Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

| Statistics show that yellow fever is
far from being extiDguished 10 Havana.
The British steamer Borghese found
cred of Cape Finisterre on December
20. Twenty-Five persons were drowned.
Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett have
agreed to meet in the ring within three
months, and not wait until next Sep
TENDER.
The Gear has assured the British am
bassador that Great Britain need not
fear intervention from Russia 10 the
South African complication.
A dispatch from st Petersburg says
1t ia reported that elk hundred persons
were killed by the earthquake Monday
10 the Archalkalak district 10 the gov.
eminent of Tifis.
Senator Hanna says he will not be
one of the delegates-at-lsrge from Ohio,
and will not be candidate for the per-
manent chsirmanship of the republican
national convention.
The friends and political admirers OF
0. II. P. Belmont, OF New York, are &C.
lively at work in Texas to advance bis
Interests for the democratic nomina-
ton for Vice President.
Lord George Hamilton. Secretary OF
State for India, speaking at Acton,
Eng., yesterday, said he desired that
Great Britain and the United States
should become one nation.
The Pesti. Hirlap, of Budapest, says
the Austro- Hungarian government con-
templates spending EGO, 600, 600 (about
500, OO0, 00W Immediately for .increas-
ing the army and navy, in consequence
of the grave European situation.
Great Britain has not yet answered
Germsny's note of protest regarding
the seizure OF the German mail steam
err, desiring fret to communicate with
Durham on the subject. A violent tone
toward Great Britain is observable in
some official quarters.
Prime Minister Salisbury has in
formed Ambassador Choste that the
British government has not yet arrived
at any decision as to whether or not
breadstuffs are contraband OF war. II
is stated by English officials that Great
Britain will not take Delagoa Bay.
The Duke of Marlborough's offer to
accompany the Oxfordshire yeomsnry
to South Africa has not yet been &C.
cepted and it is now said to be unlikely
that he will 60 with the yeomen to
South Africa, Married men are not
usually accepted in the volunteers.
Governor McLaurin was nominated
by the joint caucus of the Mississippi
legislature last night for the senator
ial term beginning March. 1900. He
received 118 IL votes out Of q possible
179. Representative Allen was not put
in nomination, but most OF his friends
refused to vote.
A split occurred among the directors
OF the National Bank of Baltimore yes
terdsy over the choice of a permanent
president. A directorate favoriog the
election of Mr.. James l.. McLsne was
chosen for presentation to the stock.
holders. Three prominent directors
withdrew as result of the action.
United States Ambassador Choate
yesterday visited Premier Salisbury in
London and made representations on
the subject of the seizure of American
-four by British vessels of Delagoa bay.
This, it is said, will compel Lord Salis-
bury to decide the general point of what
Great Britain considers contraband OF
war.
Col. Whsllen, OF Louisville. who is
charged with paying Senator Harrell
800 to remain away from the Ken
lucky democratic Senatorial caucus,
was arraigned before Magistrate
Thompson in Frankfort yesterday, and
held over to the Franklin county
grand jury, bis bond being fixed at
$4,000.
The unanimous recon meDdati0ns of
the Santiago captains to the President
at the White House conference on
Tuesday that there should be only one
vice admiral, and that if the Office we're
revived it ought to be filed by the
commander-in-chief of the Atlantic
squadron, Admiral Sampson, was COM
mun:cated by the President yesterday
TO Sepators anu Representatives, and
will probably have the practical effect
of preventing the Office OF vice admiral
from being revived at all.