Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-28
News Of the Day.


The Episcopal convention of the Do
cese of New York voted against division
yesterday.
Bishop Potter, of New York, in his
trienniai charge 10 the clergy OF his do
cese. declares that climatic conditions
and the manner of modern American
living demand the observance OF the
Sabbath.
The grand jury's Investigation OF the
alleged election frauds in Richmond has
been completed, and the jury now is en-
gagged in preparing its report. II Is I'M
derstood that there will be no additional
indictments found.
The First National Bank, of Orrville,
o., yesterday closed its doors by order
of the Comptroller of the Currency, on
account of a continuous run upon the
bank. George 7. Cuts, national bank
examiner, has been appointed receiver.
This is small bank with capital of
$25, 900.
1t is probable that Congressman John
Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, the floor
leader of the House, will make several
speeches in Virginia in behalf of Con-
gresham Swanson's candidacy. A bar
becue has already been arranged for him
at Salem, where he is to appear October
20. Senator-elect lsador Rayner, OF
Maryland, also has promised to lend a
helping hand to the democrats OF Vir-
GINA.
A semi-official note issued in Paris
Tuesday evening, after lengthy confer
ence at the Foreign Office between Prince
Won Radolin, Premier Rouvier, DR.. Ro-
sen, the new German Minister to Mo-
rocco, and NJ. Revolt, former Governor
of Algiers, who has represented France
in the negotiations with DR.. ROsen,
states that the negotiators entirely agreed
on the French point of view relative to
the Moroccan situation.
A dispatch from Gothenburg, Sweden,
says that a severe earthquake was felt at
80 p. m. Tuesday at Lundby, Hisin-
gen Island. 1t cracked the walls OF
houses and assured the surface of the
ground. Subterranean rumblings were
quickly followed by the violent rocking
of houses and the splitting of inner and
outer walls, driving the inmates to seek
safety in the open air. 1t many places
assures foot wide we're opened up while
the level OF the ground 10 the eastern
part of the island sank appreciably. The
disturbances lasted minute.
The liner Korea arrived at San Fran
cisco yesterday from the Orient. Among
her passengers were Secretary of Wa.
Taft and most of the members of a party
which left with him for the far East on
the Manchuria on July last. In a
lengthy interview Secretary Taft de-
scribed the journey made by his party,
outlining also its purposes. He says he
and his party we're warmly received
wherever they stopped. They lunched
with the Emperor of Japan. He spoke Of
the improvement ofthe governmentatMa-
Mia but said the political situation is mol
as good as il should be. The question
of independence was discussed, but he
says this must be postponed until an
other generation.
The fire at Colon yesterday broke out
in a building next to the residence Of
the Spanish Consul and soon destroyed
the Phoenix Hotel, an American owned
building, and two other hotels, several
liquor saloons and several tenement
buildings. Roweis Building, containing
the postOffice, the Offices OF the munich
pality, of Governor Melendez, the porl
inspectors, the judiciary and other Off
ces, together with the Treasury Build
ing, also were burned. Nearly all the
records and documents of the Govern
ment were destroyed. The burned re-
gion comprises two blocks. The Amerl
can residential quarter was not touched
The sanitary authorities are erecting
tents in the fire zone to shelter the
homeless.