Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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4uOlo 10 q uOfSHOut III EtnuSO ~
abolish the representation of the colo
MES in Parliament.
At the opening of the Portuguese
Cortes King Charles intimated that
Delagoa Bay is not to be sold.
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, former At
torney- General and am basssdort to Italy,
is dangerously i'll in Washington.
Bishop Nicholas, of the Greek church,
in farewell letter to his American
diocese, attacks the public school.
Peter McKeown, aged thirty. nine,
and John Dorman, boy of fifteen,
were drowned while ice. boating on the
bay at Hamilton, Ontario, last night.
The peace treaty will probably be
sent to the Senate this week. The
situation at Iloilo is used as an argu-
ment both for and against ratification.
The Addicks wing of the republican
party in the Delaware legislature held
an independent caucus yesterday and
nominated officers for the organization
of the House.
Senator Quay seems to have rounded
up the legislature OF Pennsylvania once
more, and unless the unexpected hap
pens he will be reelected for another
term in the United States Senate.
William G. Whitney is at the head of
syndicate which has purchased the
Edison Electric Lighting Company and
will try to control all other lighting
companies in the greater city OF New
York.
/ The body of the late Senator Morrill,
arrived at Montpelier, Vt, yesterday
from Washington. On the same train
was the body of the Senator's wife, who
died at Washington several months
;ago. All places OF business were closed
until after the funeral.
Citizens of Bridgeport, Conn.,, pro-
hibited by the charter from issuing
bonds for public improvements, pro-.
pose to insure their lives and use the
policies as security for money to be
borrowed for new buildings, street.
paving and other public works.
| AThe New York police have learned
that man wearing red beard pur-
chased match holder in Newark on
December %, similar to that sent to
Harry Cornish on December y, accom-
panied by bottle of poison which
caused the death of Mrs. Adams.
The Supreme Court OF West Virginia
has refused to grant the writ of man
damus asked for by Dent, democrat, to
compel the issuance OF a certificate to
him as Representative from Taylor
county. II he is denied seat IN the
House OF Delegates there will be a tie IN
that body.
DR.. Charles F. Gulllou, formerly a
surgeon in the United States navy,
died in New York yesterday from
pneumonia. He was born in Philadel
phia, July &c, 1918, aud was educated
in the University of Pennsylvania. His
body was taken TO Petersburg, Va, 1or
burial beside his wife.
The Paris Intransigeaut, edited by
Henri Rochefort, violent opponent OF
Dreyfus revision, is responsible for the
statement that the court Of cessation
has waived its intention 10 bring Drey-
fus back on the governments represen-
tations OF the danger OF lynching and
riots and of the necessity for large
military force to protect him.
At no time since the conclusion OF
hostilities has the government been so
concerned as it now is over the situa-
ton in the Philippines. Aguinaldo
has disappeared, perhaps to prepare his
followers in the interior OF the island oil
Luzou to resist any attempt of the
American forces to make them lay
down their arms and disbsnd. The in
surgents at Iloilo have declined to per-
nit the detachment under Brigadier
General Miller to occupy that place
and its defenses, and there is danger OF
conflict between the United States
troops and the Filipinos both at Iloilo
and Manila. More troops will be sent
to Manila at once.