Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-08
NEWS OF TIE DAg.

CtTeDrO SplO6i meningitis. is SelU 10 Ds
raging at Morgantown, Ky.
The suit of Mr.. William Waldorf
Astor against the London Mail was set
tied by the giving of an apology.
William Laird, of the shipbuildipg
firm which built the Confederate war
vessel Alabama, died at Liverpool yes
terday.
The lial in Philadelphia of U. s.
Senator Quay on the charge of consnir-
acy has again been postponed to Feb
ruary 81.
At the opening of the British Parlia-
meDt yesterday references to an Anglo
American alliance were greeted with
enthusiasm.
The report of the war Investigating
commission will be delivered to the
President to day or tomorrow. Secre-
lary Alger will be criticised for lack Of
firmness.
Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire
steel baron and pbilsnthropist, has Of
fered TO give the city of Atlanta $780,
900 for public library if the city will
FURNISH l1o size.
It is stated in financial cilcles thst
the government, in RENTING $20,000,-
900 indemnity to Spain for the Philip
pine Islands, will do so by shipping the
gold direct from the treasury, aud will
not deal with the exchange market in
any way.
The House committee on naval az
fairs has practically adopted Secretary
Longs recommendations for increase
OF the navy. The committee will
recommend an addition of three battle
ships, three armored cruisers and six
unprotected cruisers.
At meeting yesterday afternoon OF
the anti Parneilite members of Parlia-
ment, John Dillon, chairman OF the
Irish parliamentary party, announced
his resignation of the leadership, his
motive being expectation that the
| Irish national convention, to DE he'd in
March, will come to new arrangements
for securing the unity Of the national
ist party.
Mrs. L. Mortimer Thorn, jr., who is
not only a well-kpown figure in New
York society, but has long born an en-
viable reputation for dramatic ability,
will make her debut on Thursday even
ing, when Augustin Daily will present
the new melodrams, The Great
RUBY at Daly's Theater. Mrs. Thorn
was Miss Lillian Gwynu, aud her maid
co name is the one she will use profes
sionelly.
Sixty thousand sheep are said to ba
dying of cold and hunger in Colorado.
| Many hocks have already been aban-
doned by the herders. Cattle are also
suffering severely, and prominent
Eerder says that half of them will be
dead in twenty four hours more OF
! such weather. Grass and shrubs are
covered with snow, and the cattle can
find nothing to eat. Western railroads
are experiencing great difficulty with
the snowdrifts.
a dispatch from Havana says the
I Cuban Assembly decided yesterday to
wait two days after Gen. Gomez ar.
rives there and if he does not appear
before the Assembly aud explain his
agreement with Mr.. Robert P. Porter,
President McKinley's special commits
siouer, TO summon him to testify as to
what took place at their conference,
IF it is shown that Gen. Gomez has b =
irayed the cause of Cuban independ-
ence he will be tried by court martial
Tne Cubans are evidently anxious
about that So 100000 which Gomez is
to receive.
A dispatch from Washington says:
The administration has indicated its de.
sire that before his final retirement
from public life John Shermon should
again serve the nation, 1t is learned
that within the last forty-eight hours
Senator Hanna called upon his prede-
cessor and offered him post of great
dignity aud importance on behalf OF
the administration. The President de.
sires that Mr.. Sherman should accept
The position of commissioner to Spain,
pending the appointment OF 8 regular
minister The ex secretary, it is uu-
derstood, has taken the matter under
advisement.