Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-18
NEWS OF THE DAY:


low priests to celebrate midnight mass
on December 81.
Aguinaldo, in disguise, accompanied
by several of his generals, left Mani.
tong last Saturday.
At it's session in Detroit on Saturday
the Federation of Labor condemned
the shipping subsidy bill.
Dispatches from Caracas tell of vic
tory of Gen. Castro's troops over the
army of Hernandez, the insurgent lead
or.
A Pittsburg inventor says that he has
constructed a receiver for use in wire
less telegraphy which may make pos
sible sending messages across the At
lantic.
One hundred and fourteen children
were deprived of heat and warmth Sat.
urday night at the Industrial Home
School, near Washington, by disas-
trous fire which wrecked the new pow
er plant of the institution.
The President is said to have signed
the order taking many places out of
the classified civil service as a COM
promise with spoilsmen in Congress
who threatened to withhold the appro-
priatlon for the civil service commits
sion.
The Chatham academy, the central
building of the public shool system and
the largest school house of Savannah,
Ca, covering half block, was destroy
ed by fire before daylight Saturday
morning. The loss will approximate
about $50. COG.
Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, who
was Admiral Dswey's flag lieutenant
during the hattie of Manila bay, died
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon of ty
phoid fever at Garfield Hospital, in
Washington. Lieutenant Brumby was
born in Marietta, Ga, on November
20, 1866. His father was distinguish
en- officer in the Confederate army.
A meeting of Irisbmen in Dublin yes
.erday expressed sympathy with the
Boer cause and rejoiced over the Brit
ish defeats. The Transvaal flag was
! waved defantly in front of Dublin Cas-
| tie. The meeting was checked by the
police, but it led to exciting scenes.
Crowds paraded the streets singing
God Save Ireland" and cheering for
the Beers. A meeting of Irish leaders
vas held in the rooms of the Irish
Transvaal committee. and speeches
were made denouncing England.
A three. week's-old baby boy was
found in the vestibule of the home oil
Mrs. Alice Freeman, 120S Sixth street,
southwest, ashington, saturday night.
The following was on note which had
been left with the infant; Foster and
protect my baby boy and God will re:
ward you spiritually. while 1 and its
father will reward you financially.
Name him Oscar The blessings and
prayers of grief-stricken mother are
yours always" The babe has been
placed 10 ST. AIMS Infant Asylum.
Fire started suddenly at 1910 o'clock
yesterday morning in big factory
building on First avenue, New York,
occupied by wire factory, cigar
manufacturing firm, firm of machin-
lists and by other businesses. The flames
spread with great rapidity, and within
| few minutes it was apparent that it
would be impossible to save the build
ing, and every effort of the 6remen was
devoted to an attempt to save the sur.
rounding tenements. There was ter
rifle panic in many OF these tenements,
| and the avenue in few moments was
| almost blocked with half naked poor
people who had tumbled out of the
ramsackle buildings with wild cries of
fright. The basement of the building
was occupied as livery stable and II
horses were burned to death. 1t is
believed all the people was got out Of
the tenements ia safety, although
several of the children rescued we're
unconscious froa smoke. The loss will
amount to about 500 900.