Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-09
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.


Agoncillo has received full authority
from the Filipino government to treat
for the release OF Spanish prisoners
still held by Aguinaldo.
Yokohama, Oct. Gin terrible ty-
phoon which blew over part of Japan
yesterday, railroad train was swept
into river and six persons were killed
A large number were injured.
Berlin, Oct. 9.-Diplomalic quarters
here have received information to the
effect that Premier Salisbury to the
last moment is besitating at war in the
T,ausvaal crisis. Peace, however,
while not impossible. is believed i'm
probable.
.Loudon, Oct. 9.-The Queens speech
to be read on the opening of Parlia-
ment, now set for Oct. 17tb, will
sharply define the relations between
England and the Transvaal. II will
describe the Transvael's operations and
the nature of the police measures ne
csssary to restore British authority in
vassal state and also to repress
systematic cruelty and ill-treatmeDt Of
British subjects.
johannesburg, Oct. 9.-It is believed
the natives here intend to join the law
l. SIS element of the Boer population in
creating disturbances in the hope of
getting plumber. Preparations by ma.
tives to attack and loot the mines have
been discovered The local authori-
ties are powerless to enforce order and
troops will probably be summoned
from frontier points to put down local
disturbances.
Salerno, Italy, Oct. 9-Fatal floods
have occurred along the Gulf OF Salerno
and in the valleys of the rivers flowing
into the Gulf. A number of villages
have been destroyed and forty bodies
have been recovered.
Paris, Oct 9-It is learned that Jose
Luna, a brother of the Filipino general
who was murdered last June presumably
by order of Aguinaldo, left Paris yester-
day en- route for the Philippines with
the avowed purpose of assassinating
Aguiualdo. Jose Luna swore vendetta
against the Filipino chief after the
news of his brothers. murder reached
him, but he has only now been able to
procure funds to proceed to the Philip
pines; Agoncillo, the Filipino agent,
vainly sought to prevent Luna's de.
parture.
Southampton, Oct. General Sir
Redvers Henry Butler, who will com.
mand the British South African forces
in the field, sails from here for South
Africa Saturday on the steamer Dun
atbar Castle.
Rome, Oct. 9.-There has been talk
of the suppression of the French EN-.
bassy at the Vatican because of the al
legged completely Of French clericals in
recent royalist plots. Such action by
the French government is unlikely as
friendly pope would be frances best
weapon in possible conflicts with Italy.
Vienna, Oct "a murder, evidently the
work of Jack the Bipper," occurred at
Linz, west of here on the Danube, las. night
An elderly woman was outraged, killed and
dissected. This is the fourth similar murder
at Linz and the perpetrator has so far euded
the police.
Cairo, Oct. 9.-News has reached here Of
the recent fall of nine columns of the great
Hypostyle Hall Of El Karn built by Setee
/, dynasty XIX, one of the most magnificent
and celebrated relics of the architecture Of
anc emit Egypt.
Iohe, who has just returned to Berlin, is i'll.
Count Won Buelow, Imperial Minister of For
eign Affairs, today had long Interview with
Queen Wilhelmina at Potsdam.
Preparing for Tomorrow's Contest
New York, Oct. 9.-An attempt is to
be made to finish the cup races this
week. 1t has been been decided that,
beginning Thursday, Shamrock anu
Columbia should race every day. That,
with tomorrow's race, will give four
racing days this week and it is confident
" believed that this will be sufficient to
decide the fate of the cup. Yachtsmen
look for good brisk winds this week
and SO far their predictions have been
fulfilled. Never before has British
yacht been SO close up during series
of races as Shamrock has been to Col
umbla. There were many glum faces
Saturday when Shamrock beat Column
bia to the outer mark, but the American
b pats good work on the beat home, re-