Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NE y VI LIZ In E.
A statement that the bubonic plague
is raging at Santos, Brazil, ia officially
confirmed.
1t hiss been reported in Chicago that
a drop of 25 cents per 100 pounds for
dressed beef has occurred.
Smallpox is spreading so rapidly ss
to alarm the health authorities all over
Texas. Every part of the State has the
disease in virulent form.
Aguipaldo has issued book giving
the basis of the Filipino claim that
American officials in the early part of
1898 recognized Filipino ind epend ence
1t is felt at Berlin that Baron Won
Buelow, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
has sounded the Coloni.! Councii a. tc
the sdvisability of ceding Germany's
interest in Samoa to England in ex-
change for territorial compensation else
where.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department for ten chaplains to 60 to
the Philippines in addition to eight al
ready on duty there. but manv people
believe that no American, even il he
were an angel, conld accomplish any
! thing along the religious line among the
Flipinos.
The anti.imperialist conference at
! Chicago adjourned last night. A dec.
laration OF principles was unanimously
adopted. 1t denounced the policy of
imperialism as hostile to liberty and
unconstitutional, and as tending toward
militarism. The policy OF the present
national administration is condemned,
and the immediate cessation of the Phil
ippine war demanded.
The dismembered portions off woman
which have been at the moreue in New
York for ten days have been identified
by Peter Colombo as his wife, Mary, %
years old, who disappeared Labor Day.
He says he had barber named An.
| tonic, who was a regular reader of Ill
Progresso, this being the paper in which
part of the the body was wrapped. He
says the barber and Mrs. Colombo went
away at the zane time.
The British advance forces in Natal
came in contract with tie Beers
| in the vicinity of Actor Homes and Bes-
| tors station, about 16 miles north of
| Ladysmith, yesterday morning. Fir
began at 10 a. m. and continued
, with intermissions all day. An impor-
tsnt battle is reported imminent. The
tactics of the Beers seem to be to force
the fighting before heavy British rein.
| forcements can rearch Natal.
In the British House OF Commons
yesterday Mr.. Balfour announced that
the Queen will, by proclamation, call
| out the militia reserve force. The op-
position severely arrsigned the method
10 which the government conducted
the negotiations with the Transvaal,
claiming that Chamberlain had evident
ly determined on war. Managers of
the gold mines leaving the Rand we're
searched on the frontier by the Beers.
Dependency over financial and do.
nestle troubles resulted in the suicide
of Mrs. Helen Harbour, fifty-two years
old, about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, at the clearinghouse of Mrs.
Mary Kavanaugh, 1924 New York
avenue northwest, Washington. where
she had been living for several weeks.
A revolver was used, and the deed was
done in the bathroom of the dwelling.
George Harbour, of Georgetown, hus-
band of the woman, was notified of the
tragedy by the police.
The Dewey home committee is re-.
! ceiving various propositions from real
estate owners and agents for the house
to be given to the Admiral in Washing.
ton. These will be put together and
assorted for business when the time
comes for the committee to select q
home. The committee will select from
the total number of houses six or seven
they believe will be most pleasing to
the Admiral. He will visit the houses
with the committee and select the one
beat suited TO his own tastes.
John Morrison, who escaped from Jail
at Romney, w. Va, on Sunday night,
was recaptured Tuesday night near
Hanging Rock; eight miles from Rom
ney. Morrison was nearly famished,
not having eaten a morsel for two days
The capture was made by posse and
He surrendered without a struggle.
After escaping Morrison crawled into
| an old stable next to the Jail until early
| morning, and although hundreds of men
were searching they failed to locate
| him. He then gained the woods, where
he stayed until dark Tuesday night,
| when he resumed his journey towards
Winchester and was ovsrtaken by the
| posse. His captors will divide the $500
| reward.
Emperor William at banquet at Ham
| burg, following the launch of new warshp
yesterday, said that Germany is in bitter
reed of stronger feet, and added: IF that
class of re Enforcement had not been refused
us during the first eight years of my reign,
efused despite my urgent request and ad
monitions. refused with scoIn and even mock.
cry, how different matters would have been
now. We should be able to push our thirty
ing trade and commerce over the sea-"
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The gist of President McKinley's
next message to Congress is causing
some speculation. 1t is said he will
recommend the establishment OF
American sovereignty and its main.
tenance in the Philippines. Civil gov
az, 1al1or, kba v,;I;torx, ot tIo