Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Quarantine Officer Trotter, at Cien-
fuegos, Cuba, reports thres cases OF vel
low fever there.
The German police have expelled 1856
foreign anarchists since the assassina-
ton of King Humbert.
Heavy rainfall n India is reported by
Lord Curzon and sowing in active.
Many natives still need help, however.
An uncon6rmed report has been re-
ceiyed that General de Wet had bat
tie near Pretoria. The result is un-
known,
10 opening the tombs OF ancient Ger
man Emperors the body of Conrad II,
who died 10 1889, was found to be IN
disturbed.
Locust Point, Baltimore, was the
scene OF riot among negro stevedores
Yesterday. For time there was hail
OF bullets.
Governor Theodore Roosevelt, OF
New York, is in Washington and is the
guest of President Mckinley at the
White House.
Republican managers are alarmed
over the condition OF Governor Roose-
velt's throat, which may interfere with
his campaign work.
Further details of Saturdays storm
show that widespread havoc was occa.
stoned by the wind and hail on the
Eastern Shore from Cecil to Worcester,
Md.
General Gomez has Used letter to
the old soldiers of Cuba urging that
former opponents of the revolution be
excluded from the constitutional con-
vention.
The contract for building the public
library in Washington for which Mr..
Andrew Carnegie gave 100000 has
awarded to Richardson & Burgess for
$277, 000.
Instead Of bushwhackers the Ameri-
can troops in many cases find Filipinos
in stone forts or intrenched behind ex-
callently constructed Notifications and
10 well-selected positions.
To statement issued in response to q
communication Secretary of the Treas
ury Gage practically admits that the
war revenue tax was unnecessary to
pay the expenses of the Spanish war.
The Commissioner OF Internal Reve-
nue. has ruled that after May !, 1900,
Porto Rico is not to be considered a
foreign country within the meaning OF
Schedule A, Of the internal revenue
laws.
w. M. Johnson, OF Hsckensack, n.
j., has been appointed first assistant
postmaster general. He accepted the
appointment after q conference with
the President. He will assume the du-
ties OF office early next month.
Albert j. Schwsb, of Philadelphia,
was drowned at Cape May yesterday in
trying to save Miss Saline Newbauser,
his sweetheart, and Miss Ellen Young,
her friend, who were also drowned be-
cause Of getting out beyond their
depth.
J. Price Beckley, prominent mer.
chant of Beckley, twenty miles west OF
Hinton, W. Va, and Fred George, HE
clerk, were instantly killed by light
ming yesterday morning, The bolt
struck Beckley's store, and the build
ing and stock we're badly damaged,
Beckley belonged to one of the oldest
families in that section. The town 10
which he lived was named after him.
A call has been issued for meeting
OF Irishmen to take place at the Hoff-
man House, New York, on Thursday
evening. The purpose OF those who
have sent out the call, among whom
are Dennis A. Spellissy. Patrick Egan,
and Patrick Ford, formerly known as
Blaine democrats, is to form a national
league of Irishmen Ito oppose ippe-
rialism." The league will oppose i'm.
perislism by going oyer "slsp bang" to
Bryan.