Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-18
NEWS OF TIE DAT.

1t is stated by knowing ones" that
Senator Quay will be seated on Tues.
day next.
The Senate and House conference
has agreed upon form Of government
for Hawaii.
Objection is made in the British West
India islands to the proposed treaty
with the United Ststes.
Residents OF Cuba to the number Of
&c 800 have 80 far registered under the
Paris treaty, thus preserving their Span
ish nationality.
Consideration of the Nicaraguan
Canal bill by the House is asked on
May /, but it is not believed that the
bill will be taken up this session.
According to Captain George A.
Arms, retired officer OF the army.
over 10000 men have left this country
to join the Boer forces since the South
African wsr began, last October.
Diplomatic relations between the
United States and Turkey may soon
be broken of because of the failure OF
the Sultan to make good his promise to
pay the indemnity claims Of the Ameri-
can missionaries.
During the consideration OF the ma
val appropriation bill in the House yes
terdsy the charge was made and denied
that lobby was at work to oppose the
proposition for the government TO build
it's own ships and armor plate.
A bill directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to examine and resettle the
accounts of certain States growing out
of money expended by said States for
military purposes during the war OF
1872 was passed by the Senate yester
day.
Senator Horace Chiffon, at Dallas,
Tex, last night withdrew from the race
to succeed himself 10 the United States
Senate. This leaves Congressman
Joseph w. Bailey the field to himself,
with certainty OF becoming the next
United States Senator from Texas.
The election yesterday in Louisiana
for members OF the legislature and full
State ticket resulted in q democratic
landslide. The ticket, headed by Au-
ditor Heard, swept the State from one
end to the other. and the legislature is
overwhelmingly democratic. This was
the first election held under the new
legislation, DISTINGUISHING the negro,
and the bsttle at The polls was fought
almost exclusively BY the whites.
The worst rain and thunder storm
ever known 10 the New Orleans section
eliminated yesterday, causing heavy
loss to the railroads, destroying the
spring crops and completely suspending
transportation and business generally.
For the past two dsys it had been rain.
ing almost steadily, accompanied by
very severe thunder and wind with
hurricane force. The storm extended
through louisiana and Mississippi.
The Urlted States minister at Mad
rid Yesterday spo,oejzed to Premier
Silyels for the action OF the Mayor OF
Chicago In sending an Invitation to the
spanish minister at Washington to at:
tend the Dewey Day celebration. Mr..
Storer said the United States govern
ment regretted this incident, which, he
explained, was the result OF an error
committed by q municipal clerk, and
promised It should not be repeated.
The New York republican State COO
vention yes erdsy evening elected the
folio wing delegates to the national re-
publican convention: Delegates.st.
isrge-Sepsiors T. @. Platt and Chaun-
GOV NJ. Depew, Goyefnor Thee. Rooss.
Welt and chairman of the State com.
mittee B. B. Odell, jr. The sdministra:
tons OF President Mckinley and Of
Governor Roosevelt were endorsed.
The platform favors the administration
Philippine policy and points with pride
to sehieyemepts BY the republican
party.
L. h. Hayer, the government engineer who
| 1t Was said had been drowned of the steamer
Jari at the mouth of the Mississippi. turned
| up 70 telday when the vessel reached Now
Orleans from Nicaragua. His mind il affected.