Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-07
News Of the Day.

The airship contest at the WORLDS
Fair in St. Louis for the 800, 900 prize
begins today.
Rear Admiral William G. Vie, a
native of Virginia, Will be retired under
the age limit tomorrow.
Chairman Cortelyou of the republic
can national committee OH Saturday
gave out a statement explaining that
his campaign funds have come volun-
tarily from individual contributors.
Rev. Or. Jas. L. Bryan, died in Cam
bridge, Nd, yesterday in the SO year OF
his age. DIR. Bryan served as lieuten.
ant in the Mexican war, having been a
graduate of the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute, at Lexington,
The democratic National Committee
Yesterday issued statement in New York
estimating the size of the republican
campaign fund at So, 900, 900 and stating
that indications point to at least 27O
electoral votes for Judge Parker.
Edward Howard, pattern maker of
Detroit Mich. was shot and instantly
killed Yesterday by his son Arthur.
Howard was assaulling his wife and
daughter because they would not give
him money with which to buy liquor.
Howard was an Englishman.
Joseph Capple, a hotel keeper, of
Chauncey, Westchester county, n. y,
after saving his aged mother and father
and three children from his burning hotel,
lost his own life early yesterday morning
by rushing into the flames when he
learned that his wife bad not escaped.
The bodies Of Capple and his wife were
found later in the cellar, lying side by
side, burned almost beyond recognition.
The Americn evangelists, Tory and
Alexander, opened tbrce-months revival
in Liverpool yesterday in building that
had been specially erected for the Pur-
pose, with a seating capacity of $4,000,
and which is called Tournament Hall.
Twenty thousand people attended the
opening meeting. The choir numbers
8, 500, and there are 800 trained workers.
The whole city is stirred, and Mr.. TORY
believes that Great Britain is on the eve
of great religious awakening.
As the Washington and New York
express train, on the Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington railroad, was
approaching Hayre de Grace, Md, yes
terdav evening two masked men gained
entrance to the express car by picking
the lock from the front platform Of the
car. One had revolver, aud the other
shotgun. They ordered the express
messenger to throw up his hands, but
instead of doing so he reached up and
pulled the whistle cord for the engineer
to stop The train was stopped at once.
The two meu left the car as soon as they
noticed the train slowing up. As they
fled they fred at the messenger, but the
shot went wild.
The New York Times yesterday
morning printed statement from former
President Grover Cleveland in reference
to Mr.. Roosevelt's defense Of Mr..
Cortelyou regarding the charge that the
trusts have financed the republicans dur
ing the present campaign. Mr. Cleve-
land made The statement by request, and
after having given summary OF Mr..
Cortelyou's political history, in which
he gives him all due, he says: at is
in my belief most unfortunate that when
Mr.. Cortelyou again assumes Cabinet
duties, as it seems TO be conceded he
will after the election, he will be given
the place not in illustration of civil ser.
vice reform, but in payment of the
work performed, and, to say the least of
it, the most suspicious partisan service"