Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.

The four daughters of A. Perrin, who
were killed in the New York Central
tunnel disaster, have been awarded
$4,000
Cramp & Sons shipbuilding stock was
offered in Philadelphia frow 80 to 81 to-
day on a report that hitch had occurred
in the bond deal, whereby the cramps
were to secure capital aggregating seven
million dollars. Drexel & Co., later
denied the report.
The new North German Lloyd steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm III. the longest and swiftest
vessel in the world, now on her maiden vOy
age. from Bremen to this port, was sighted 40
O'Clock this morning. She should arrive at
her pier in HobOken about o'clock this
evening No records with the possible ex-
ception Of the highest days run, was broken
by the new ship. To have bettered the
Kronprinz Wilhelm's eastward record of .
DAYS, III hours and 81 minutes, the new flyer
would have had TO have reached the Sandy
Hook light some time last evening. When
the big boat is ''sweetened" and all the en-
gines are working nicely together, then Capt
Hogenmann, who formerly commanded the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, will have try
at existing ocean records.
A Mckinley memorial college has been
established in Jasper, Steuben county, n. Y,
which, it is planned, will be the greatest
liberal educational institution in the world.
A location has been given by the people Of
Jasper, and work on the buildings will COM
mence Immediately. According to its presi-
dent, Rev. J. w. McCallum, the college will
have an endowment of $4,000 4 farm Of
800 acres will be conducted under the super
vision Of the faculty. All the students viii
be furnished with honorable employment TO
pay for their education.
A special sitting of the Interstate Commerce
Commission called TO investigate the charges
that the coal carrying roads have violated the
interstate commerce law was held IN the
Federal Building in New York, today. 1t is
charged that an investigation Of the cause OF
the advance in the price Of the coal showed
that the coal carrying companies controlled
81 per cent of the production OF anthracite
coal that there was schedule OF prices
agreed upon by combination Of coal carry
ing companies.
John C. Neumister, of Cheese manufacture
ing fame, is back in Chicago, from Havana
and enthusiastic over his scheme 20 rid the
Cuban harbor of the great man-eating sharks
and at the same time fill his pockets with the
bounty that the government there offers for
the capture of the dreaded monsters Of the sea.
at viii be easy 20 bait large steel straps with
Limburger he explains land the sharks
will Immediately run to it. They are much
like Germans in this particular.
After an investigation covering period Of
three months, special agent C'Keefe, Of tie
Illinois Central Railroad, last night, caused
the arrest of three Of the employees Of the
company, who, it is charged, have for more
than year been stealing from the company
by means Of bogus pay checks.
John s. Paine, for many years head Of the
Paine furniture company, in Boston, and who
retired from active business life nearly ten
years ago. died Sunday in jacksonville, Fla,
aged 80 years.
Vast coal fields in Central Illinois are to
pass 10 the control ola gigantic corporation,
with capital Of $50, 900, 600 and they will be
operated in connection with the Hill system
of railroads