Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-23
News OF IhE UAY

The population OF West Virginia Is
placed at S958,800, an Increase OF 200
per cent. since 1890.
The five young men charged with as
saulting Miss Lucy Hart were taken 10
La Plate, Md, and arrsigne6, pleading
not guilty, and the trial was set Tor
Monday.
A dispatch from Rome says the Pope
on Wednesday visited the Basilica OF
st. Peters and experienced such
fatigue that he bad to take to his bed.
1t is further claimed that he tainted
twice.
Capt. w. NJ. Meredith oiIllinois, has
been appointed chief of the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing. Captain
Meredith served as chief OF the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing during the
Harrison administration.
II is now said that the revenue bill
prepared By the republican members OF
the WAYS and means committee pro-
vides for the abilution OF the stamp
tax upon kilograms, bank checks, ex-
press packages, warehouse receipts and
insurance policies.
Heavy storm damage is reported
from the western part of Maryland.
Near Froslburg the wind picked up a
small house and dashed it TO pieces
against q hill, severely injuring the
aged occupant. John II. SweilZer was
killed by flying branch, and train
| ran into tree blown across the track
near Hancock.
Chairman James K. Jones, Of the
democratic national committee, said 10
an interview at Little Rock, Ark that
talk OF reorganizing the party at
! present is nonsense" Whether Bryan
will be a candidate for the presidency
in the near future remains to be seen,
but it is not probable that be will. As
to the issues, they must depend largely
upon the national and international
developments Of the next tour years.
Two indictments, charging Rev. DR..
Henry NJ. Wharton. the former Baltl'
more evspeslis', with embezzlement,
were quashed yesterday morning be-
fore Judge Heisley in the Monmouth,
county, n. j., court. An indictment
on charge OF obtaining property IN
der false pretenses WAS quashed last
Thursday In the same court. Thus be
1 is cleared OF all criminal charges up to
date, although it is intimated' that "a
effort will be made to carry the case tC
higher courts.
Ex-Secretsry Carlisle has been inter
viewed on the reorganization OF democ'
racy. The ex-Secretary said a union
with northern conservatives would re-
nav the party which has nothing il
common with the mining States OF The
west. He repudated the recent issues
brought forward by the party. "Wheth
err there is a possibility of recognizing
the party or not, it is clear" Mr.. Car
Isle says, that the movement is in the
hands OF the South-the democratic
South which fnds itself prac ically
without support in the NORTH"
Mr.. Bryan will make bis first public
ntterance since the close OF the cam
paign at a public banquet to be tender
ed him in Lincoln, NeD., on December
26. The banquet will be given by the
JefeIsonian Club, aud is intended q;
the initial meeting for forming a strong
organization In the West against The
proposed Reorganization" of the dem.
ocratic party at the hands Of eastern
democratic. 1t is iDtimated, too, that
in bis speech on the occasion Mr.. Bryan
will state bis position on that question
in words that will not admit OF double
construction.