Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-19
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The bubonic plague has broken out
at Asuncion, capital of Paraguay.
Admiral Schley will accept the COM
mand of the South Atlantic station
without protest.
Governor Sayers, Of Texas, says that
he is in favor of starting movement
for the humiliation OF trusts.
American gunboats patrolling the
coast OF Luzon recently chased and
overhauled two British ships bound for
Hong Kong.
Dipntheria broke out in the B'lii'
more city Jail yesterday, the patients
being three white men who we're sent
there last Saturday,.
The Cuban National League and
National party will issue toda: a
proclamation calling upon ali Cufaas to
work for complete independence.
The Chinese Minister has filed with
the State Department an emphatic pro-
test against General Otis's order ex-
Guiding Chinese from the Philippines.
Benjamin Wilson Feeney, nephew of
WESTMINSTER General Wilson, wss
taken from Washington to Wheeling
yesterday to answer charge OF forgery
Twenty.seveu persons have beer
lodged in jail charged with having tax
en- part in the riots at Carterville. Ill i,
where seven negro miners were shot to
death on Sunday last.
A Berlin dispatch states that Ger
| many has informed President Kruger
that he need expect no help from that
quarter in the event of war with Great
Britain. The Beers are massing srtil-
| lery at the entrance to the Transvaal,
Fifty-four new cases of yellow fever
have been reported in the past is hours
at Key West, Fla, and three deaths,
| making a total number of cases to date
of 1862, and II deaths. One new case
| was reported at New Orleans yesterday.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says ad-
| vices from Manila announce that Aguin-
| aldo is willing to release all sick and
civilian Spanish prisoners, but it is add
ed, General Otis refuses to allow Span
ish vessels to proceed to Filipino ports
to receive them.
Mrs. Willett, mother of Mrs. James
Dove, of this city, died suddenly yes
terday evening at her home at Acco-
, keek, Md, and Mr.. Harry Smith, the
talest man in Prince Georges county,
Md feet, inches-was buried at
| Accokeek church today.
Isaac Nelson, of Kantner, Somerset
, county, Pa, and Miss Berket, OF Boone
Postoffice in the same county, were mar
ried at Cumberland, Md, last Saturday.
MIR. Nelson was widower, and is eish.
ty.fve years of age. while the bride is
only fourteen years old. Her parents
gave their written consent to the mar
riage.
At the meeting of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, l o. o. F., now in session
in Detroit, Mich, the matter OF adj
hitting negroes to the order is expected
to come up in day or two, as it has
done for number of years. 1t is like
| lv to be voted down IS formerly. The
Rebekah branch is working to obtain
| representation on the floor of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, but there is con-
siderable opposition to such an innova-
ton.
A conference of democratic national
committeeman in Chicago yesterday
issued an appeal for party unity,
particularly in Kentucky; continue
Chicago as the headquarters OF
the national committee; heard VIC
lent and sarcastic deuunciation of Chair
man Jones by committeeman Gahan,
of Illinois; decreed that the Presidential!
campaign in 1900 was already be-
quo; set the machinery going for the
collection of money, and made prepare
tons for receiving reports from every
Congressional district in the United
States as to the chances of the democ-
racy for 1900.