Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-31
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Porto Rico.
The Chicago platform has been in
dorsed by the democrats of every c0un-
ty III Virginia where the question hiss
been brought up.
The increase in the army will neces-
state the appointment OF another major
general and number of brigadier gen
erals for service in the Philippines.
Jefferson M. Levy has submitted an
offer to William Waldorf Aston to buy
all of Mr.. Astor's New York real estate,
valued at from S110,000,0OO TO $780,
100000.
At Yuma, Ariz yesterday, fire in f
F. Ssnginetti's merchandise store re-.
suited in the loss of six lives and caused
$4,000 damage. A crowd o. men
were carryingg goods from the build
! ing when the second floor fell upon
them. Besides killing six number
were injured.
The Americans are intrenching the
town of Anabo, near Manila, in expect
alton of an attack by Filipinos. It is
reported that Aguinsldo has ordered
an attack on linus, in Cavite province,
LuZon. Troops are concentrating
around the town from the lake coun-
try.
The insular commission has COM
pleted a code of laws for Porto Rico
and recommends that it be enacted by
executive decree, and not held for the
action of Congress. 1t provides for a
complete system of civil government
for the island, but does not give the
Porto Ricans the elective franchise.
The reply OF Joseph Chamberlain to
President Kruger's latest proposal was
presented at Pretoria yesterday. The
! nature of Mr.. Chamberlain dispatch is
| not disclosed. 1t may prove to be the
British ultimatum. 1t is understood
; that another conference may occur at
| Cape Town. The result is aDxiously
awaited.
The greatest fire in the history of
Yokohama occurred August u, when
square mile of buildings was destroy
ed and sixteen lives were lost. The
| property loss is estimated between So,
100000 and $6,000,000. The famous
! theatre street was destroyed from end
, to end. The owner of the house where
the fire started was killed by mob.
The Erie accommodation train from
! New York due at Arlington, n. j., at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon was wreck
ed On the bend just east Of Arlington.
| Two freight cars broke away from the
III of
| down the incline past Arlington, crash
ing into the passenger train just before
it got around the bend. One man was
killed and several others were badly
injured.
Cadet Philip S. Smith, of Nebraska,
who was suspended from West Poi7
for year September 81, 1898, for haz
| ing, was dismissed from the Military
Academy Tuesday night, just "a hours
after he had reported back to join the
present class. His offense this time
was the hazing OF Ulysses S. Grant LII,
son OF General Fred. Grant and the
grandson of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the
former President.
From high military source in the
| PnlllppineS comes statement OF the
situation there which seems to sub
stantiate the claims advanced by tbs
line OF the army, that the suhjugatiou
of the islands cannot be accomplished
with less then $4,000 troops and per-
haps year or two more fighting. The
opinion is expressed by this officer that
100000 men will be needed and two
years Of active campaigning required
before the insurgents can be completely
| checked.
The Ohio democratic State cJnven
ton at GAINESVILLE yesterday evening,
nominated John R. Mclean for Gov
ernor. and Judge Patrick for Lieuten-
ant Governor. The platform praises
Bryan and free silver. McLean's nom
nation was then made unanimous
Friends of Mclean say he could have
had 1913 votes on the first ballot instead
of 402!a. The delegates all voted for
their iavorites and thus the programme
of compllmenting them was carried out
without the leader drawing from any OF
his competitors.
CIrU Il rOUEDNMENT EOD CTTpA