Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

QOOSlCis
The Reicbstag, by vote of 200 to
al, yesterday rejected the proposed in
crease in the German army.
President Mckinley arrived at
Townsville, Ga, yesterday, where he
is visiting Senator Hanna, OF Ohio.
General Gomez has been given the
privilege Of seudng his official mail
free of cost in the Uniled States and
Cuba.
1t is reported in Madrid that the
Spanish cabinet has advised the Queen
Regent to ratify the peace treaty with
out waiting for the Cortes.
Admiral Canevaro, Italian minister
Of foreign affairs, states that Italy bad
the approval of Great Britain and ia
pan before demanding the concession at
San Nun.
Rhode Island democrats yesterday
nominated Mayor George w. Greene,
of Woonsocket, for Governor aud de-
nounced the conduct of the War De-
partment.
During the absence of the President
and Mrs. Mckinley the White House
will be prepared for spring. Thege
will be no extensive repairing or gen.
eral cleaning.
The directors OF the Mercantile Trust
and Deposit Company in Baltimore
yesterday increased The salary of its
president, Gen. John Gill, from $4,000
to $25, 900 year.
The government will invite bids for
%, 900 tons of armor for new warships.
| Il is believed that manufacturers will
not enter into contracts at the price
fixed by Congress.
It is understood that the German
government agrees to guarantee to
Cecil Rhodes's Cape Town Railway the
] capital for that portion of the line run
ming through German East Africa.
Assistant Director Wines, of the Gen.
sus bureau, yesterday selected rooms in
the Columbian Building, on Fifth
street, facing Judiciary Square, Wash
ington, to serve as the temporary head
quarters for the bureau.
Negotiations for reel procity treaties
! with Germany and France have been
p, resumed, and there is still a prospect
that treaty may be negotiated with
Great Britain covering the British West
Indies. These several treaty negotie
tons were interrupted several months
ago.
Assistant Engineer Proctor, who was
on the Gloucester when the Pluton was
destroyed by her off Santiago, yester-
day teegraphed the Navy Department
that the remains found in a chair on
the rocks west of Santiago were those
OF Spanish seaman and not those of
Admiral Villamil.
Premier Silvella and Gen. Polavieja,
Minister of War, declared after their
visit to the palace in Madrid yesterday
that there would be no attempt on the
part OF the government TO secure the
mediation of the powers to obtain the
release of the Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Philippine insurgents.
An order has been issued by the War
Department, increasing the age limit
for enlistment from 80 TO IS years. The
youngest age at which man can be
enlisted is eighteen years. Additional
recruiting stations have been estab-
lished for the purpose of enlisting men
to fill the regular army up to the max
imum of $4,000.
August A. Becker, the sausage -mnk
er who has been Under arrest at Chi
cago for four weeks, on charge OF
numbering his wife, made full con-
fession last night. He said that he cut
his wife to pieces, and burned the re-
mains in stove. Becker, when first
arrested, admitted killing his wife, but
declared be pushed her of Randolph
street viaduct into the lake, and that
she was drowned.
Mrs. Henrietta Schmidt, who for
msny years begged in the streets OF
Williamsburg, N. Y D., and was regarded
by many as worthy object of charity,
was found dead in her scantily furnish
led loom yesterday. She was eighty
two wears old. 1t YVES then learned
that she had snail fortune to her cred
it in a savings bank, and could have
lived in luxury if she had cared to. 1t
is thought the amount she left IS more
than $4,000.
In the beet investigation by he army
court of inquiry in Chicago yesterday
Gustavus F. Swift. president of Swift u
| Co, testified to two contracts entered
into between his company and The
United States government to supply re-
frigerated beef to the United States
troops in Cuba and Porto Rico and that
the contract was made with General
Eagan. He also testified that the com
pany he represented never used at any
| time, in connection with the refriger-
| sted beef, any chemical preventative OF
any kind.
The question whether Vice President
Hobart shall be renominated next year
| will probably be determined during the
soiourn of President Mckinley with Mr..
Hobart and Senator Hanna at the lat
ter's winters winter home in Thomas
Vile, Ga. The matter was under dis
cussion at the White House last Sun
| day night between the President and
one or two of his Cabinet advisers, and
it was quite evident from the Presl-
dents utterances thrt be is willing to
retain MIR. Hobart as his colleague
upon the Presidential ticket.
CAPTURED OYSTER VEssEL.-Gov-
TYLER has received letter from DR..
Frank Fletcher, president of the State
board of fisheries, in response to re-
quest for particulars concerning the
capture of Maryland oyster vessels
DR.. Fletcher also sent long communi-
cation from Commonwealth Attorney
y TT Gunter of Accomac, giving his