Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A large number of census appoint
ments in Cuba have been revoked on
the ground that the appointees were
unfit.
Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding
the department of Santiago, Cuba, re-
commends reduction of the military
force in that department.
Negotiations between the United
States, Great Britain and Germany will
probably result in a satisfactory ar
rangement for the partition of the Sa.
moan Islands.
A dispatch has been received from
Omaha, Neb., stating that the carriage
in which Mr.. Bryan was driving across
country to keep an appointment was
overturned aud several of the occupants
Injured.
A recapitulation of the casualties in
actions and deaths il the regular and
volunteer armies between May /, 1895,
and June 80, 1899. contained in the
annual report of the adjutapt general
of the army, shows a grand total OF
1905 men.
1t is said that General Funston has in
structed lawyers iD Topeka, Kansas, 10
sue Arch bishop Ireland aud the Cat holic
paper, called the Monitor, OF San Fran
cisco, for say ng, It is alleged, that Fun
ston had looted Catholic churches in
the Philippines.
Mr.. John Wilson, secretary and
treasurer of the Black, Sheridan & Will
son Company, coal miners and shippers,
succumbed to an attack of heart disease
on the street in Baltimore last night and
died in few M nutes at the Office OF
DR.. Charles W. Mitchell.
Nearly the whole of yesterday after
noon was consumed in removing the
bars of silver from the wreck of the fer
ry boat Chicago in North river, New
York. 1t was said yesterday that there
was about $50, 900 worth of silver. This
was removed, bar at time.
The Antietam German Baptist
Church, of Waynesboro, Pa, has ex.
PEELED Miss May Oler, one of the most
prominent young women of the demon
ination in that section, because she per.
| sisted in wearing hat, in preference
to the plain bonnet worn by the female
| members.
4 In New York, last night, Slosson woD
I the professional billiard match, Scbae'
far being beaten by 900 points to 75O
points. Slosson again outplayed Schae
fer by 800 points against s., and he in
creased his advantage when play com
! menced by IS csroms, and finally ended
with lead of 143.
The Gear is expected 10 visit EN-
peror William at Potsdam. Germany
next Saturday. King Humbert, o.
Italy, it is said, will also visit Emperor
William soon. Reports as to these
projected royal visits naturally arouse
interest in connection with the rumor:
of European intervention in the South
African war. Russia, it seems, is seiz
ing the opportunity to advance her
schemes in Persia, and the construction
of Russian railroad in. that country i:
now said to be assured.
a terrific explosion of -four dust il
the New England Mills, Chicago at
5 o'clock yesterday evening, resulted
in the probable death of four persons
and the destruction of 100000 worth
of property. In all five buildings were
wrecked by the explosion or demolished
by the wall falling on adjoining build
ings. All FIVE of the buildings were
completely destroyed, either by ex-
plosion, collapse, falling walls, or fire
There were several persons slightly
hurt, but none of the injured will die
The annual report of the adiutant
general OF the army, General Corbin,
was made public yesterday. General
Corbn Gums up the military forces now
in the service OF the United States as
Regular army, 64.5S6; volunteers, "a :
STA; total. SO, 160. 1t is expected that
by December l there will be sixty-fve
thousand men in the Philippines. Dur
ing the year six thousand colored men
have been enlisted. AS the increase in
the army calls for an additional number
of military academy cadets 10 fill va
cancies, it is recommended that the
| President be authorized to appoint 10
annually, and that two be appointed at
large from each State.