Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

An anti Hanna republican movement
has gun in Ohio.
Gilmore Meredith, prominent cli-
I'D, died at his home in Baltimore yes
terday, aged seventy.fve years.
General Young has occupied Avayat,
LuzoD, after skirmish. Filipinos re-
occupy Notifications and towns as soon
as Americans leave them.
Harry W. Harris shot his wife in
the head, at his home, in Baltimore,
yesterday, for the reason that she had
refused 10 live with hin. The woman
is in critical condition at the Mary
land University Hospital.
At the annual meeting of the arch
bishops of the Catholi, Church, in
Washington, yesterday, it was decided
to make an appeal to the Pope in be-
nall of the Christian Brothers. Arch
bishop Riordan will take the appeal TO
Rome.
The directors of the Traders Nation.
al Bank, of Baltimore, have recommend
ed that the bank G iulo voluntary liqu'-
iaiion The affairs Ct the bank have
been under the consideration of the
Clearing House Association for some
time, and depositors will be paid in full,
upon demand.
Louis Henry Davies, Canadian min.
lister of marine and fisheries, has given
Canada's consent to temporary ar
rangement of the Alaskan dispute.
This has practically settled The whole
matter for the time being, as the main
features of the arrangement were origi-
nally suggested by the United States.
The terms agreed upon are simply q
line drawn across Chilkat Pass, delim-
tied by the river and mountain top.
Senator William f Mason in a
speech at the banquet of the Illinois
Camp of the Sons of Veterans CT
Chicago yesterday declared that he
stood behind George Dewey from
the time be opened his first gun
10 the time he opened his lips to
speak and 1 stand behind him today.
Aud | stand behind Admiral George
Dewey for the next president Of the
United States" The nomination was
received in silence and the embarrassed
Senator was forced to take his seat
without cheer or handicap.
Ga Wednesday night, at nine o'clock
the Davis Coal and Coke Company
building, occupied by the Buxton &
Landstreet Company, at Thomas. w.
Va, caught fire 10 the cellar. and short.
, ly afterwards an explosion occurred,
completely wrecking the building
and scattering the debris in every direc
,iop, blocking the West Virginia Cen
trail and Pittsburg Railroad tracks. Ire
Nycum, of Everett, Pa, was killed and
buried under the ruins. Six other per
sons were badly injured. The explo'
sion is thought to have been caused by
powder and other explosives catching
fire in the cellar. The loss will amount
TO about $45 900
President Mckinley participated in
the welcome to the returned Minnesota
volunteers in Minneapolis yesterday
aud was given reception in ST. Paul
Ia a speech Secretary Long was about
to praise Sampson as the hero of San
ito, when shouts of 'SchleyI "Schley!'
cut him short and embarrassed him
Then he appropriated Schley's famous
utterance, There's glory enough to
go round" and quickly wound up bis
address. Governor Lind of Minnesota,
| created some surprise by condemning
| Imperialism in speech to the troops
10 the presence of President Mckinley.
Beside his speech to the soldiers in
front of the Exposition Building, Presi-
dent Mckinley made an address earlier
in the day at banquet to the return
ing soldiers. This address was remark
able as an elaborate defense OF the
policy of expansion.