Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-17
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of Commolo.e 10 fen months and
could then have retired with increased
pay.
5snor De Lone says the alleged
interview published in the Sew York
W9cid 70 day n WHICH he il made 10
asy that q war between the United
5tates and Spain l. po5aiole. and thst
it would be terrible 10 it, effects, and
no one could predict its end, IL fabri.
cation. On the contrary he aaserts that
the relation Of Spain with the United
States and biz own relations with hia
home government were never more
amicable than now
MIR. John s. Williams, Of the Wash
ing'on bureau Of the New York Hcratd,
and his wife were badly injured by an
electric car this morning. Dir. Will
liams had just put biz wife on the open
car and was riding hia bicycle along
aide tho train talking 70 her, when he
WAC struck by train going in the OPP
poste direction. Mira. Williams, seeing
her husband fall, jumped from the
rapidly moving train, striking the con-
GREETED roadway with terrific force.
Both were conveyed to their home
near by and were found 10 be very se-
riously injured. The surgeons have
not yet decided how severe the injuries
may be.
It il said by Mr.. Bryan's fiends here
that biz history Of the last campaign,
that will BIZ published about the frat Of
next year, will be one Of the most in
tsre.tiny books ever written, and will
ms@: with q large nalc. One half Of
me 'se;sip,. will be appropriated TO the
u.aintsnanci: III The national Democratic
c;ganizalion.
htzutbing N the annual report Of the
eiNI .s.2.t. comroi..ion, just completed
:hs.s arc non >>.zt,b empl"yees IN the
yp9srnment: tefyicc subject 10 the
ciYil sArYitH law, of which III are Elk
smpt from competitive examination.
AsVeraI republican Ssna,ora, now
here, agrea with Mr.. Aldrlge, Of Rhode
Island, one Of The high tariff republi-
can leader. Of the Senate, that no tariff
or currency bill Of any character can
be pa,asd during the coming sesaion Of
Congrebb.
A abort fall aeas0D commenced at The
Benningn race truck near this CITY to.
day. This attendance wag net large,
but there wa plenty Of betting y
card, though That IL by no means II
popular hystem. The attendance a.
tho foreign bookmaking black boards
at st. Asaph waa not decreased in the
slightest degree by tho Ecnnings
opening.
Congressman Turner, Of Virginia.
was hero to-day, TO try to procure II
pardon for man named kaugh, Of
Roanoke, sentenced to six months' i'm
prisonment for Il violation OF tho in
ternal revenue lava. Mr.. Turner gays
tho wheat crop in hig section Of the
Virginia never looked better at this
time OF the year.
1t Is now learned That w. X. Van
dorbilt subscribed $4,000 to tho Nc.
Kinley election fund and Cornelius
Vanderbilt, $50, 900. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company also made large
contribution TO tho same fund. John
Wannumaker gave $4,000. The larg.
cat bank subscription waB $25, 900, con-
tributod by tho Philadelphia Savings
Bank.
Tho commission provided for at the
last session of CongrosB to decide upon
port to DO improved in Southern Cali
fornia wns organized here yesterday in
tho interest OF Mr.. Huntinst0n's port,
San Monaco, tho terminus of his rail
road. The commission IL composed OF
five members, oach Of whom will re-
ceivo $40, 900 for doing what Mr.. Hun
tington wants him to do.
Tho following changes in the fourth
class postoiicos OF Virginia were made
to-day Bull Run, Fairfax county. II.
B. Whedbeo appointed postmaster,
vico J. r. Wells, removed; Matoaca,
Chesterfield county, J. Q. Holt, vice
j. Il. Lockett, resigned.
The friends of tho bill for carriage
bridge across tho Potomac Mt Arlington
are getting ready to urge tho passage
OF that bill at the coming session of
Congress. 1t has already passed the
Senate, and been fnvorably reported by
tho commerce committee of the House.