Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Baltimore aud Ohio's new shops
j in Cumberland opened to-day.
II is rumored that the President will
shortly write letter in favor OF the
goiG standard.
William Stansbury and his sister,
Mrs. Adam Motter, died of paralysis in
Carroll county, Nd, yesterday.
Mrs. Laura A. Johnson, who is over
CO. was welded in Baltimore yesterday
to Mr.. John McMullen, who acknowl-
edges to 81.
| Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, the
Well-known New York merchant, an
nounces that be will not vote for Mr..
Bryan for President.
In response to letter from Senator
Faulkner, Secretary Carlisle said that
the government has never been called
upon to give gold for silver dollars.
An epipemic of typhoid fever, con-
tracted from the milk delivered By
single dealer, has broken out at New
Haven, Conn. There are sixty-nine
cases.
II the democrats coutrol the next
House of Representatives and Mr.. Bland
| meets with no mishap in his own cam
paign, his friends will push him for the
speakership.
Mr.. John 1. Armistead, one of Balti.
more's best known society and business
men, died suddenly Saturday night at
Harrisburg, Pa, where he had gone on
business trip. He was son of Ander-
son II. Armistead, of Lynchburg.
Senator Quay will be at the national
republican headquarters in New York
to day. Mr.. Hanna expects to return
West to night. Senator Quay will then
be in absolute control OF the general
scheme of management of the eastern
and southern ends OF the campaign.
Hon. Hoke Smith ceased to be Secre-
tary of the Interior last night, his res
ignation going into effect ct that time.
His successor, ex-Gov. Francis, is ex-
pected in Washington one day this
week. and Secretary Smith will remain
in Washington unotficially to give him
welcome.
A stick of dynamite FIVE inches long
exploded in the hands of George Jones.
at Schooner Ledge, in the Delaware
river, yesterday and blew his body to
pieces. Sydney Neff and Owen Failin,
two other workmen, were seriously IN
jured by the explosion and were taken
to hospital.
A dispatch from Cleveland, o., says
The welcome given William Jennings
BRYAN in Cleveland last night was the
greatest he has received since he left
Chicago. One hundred thousand PEG
pie in city with population Of less
than 100000 struggled on the streets to
catch glimpse OF him.
John L. Sullivan and Tom Sharkey
met in three-round friendly bout in
Madison Square Garden, New York,
last night before 1000 persons. The
exhibition was very tame, and there
was no opportunity to judge Sharkey's
ability. Sullivan was about fifty pounds
heavier than Sharkey, and was consid-
erably "winded" at the close.
Annie Creeden, who for several years
prior to May Is was a nun in ST. Jo-
seph's Convent, Wilmington, Del, was
discovered yesterday afternoon at the
Florence Crittenden Mission in Wash
ington by her brother, John ]. Creeden,
OF Hockisson, Del. She is 90 years old,
and had acted strangely for some time
prior to leaving the asylum, and her
flight was only to be accounted for on
the ground of insanity. The reunited
people left on an afternoon train for
the old home in Hockisson, where the
young lady will remain.