Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

John E. Redmond, the Irish leader
and member of Parliament for Water
ford, arrived in New York last night.
The Charles county, Nd, grand jury
yesterday reported that they failed to
discover any of the Cooking lynchers.
The Castle family, whose unfortunate
complications in England have been
published, arrived at New York to-day.
4 banquet was given Tuesday even
ing to Hon. William ]. Bryan at the
Browne Palace Hotel by the Chamber
of Commerce of Denver.
Several new cases of diphtheria were
reported in Washington yesterday and
Health Officer Norduard has decided
TO disinfect all the school buildings.
A panic was occasioned in a Third
avenue New York cable car on Tues
day by the discovery of several walls
full OF cholera, diphtheria and tubercu-
losis germs.
The Campbell Zell Company of Bal
| timore, which did large business in
manufacturing boilers and structural
iron work, yesterday went into the
hands of receivers.
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid visited Canton
yesterday and warned Major Mckinley
| against giving too much consideration
TO the New York faction which opposed
his nomination IN ST. Louis.
1t is said that the report of the Vene-
| zuelan commission, which is now vir-
tuallycomple.ed will be in the possession
OF the President prior to the completion
| OF the forthcoming message to Congress.
Richard Croker said yesterday that
ne did not intend to resume the person
al direction of the affairs of Tammany
Hall Soon after the holidays be plans
TO return to England to look after his
racing stable there.
Harry Haba, fourteen years old, and
his stepsister, who is twelve. ore missing
from their home, at East killingby,
Conn, and their mother, Mrs. Atwood
Mason, thinks they have eloped. They
have been fond of each other ever
since they were babies.
1t is said that the sale of the Roanoke
and Southern, at Winston, \. L., on
| Tuesday, to interests identified with
the Norfolk and Western, means pos
sible combine with the Seaboard Air
Line and that the Norfolk and West
ern is seeking an entrance into Atlanta.
An insane man ran violently up and
| down in front of the Baltimore and
Potomac station in Washington yester-
day, and after soaring many men and
women commenced to disrobe on the
street. Officers Roemer and Whalen
took him in charge and carried him
all the way to the station. He gave no
J name.
| Charles Henry, printer who at
tempted to commit suicide a few days
ago in Washington, but who gave up
the attempt, as the water was too cold,
hanged himself Tuesday night to tree
near the Glen Echo railroad track just
beyond the district lima. The body was
discovered Wednesday morning and
taken to the city.
The sugar trust has encountered an
unexpected obstacle to its control oil
| the Baltimore Sugar Refinery Compa.
ny. Lawyers who have been studying
the situation claim that the recent cleo.
ton of directors, which resulted in the
defeat of the old board, composed Of
Baltimoreans, and the substitution of a
board in sympathy with the trust, was
illegal.
From the receipts of the football
game played at New York last Satur-
day, and after deducting all expenses,
Yale will receive Sl4,2S2.14, and
Princeton exactly ! cent less. The
profits of the game were SOS, 564.17.
The statement shows receipts of gate,
s34, 653; programmes, $1,000. Total
expenditures, 49, $50, among which was
5000 for grounds.