Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

In the Senate on Saturday a resolution
to investigate the sugar trust was
adopted.
President Roosevelt may msks an
extended southern trip next fell just
before the elections, going as far south
as New Orleans.
AS the result OF a fire. at the home Of
Mr.. Henry r. Wartben, 10 Baltimore
on Saturday evening, three persons
were seriously burned, two OF whom
may die.
Only II years old, but 6 feet u
inches in height, Harry A. Allen has
Just married Miss Maude Homer, 10
years old, who is only feet 81 inches
10 height.
Hon. John D. Long, Secretary OF War,
will retire on Wednesday, to be sue
ceeded by Hon. William H. Moody,
at present a Representative in Con-
gress from Massachusetts.
Bishop Thomas James CoDsty, rector
of the Catholic University of America,
empha,icslly denies published report
that he contemplates resigning the
rectorship OF the university.
Gen. Fred Grants expedition on the
Island of Samsr brought the surrend-
cred native leader and his entire COM
mand down to the coast. Other sur
renders in Samsr are reported.
Twelve hotels and several other
houses at South Beach, Staten Island,
were destroyed by a fire yesterday,
thought to be of incendisry origin; the
less is estimated at S155,000, only
small part of which is covered by In
surance.
Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, Secre-
tary OF Agriculture under President
Cleveland, and founder OF Arbor Day,
died at the home OF his SOD, Mark
Morton, at Lake Forest, ILL.,, yesterday
afternoon. He had just rounded out
his SEVENTEEN year.
George Earl, sged 80 years, after
visit to his mothers grave, entered
drug store in Baltimore yesterday and
purchased carbolic acid, which he
mixed with soda water. He then
swallowed the dose. Emetics were
given him and be recovered.
The Senate on Saturday confirmed
the nomination OF Resr.Admiral Henry
G. Taylor, United States navy, to be
chief of the bureau Of navigation, 10
the department OF the navy, from the
Goth day OF April. He will succeed
to Rear-Admiral Crowinshield.
Paris did not elect single ministe-
rialist to the Chamber OF Deputies yes
terday. Eight nationalists, ak anti
mlnisterlalist socialists, four antl-minis'
terialrepublioans and three conserva-
tives were returned. 1t was the worst
defeat the government has ever sus-
tanned in Paris.
The recent consolidation OF the ocean
steamship lines. under the direction OF
]. Pierpont Morgan, may mean much
to Norfolk. 1t Is reported that the es
tabishment OF steamship line with
direct European sailings and a regular
schedule from that port is Ia contem'
platIon by the Morgan interests.
By the explosion on Saturday after
noon OF the upper powder mill OF the
Shenandoah Powder Company, at
Krebs station, Pa, FIVE employees were
instantly killed and all the buildings OF
the plant were blow to pieces. II will
probably never be known what caused
the explosion, as all the men employed
about the magazine were killed.
The STANDARD oil Cnmnans'a nIHuL
at Ronceveite, w. Vs., caught fire from
a spark from a passing engine, presum-
ably, on Saturday evening and was en-
tirely destroyed. There was tremen'
dous excitement in town, owing to the
presence of 10000 gallons Of oil aud
gasoline in the plant. This exploded,
but did no damage to adjacent proper
ty. The loss is between Sl5, 900 and
$4,000.
A plot to wreck by dynamite the
tunnel work of the Canadian Niagara
Power Company, which would have in
volved the loss OF 80 lives, was dis
closed on Saturday by chance. When
the night shift went to work, one Of the
clipper boys discovered that at apoiDt
one hundred feet from the bottom of the
shaft the wires from one Of the batteries
had been cut, and cartridge cap con-
nected and placed In a stick OF dynamite,
The stick OF dynamite had been placed
between two boxes OF dynamite, con-
tanning seventy-fVe pounds of the ma
terial.