Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-05
NEWS OF THE DAT.

stens have been taken 10 build
through trolley line to Boston from
New York.
The British torpedo boat Viper was
wrecked by striking arock of the Isl'
and OF Attorney yesterday In the En-
glish Channel,
The mschinists and blacksmiths OF
the central Railroad OF New Jersey
were re.employed at the Wilkesbarre
shops, but not as union men.
Mr.. Kruger says that all that the
Beers would offer for peace Is money;
they had proposed peace once to Great
Britain and would not renew the offer.
1t lis feared that the large American
shin Roanoke, which iled on June IL
from Norfolk; for San Francisco with
cargo Of coal, has been lost with all on
board.
A woman whose clothing caught IRE
from an explosion Of naptha jumped
from fourth story window while barn
ing and received fatal Injuries 10 New
York yesterday.
M. Santos-Dumont made another Ell
fort to win the Deutsch prize for
dirieible balloon 10 Paris yesterday but
an accident again prevented the success
of the experiment.
James Wss,on Moore, chief OF the
Money Vault Division OF the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing, died suddenly
Friday evening OF heart disease at his
Il T.
| Ex-senator w. E. Chandeliers will
endeayor to have the War department
take action 10 reference to Rear-Ad-
mIral r. D. EvaDs's criticism OF the ex'
Senator 10 book.
| Mics Caroline Lewis Gordon, daught'
err of Gen. John B. Gordon, has been
won by New York business man, and
will be married to him early 10 Septem
Der. Orrin Bishop Brown is the lucky
man.
! Archbishop Keane, of Dubuque, for
merly rector Of the Catholic University
at Washington, was PASSENGER on tnt
Celtic, which arrived In New forR
Yesterday. He had been In Rome anc
started west today.
William V. B. Beach, Father OF tb'
, House of Commons" who had sat IL
| Parliament 10 1857 ss Conservative
member for the Andover Division o
, Hsmpshire, died yesterday as the result
of being thrown from a cab in London
Gov. Benton McMillin of TENNESSEE
. arrived In Washington yesterday snt
j.. registered at the Shoreham. He came u
meet Governor Tyler OF Virginia, wht
will DE here today to confer with To-
commission OF the Coast and Geodetl
Survey, appointed to determine th'
: boundary line between the states o
: Tennessee and Virginis, which has beef
3 in dispute for more than one hundred
! wears. The boundary line in dispute
in Bristol.
u The Venezuelan government announce
: that q force Of invaders, numbering 6,oO
!. men, under General Bangel GalvirAs, inclno
|. ing twenty-five battslions OF the Colombia
T army, WAS replused by the government
3 troops and compelled to fall back across tn
a frontier after twetty.eight hours tgetlnl
= July % and Juy 20. Ii is officially asserted
4 that the invaders lost 900 men, the govern
q ment troops losing 300. The goyernmen
d has sent reinforcements to the frontier.
The Sugar Trust has met the AIbuckl
II DR. COS by reducing all grades OF refined suss
l. ten points. THIS makes the new price o.o
Q cents a pound for granuist,d suger. Whethe
1t the Arbuckles will mark down prices an
n start rate war with tn, trust remains TO b
y seen.
Il The huge White Star liner Celtic, th
7 largest vessel in the world, arrived at Ne,
York from Liverpool yesterday, having mad
the trip in 8 days and Az inmates.