Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-30
News of the Day.

The republican state convention at
Bangor, Me-, yesterday, nominated Hon.
William T. Cobb, of Rockland, for gov
ernor.
Capt. Samuel r. Tregellas, head OF
the firm of Tregellas, Hertel d Co., died
of apoplexy at his home in Baltimore
yesterday.
Many republicans as well as democrats
in Delaware say they will support Judge
Gray if the ST. Louis convention nomi-
mates him.
Col. Jacob II. Plain, cashier of the
German American National Bank Of
Aurora, ILL.,, has been arrested, charged
with misappropriation of $50, 600 Of the
funds Of the bank.
A farewell banquet to King Edward
was given at Kiel by yesterday the EN-.
peror on board the imperial yacht Ho-
henzollern. Subsequently King Edward
sailed away, the Examinations being
spectacular.
Former United Ssates Senator John l..
Mitchell died last night in Milwaukee,
after a lingering illness. He was one OF
the richest men in the northwest, and at
one time was chairman Of the democratic
congressional committee.
Thomas Murphy, once partner of for
mer Vice President Levi p. Morton, and
at one time worth 800, 600, died yester-
day in the Mount Vernon, New York,
Hospital, in the ninety-fifth year of his
age, practically penniless.
Many persons in Hagerstown believe
the negro Williams was drowned in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal Tuesday night
as he was escaping. Others believe that
Sheriff Billmyer has concealed Williams,
and that the negro has not escaped. The
fugitive is charged with criminal assault.
The Missouri democratic State conven-
ton to elect thirty-six delegates to the
national convention at ST. Louis, last
night selected the following delegates-at-
large: United States Senator William
J. Stone Governor Alexander NJ.
Dockery; Congressman Champ Clark
and David A. De Almond. Thirty-two
district delegates were also chosen.
The Washington health authorities
and police officials are aroused over the
epidemic of suicide which is upon that
city. Within eight days six persons have
taken their lives. During the first six
months of the present year there have
been thirty suicides, a number far above
the average, only forty-nine having kill
ed themselves during the whole year
preceding.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
the Amalgamated Carpenters Union, in
joint session in Carpenters Hall in Wash
ington, last night threw down the gaunt-
let to the Building Trades Council of the
Central Labor Union. The carpenters
were suspended by the latter body and
then invited to return to the fold. Their
answer was a refusal to return to the
Building Trades Council until it is reor-
ganized.
The great battle which is expected in
Manchuria has not yet taken place, ac-
cording to the latest advices. In St.
Petersburg it is believed that Gen. Kuro-
patkin is waiting to choose position be-
fore inviting attack and in the meantime
is moving slowly northward. According
to Chinese who come from Port Arthur
the battleship Sevastopol, which is but
slightly injured, is the only damaged
Russian war vessel Of large size there.
OSIIOr ssrs.s srfO Onrrrv iicet nus
successfully put out 10 sea.
Forty-three fremen, four of whom will
probably die, were overcome by smoke
and gas at a fire yesterday in the subcel-
lar of the double 6ve-story brick dwelling
at 4S3 and 4S5 Broadway, New York,
extending through to Mercer street.
Half a hundred employees we're driven
from the building and the damage inhict-
ed by fire, water, and smoke was estima-
ted at between $3.50, 600 and 5000, 600.
The breaking of the mains filled the
burning building with thousands of cubic
feet Of illuminating gas. Firemen worked
in water up to their waists in the cellar