Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The House of Lords last night passed
the Irish land bill to its third reading
without division.
Senator German has gone to New
Yoak to attend the notification meeting
at Madison Square Garden.
During thunderstorm in New York
yesterday Miss Names, thinking her
brother had been killed by lightning,
lost her reason.
Twelve more deaths from the heat
were reported in Baltimore yesterday.
A shower in the early part of the after
noon cooled the air considerably.
The number of deaths caused by the
heat in Greater New York yesterday is
one hundred and twelve, and additional
victims are being recorded hourly.
1t will be surprise to the many peo-
pie who worshipped with President
Garfield in the quaint old frame build
ing, which was the first christian"
church il Washington, TO know that
President Garfeld's old church is now
a whisky saloon.
After an illness of ten days Right
Rev. jeremiah O'Sullivan, fourth bish-
OPP of the Catholic diocese of Mobile,
died at 9:05 o'clock last night at the
Providence Infirmary, in Mobile. His
death was due to an abscess of the
lungs and his end was calm and peace
full. He was born in the parish of Kan
turk, county Cork, Ireland, in 1912.
Several special conferences between
Prince Lobanof- Rostovsky, the Russian
minister for foreign affairs, and the
other ministers have resulted in q deci-
sion to continue the Ber;ng sealing
agreements of 1898 and 1894, but to make
overtures to the United States, Great
Britain and Japan, with the view to es-
tablish better protection for the seals.
The arrival of Mr.. Sewall, the dem.
ocratic candidate for Vice President, in
New York yesterday evening, was some
"A hours ahead of the time he was ex-
pected. Arrangements had teen
made to meet him but he arrived too
soon. Mr.. Sewall thinks Maine may
so democratic, and Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Illinois very doubtful. He
will confer with Mr.. Bryan tomorrow.
At meeting Of representatives of
the Grant Monument Association, held
in New York yesterday, the final plans
for the laying out of the terraces and
surroundings of the Grant monument
were decided upon. The work of lay
ing out the grounds will cost $4,000.
1t is proposed to have the work COM
pleted so that the tomb will be formally
dedicated on the anniversary of Gen.
Grants birth, April 81 next.
A New Jersey judge has delivered
,, himself in this fashion on kissing: ut
is not unlawful for a man to kiss an
other mans wife, provided that she be
sufficiently comely and do not object
! thereto. II, however, she should inter-
pose any serious demurrer thereto, and
should with anger box him on the ears,
it would be we'll for that man that he
should never have been born. kissing
is not disorderly, and occasionally is
highly commendable."
A letter from Washington says: cit
can he stated in the most positive man.
ner that up to the present time Presi-
dent Cleveland has not said or written
word to any member Of the Cabinet
which would intimate his state of mind
toward the third ticket to be nominal
ed at Indianapolis next September.
He is eager for Bryan's defeat, but he
has not yet intimated to single mem
Der of the Cabinet what course he will
pursue. Possibly, after the conference
that he will hold with the members Of
his Cabinet, he may make some state
ment.
The Southern Railway will bring
from Georgia over two thousand silver
men to see Bryan in New York on Wed
nesday. Thousands will also 90 from
other parts OF the country. Represen-
tative Otey and q number of Virginians
passed through Washington yesterday
on their way to New York. They were
all enthusiastic over the prospect Of
Bryan's election. MIR. Otey said "Vir-
ginia will give the largest democratic
majority that has been known in years.
More than forty Bryan and Sewell
clubs have been formed in my district
during the last two weeks"