Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

General Joseph Wheeler declines to
be candidate against Senator Pettus
for United States Senator from Ala
bama.
Congressman Bailey, OF Texas, has
made bet OF SIS, 900 that Bryan will
be elected. He places that amount
against trotting stud.
According to report Congress will be
asked TO give the Navy Department.
authority TO contract for at least IL
small gunboats for Philippine service.
There are now nearly one hundred
cases of yellow fever among the Amerl-
can troops in Cuba. Capt. George ..
Cartwright, Twenty fourth Infantry,
died from the fever.
Fusion OF the democrats and popu'
lists of Montana has been effected on
satisfactory basis and all candidates
nominated. Jas. K. Toole, democrat,
for governor, was placed at the head oil
the ticket.
President Mckinley will remain in
Canton, Ohio, until after the election,
excepting for few trips he might
make to Wsshin atom on public bust
ness. He has decided not to make any
speeches during the campaign.
James J. Corbett is a passenger on
the Campanis, returning to New York.
He says be will sue certain New York
newspapers for libel In stating that
he eloped with Marguerite Cornille.
He will try and effect q reconciliation
with his wife.
The insurgents are active throughout
the Philippine Islands, and American
troops every where are taking precsu'
tionsry measures. Senior BuencsmiDo
has received an answer from Aguinaldo,
who rejected the peace proposals and
declined to compromise.
Sixty thousand iron and steel work
ers will resume work at Cincinnati,
| Ohio, today, after three months idle.
ness. This Ia the result of the signing
Of the yearly wage scale, which was
done on Saturday by the conference
com mittees of the Amalgsmsted Asso-
| citation of Iron and Steel Workers and
| Of the manufacturers.
A proclamation has been issued al
Pretoria announcing that the burRhers
| who voluntarily surrender will not be
sent out of The country, but will be de-
tanned in camps at Bloemfontein or
Pretoria. 10 case OF their having stock,
selected representatives will be allowed
to take charge of the cattle. The To-
calities in which the herds will be kept
will be designated by the commanding
officers of the districts.
David B. Hill is to be the principal
speaker and Controller Bird s. Color
the chairman of the big democratic
=, mass meeting which is to open the cam
paign in Kings county, N. Y, on the
evening of October /. This is the out
come OF the work of Hugh McLsueh-
lin, who has been anxious to heal the
wounds of the big faction fight before
| and 10 the State convention. He be-
| believes the appearance OF Coler and
Hill on the platform 10 the Greater
New York 81 champions Of the Croker
State ticket will have good effect.
Lord Salisbury, In an electoral mani
festo, appeals for large majority for
the government, on the ground that
the submission OF the Beers cannot be
secured and durable colonial policy
attained unless the government has
overwhelming parliamentary support.
The Earl of Rosebery, in criticisiDg the
Salisbury government, declares that it,
conduct of the South African war has
Exposed EogIsnd to humiliations IN.
parallel in Dritish history since the war
with America" 1t is reported in Lon
don that a number OF changes 10 the
British Cabinet are contemplated Mr..
Goschen will retire from the Admiralty.
Chamberlain may become Chancellor
of the Exchequer.