Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Navy Department has decide1
to locate the new million-dollsr dry
dock at the Brooklyn navy yard.
Brigadier General Heywood's report
says the marines got s376, 300 OF loot in
silver coin from the treasury IN Tien-
tsin.
An armed band OF Carlists was routed
by detachment of gendarmas Near
Badslona yesterday, and the chief OF
the Csrlists was killed.
Ex-Secretary OF State John d. Haw-
kins. OF Delaware, Was yesterday SEN
fenced, for embeZzlement, to one year
in prison and pay $4,000 fine and COSTS
OF prosecution.
Mr.. James M. Scbryver, general pas
senger agent of the Baltimore and Onio
Railroad lines east of the Ohio river,
died suddenly of par ilysis at his late
home 10 Baltimore yesterday.
At an early hour yesterday morning
| burglars blew two safes to pieces with
dynamite in Frostburg, Nd, getting
1925 at one place and Baltimore and
Ohio mileage book at the other.
Mr.. Richard Cookers fret prediction
In this campaign WAS made yesterday
afternoon from his desk 10 Tsmmany
\ Hall, and was to the effect that Bryan
would surely carry New York, and the
country, too, unless cheated out OF the
| election.
The Delaware democratic State GEN.
| trail committee met Yesterday and can
yassed the situation in the different
counties. After the meeting United
States Senator Kenny said that he had
no doubt that the democrats would
carry the State.
Lord Salisbury has notified Ambas-
sador Choate that, in accordance with
request from the United States gov
eminent, all prisoners OF war OF Amer
lean nationality now In st. Helena,
Ceylon or South Africa are to be re-
leased forthwith.
Ten persons were killed and over
two hundred people more or lees
crushed and injured yesterday in the
crowds which packed the streets OF
London at the big demonstration 10
honor OF the City Imperial Volunteers
from South Africa.
Joseph l.. Haines, an electrical engi'
neer. after thorough inspection OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Is OF the
opinion that 1t could be converted into
a gigantic electrical generator for the
use of towns and railroads OF Maryland
There are "a locks, affording excellent
waterfalls that could be used In driving
turbines, The fall in the canal is 60C
feet 10 184 miles sufficient to generate
100, 600 horsepower.
Gov. Roosevelt was ass iulted on thu
streets of Elmirs, N. Y, last night or
his way to the places of meeting. H'
was in carriage with former Senator
Fsssett, and at several points along th'
route was pelted with eggs and veee
tables and greeted with the vilest cpl
thets. Several hundred men broke NJ
Senator Depew's meeting at Cableskill
my. They Kissed McKinley's name
and interrupted the Senator contin
uously.
} Caracas, Venezuela, was visited by
severe earthquake at 4:46 a. %. on Sun
day. Fifteen persons were killed anC
many others injured. Great damage
was done to buildings, including TIT
Pantheon and the churches. Th
} United States legation was osdly dam
aged, but all the occupants escaped I'm
hurt. President Castro leaped from
! balcony on the second floor of the Gov
, eminent house and one of his legs wa
broken.
The fire which started in the build
ing of Tarrant & Co., wholesale drug
eists, northwest corner OF Warren ant
Green wich streets, New York city
Yesterday, full account of which Wa
published In the Gazette OF that day
caused property loss of 81 300, 900 AIT
The death, it is believed, OF 40 persons
: Several hundred were injured. Th
exact cause of the fire is not known
4; and those who should be able to tel
the tale have failed to indicate wha
kinds of oils or chemicals were store
there 10 sufficient quantities to hav
2 caused the terrific explosions, whic
we're responsible for the greater part
' the damage.