions led BY
asses" aud Count D'Almenas asked
why the leaders had not been shot. Sd
gasts'a government, it was alleged, ar
ranged with President Mckinley fol-
+ the surrender ofSantiago, and Skaters
attack was planned as SHAM
The Miles court of inquiry yesterday
made good start in its work: In the
Generals testimony before the court he
repudiated interviews in several New
York papers, but admitted that he
| talked freely to newspaper men. He
admitted that his expression, "pretense
of experiment." was an unfortunate
one, and said he did not mean TO make
any charges of corruption. He stood
on his dignity, and said he was not re-
quired 10 report to the Commissary
General.
The Anglo Americana ONT High Com
mission adjourned and suspended
work yesterday in Washington for at
least five months. The direct cause OF
the adjournment was the Alaskan
boundary question. This clause of the
proposed treaty has resulted ia dead
lock, and al attempts at coming to
terms nave only developed new com.
plications. All other questions have
been satisfactorily settled, even that Of
reciprocity. The Canadian members
re-enforced by several Canadian cabi
net ministers, held meeting yesterday
morning and decided to stop the con-
troversy for time.
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley having
been granted permission TO answer the
charges recently made against him in
the communication recently sent to the
Senate, yesterday handed to the COM
mittee on naval affairs his statement
in which be disclaims any purpose Of
controversy with the Navy Depart
meut. He quotes from e dispatch Of
| Sampson, which has been Suppressed
| by the Navy Department, showing
that he remained at Cienfuegos under
positive orders and in pursuance of the
plan of campaign mapped out by his
superior. He Indignantly resents the
mputation of retrograde movement,
and refers bitterly to Simpsons under
hand way Of secretly making charges.
! He explains in detail the msneuvering
Of the Brooklyn during the battle, and
shows how successfully it worked.