Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-24
NEWS OF THE Ds?

Nearly 5000 American soldiers are
now in Luzon no pitals.
Oliver II. P. Belmont has applied for
mem bership in the Excelsior Lodge Of
Odd Fellows, at Newport, r. 1.
Twelve buildings, principally bust
ness places, were burned at Forest City,
six miles north OF Carbonate, Pa, to-
day.
Oscar F. Lackey expects to leave
Swinburne island, New York today.
He has recovered from the yellow
fever.
About $500 clothing workers in New
York have struck, and is is said that ten
times that number will be out within
two weeks.
The warning Kentuckians, OF Clay
county are prepared to make trouble at
the trial of the Philpots for murder in
the Manchester court.
The transport Tartar sailed from San
Francisco, for the Philippines this morn
ing. Gen. Joseph Wheeler and his
daughter were passengers on the Tartar
Part OF a whisk- broom straw that YVES
swallowed six weeks ago by the IT.
months. old daughter of Mrs.J j. Dooley,
of Jersey City. N. j., has just come out
of the child's back between the shout
ders, after causing an abscees.
1t is stated that the proposition made
when General Toral was about to sur
render at Santiago to General Shafter,
to send the Spanish troops back TO
Spain, instead of holding them prison
ers, came from Secretary Alger aud was
approved by the President.
Fire broke out last night in the GEL
lar of the New York Racket store, in
Phoenix City, Ala, just across the
Chattahoochee river from Columbus.
Before the flames could be checked the
entire business district was burned to
the ground, entailing loss Of 5000, 900.
A high official of the government says
the Alaska boundary dispute will be
settled by an amicable agreement be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. The speech of Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the Canadian Premier, at OF
tawa on Friday is not regarded as a
threat.
Three persons were drowned near
Baltimore yesterday. Leroy Biddison
was thrown into the Patspsco river by
the capsizing of q boat. Samuel E.
Smith lost his life while bathing in Bear
creek. Hyman Milliman, aged ten
years, sank unobserved while bathing in
Wipan's cove.
With his arms stretched forth in the
very act OF catching ball at second
base, Paul Bartsch was struck dead by
lightning in Jersey City during the
storm Saturday. At the came moment
eight other persons on the old reservoir
grounds in Central avenue-some plsy-
ers and some spectators-were hurled
to the ground and stunned.
Elevator B, of the Cincinnati, Hamil.
ton aud Dayton Elevator Company,
Toledo, O., was burned yesterday even
ing from dust explosion, which seem
ed to fire instantly the building in every
part. The loss amounts to over 81 ,OGO,
900. More than 100000 bushels Of
wheat were burned in the building.
A dispatch from Manila says: A
Filipino priest named Gregorie Agri-
pay, with the insurgents, is trying to
lead o movement for the independence
of the church in the Philippines from
the Spanish priesthood. He has Issued
a proclamation declaring himself the
Vicar General OF all the Filipino priests
in the districts outside OF American
control on the Island of Luzon, and is
melting the priests to disobey the regu-
Iations of the church and brotherhoods.
The archbishop of the district has is.
sued bull communicating Agripay,
and this action has increased the feel
ing between the Fllipinos and the
church.