Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

According to Official Forester
Dunn, yesterday was the coolest Sep.
TENDER % on record since 1875.
Reinforcements to the Spanish army,
numbering l03 officers and 1920 men,
were landed in Cuba yesterday.
1t is stated in Paris that the British
government has abandoned the demand
upon France for the e1tradiSion OF P. S.
lyman. the alleged conspirator.
A troop OF one thousand horsemen is
being organized to attend the meeting
TO be addressed in Martinsburg, Sep
mber 30, by Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan.
The Egyptian flag was hoisted over
Dougola yesterday; the Dervishes are
in full fight and are being pursued by
the gunboats on the river and by the
cavalry on the west bank of the Nile.
Ambassador Bayard, in resp ouding to
g toast to President Cleveland at ban
uuet in London last night expressed his
warm appreciation of Lord Russell'a
words in f.v IN erna.ional arbitra.
ton.
Speaker Reed is coming to Washing
ton TO make speech at ratification
meeting to be held under the auspices
OF the Union Republican Club. This
meeting will be an Offset to the recent
demonstration in honor OF Mr.. Bryan.
Austin B. Crazy, known as Hey !!
Rube," for many years with Barnum' 5
circus, and recently with the Zoologi-
cal Garden at Cincinnati, O., was yes
terday committed to Longview Asy-
lum. After acting as a crazy man for
80 years, he finally became crazy.
James j. Corbett wss arrested at As
bury Park, \. j yesterday afternoon
at mis- training quarters on the charge
OF being about to engage j. prize
fight. He was required to give $1,000
for his appearance in New York on
Septemb Der SO, and the prisoner was dis
charged.
The National Shoe and Leather Ex-
change, of Boston, announces that the
Redpath Brothers Manufacturing Com
pany, manufacturers OF boots and shoes,
Lynn, and wholesale boots and shoes,
Boston, have assigned. The firm did
business OF between 100000 and
$500, 900.
TIE democratic State committee Of
New Jersey to-day accepted the resigna'
ton of Senator James Smith, jr.. as
chairman Of the committee. Col. Price
was elected chairman and ex-senator
Philip Z. Baker, of Cumberland county
was elected as the New Jersey member
Of the national committee.
Reports made at the meeting Of the
American National Bankers Associa-
ton in St. Louis yesterday showed that
the business outlook is good. but it was
feared that the election OF Bryan might
cause serious trouble, and the members
will vote for Mckinley. To-day an
amendment to the constitution whereby
trust companies be admitted as sec
ton OF the association was adopted.
VIM. h. Rhawn, OF Philadelphia, Of
iered resolution urging its members
and bankers generally throughout the
country to circulate pamphlets and
literature in favor of sound money.
a bold highway robbery was commit
ted in the Capitol grounds. in Wash
ington, about 7:30 o'clock last night.
John W. Keys, contractor, was the
victim. A colored footpad knocked
him him down and relieved him Of Sl65
aud made his escape. Later in the
night another highway robbery occur
red on North Capitol street, the victim
being William Waters, painter. The
amount secured by the robbers was not
so great as in the case of Keys, but Wa.
tiers is much more severely Injured, and
is now at Freedmen's Hospital suffering
from the effects of his encounter with
highwaymen.