Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Senators Jones and German held
conference about political matters at
the latter's home, in Maryland, yester-
day.
Ex-Lieutenant-Go Governor Sheehan, of
New York, has written letter stating
that he cannot support the Chicago
platform.
Mr.. Bryan says that President Cleve-
lands Endorsement of the Indianapolis
ticket amounts only to one more re-
cruit for the "army of Generals"
Mr. Bourke Cochran, of New York,
delivered an address to an immense
meeting in Chicago Saturday evening,
held under the auspices of the Sound
Money League.
Captain General Weyler cables to
Madrid from Havana that tifty.one
insurgents who were confined in the
Cabana Fortress and Moro Castle were
shot yesterday.
Ii Hung Chang arrived at Vancouver
yesterday. Cro"1s lined the approaches
to the depot anu wu.lf, and masses of
people crowded all the eminences
around the harbor. He soon boarded
the steamer Empress of China which
sailed to-day for China.
No radical change is likely to occur
in Turkey just yet. Diplomats don't
think England can do much alone. No
acute action is very probable before the
Car returns to Russia. A dispatch
from Constantinople exposes the cum
Mug devices of section of the Arme-
mans to create feeling of antagonism
to the Sultan and disturb the existing
quiet.
At three great mass-meetings held
in st. Louis on Saturday night Mr..
Brpan, the democratic nominee for
president. addressed between $4,000
and $4,000 people. At each of the
meetings he was greeted with prolong-
ed cheers, and at frequent intervals
during each of his speeches the en-
thusiastic populace gave vent to up
| roarious applause.
S. P. ]. lyman, the notorious mo. 1"
of the Irish Invincibles, who was so
frequently mentioned during the trial
of the persons charged with the murder
of Lord Frederick (avendish, chief Sec
rotary for Ireland, and Mr.. T. III.
Burke, permanent under secretary, in
Phoenix Park, Dublin, on May 6, 1882,
was arrested at Boulogne, France, al
4 o'clock yesterday morning on a war
rant issued in 1882. He was traced to
| the French capital by an English de.
tective, who took him at the point of a
! pistol.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons, in coli.
ference at the Hotel Bartholdi, in New
York, on Saturday afternoon, agreed
: TO fight to finish for $4,000 side.
Each man posted $1,000, but as it is
against the law to sign articles for q
prize fight in that State it was decided
] to meet again in few days in Jersey
City, where the articles will be duly
signed. Fitzsimmons damned Corbett,
and Corbett called Fitzsimmons a liar
when they got together to arrange the
| fight. Each intimated to the other
that be was coward, a fakir and pa
per fighter.
Mr.. Bryan will speak in Washington
on the afternoon OF Saturday, Septem-
Der 10, the centennial of Washington's
farewell address. Permission to use
the Capitol grounds was obtained by
the local manager from Vice President
Stevenson and Speaker Reed, who, un-
der the law, had the authority, but Mr..
Bryan decided that he would not make
a speech from the steps of the Capitol.
He is of the opinion that both good
taste and wisdom forbid any such &C.
ton, and he telegraphed last night to
the committee at Washington asking
them to take no further steps in the
matter. Mr.. Bryan thinks that we'll
established law should not be broken
in his favor. He will reach Washing
ton at $40 o'clock, and after lun-
| cheon at the Metropolitan, will be es-
corted to the place where the meeting
will be held, which, however, has not
yet been decided upon.