Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cotton bolls from Mississippi will be
exhibited by plantation negroes at the
Paris Exposition.
A hurricane he's just swept over the
eastern part of Jamaica, doing immense
damage to the banana plantations.
Senator Mark Hanna says a call
will be soon issued for meeting of thu
republican national committee.
Recent meetings in Santa Clara prov
ince, Cuba, are said to have shown that
the natives are much dissatisfied with
American rule in the island.
Ambassador Joseph Il. Choate, in a
speech at Edinburgh last night, said
that "ironclad friendship" prevails be.
tween Great Britain and the United
| States.
Ex-Representative James Hamilton
Lewis, of Washington, who has been
travelling abroad, says Europe Is hostile
to the United States because of the
latter's Philippine policy.
Jspan's new tariff has caused de-
crease of 81 per cent in imports, while
! exports have increased Is per cent.
J Imports from the United States have
been reduced about IS per cent.
United States minister Loomis, in
Venezuela, has asked the commanders
of the warships off Pueto Cabella to
prevent General Parades, a revolution
| sta, from bombaroiug that place.
A new levy of troops has beeh made
in the Department OF Cauca, Colombia,
by which all citizens from IS to go years
of age are called to the 81 port of the
government against the revolution.
| It is said the administration, for po.
litical reasons, will not ask Congress to
enact legislation at the coming session
for the permanent increase of the regu.
lar army. Secretary Roots report, it
Is believed, will contain no recommen-
dation for an increase.
Five men, residents of Washington,
and all but one said to be in the
employ of the government. have
been arrested and held in bail for
court 10 Philadelphia on the charge
of repeating, impersonatiDg election
officers and making fraudulent returns
in that city.
| If all goes we'll, Charles G. Baker will
leave ST. Joseph's Hospital in Baltimore
today and return to his home in Wayn
esboro, Pa, after having undergone the
experience OF having a chisel driven
like an arrow ia.o his head by an acct
dent and then having it removed after
nearly three months by skillful snrgi-
cal operation.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
John L. Bristow in hisannusl report an
nounces thas during the past fiscal year
1904 postmasters we're appointed, 49,
523 being fourth class postmassers and
the remaining presidential. There were
2,935 postotfices established and 1,505
discontinued. At the close of the year
the total number of postoffices in the
country was an even Is, 900.
Revolver in hand, George W. Kern,
saloon. keeper of Allentown, Pa, lay
in wait yesterday for his wife, who had
left him. He boarded trolley car Cd
which she was riding, drove her out of
it, 10 the face of the passengers, and
dragged her through the street to his
saloon. There, as an excited crowd
gathered outside, which he held at bay
with his pistol, he murdered the wom-
an and quietly ended his own life.
The general committee of church ex
tension of the Methodist Episcopal
Church continued it's annual meeting
10 Baltimore yesterday at the First
Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop
Andrews presided during the morning,
and Bishop Hurst at the afternoon ses-
sion. At the recommendation Of the
committee appointed to consider the
safeguards OF the funds which are under
the control of the general committee, it
was decided that in the future the
treasurer shall receive salary, and
shall be required to give bond to a
trust company as security for the faith
full performance of duty. Responsibility
of conference boards was discussed and
the old rule was re enacted.