Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-13
News Of the Day.

interview declaring he will support
Bryan and Kern.
The Crusus Bureau shows that the lum-
Der cut in 1907 exceeded by 2,705, 00O,-
600 feet the cut in 1906.
Reports from various sections of the
country are to the effect that yesterday
was the hottest day OF the year.
Leaders of the democratic psr;y Oyster
Bay hsve tslephoned Bryan that he will
csrry Oyster Bay, the presidents home,
by big msjOrity.
Twenty three Cinnamon, yesterday,
leaped overheard into New York hartor
from the British steamer Slrsthyre
rather then serve on the trip.
The merger Of independent telephone
properties extending from the Mississippi
river to the Atlantic seabosrd, and EN-.
bracing properties worth 800, 600, 600,
is under way.
Mr.. Bryan has received the following
telegram from Herman Ridder, editor
of the New York Stats Zsitung: "You
may rely on the sincere, earnest support
of the Stasts-Zeitung."
Stricken suddenly with heat disease
at the home of her son, Howard Dal-
zsll, in Philadelphia, Mrs. Hattie M.
Dslzell, wife OF Private j. w. Dalzsll,
died yesterday afternoon.
John L. Sullivan, pugilist, has begun
au action for divorce in New York,
against his wife, Annie, whom he married
IS years ago in Boston and from whom
be separated few mouths ago.
After nearly four years Of investigs-
ton, study and conference with shippers
and railroads the Interstate Commerce
Commission issued its report approving
and commencing q uniform bill of lading.
The peach crop of the Maryland and
Delaware peninsula is estimated at l.
779, $50 baskets, and the pear crop at
303, All baskets, Hauling will begin
about August Is and the railroads are
making extensive preparations to meet
tue demands for service.
William Esrl Ambrose was formally
appointed on Saturday by Justice
Wright as receiver of the First Oo-opera-
tive Building Association Of Georgetown.
Mr.. Ambrose says he is unable to say
how much money may be found missing
but ia of opinion that the total may
reach 500, 900.
Mayor J. E. Reyburn, of Philadelphia
has instituted proceedings against E. A.
Van Valkenburg, editor and proprietor
of the North American, and six mem
bers of thest of the newspaper, charging
them with criminal libel. The chsrges
are based on articles and cartoons APP
pesring in the newspaper during the
last two years.
Four men lost their lives as the result
of the destruction by fire of the 4O-foot
gasoline yacht Dolphin, owned by Ar
thur P. Tarbell, of Boston and Marble
head, in Buzzsrds bay, Saturday night.
Two others, including Mr. Tsrbell, we're
rescued twelve hours later by lobster
fisherman, who found them floating In
the water almost exhausted.
II William J. Bryan is elected presi-
dent of the United States on November
next he will share the White House
with the vice president, John W. Kern,
of Indiana. "Any man who is good
enough to get the nomination for vice
president on the democratic ticket is
good enough to live in the White House"
said MIR. Bryan on Saturday.
Mr.. Bryan delivered an address at
Lincoln, on Saturday touching on pub
licty of csmpsign contributions end
attacking the republican party. he
declared the corporations have domi-
mated politics aud run the government
through enormous campaign contribn-
tions and said new era is at hand and
the people will rule. kilograms of con-
CALCULATIONS from all sections of the
land are being received by Mr.. Bryan.
jeremiah DeBell Wilson, a resident
of Washington for twenty-three years
and one of Mosby's Confederate rangers,
died Friday evening at his home, in
Washington, at the age OF seventy-hye
years. Mr.. Wilson was the owner and
rider of the famous black mare referred
to repeatedly by Col. Mosby in his
memoirs as the finest mount in the Con-
federats army. Repeated attempts we're
made to capture this horse by the Fede-
rails soldiers. Many a Confederate
officer tried TO buy her but all to no
purpose.
A board of commissioned medical
officers will be convened to meet at the
Bureau OF Public Health and Marine
Hospital Service, 3 B street BE-, Wash
iugton, d. O., Monday, Sept IA, at
10 o'clock a. M, for the purpose OF
examining candidates for admission to
the grade of assistant surgeon in the
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service. Candidates must be between
% aud 80 years Of age, graduates OF a
reputable medical college, and must
furnish testimonials from responsible
persons as to their professional and
moral character,
81 remember no fights after they are
over. Minnesota had good man and
stood by him. Mr.. Johnson has tele-
graphed me offering his support. have
no doubt he will do much good for the
ticket during the campaign" This
WAS the reply made on Saturday by w.
j. Bryan to the assurance OF L. Q.
OF rien of MINES Jta, that he and his
companions had come to FsirView to
promise him that Minnesota would fight
her best TO elect him. The convention
fight was over, he said, and in the new
fight all democrats would stand together