Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

The New York legislature has under
consideration bill to tax unmarried
folks.
The United States steamer Dix re-
Gently reported lost, is safe at Nagasaki,
Japan according to advices received
here.
The sensational turn promised by the
democrats when the Delaware Senatorial
election fight came up today failed to
materialize.
Lawrence Sluter Benson, who was the
author of text book called Clemson
Geometry" which was used in many
colleges thirty years ago, died pennies
in the Newark, N. j., city hospital this
morning Of paralysis. He was about 20
years old.
| By the provisions Of a bill introduced in the
| Utah legislature yesterday, the first Monday
| in October is TO be the signal for general
| cleaning up On this day every person IN
the State must clean and disinfect thoroughly
dwelling houses, stores, theatres, public halls
of every kind, and in fact every building
frequented by people.
Louis A. Morse, Rutland, VT, bridge
builder, was shot twice early last evening by
supposed tramp who he had promised to
befriend, and who tried TO rob him at the
point of pistol. Morse resisted and even
| after he was wounded pursued the man j.
| quarter Of mile before he fell weak from the
loss Of blood.
! Work has begun today on the foundation Of
| the great sea wall which is designed to pro
f.ff
| tidal wave overflow which caused the appail
| ing loss Of life and great destruction Of prop
erty during the storm of September Sth, 1900
The steamer America sailed from Halifax
| N. s., at midnight last night for Baltimore
but she only got as far as the entrance to the
| harbor. when the water rushed into her Sc
| fast that the captain decided to put back "a
port. She will have TO be beached to save her
A four-horse sleigh containing 80 people
went over a bank near Linden, Pa, today
Twenty-Five people were hurt The horses
slipped on an icy hill road and the sleigh
slipped over the bank before any OF its oc
| cupants had a chance to escape.
An explosion occurred in the Eckert Pack
| ing house at Fort Wayne, Ind, about
o'clock this morning. Two men were killed
and four are seriously injured. The entire it'
plant and cold storage buildings are mass O
| wreckage.
In heavy fog which hung over New York
bay this morning tug crashed into the lit
tie ferry boat Bay Ridge, off the Battery
The Bay Ridge was badly wrecked and sanb
ten minutes after she was struck.
Henry T.. Youtsey, who is serving a If
sentence in Kentucky for completely in the
murder of Governor Goebel, has made csn
fession in which he says that James b. How
/ ard was the man who fired the shot.
James II. Davis, the engineer Of the Phil
adelphia express that crashed into the Easton
train near Plainheld, N. j.. Tuesday with
such disastrous results, died at o'clock thi;
morning.
One man lost his life in fire which pari
ally destroyed the soap mandatory Of John
| +. Stanley, $40 west S9th street, New York,
early this morning.
Former U. s. Senator John b. Allen died
at Seattle, Wash, last night. He was elected
TO Congress for the 1SS9-9l term but resigned
on being elected U. s. Senator.
| Fire last night almost wiped out the little
town of Beech Creek, Clinton county, Pa.
The fire started from an overheated stove;
loss $4,000.