Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-10
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The Soldiers Home at Boise City,
Idaho, was destroyed by fire last night;
loss SAC, 600. There were 800 inmates,
one of whom was sufIocated.
The launch Ocesn City, bound from
Atlantic City for Philadelphia, which
was reported last night to have been
lost, with all on board, arrived at New
castle, Del, this morning. All on board
are well. The launch had one engine
disabled.
The French second class cruiser
Cecille, having on board Rear Admiral
Richard, in command of the French
naval division OF the Atlantic, arrived
At New York today. The wsrship will
ramsin here two weeks, when che will
20 to Chesapeake Bay.
A saloon passenger named Bertweare
IN steamer from Havana and .rsns-
ferred to Hoffman Island yesterday
afternoon. was today ioaud to be suffer
ing from yellow fever. This is the first
case OF yellow fever brought to New
York in the saloon cabin this year.
None of the other first cabin passengers
were detained.
By fire in little one story wooden
iwelling 10 B ,stou this morning, three
iersons were burned TO death. The
aouse was occupied by Edward Touza-
lin ard his family. The cause of the fire
is unknown All the occupants were
asleep. Touzalin and his two sons, age d
six and fourteen, who assisted him 10
peddlng wood, were the victims.
Safe breakers attempted to loot the
vaults of the National Bauk at Town
send, Mass, last night. A charge of
dynsmite was exploded outside the safe
door but owing to q granite ledge built
bout the vault, the latter was unharm-
ed. The noise of the explosion reused
the ne'ghborhood and the cracksmap
were scared away.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will re-
main ia Washington about ten days
before returning to their Canton home.
They will stay there until after the
election when they will come back to
the capita! to stay the winter or at any
rate until the 4th of March. In the
meantime the President is engaged on
his message to Congress.
Fire in New York this morning des.
troyed properly worth S25, 900 and en-
dsDgered the lives OF score OF girls.
The fire broke out jn the paper factory
of Bingham q Co., at $50 Worth street
The flames spread so rapidly that es-
hu q Toll IF hn
girls we're penned in on the third floor.
The fremen quickly carried them to
safety by means OF ladders.
The stesliuRs of William Scbrieber,
the 26 year old clerk who looted the
Elizabeth Banking Co.. OF Elizabeth, N.
j, will aggregate $12S,000. He took
more than the capital and sur
p'us combined. The bank is not
In difficulty as the directors have
made good the loss. His SAL
salary was S15 per week and be spent
much Of the stolen money on a woman
who bas a luxurious fiat in New York.
Schrieber is in Europe, according to
some of his sporting friends In New
York. They say he sailed late in Au
gust.
John Gleason, the man who shot Rev. Eth.
or awrenee McCarty a week ago, was today
a Judged insane. Rev. McCarty is getting
bitter
suit to recover insurance on the life OF
b wife, whom he ki'lei in 1893, was begun
Yesterday in Philadelphia by Prof 8. c. shoit-
lidse.
Ex-President Clevelsnd aud his family lett
Buszsrds' Bay, Mass, today for Princeton,
New Jersey.