Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Senator Fairbanks is quoted as saying
he would accept the republican nomina-
ton for Vice-President.
A strike is threatened by the $4,000
employees of the Pennsylvania Goal Com
pany in the central bituminous district
of Pennsylvania.
Ohiorepublieans have decided to follow
the methods Of Mr.. Tom Johnson, the
democratic candidate, by holding tent
meetings and using automobiles.
Members of William Rockefeller's fam
ily plan to leave the AdiroDdacks owing
to The incendiary threats against the
owners of the great game and forest pre-
serves.
John Redmond, the Irish leader, de-
clares that if Premier Balfour desires to
retain Office the Irish party would use lis
power to forward the interests of the
Irish cause.
Joseph p. Dudley, a Standard Oil
magnate and Buffalo millionaire, u
years of age, after a spirited courtship,
has won the hand of Mrs. Sarah j. FOw-
Ter, school teacher.
In answer to his wifes petition for d.
vorce in New York Leon Washburn
denies all the allegations made and asks
for the return Of $50, 07O of his money,
which he claims she took.
Walter Craig, who a few years ago was
worth half a million, died penniless at
the cabin of his former housekeeper, near
Troy, o., yesterday. Speculation and
fast horses had led him to ruin.
The burning of power house of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, in
South Brooklyn, on Saturday, caused a
loss of about 5000, 600 and stopped
traffic on several surface and elevated
lines.
Chairman Dick, of the republican
State committee Of Ohio, has declined
the proposition for a joint debate be-
tween Senator Hanna and John IL.
Clarke, the democratic ca1didate for
Senator.
A rumor of an attempt by anarchists
to assassinate the Sultan Of Turkey was
spread in London on Saturday, and an
anarchist was arrested at Genoa, charged
with completely in plot to assassinate
King Alfonso.
The British diplomatic agent in Sofia
has informed the Bulgarian government
that Great Britain was consulting with
the other powers as to the possibility OF
introducing more suitable remedial meas
ures in Macedonia.
Prof. w. H. Brewer, of the Yale de-
partment of agriculture, who predicted
the two-minute trotter twenty-five years
ago, declares that the American horse
will trot a mile in 1850, but will never
go faster than that.
The expedition that set out from San
Francisco to find treasure supposed to
have been hidden on CocOs Island, of
the Porto Rican coast, returned Disguised
convinced that they were fooled by Capt.
James Brown, who told the yarn and led
the expedition.
Lieutenant General Sir Ian Hamilton,
who participated in the defense of Lady
smith, arrived in New York on Satur-
day. General Hamilton will remain in
this country only three weeks, and a
portion Of that time will be spent in
Canada visiting various military posts.
Through an order of dismissal coming
indirectly from Secretary Shaw, Of the
Treasury Department, il became known
on Saturday evening that James Beatty,
assistant to the discussing clerk for the
auditors Office of the War Department,
had been found $500 short in his ac-
counts.
The Duke of Richmond, Lennox and
Gordon died late Saturday night at Cor
don Castle, Fochabere, Bantlshire, from
chill contracted Thurs1ay. He had
been giving a large house party and the
castle was full OF guests when the gravity
Of his illness was announced. Most Of
the guests left the castle I riday and
Saturday.
A balloon voyage from Paris to Hull,
distance of 800 miles, has been made
by three French aeronauts, members Of
the Aero Club de France. This is the
first time balloon has travelled from
Paris to England. An attempt was
made in 1885 to cross the channel from
France, but the aeronauts were never
heard of aJterward.
Rev. John Joseph Kain, archbishop
Of St. Louis, who went to St. Agnes
Sanitarium, in Baltimore, several months
ago because of enfeebled health, is criti-
cally i'll of appendicitis. At a consulta-
ton of physicians held this morning it
was announced that Archbishop Kaiu
was in a very serious condition, al
though he rested we'll last night.
Many letters execrating J. p Morgan
as the cause of the ruin of thousands Of
persons have been received at the Office Of
p. Morgan q Co. the last few days.
Most of these letters are said to be signed
with the true names and addresses Of
men who claim to have been ruined
through investments entered into on the
publicly stated opinion of Mr.. Morgan.
It is not known that any of these letters
threaten violence.
Former Gov. Frank Brown, of Mary
and, who was the democratic Organiza-
ion candidate in 1895 and had the sup
port of Senator German in his successful
for the governorship, declared |
II New York last night his preference
or former President Cleveland as the |
presidential candidate, and |
le administered by inference a snlb to
lis follow MarYlander by refusing % |