Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-28
News Of the Day.

During 1906 | ,l4S persons lost their
lives in the coal mines OF Pennsy vania
and there we're 2, 800 non fatal accidents.
Architect Daniel n. Burnham states
that the new,r Frisco, with the possible
exceptions of Washington, will be the
most beautiful city of the continent.
The Pope, it is said, will recommend
to an assembly Of French bishops, to be
held next Wednesday, that they accept
the plan OF associations provided by the
separation law.
The temple of the Chinese Freema-
sons in Baltimore was raided by the
police Yesterday and IA Chinamen, al
legged 70 have been smoking opium,
placed under arrest.
1t seems that the calling OF Rev. DIR.
Arthur B. KiusoIving, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, by the YES
try of old St. Pau's Church, Baltimore,
will renew the discussion in the cougre'
CATION of the latter church.
In order that the President may not
be compelled to pay his travelling ex-
penses on his trips next year, the sundry
civil appropriation bill, when it is re-
ported to the II ouse this week, will con-
tain an item OF s25, 900 for that purpose.
Gordon Dubose, president Of the First
National Bank of Ensley, Ala, which
was recently merged with the bank OF
Ensley, was arrested Saturday on a
charge of having embezzled $40, 600 OF
the First Nationals money before the
merger.
F. Walter Waterberger. Of New York,
has invented new explosive, with "hich
he expects to break up the powder trust.
The inventor is now recovering from
the effects of an involutary experiment
which gave an idea of the terrific force
OF his explosive.
John Henry Smith, of Baltimore, aud
Miss Ida Drener, of Irvington, will be
married this week. The groom has ar
rived at the ripe OF old age of seventy
six; is a father, and great-grandiather,
and the intended bride is twenty six
yearshis junior
A carboy of chemicals exploded in
the factory of fucker, Leyett Il Loeb,
at 526 to $50 west Twenty-6ith street,
New York, on Saturday evening, and in
A few minutes the entire building was in
flames. The fire spread TO Twenty
fourth street, and when the nreme1
finally drowned it out, FIVE alarms had
been sent in, about $3.50, 900 damage
had been done, and six injured persons
had been taken to the hospitals. NOne
Of them will die.
A syndicate of business men Of Wash
iugton, has purchased the property
at the northeast corner OF Four
teenth street aud Pennsylvania ave-
nue., for 100000. A fine hotel,
10 cost $500, 900, will be erected
| on the site. The ground was owned by
Capt. Joseph E. Willard, former lieu
tenant governor of Virginia. The new
hotel will be known as the Warwick
and Will be designed 10 DC the huesl VI
its size sou,h of New York.
Part of au old brick foundation wall,
being torn dewn to make room for the
rev Trinity BOreel Building, that is to
run from Broadway to Church street
along Cedar, New YORK., collapsed at al
early hour yesterday morning, burying
number of workmen. TO make matters
verse, the wall broke the water main or
Temple street aud the flood soaked the
sandbank anu filled the excavation with
water. One man was found two hours
after the accident dead from sufIocation
in the water-sOaked sand, and several
others had narrow escapes from drown
ing. Quicksand, which has caused sew
eral cave-ins at other places which are
being dug out for skyscrspers in thai
section of the city, caused the trouble.