Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

bett are to fight ten rounds in San
Francisco for purse of $4,000.
John G. Sheehan has declared that
democrats who do not support B-yan
and Sewall will have no standing in
Tammany Hall.
Mr.. Bryan's right hand has given
out, and he had to use his left in bid
ding farewell to his Maryland friends
en- route to Dover, Del.
John Bardsley, the former city treasu.
rer of Philadelphia, who misappropri
ated over half a million dollars, was
pardoned from the penitentiary by Gov.
Hastings last night.
William Gibson, superintendent of
the Cincinnati, Columbus and San
dusky divisions of the Big Four, has
been appointed assistant general man.
ager of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
way.
R. J. P. lyman, the alleged dyna-
mite conspirator, has written to United
States Ambassador Eustis, asking him
to in tercede with the French govern.
ment to prevent his surrender to Great
Britain.
Mr.. Sewall, democratic nominee for
Vice President, has resigned the Office
Of President of the American Maritime
Association because, he alleges, the as
ISOLATION was being used for partisan
political purposes.
Five men lost their lives in the at
tack upon the Coronado and the EN-
nett mines, nearI Leadville, yesterday,
four being of the attacking party and
the fifth a city fireman, who was shot
down in the discharge of his duty.
1t is authoritatively denied in Wash
ington that the United States will de-
part from the time.honored policy of
nou-intervention in European affairs
and act in concert with Great Britain
and Italy to enforce reform in Turkey.
The trustees of the American Univer-
sity at Washington are rejoiced over
Il news that by the will of the late
De Witt c. Weeks, probated yesterday
in New York city, the university is
made legatee to an estate valued at
$3.50, 900.
Steve O'Donnell defeated Frank
Slavin in the fifth round at the Empire
Athletic Club in Maspeth, L. l., last
night. They met for twenty-round
bout. Just week ago Slavin knock
ed out Jake Kilrair at Baltimore in
one round.
The Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight will
probably be pulled off within thirty
minutes ride of the Baltimore City
Hall. Negotiations are on, and from
what can be learned all hands interest
ed seem favorable to the idea of having
the championship battle fought at
Electric PIrk.
There were added to the pension
rolls during the year 40, 374 pensioners,
and there were restored 1878, who had
been previously dropped, total of
A 247. During the same period the
losses were 29,393 by death, 1,141 by
remarriage (widows), 1854 by legal
limitetion (minors), 1852 because Of
failure to claim pension for three years,
and 1928 for other causes, an aggregate
of 1902. In his annual report Com
missioner Murphy says he looks for
marked and steady diminution in the
number of pensioners.
The seaboard Air Line yesterday
filed notice of the restoration of all
passenger rates on its lines, to take
effect October l. The competing lines
did not meet these reductions in pas
senger rates. All rates are now restor-
ed except on the Chesapeake bay. If
the Seaboard restores rates on the Bay
Line the Southern and Pennsylvania
Railroads will Immediately restore
rates on the York River Line and Nor
folk rail connections, Bay Line
officials stated yesterday that the cut
rates over their line were unchanged.