Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-23

VI
General Fizhugh Lee and other
Americans have sailed from Havana for
the United States. The general is on
leave of absence.
The German press is just az unaoi.
mously anti-Brilish in the Transvasl
war as it was anli-Ame rican in the war
between the Uoited States and Spain.
1t is reported that the yacht Colum-
bia will 90 to the Mediterranean to take
part 10 the regattas there, and will then
go to England and race in British
waters.
Mr.. Richard Croker took personal
charge o. the campaign in New York
city, and more or less personal charge
of the campaign in the State, yesterday
morning.
Brigadier General Bates will be rails
I'd to the grade of major general OF
volunteers Major-General Lawton
will be appointed brigadier-general in
the regular army.
General Oils will probably not again
adm Filipioo officers to Manila, even
for the purpose of conference, as it !s
said their uniforms have an inspiring
efec: upon diss ffected natives.
Archbishop Keane delivered the
first of series of sermons 10 the to-
terest of the Catholic University before
large congregation at ST. Patrick 8
Church in Washington yesterday.
The bodies OF the sailors and marines
OF the Maine buried in Havana will be
brought to this country and inferred in
the National Cemetery at Arlington,
! Va, probably during January or Feb
| Tuary.
A house in Baltimore, the upper
floors of which were occupied by the
family of Philip Scott, colored, and the
lower floor used as stable. collapsed
on Saturday evening, iDjuring several
persons and killing two horses.
General Frederick Funston on Sat.
urday received telegram from the
War Department offering him briga-
dier's commission if be would return to
the Philippines after his former reei-
ment, the Twentieth Kansas, is mus
tered out. General Funston accepted
the offer.
The heavy loss among the British
| officers in the battle with the Beers on
Friday was due 10 the valiant but in
| sensate conduct in sticking to the ira.
ditions of the British army and refusing
to use the cover of which the men
awaited themselves in storming the
Boer position on the summit of the
Kopje.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boyle celebrated
their marriage at Wilmington, Del +,
Thursday night by driving through the
city streets in cab on top of which was
friend holding a transparency with
the words: "Just married" 1.-Two
hearts that beat as one." Red fire
sticks were held out of the window Of
the cab.
The annual report OF the chief of en-
gineers of the army, Brigadier- General
John M. Wilson, submits estimates for
river and harbor works already au.
thorzed by Congress, but not provided
for by continuing contracts, amounting
to 50 .690,S21. 10 addition he asks for
S15, 5S2 ,626. to carry on works already
contracted for.
There is little doubt that a large
standing army will be urgently recon-
mended by Secretary Root and the
President, and Congress will be asked
to raise the regular military establish.
mint to at least 100000 men. The
surgeon-general of the navy, in his
annual report advocates an increase in
the medical corps of the navy.
1t is said that the recent yacht races
cost 100000. Probably 100000
would be conservative estimate of the
cost of carrying spectators. Add to this
nearly $1,000,000 expended by Sir
Thomas Upton, another half million by
the American syndicate and New York
Yacht Club, and the total expenditures
will amount to about 100000.
In the presence of nearly 1000 enthu-
siastc members of the fraternity, Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley was on
Saturday night made Mason in B. B
French Lodge of Washington. Through
special dlspensation from the grand
master of the Grand Lodge of tie
District he was put through the first,
second, and third degrees of the order.
A business block in south Chicago
burned early yesterday, entailing a
loss OF $4,000 and painfully iujuring
twelve persons. Fourteen buildings
we're burned. An old Landmark was
destroyed 10 the Grand Central Hotel.
1t was frame building, and was con-
sumed rapidly. The guests had barely
time to save themselves, and fled with
little apparel.
Nine men persisted in the recent
blizzard in Montana Five bodies have
been recovered, and it is probable that
this is not half the list. The last body
found was that of II. Herald, sheep
herder. The sheep had eaten of his
beard, clothing and parts OF his boots.
Several bands OF sheep without herders
have been wandering in the country,
and point to unknown deaths.
MIR. Bryan will enter his home State
on Tuesday and will make canvass
over it, more complete than in the last
presidential campaign. He expects to
make more than one hundred speeches
from Tuesday next until election day.
81 is highly pleased with the result of
his efforts and says Nebraska will run
up big democratic majority, that the
democrats will carry Kentucky and
make good showing in Ohio.
President Andrade, OF Venezula, has
succeeede0 in escaping from Ia Guaura