Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-13
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Andrew Simpson. of Breckville, Tex
as, yesterday shot the young man who
eloped with his daughter, killed the
young mans father, and then commit
ted suicide.
The cabinet has uudar consideration
plan OF local government for Porto
Rico, which, it is said, will give the
Porto Ricans almost the entire control
of their municipal affairs.
If Admiral Howison, who is now on
the way to New York on the cruiser
Chicago, should arrive before the Dewey
celebration he would outrank Admiral
Sampson and would be commander OF
the entire fleet.
General JimineZ, on arriving at
Santo Domingo, declared that he will
not be President until elected by the
people. He was received with enihu-
iasm, though some Kisses were heard
with the cheering.
At a meeting at the Masonic Temple
in Washington last night resolutions
were adopted against the participation
of the government Of the United States
in the Paris Exposition on account Of
the verdict in the preyfus case.
In a letter to Chairman Dick, of the
Ohio republican State executive COM
mittee, Mr.. Hay. Secretary OF State,
makes an emphatic statement deny
ing the alleged secret alliance between
England and the Uoited States.
On the transport City OF Fuet..
which arrived recently at Houo
there was a race wsr between go
white and black soldiers, which came
near ending in serious bIoodshed. For
four days provost guard WAS under
arms night and day.
A letter was received 10 New York,
from President Mckinley yesterda,
regretting hs inability to be preseu' at
the Dewey welcome. Presiden, Nc
Kinley will not meet Admiral D-"ry
until he formally receives him in WASH
ington, on Monday, October l.
An officer Of the army 10 looking
over the enlistment returns for the first
ten volunteer regiments called cut in
July, found that the State OF Wiscon-
sin, with nearly 100000 Inhabitants,
furnished only 81 men. The District OF
Columbia. with population OF 800, 600,
furnished $50
The Rome correspou dent OF the Lon
don Daily News says that the Vatican
officials are greatly alarmed by the i'll
ness of the Pope, VINO is suffering from
an internal disorder caused by the sud
: den change ia the weather. He is ex
tremely weak, and is hardly able to
speak. DR.. Lapponi, his physician, is
anxious concerning his condition.
At meeting of the French cabinet
yesterday the Premier announced that
the Dreyfus verdict had been quietly
received in all parts of the country.
Dreyfus passes most of his time reading
letters of sympathy received from all
parts of Europe. 1t is reported tina
President Loubet will pardon Dreylus.
A great meeting will be held in the
Hyde Park. London, next Sunday to
appeal to France to do Dreyfus justice.
NJ Emile lola, tbs novelist, writes TO
Aurora that Dreyfus was convicted b.
means Of military plot, and that the
generals crushed the accused in order
to save themselves from prison. He
says Germany will clear Dreyius if
| France does not.
A dispatch from Pretoria says the
| British note, which was read in both
raads yesterday, is regarded there as
virtual ultimatum. The correspondent
says: at proposes FIVE years fran
chise, quarter representation for The
gold fields in Volksraad, equality fer
the British and Dutch in the Volksraad,
and equality for the old and new burgh'
ers in regard to presidential and other
elections. II these conditions are &C
cepted, a conference between repre-.
sentatives of the two governments shall
follow for the purpose of drafting the
necessary measures and of avoiding the
introduction of unnecessary conditions
by the Transvasl government, or the
possibility of the passage of any new
bills calculated to defeat the reforms.