Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-06
NEWS OF TIE DAY.


a censorship of the press at Santiago has
aroused strong opposition.
Mrs. Sam T. Jack, of New York, has
decided not to mary her dead husbands
brother, as requested in the will.
A debate on the alleged inhumanity
of decapitating the Mahdi's body &C.
Cured In the House of Commons yes
terday.
The War Department has decided to
give each State one of the cannon cap
tured from the Spaniards in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
The arbitration committee of the in
ternational peace conference have
adopted the draft OF plan of media
ton, but may modify it later.
Pat Raedy, OF Washington, knocked
out Dan Sullivan, of Boston, in the
10Th round on the stage of Ford's
Opera House, Baltimore, last night.
Jose Labregat, who, under the Wey-
Ter regime, WAS said to have been guilty
of cruelty and oppression. was lynch
ed at San Antonio de Los Banos, Cuba,
yesterday.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says
it will be long time before the Amer
lean meat packers recover from the
hue and cry over the canned beef furn.
ished to the United States army.
The finance committee OF the Senate
will meet in New York shortly to con-
slider financial legislation. Senator AL
lison says that at the next session of
Congress legislation in line with the
Presidents recommendation will prob
ably be enacted.
Representative Sherman, of Utica,
was in New York city yesterday, and
today will meet bis brethren of the
New York delegation in conference at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Mr.. Sher-
man made it very plain last night that
while he was very friendly 80 Repre-
sentative Henderson, he is still candi-
date for Speaker, and, moreover, that
he will continue TO be candidate until
the wisdom of others suggests that he
take a back seat.
1t is said in Washington that Bishop
Hurst, of The Methodist Episcopal
Church, and his wife have separated,
and Mrs. Hurst has gone to Europe,
and her brother, r. K. Root, of Buffa.
10, is said 10 have arranged the separs-
ton. Incompatibility of temperament
is alleged as the cause. Mrs. Hurst,
who is the second wife of the Bishop,
was Miss Root OF Buffalo, and is wealthy.
She left Washington nearly year ago.
II is said that there will be no divorce,
but that they will not live together
again.
President I!oubet, of France, and his
ministers haye taken q determined
stand, and either the government will
be overturned or the measures taken
yesterday for the prosecution and pun
ishment of the leaders and instigators
OF mob violence against the President
and the government will be vigorously
carried out. Prosecutions in connec-
ton with the Dreyfus case and the
army scandal will also be continued.
The French Chamber Of Deputies yes.
terday voted confidence in the govern
ment after violent debate.
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, sirdar
of the Egyptian forces. arrived in Lon
don yesterday and called upon Mr.. A.
J. Balfour, First Lord OF the Treasury
and government leader in the House Of
Commons, with whom he had long
interview. Later MIR. Balfonr introduc-
ed in the House of Commons the pro-
posed grant of $4,000 about $3.50, 600
for Lord Kitchener, that has been rec
commended by the Queen. The House
III s8G0,O0G. before the vote Mr..
', {" the fact that t4s power Of
baiiour SAT- '--d was due ia the
MaodlSm wa was clusnI .,o, a~aired 10
honor.