Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

! The Baltimore SCHOOL board is rsduc'
inc the number OF school teachers IN
that city.
The failures 10 the Uniled states 10
the first quarter Of 1900 were ZIG great
er than last year and 10 March 2Z-o per
cent. greater.
The commissioner Of internal reve-
nue. has decided that grsntors must
afix stamps 10 deeds, and that the re-
corders cannot do 1t.
OREGON democrats and populists, 10
session at Portland yesterday decided
upon fusion. Delegates to the National
Convention were instructed for Hon.
w. ]. Bryan for President.
The Chicago Interior, the Presby-
terrain organ, will contain strong edi'
torial Monday advocating the setting
aside OF the confession OF faith and the
adoption of short evangelical creed.
Admiral Dewey, it is said, is bound
to make the race for the presidency.
he would prefer the party nomination,
but will enter the race as an indepen-
dent if be fails of nomination at Kansas
City.
w. G. Conrad, who was the leading
competitor sgsinst Senator Clark, oil
Montana, has q beautiful farm in CLARKE
county, on which he has one OF the
finest herds OF Hereford cattle 10 the
country.
Senator Horace Chiffon is seriously
i'll at his home at Tyler, Texas. He
returned from Washington about two
weeks ago suffering from the effects OF
an attack of grippe and Immediately
upon his arrival be grew worse.
Secretary Roots criticism OF staff OH.
GERS has aroused no little ill-feeling IN
the army and bis scathing arrangement
of the do.nothings OF the army causes
apprehension that the day OF easy
berths for favored few is drawing to
close.
The Spanish government has again
offered to sell the floating steel dry
dock at Havana to the Uoited States
This time the price has been reduced to
1920, 900, bu, the Navy Department re-
CARDS it az too high and will probably
decline to consider the offer.
Mr.. Bryan visited dying woman al
Phoenix, Arizona. yesterday ct her ur'
gent request. When he entered the
room the patient said he resembled
President Mckinley. Mr.. Bryan re-
piled: 81 wish 10 assure you that the
resent lance is wholly external"
At the meeting OF the Board Of the
Bethesda Deaconeeses and Hospital as
socistions in Cincinnati on Thursday, /
vas decided not to give permission t(
the deaconcess to ride bicycles. Henry
A. Sslzer, the treasurer of the board
brought up the subject, at the reques
of the desconesses, but the proposition
after a short debate, was voted down.
The situation in the Frostburg, Md.
coal region has settled down to quie
discussion of the suspension OF opera
tons 10 the mines. Notice issued a
Cum berlsnd, Nd, yesterday By the Con
solidstion Coal Company to miners tt
return their tools by Tuesday to receiv'
credit 10 the April pay on the 18th in
slant, indicates to many q long shut
down.
Two more wsrships, modern 10 every
respect, were added to the naval lis
and to the Asislic feet on "Wednesday
at Hong Kong. They are the formeI
Spanish ships Isle de Cuba and Dor
Juan d'Austriss, sunk by Dewey
squadron in the battle of Manila Bay
raised under the direction OF Navs
Constructor Caps and repaired a.
Hong Kong under the supervision o
Lieutenant Commander Veeder aud
Naval Constructor Hobson. II is sup
posed that they will proceed immedi'
stely to Manila.
TIE WARM AFRICA