Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

included the WnOle snl1t OF 70 St0kerS ana
number of deck hands.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.
In New York today the directors of
the Union Pacific accepted the resigna-
ton of Horace G. Burt, as president.
E. II. Hartman was elected in his
place.
In Newark, N. j., today, Vice Chan
cellor Emery appointed receivers OF the
International Fire Engine Company, a
New Jersey corporation with 81, 900, 600
capital. 1t is the fire engine trust, and
was organized FIVE years ago.
John L. Bates and Curtis Guild, jr.,
were inaugurated today for their second
terms respectively, Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor OF Massachusetts, the
usual ceremonies taking place at the
State House at Boston.
Carlo Gordon, a wealthy broker of
Ssranac Lake, N. Y, a brother-in-law
of Daniel Hanna, of Cleveland, Ohio,
shot and killed himself, presumably by
accident, at his home in that village,
last night. He was 20 years old and had
been in poor health for number Of
years.
Two large brick blocks in the business
centre of Augusta, Me-, were burned
out early this morning. Among the oc-
cupants whose losses are practically total,
were the Augusta Savings Bank, Pierce's
crockery store, millinery and iewelry
store, and Whitman & Adams, dry
goods. The loss is estimated at more
than 5000, 900.
Mrs. A. L.. Lambert was burned to
death near Paris, Texas, yesterday.
Her husband and three children were a
short distance from the farm house, and
when they entered discovered that she
had fallen into fire place and was burn
ed almost beyond recognition. Dorothy
Flores was burned to death at Waco yes
terday. This makes nine persons burned
to death in Waco within sixty days.
Albert G. Twining and David Cor
nell, former president and treasurer of
the Monmouth Trust Company, at
Asbury Park, were sentenced by Judge
Heisley in Freehold, N. j., today, to
three years each in state prison upon
their recent conviction for converting to
their own use seven thousand dollars
belonging to the William Mills estate of
which the trust company, was trustee.
An appeal was taken.
Perry s. Heath arrived at Salt Lake
City from Denver last night. Asked
concerning reports that government
agents have been trying to locate him in
order to serve subpoena to appear as
witness in connection with the postal
scandals at Washington and New York.
he said: "This is the first | knew that
subpoenas had been issued for me.
am not trying to dodge service and can
be found in Salt Lake City at any time.
The Baltimore & Ohio Duquesne,
limited, the same train that was wrecked
at Laurel Run on December, %, causing
big loss of life, met with a mishap at
North Branch, four miles below Cum
berland, Nd, early this morning.
The train sidewiped some derailed cars
but no one was hurt. One of the de-
rallied cars was loaded with lampblack
and when struck the powdered substance
filled the air and the faces of nearly all
the passengers were made black as those
of Philippians.
About 900 men employed in two departments
of the Carnegie mills at Homestead. Pa
threaten to inaugurate strike this evening
unless the officials of the concern readjust the
wage scale. The officials show no desire to
change the schedule submitted to the in
dividual worker. Two organizers of the
American Federation of Labor are said to be
in Homestead trying TO organize the dissatis-
fed workers.
Jennischek Masuhima, Japanese sailor.
on trial at New Brunswick n. j., for the
of James Daguchy, has been
acquitted. The Japanese claim the dead
man stabbed himself while intoxicated and
trying to get cork SUIT of whisky bottle.
the knife slipped and jabbed his wrist. sever
ing an artery.
Coroner Traeger in Chicago today began
the inquisition which is to fasten the blame
for the Iroquois Theater disaster upon the
,ulpable persons. The coroner's official list
now places the number Of dead at 565. The
resident managers Of the theater yesterday |
hnied responsibility for the disaster.
r. j. Copeland, or Denver, Col, superin-
cndent of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com
oany, is in West Virginia with several assist |
lnts for the purpose of securing men with |
whom he hopes to break the great coal |
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