Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-12
NEWS OF THE DAY

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| Dancing by ballet of $50 dancers on
! q steam boat was feature of the fstes
at the Paris Exposition yesterday even
ing.
A British engineering party was am
pushed by Beers near Kaapmulden YET
terday and nineteen men killed, wound
ed or captured.
Brigadier General Davis has report
ed that when the orgauizition OF the
civil government in Porto Rico has
been established the force of troops on
tho island may be largely reduced.
Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan was jeered and
booted by students Of the University OF
| Michigan, at Ann Arbor, yesterday
and three of them were arrested aiter
a scene of disorder. Mr.. Bryan has
made q plea for their release.
Hon. Adlai Stevenson spoke last
NIGHT TO a great audience in Broadway
Institute Hall, Baltimore, and to an
OVERLOOKING meeting outside. la the
afternoon be spoke at the Bslair Fair
aud was greeted by 10000 people.
Alexander Howard went home to his
house, 10 Brooklyn, yesterday, sent his
wife TO deliver note, took his eight
year-old boy Lee into the basement,
shot him dead and then blew out bis
own brains. Dependency and power
| tv was the cause.
Emperor William yesterday in an
| address at tn laying of the foundation
stone OF the museum 10 be erected on
the site of the Roman fortress at Saal-
burg, said that the German youth
| would learn at his museum what world
empire means, and hoped that Ger.
many would one day become world
empire.
Sophia Holmes, one Of the Oldest EN-.
ployes of the Treasury department died
yesterday at the home of her daughter,
s. II. Wilkins, 10 Maryland, after long
| illness. She was seventy years of age
and was the first colored woman op.
pointed to a position in the United
| States government.
Quarte-master General Ludington
has made arrangements to send two
transports from New York to Manila
via the Mediterranean sea, with re-
cruits for regiments in the Philippines.
| The vessels named are the Fitzpatrick
and Buford. The latter leaves New
York on November l, and the former
will follow a week later.
Miss Grace Boutelle, of Bangor, Me.
daughter OF Congressman Charles A
Boutelle, is in Boston preparing for the
removal of her father to his home a.
Bangor from the McLsan Asylum. Miss
| Boutelle says her father is perfectly
we'll and will be able to take his seat 10
Congress. but is of the opinion that ht
J will not leave the asylum for TWO Of
three weeks.
A dispatch from Manila says tht
natives have inaugurated reign of ter
J ror Ia the island OF Leyte. and th'
| whole west coast is 10 state of turmoil
The insurgent ladrones are actively
plundering the whole section. Thei
tactics are to raid and attack, and ther
to hasten back to the garrlsoOed towns
posing as peaceful citizens, while To;
| Americans pursue in the mountains
General Mojca's officers are surrender
ing, and his soldiers. attempting to es
cape to Samsr 10 boats, are being cap
tured and his organization broken up
The reply OF Secretary Hay to th'
French note on China is 10 effect al
acquiescence, though in form plea il
avoidance. While certain reservation
are made with respect to the proposal
to establish permanent Internations
Legation Guard at Pekio, to garrison thu
line OF approach to the city from thu
coast, to demolish the Taku forts and tt
prohibit the importation of arms int
China, these reservations are not Of
character to hinder the initiation Of ne
gotiations with the Chinese Peace Com
missioners on tbs basis proposed by Nj
Delcasse.
In this governments reply to th'
French note, President Mckinley
practically endorses the suRgea
ton of the Russian government
that the question of Chinese indemnity
be submitted to the international cour
of arbitration. Ambassador White viii
probably become one of the American
members Of that tribunal. Great Bri
tain sssents to the French note, with {
reservation as to the methods ofpro
hibitiug the import of arms. Russia
Italy and Austria have accepted th'
Frsnch suggestions unconditionslly.