Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

demo Gratis for President.
Senator Hanpa denour Cas- the con-
slant association of Dewey's name with
the presidency and says it is Indecent.
Limestone College, South Carolina,
is arranging to make a specially of the
study of the history of the southern
States.
Fabulously rich deposits of gold and
silver, besides, other minerals, have
been found in Ungareland, on the
western shore of Hudson bay.
Former United States Senator James
Harlan, the only survivor OF Abraham
Lincoln's cabinet, is lying at the point
of death at his home in Mount Pleasant,
Iowa
A company, composed of French,
German and Rnsian CAPT alists. with
u capital Of so 600, 900. has been form
ed to compete with the American pork
exporters in Europe.
New Jerseys State Treasury will be
enriched considerably more than
81, 100000 this year through filing
fees and franchise taxes paid by COM
pauies organized under her liberal cor
poration laws.
Rumor has it that Admiral Dewey is
engaged to marry Mrs. Hazsn, the
widow of General HsZen and sister oil
John r. Mclean, democratic candidate
for governor OF Ohio Admiral Dewey
has been a widower 20 years.
Reports received at Cairo from vari-
Gus points show that the Nile is now
at the lowest point of which there is
any record. Two hundred and six
thousand acres are hopelessly beyond
irrigation, and the river is still failing.
DR.. NaDsen, the Arctic explorer, on
Saturday said ne did not believe that
either the North or the South Pole
would be reached in the present state
of human capacity, equipment aud
technical means, all of which, are
wholly imperfect.
The little son of George Fisher, near
Fort Boudon, Franklin county, Pa,
had one eye picked out on Saturday by
q large crane, which his father captured
along the creek. The bird was con-
fined in coop 10 the yard, and attack
ed the boy through the Stats.
Gen. Alfred S. Vaughan, who was
q brigadier in the Confederate army,
died yesterday at an Indianapolis SAM
tarium. He went there several weeks
ago from his home in Memphis, Tenn,
to have I'D operation performed for
cancer.
DR.. A. B. Richardson, superintendent
of the State Hospital for the insane at
Massillon, Ohio, was on Saturday ap'
pointed, by the Secretary of the Inter.
Tor, superintendent of st. Elizsbeth's
Government Hospital for the insane
near Washington to succeed the late
Dr.. W. W. GoddiDg.
At Little Rock, Ark, on Saturday,
Fred Pelton, colored, was sentenced to
115 years in the peDi,entiary for at
tempting to outrage seven women OF
Little Rock in August. The grand jury
returned indictments against him at
noon, and he was arrsigned within a
few hours. He acknowledged his guilt.
The forces OF the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State are concentrating
near the Natal border. 1t is believe d
that hostilities will be opened near Dur
dee. The Beers also have force OF
1000 men 10 the gold fields near MAIZE
king. Business in johannesburg has
been suspended, and a party of 200
Germans has been Motif. d to leave.
The house OF Fred Exenhammer,
three miles north of Trimble, 0, burn.
cd last night, and two children, the
only occupants Of the house, were burn
ed to death. Exenhammer and his
wife had gone to spend the evening
with neighbor, and the children be.
ing sleepy, were taken home and the
family returned to complete their visit.
While General Brooke may be re-
called as Military Governor of Cuba, it
is not at all probable that he will be
succeeded by a civil governor. Friends
of General Lee in Washington are en-
deavoring to press his claims, on &C
count OF his superior qualifications for
the place, but find it difficult to do go,
in the absence of a political friend at
court.
The Spabish supreme council of war
has ordered that General Jaudenes be
put on the reserve list for the surren.
der of Mauila to Admiral Dewey and
General Merritt. The Spanish minis
try, which resigned, will retain office,
with the exception of General Poa.
vieja, Minister Of War, who will be re.
placed by General Azcarraga, who held
the war portfolio in the last Canovas
cabinet.
Under orders from Cant. Skrimshire,
all members of the crew of the scots.
man, brought to Quebec on Saturday
by the steamer Grecian, have been ned
under arrest at Montreal. They were
searched and found laden with plumber.
Had it not been for the presence of the
police tho threat to throw the men
overheard would probably have been
carried in effect. The passengers tell Of
terrible suffering while they were atthe
mercy of the brutal sailors. The sail
ors robbed the passengers, then feasted
while their victims were cold and hum
cry.
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