Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Colonel Picquart, who is accused of
forgery in the Dreyfus case, has been
transferred from military TO civil
prison.
The Isle of Pines colony has been
formed in Chicago to develop land on
the island of that name under co-opera-
tive management
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the United States, Great Britain
and Germany for the settlement of the
trouble at Samoa.
The burning OF the Jackson Com
pauy's mill, lumber yard and other
property at Salisbury. Mo-, yesterday,
caused loss Of $4,000
The Delaware legislature adjourned
sine die at Dover yesterday without
electing United States Senator to sue.
coed George Gray, democrat.
Representative Deliver, OF Iowa, says
the President does not intend TO or
ganize the volunteer army of $4,000
men, either OF natives or Americans.
The Agricultural Department will ex-
pertinent with trees and plants brought
from the far East, with view to intro
ducing them generally in the United
States.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has authorized
the library commission to draw on him
for $3.50 900 for the new library build
ing which he has donated to the city of
Washington.
Right Hon. William st John Brod-
rick, parliamentary secretary Of the
British foreign Office, states that Great
Britain would welcome Italy's appear
ance in the far East.
Adispatch from Louisville, KY, says:
Sixty distilleries broke away from the
whisky combine yesterday and their
managers declare that they will fight
the trust to the end.
The resignation OF Sydney IT.
Thomas, Attorney for the District of
Columbia, was sent to the commission.
ers yesterday and accepted, Andrew 3.
Duvall, the first assistant, being ap-
pointed to fill the position.
The Rome Tribuna says that the
government does not approve of the
manner in which Signor Martino, the
Italian minister at Pekin, conducted
the negotiations concerning the lease of
San Nun Bay, and has recalled him,
appointing Count Orfni, now minister
to Japan, in his stead.
Miss Emily Vanderbilt Sloane will
give to the poor tho same amount of
money that she spends on her forth
coming marriage to Mr.. John II. Ham
mond. The rule in each member ofthe
Vanderbilt household is that the sum
expended in charity each year shall be
equal to that which is spent on pleasure
for themselves.
Gen. Rios, the Spanish commander
in the Philippines, in an official dis.
patch acqusinting the Spanish govern
ment with the fact that Major General
Oils has stopped the negotiations for
the release of the Spanish prisoners in
the hands OF the rebels, says Il pro-
test in the name of humanity, and be-
lieve the time has arrived to appeal
through the consuls to the good offices
OF the powers"
DR.. Edmund Souchon, President of
the State Board Of Health, and DR..
Quitman Kohnke. President of the
City Board OF Sanitation, of New Or
leans, have been arrested on the
charge of manslaughter. The action
against the health officials is the out
growth of the yellow fever visitation Of
last year, and the claim is that ia fail
ing to report cases Of fever, known by
them to exist, the officials were guilty
OF manslaughter.
An old time controversy between the
office of experiment stations and the
chiefs of the scientific divisions in the
agricultural department has just been
revived, after slumberng peacefully for
two long years. Chiefs OF scientific
divisions of department of agriculture
claim that money is spent by the Office
of experiment stations for investiga-
tons which properly belong to them.
One meeting has been held by chiefs
and others will follow.
A dispatch from Santiago says Gen.
Leonard Wood, military governor Of
the department OF that place, has posi-
lively identified the remains of the
Spanish officer discovered few days
ago among the rocks on the shore,
about four miles west of III Moro, as
those of Admiral Villsmil, VINO COM
manded the Spanish torpeto-boat de-
stroyers in the naval battle which re-
suited in the destruction Of Admiral
Cervera squadron. Nearly opposite
the point where the wrecked torpedo
boat destroyer Pluton lies al armchair
was found with ropes around it; skull,
bones on the ground, and the ragged
remnants of the uniform OF o captain in
the Spanish navy. 1t was evident that
the buzzards had stripped the bones OF
flesh. 1t is understood that Admiral
Villamil was taken ashore from the
Pluton in dying condition, tied in an
armchair, and the supposi!ion is that
he died Immediately on reaching the
shore, the body being left abandoned
among the rocks, Where it remained
undiscovered until few days ago.
DEATH OF PROF. DABNEY.
Prof. Walter D. Dabney, of the chair
of common and statute law in the Uni