Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-10
NEWS OF THE Day.

NEWS OF THE Day.
A pier to extend 500 feet into the sea is to
be built at Asbury Park.
r. 8. Todd, nephew OF Abraham Lin
coin, died at Mt Vernon, KY, on Saturday.
The pubernatoral contest just ended in
West Virginia will, it Is said, cost the State
$4,000.
The boomers in South Dakota are getting
more excited every day over the delay in
An experts examination of the Tracy res
dence, in Washington, indicates that the
FIRE was caused by too much heat in the
steam pipes.
Baron Rothschild, the Paris banker, lives
in constant fear of the communists, and his
valuables are secured behind almost i'm.
preguable walls.
The palace of the Marquis of Osborne, on
the Rue de Seine, beyond Paris, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. It formerly be-
longed to Marguerite of Navarro. Loss
100000.
Five hundred Indian children participa-
ted In the anniversary of the signing of the
Indian Land and Severalty bill, held at the
Government Training School at Carlisle,
Pa, on Saturday.
The Methodists of that city are deeply in.
terested in the project to build q national
university in Washington which shall rival
the Catholic institution recently dedicated
with considerable ceremony.
The Canal Commission left Panama yes
terday for New Orleans en- route to Paris
via New York. 1t is generally believed
that their report will be favorable to con-
tinuation of work on the canal.
Four children while skating on lake elk
miles from Kingston, N. Y, were drowned
on Saturday. Their father and mother went
to their assistance and they too broke
through the Ice and we're drowned.
A skin glove fight took place yesterday at
Arbita Springs. La, between Andy"
Bowen, of New Orleans, and Charles john
son, of Minneapolis, and resulted In draw
after forty three rounds had been fought.
The committee authorized by the Russian
government has prepared plan for the
through Siberian railway to be completed
10 ten years. The total length of the line is
to be 4375 miles, and the total cost 2oO, OOO,
600 roubles.
There is considerable excitement in some
sections of Randolph county, N. c., on &C
count of the appearance there OF several
mad dogs. Quite number of children
have besn bitten, and some are in critical
condition. Mad dogs are being run down
and killed.
The heavy rain that fell Saturday morn
ing 10 Washington found weak place in
the roof the vaults in the United States Sen
ate terrace of the Capitol front, and Poured
into the room containing the dynamos of
the electric light plant in such quantities as
10 render them useless and shut of the cur
rent of lights.
Samuel Van Dusen Abbott, II years old,
shot himself on Saturday afternoon at the
residence of his grandfather, Samuel B. Van
Dusen, in New York. He was born in New
York, but was taken to England while a
child by his parents, who are now living in
Liverpool. His father ia an officer OF the
British navy.
Charles Clane6eld, who lives at Nicetown,
near Philadelphia, was awakened yesterday
morning between and 2 o'clock by burg
lar moving around his bedroom. Clans6eld
cried for help, and the thief Immediately
| jumped from the second story window to
the roof of back building, from which he
| bounded to the pavement below. He struck
on his head on the pavement, broke his
skull and was taken to hospital.
John Morton and his wife were shot 10
| cold blood Saturday night by Morton's
father, who was living with them at Miami,
Man. The old man had struck his daugh-
ter.in law with piece of wood, and when
his son rebuked him he took rifle, went
outside, and fred through the window, in
stantly killing his son. Mrs. Morton was
shot In the abdomen, and only lived for an
hour. He first told his son to kill him.
The sale of half OF the lease of the Grand
Pacific Hotel In Chicago for $40 600 to the
owner OF a part of the land on which the
hotel stands, goes to show the enormous In
crease 10 ground values in Chicago. When
the Grand Paca6c was built 10 1928 it's
cost was about SSO000 As the entire
ground on which the hotel stands is worth
about 81 1000, an agreement made at the
time the hotel was built would make the
ground rent about S175 GOO year, In addi-
ton to the rent paid for the hotel, which
would be more than the lessees could stand.
By the rice in the value OF the ground the
value of the hotel building is practically
wiped out.
Senator Becker, the democratic absentee
OF the Montana Senate, arrested at Miles City
Friday, was brought into Helena on a spe
cial train Saturday night by Sheriff Parker.
Becker had Sheriff Parker arrested at Bose
man for kidnapping, but the sheriff was soon
released. Senator Becker was taken in the
Senate, which was in session, and the ques
ton whether or not he should be fned for
contempt was taken under consideration by
the committee on privileges and electionf
The republican House and Senate was 10
session till go yesterday morning, and
passed eight appropriation bills. Senator
Becker took no part in the proceedings, but
was counted present by the Lieutenant
Governor, thus making aquorum.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Norfolk truckers fnd the marketing