Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-09
News Of the Day.

The explosion of the plant OF the
Washington Gaslight Company yester-
day caused a loss OF $3.50, 600.
A serious fire broke out in Damn
brow's novelty store at NaDticoke, Pa.
this morning, destroyed four Of the lar
gest stores 10 the town, causing a loss
of $45, 000
Over $l49, 900, 900 was paid in pen
sion service expenses during 1905, &C
cording to the report OF Secretary OF the
Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, made
public yesterday.
A great memorial bridge to Hendrix
Hudson, the explorer, to cost 81, O25,
600, is to be built by the city of New
York as one of the features of the TIL
centenary celebration of the discovery
of the Hudson river.
Secretary Bonaparte will next week
discuss with President Roosevelt the
findings in the case OF Midshipman
Meniwether. 1t is understood that the
court-martial has acquitted Merri-
wether OF the charge Of granddaughter,
but has found him guilty OF the less
serious charges and sentenced him TO
dismissal.
Pope Plus X. has asked Cardinal
Merry del Val, his secretary of State,
TO procure collection of President
Roosevelfs messages and speeches and
have them translated into Italian. The
Pope wishes 10 study the President
views in connection with an important
papal document concerning social prob
lens which is to De issued.
After a trial lasting three weeks the
Master Plumbers and Stesmfiters Asso'
citation and the Central Supply Assoc a
ton we're at Toronto, Ont. today de-
c!ared guilty of conspiring in restraint Of
trade, and each association was fined
$25, 900. Seven individual members OF
the Plumbers Association were also fined
from 1926 to 800.
The Washington & Chattanooga YES
thule train southbound, narrowly es-
capped disaster two miles east OF Bristol,
Tenn, today. The pony trucks jumped
from under the engine while the train
was running forty miles an hour. After
running two hundred yards on the tics,
the train was stopped just in time to pre-
vent its plunging from a high bridge.
The train carried many through passen-
gers bound for Florida. and for the south
pOints.
William McWilliams, who pleaded
guilty to the murder of his wife and FIVE
children a week ago, was sentenced to
death yesterday at Independence. Iowa.
McWiliams' crime was one OF the most
shocking in the criminal history OF the
State He dashed out the brains OF his
wife and the babe in her arms with a
hammer, and cale! his other children
to him, one by one, numbering them in
the same manner. The only reason
which he has given is that 'they were
better of out OF the way"
According to a pretty well authen-
ticated report Representative Underwood,
of Alabama, will get the democratic va.
cancy on the Committee on Ways and
Means caused by the defeat of Represen-
tative Cooper, OF Texas. The demo-
orots asiIl have tmn vacancies on this
committee, but the republicans will claim
one of them. The other democratic va
clncy will be caused by the resignation
of Representative Swanson, who will be
sworn in as Governor of Virginia on
February /. Mr.. Swanson says he ex-
poets to resign from Congress shortly.
A decision rendered by Judge Gates Of
Kansas City today is in effect that a silk skirt
is not necessity, and if a woman purchases
one her husband is not legally bound to pay
$3.50 for it.