Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Coal has been found near Santiago de
Cuba which develops remarkable de-
gree of heat.
sThe new battleships being planned
by the naval board of construction will
be equipped with double turrets.
The Santo Domingo government has
turned over to the French Consul the
amount OF the Boismare- Caccavelii
claim.
1t is reported 10 London that Gen.
eral Lord Paul Methuen, British COM
msnder at Modder river, Cape Colony,
has become insane. The war office de-
MES that he has been superseded.
In the U. s. Senate yesterday Mr..
Spooner introduced resolution that
when the Filipino war ends the Presi-
dent shsll establish q government until
it be otherwise done by Congress.
DR.. Elizabeth ]. French, one Of the
most distinguished women in the medi-
! Cal fraternity of this country. died ct
the home OF her daughter, DR.. Beell
French Patterson, in Boston, yesterday
afternoon, after short illness. DR..
French was born in Merchandising,
Pa, in 1921.
Horton, the eight.year-old son of
Henry Bean, of kville, Md, was in
stantly killed near there last night, by
being run over by q construction en-
CINE. The boys head was severed from
the body. Mr.. Bean works on the rail.
road and was returning home, when he
stumbled over the body of his son.
Senator Graydon yesterday intro
duced resolution 10 the South Caro-
lima Senate requiring the attorney gen.
ersl to investigate the operations Of the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
in South Carolina, and if the antitrust
laws are by it being violated to bring
suit and compel forfeiture of charter.
Mr.. Murray Vandiver, of Hartford
county, was yesterday elected State
treasurer of Maryland by the General
Assembly in joint convention. He re-
ceived the unanimous vote OF the demo-
cratic mem bers, while General Thomas
J. Shryock, the present incumbent, was
supported by the republican members.
When the currency bill, now pending
in the Senate, shall have passed, the
committee on relations with Cuba will
visit Cuba to familiarize the members
with the social, industrial and political
conditions in the island and TO learn
how much time will be required to
bring Cuba under the influence of Amer
;oa m ;IaoS apd A n, rica ., m, or o1c This
will be most delightful junketing trip
at the public expense.
In the U. s. Senate yesterday, after
Mr.. Stewards speech on the finance
bill, at the request of Mr.. Aldrich the
financial measure was postponed until
2 o'clock Monday next. Consideration
of the census measure, comforting addi-
tional authority upon the director OF
the census, was then begun, and after
several amendments had been defeated
the bill was passed. The Senate ad-
journed until Monday.
A mass meeting OF snti-imperialisls
to consider the subject of Labor and
War in the Philippines" was held last
night at Masonic Temple, Washington.
The audience was enthusiastic, and on
the whole consisted Of citizens of the
most intellectual class. Ex.Gov.
Boutwell, addressed the meeting and
gave reasons why the lsboring classes
should unanimously oppose the admin
istration. Other speeches were made,
condemnng in unmeasured terms the
policy Ct the present administration in
its war on the Filipinos, by ex-senator
Henderson. of Iowa, and Congressman
Lentz, OF Ohio. The latter ridiculed
the speech of the boy statesman from
Indiana (Beveridge), who failed to form
an opinion until he had conferences
with the President.