Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-28

James Munroe, ex-mayor Of Annapo-
lis, Md, died in that city last night.
Arthur J. King, of R. G. Dun & Co.,
died at his residence at Bloomfield, N.
j., this morning.
Davis CARRIER, professor of mathe-
MATES and astronomy of Muhlenberg
College, Pa, died at Allentown yester-
day. He was 81 years of age.
An embankment of earth on Fifth
avenue, New York, caved in this morn
ing, killing one man and injuring two
others who were digging trench.
Reports from all sections of the State
of Texas indicate that the cotton crop
has been seriously damaged by the
heavy rains of Friday and Saturday.
McTeer Brothers, one of the leading
retail clothing and furnishing goods
houses in Knoxville, Tenn, have as.
signed Liabilities $3S, 600; assets not
given.
Mr.. Tsurutani, of Kobe, japan, is
at Waco, Texas, to arrange on the part
OF Japanese manufacturers for direct
importations Of Texas cotton into Japa
nese ports.
This morning all of the departments
of the Amoskeag Company, at Man
chester, n. H., started up with full set
of hands. This establishment employs
5000 hands who have been idle sir 70
August S.
Senator John NJ. Palmer, anti-silver
democratic candidate for President,
and General S. &. Buckner, candidate
for Vice President, will open the anti
silver democratic campaign in Chicago
Wednesday night, October eth.
The Otis Company's cloth mills in
Ware, Mass, which have been running
half time for months, started up on full
time this morning. There will be
slight change in the prices paid for
piece work. The company employees
l 800 hands.
Thomas E. Watson, populist candi-
date for Vice President. is to return to
Kansas for another attempt at over
throwing the fusion deal, The fusion
scheme now in effect gives the demo-
Gratis Sewall electors in return for sup
port Of the populist State ticket.
Chairman Jones, of the democratic
national committee, left Chicago for
New York yesterday. 1t is expected
that he goes to confer with Senator
German and other eastern leaders as
to the course to be pursued in New
York State, following the withdrawal
of John Boyd Thacher as candidate for
Governor.
The republican executive committee,
at Chicago, has decided to so after
VIM. j. Bryan on his silver record.
Yesterday it was reported that all the
campaign orators were to be instructed
10 begin telling the story that Mr.
Bryan was in the pay OF the silver syn
dictate and in this manner throw him on
the defense.
At to-day's session OF the Pittsburg
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Indiana, Pa, the n"--. ,on
referring to the adni-a'", &c ,ron, nsr'o as
Wv. ne General Conference
las discussed behind closed doors and
voted upon. The women advocated
made gallant fight, but were defeated
by five votes.
Harold Gray, son of lawyer A. T.
Gray, OF Boston, and one of the promi-
nent young men OF Hyde Park, has dis
appeared. For some years he has been
the Boston manager for the American
Wringer Company of New York. He
is charged by the company with having
Incorporated its funds, the shortage
being placed at from $50 900 to S25, 900.
The Peabody Mills management at New.
huryport. Mass. to-day announced i've per
cent cut down in wages
The sense of security against sudden emer.