Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The French Chamber of Deputies has
voted credit Tor re-establshing an en-
bassy at the Vatican.
General Otis says Aguinaldo is fee
ing to Bengued, Luzon, whittier Gene
raj Young ID pursuing him.
Ex-senator German denies positive
ly that he is in any combination look
ing to the overthrow OF Mr.. Bryan.
The insurgents evacuated Msngala.
rem, Island of Luzon, leaving7 Ameri-
cans and 81 Spanish prisoners, who as
capped.
John c. Agnew, who ran a similar
syndicate in Brooklyn, to the Franklin
Miller syndicate in New York, was ar
rested yesterday.
Gen. Miles has returned from his
tour OF inspection and says his inspec-
ton confirms his previous views that
there should be larger army.
The annual report of Chaa. g .Dawes.
comptroller of the Treasury, recon-
mends permitting banks to issue circu-
lation to the full amount of their circu-
lation.
Admiral Dewey told Secretary Long
that the Philippine commission would
recommend Subig Bay as the site for a
naval station, the facilities there being
superior to those at Cavite.
The foreign policy of France was
again discussed in the Chamber of
Deputies yesterday. M. Cochin, lead
er of the clericals, contending that the
war in South Africa afforded the OPP
portunity to seek certain settlements.
Three hundred Spanish prisoners,
who escaped from their captors before
the American advance, including civil
officials of rank who had been in the
hands of the Filipinos for more than
ecr, and many officers, have arrived
at Manila during the past week.
Mrs. Mary Munkel Wright, OF Nun
Gle, Ind, has been declared insane as
result of religious excitement. She has
been fasting for five days, and announc.
ed that today she would sacrifice her
16-year-old daughter on the altar and
MIR. Payne, of Wisconsin,, will offer
at the meeting of the national republi-
can committee resolutions recommend
ing a change in thu basis of representa-
ton in future republican national con-
ventions. Under this plan Virginia
would have 81 delegates less.
Norman Mack. democratic leader in
Erie county, N. Y, announced yester-
day that D. B. Hill would support the
nominee and platform of the next dem
ocratic national convention, even if that
nominee is W. J. Bryan and the plat
form is reiteration of the Chicago
platform.
1t is reported that the Prince of
Wales has definitely decided to resign
altogether his position as chairman Of
the Royal Commission of the British
section of the Paris Exposition. Tnis
is wholly owing to the continued in
suits to his moiner, Queen Victoria,
appearing in the French press.
Mrs. Caroline Faulkner, handsome
brunette aged 25, grieving and despond
ent over the death, on Friday, of her
husband, Policeman Thomas 81. Fauk
| ger, committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid at her home, in New York,
and died on his coffin on Saturday.
Tcey had been married only last May.
Senator Plstt, of Connecticut, says
the Senate committee and the House
caucus committee, both of which are
| preparing financial bills for submission
| to Congress, are in favor OF an une quiv-
| ocal declaration for the gold standard.
Senator Platt believes there will be ear
ly and decisive action by Congress on
the financial question.
Governor McSweeney, of South Caro-.
lima, yester lay addressed letter to the
governor OF each southern State, ask
ing for united effort to get southern
Representatives in Congress to work
for the passage of bill refunding SILL
600, 900 to southern people from whom
cotton was seized by United States
troops during the war between the
States.
Fearing that she would become in.
sane and suffer the fate that befell her
poor mother some time ago, Mrs. Hat
tie Miller, of New York, yesterday
| morning set fire to her night dress
three times and died from the burns she
received, although her husband had
discovered and twice extinguished the
fire in her clothing.
Mrs. LsaDder J. Mccormick. wife of
the retired Chicago millionaire manu-
facturer of harvesting machinery, died
in that city yesterday. Mira. McCor-
mick was the daughter of John Hamil-
ton and was born in ckbridge county,
Va, in 1922. Her childhood was spent
on the homestead, IL miles from the
Natural Bridge, and her school days
began at nearby schoolhouse.
General Otis has ordered that Aguin-
aldo's mother, VINO is sheltered in
convent, be brought to Manila for safe
ty, the natives having threatened her
with violence. Aguinaldo's youngest
child, who was recently christened at
Tarlac with great ceremony, died and
was buried at Bayambang in Aguinal-
dos fight. 1t is said that he was named
George Washington Aguinaldo.
Secretary Hay told the Chinese min
lister frankly yesterday that there was
no truth in the London story, about
which be had called to ask the Secre-
tary, that the United States was taking
part in an arrangement under which
Great Britain, Russia, Germany, France
and Japan would unite with the United
States in treaty delimiting spheres of
political influence in China and estab-
fishing fiscal policy based on "opeD-