Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-19
News Of The DAY


Mia another long list of American sol.
diers who have died from disease.
The first snow that has fallen in Cecil
county, Md, this season was on Monday
night. For about ten minutes snow fell
quite lively,
Among the Texas towns destroyed
was High Island, a seaside resort.
More than four hundred bodies of vic
Tins have been found.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company and all the local
coal alers have advanced the price OF
coal % and 80 cents ton, respectively.
The British steamer Gordon Castle
and the German steamer Sherman col
lided 10 Cardigan Bay, yesterday, and
both vessels sank aud twenty lives
we're lost.
The War department has completed
arrangements for bringing home the re-
maios OF about 1881 soldiers aud sail
ors who lost their lives in the Philip
pines, China, Hawaii and Guam.
Hon. Wm. J, Bryan made number
of speeches to large crowds in Kansas
yesterday. He spoke at Fort Scott,
Pleasanton, Larned, Paola and Olstbe.
winding up with an address to an i'm
mense audience in Kansas City.
A special from Galveston, Texas,
says: &c ara Barton, president of the
Red Cross Society, has been stricken
down at her work, while ministering to
the victims OF the storm, and will leave
for her home in Washington today.
DR.. Rocker, Of the Catholic Univer-
sity, 10 Washington, says concerning
the report that the Knights of Colum
bus is shortly to be disbanded by papal
authority that SO far as he knows DO
complaint has been fled at the apos-
toic delegation and therefore none has
been forwarded TO Rome.
Senator Hoar has taken the trouble
to deny the interview with Chairman
Hanna, 10 which hs (Hoar) said that
Bryan was a hypocrite and was wear
ing a mask. The veteran Senator said
that he would not apply this epithet to
any candidate who was running for the
high Office of President.
Judge Stock bridge, OF Baltimore, has
handed down an opinion, in which he
decides against Prof. J. B. Van Sickle,
uperintendent OF public instruction, as
to his being entitled to salary and rem
dering the action of the School Board
in selecting Prot. Van Sickle as super
intendent illegal. The matter will be
taken to the Court of Appeals.
Richard Croker and Chairman
Jones, of the democratic national COM
mittee, had a conference yesterday re-
gsrdine Mr.. Brysn's visit to New York
city. Mr.. Croker promised that 100 900 |
PEG lie would come and welcome Bryan
at the Madison Square meeting. Mr.. |
Croker said that Bryan's reception
would be the greatest ever rendered a
for the presidency.
Richard Croker was in consultation,
at the Hoffman House, in New York |
: esterdsy, with ex-Seuators German
and Murphy. When asked about re.
port that the republican national chair
man might need $30,000000 to elect
Mr.. Croker saidi HE'LL need
ots more than that. The republicans
cannot get enough money in this coun-
try to defeat Bryan. He'll be elected
as sure as the SUI rises daily"
David B. Hill made call upon Sen
ator Jones and Governor Stone at the
Hoffman House, 10 New York, yester-
lay and aiterward dropped 10 at the
State headquarters to have talk with
Frank Campbell aud Senator McCar-
reD. Harmony now, 1t is Understood,
s al accomplished fact. The ex-Sena.
tors call was made for the purpose of
offering his services as a Campaign
speaker in Brysn's cause, His offer
was accepted, and his Itinerary will be
made up later.
Senator Hanna, in speech TO busi-
ness men 10 Chicago yesterday, said he
would like Bryan or any other demo-
rat TO tell him what trust is. He old
lot believe there was trust in the en-
ire United States, because there were
avs against trusts enacted by republi.
IAN lawmakers He also said he would
ike to get Hoar and Bryan together
md then "tesr the mask of that hypo-
rite Bryan" and that the election of
Bryan would be more deplorsble than
he Texas food.