Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-06
NEWS OF The DAY.
Serious foods are reported in Fral

Serlous floods are reported in France.
Ex-President Harrisop returned to
New York yesterday from his trip
abroad.
Dispatches say that General Durand.
the insnrgent leader in Peru, sustained
a crushing defeat at Huanuco.
Rich plumber is being taken by divers
from the wrecks OF some of Cervera's
ships near Santiago, Cuba. Almost So
600 has been secured.
General Cipriano Castro, the revo-
lutionary leader in Venezuela, has
captured Puerto Cabello, the last
stronghold Of President Andrade.
The National Tinplate Company has
been organized to develp in West Vir-
GINA the Rodgers patents, which, it is
claimed, will revolutionizs the tin bust
ness.
| Assistsn t Pc ,tmaster- General Heath,
in his annual report, says the rural free
mail delivery svsttm has proved very
lsuccessful and will be established
permanently.
| A colored resident of Atlantic City,
, N. j.. will endeavor, through tue courts,
ito compel the board of education 10
permit his boys attendance at school
with white children.
Ellis NJ. Roberts. Treasurer of the
Unite1 States, points out in his report
that the accumulation of gold in the
! Treasury during the past year surpassed
TALL previous records.
/ 1t ia reported that Rev. Donald
EGuthrie, pastor of Second Presbyterian
EChurch, of Richmond, Va, will be
called to the pastorate of the First
| Presbyterian Church of Baltimore.
| Four men were killed, two seriously
injured, and one had narrow escape
from death by rush of dirt in the
mine operated by Lawrence & Brown,
near Mahanoy Plane, Pa, yesterday
| In his annual report Secretary OF the
| Navy Long recommends prompt &C.
ton by Congress to secure armor for
new wsrships. The secretary also re-
commends an increase in the number
of battleships.
| Francis P. Devices, Assistant Attor
ney General under the first Cleveland
and Harrison administrations, and 9
conspicuous member of the greenback
party during it's brief existence, died
yesterday at his home in Washington
The city of Atlanta on Saturday gave
a big reception to Admiral Schley, all
| the leading officials of the city and o.
r the State taking part. The presenta'
ton of silver loving-cut was sur
prise. The festivities concluded with Q
banquet at night.
Judge W. ]. Wood, OF Florence. Ala,
has received letter from General Jos
eph Wheeler. who states that he will
resume his seat 10 Congress when tina,
body meets. General Wheeler does
not say when he will return from the
Philippines.
A strong expedition, under General
Wheaton, has sailed from Manila fol
Dagupan, northern Luzon, for the pur
pose of cutting off Aguinaldo's retreat
General Otis is planning to send an ex
petition from Manila to southern Lu
} zou, but lacks transportation facilities
An inspired article in semi.oficia
German newspaper, giving reasons fol
J an increase in the German navy, ia an
, admission of what official Germany has
all along denied-the existence of 6
strong desire b interfere with the
United States last year and with Great
Britain this year.
The United States steamer Dolphin
Lieut.. Com. w. 81. 81. Switzerland
commanding, sailed from the Washing.
ton navy yard yesterday for the
Orinoco river, Venezuela. Commander
Switzerland goes out with orders to
made complete and accurate survey
of the entrances to that river.
Half a million dollars worth oil
property was destroyed in Kansas City,
Mo, after midnight by fire that started
in Jones Bros, big department store,
on Main and Sixth streets, and spread
10 half block of other buildings Cd
Main and Walnut streets. The aggre.
gate insurance is estimated at 1876 900
| Wall street is disturbed over an order
~ the Internal Revenue Bureau that
The war tax will hereafter be levied on
call loans, when made under agree.
ment, and for the repayment of which
collateral is pledged. The decision
means an increase of Federal revenue
in New York city alone of several
thousands daily, and affects other cities.
At Philadelphia 90 Saturday the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania football team
was defeated by the harvard eleven by
a score of 16 to 0. By a score of 3S to 0
the University of Michigan defeated
the University of Virginia on Saturday
at Bennett Park, Detroit. Virginia's
light line was no match for the heavy
weights from Ann Arbor, and in the
second half went all to pieces.
A dispatch from Washington says
President Mckinley hopes he can an.
nounce to Congress early 10 the com
ing session, if not in his annual message,
that be has secured written guarantees
from the European powers, which have
begun to divide up the coast of China,
that "the open door of free commerce
shall not be closed against the United
States inthe ports they may CONTROL"
MOSQUITOES AND MALARA.-The
discovery that mosquitoes are respon
| sible for the spread of malaria ia piyino