Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-22
and was badly damaged. Jones was

and was badly damaged. Jones was
rescued with difficulty. A jury will
investigate the Ere and look into Jones's
sanity. The police believe be cut him
cell last night and fred his house today.
Accounts received from Porto Rico
today are to the effect that thirty thou
sand of the women OF that island have
been compelled to fee to the mountains
because they have no clothes IN which
to hide their nakedness, and that few
children attend the schools, for the rea'
son that they have DO clothing and the
teachers will not admit nude children
into their school rooms.
Representative John F. Rixey OF
the 8h congressional diatrict OF
VIRGINIA entertained the democrat
ic committee OF his district and his
colleagues, Representatives Lamb ana
Jones, at a banquet at the METROPOLITAN
Hotel last night, and afterwards at q
theatre party. Mr.. Janney, OF Lou.
douu county, was the only member OF
the committee who was unable TO Dc
present.
Il is said at the office of the chief en-.
aineer of the army today that the spec
,fications and drawings of the different
plans for the proposed memorial bridge
across the Potomac at Arlington will
he completed next week and then be
sent at once to Congress for such &C.
ton as that body may chose TO take 10
respect of them.
The House committe on foreign affairs tc.
day ordered favorable report on the resolu.
ton introduced by Mr.. Sulzer. democrat OF
New York adirectng the -ecretsry OF State
10 send to the House, il not incompatible with
the public welfare. copies Of letters on hle IN
the depar ment of State from citizens OF the
United States resident in the South African
republic from Janus'y I, 1899, to the pres
ent time. nsking complaints OF treatment oy
the South African republic. The bill to in
corporate the American National BED Cross
was reported favorably and it was decided to
non-concur in the Senate amendment to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation Dill
and ask for a conference.
Representative Cummings Of New York In
tro iuced a resolution today requesting the
President to transmit to the House such cor
respondence AS may havo passed between the
Department OF STATE and various foreign
governments concerning the maintenance oil
the "opeu-door" policy in China.
The argum INT in the Wslker-Rhea contest
ID election case from Virginia was concluded
Yesterday before the House elections commit
tee. but 1t Is said at the committee room to-
day that nobody knows when the report In
the case will be completed.
Senator Martin being asked today If he
had authorized the statement that the demo-
cratic party cannot aud will not stand on the
Nebraska platform replied that he had not
even read that platform. and consequently
could not have said any such thing He sd
ded that in glsnciDg over the newspaper
heads of the platform, he may have remarked
that he was uttery opposed to the initiative
and referendum, AS that would to contrary to
the Constitution, but that WAS all.
Every member of Congress has received q
copy of o resolution to the effect that the re-
public OF Nicaragua he invited to 6ecome
State of the American Union, with full rep
resen tation IN Congress.
representative Otey Of Virginia was at the
PostOttice Department this morning to get q
postoffice established at JOppa, Bedford coun.
", Va to have some allowance for distribut'
in 2 nail at Rtd Oak, Charlotte county, End
to estabis daily mail on star route to
Wren, Charlotte county he also vent to the
Au1ltOr OF tne WET D-Phtmcnt w low az
iusted the claim Of David Cole Of Keysville,
Charlotte county.
gentleman interested in the Trigg shir.
yard at Eichm ond, at the Capitol today, said
the proprietors of that yard had waited a
long time for proposals from Alexandria to
move their plal TO that city, but failing to
receive any, had enlarged their space at Rich
mond. There were many good and sufficient
REASONS he said why they wanted to come 10
Alexandria.
. he cefense in the Couer D'Alene investi-
It on begsn the presentation of Its side be.
fore the House committee on military affairs
TODAY