Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-06
News OF the Day.

Senate passed The naval appropriation
bill, carrying total of SOB, H. $40.
"Anti. BrownloS" republicans OF the
First Tennessee district yesterday nomi-
mated A. A. Taylor for Congress against
Mr.. Brownlow, who was recently re-
nominated. Mr.. Taylor is brother of
former Gov. Robert l.. Taylor, the demo-
cratic Senatorial nominee in Tennessee.
The ACCOMPLISHMENT Of the Grown Prin-
cess Frederick William of Prussia, Is ex'
pected daily. Prayers continue to be
said in the churches in her behalf Or
ders have been issued that lOl guns are
TO be fred from battery if the Princess
give birth 10 a son aud Y guns ii she is
delivered of a daughter.
In a terrible explosion following fire
in the fonr-story brick building occupied
as dyeiug works and the homes of two
families al 500 west Fifly-6!lh street,
New York, last night, woman aud
man were killed, another msn was prob
ally fatally injured, and about fifteen
Others were more OF less seriously burn
ed and injured.
Mrs. Croning, wife Of w. P. Croning,
of Cambridge, Mass, Was killed. AMI Mr..
CrouiDg and several Of his children we're
injured ia a grade crossing accident at
West Peabody Yesterday. A train on
the Boston and Maine Railroad struck
the automobile in which the Cfoning
family we're touring. All the occupants
of the vehicle were tossed high in the
air, while fragments on the automobile
were hurled 200 leet from the scene.
The national convention OF tue
Knights of Columbus began its business
sessions in New Haven, Conn, yester-
day. The convention opened after the
delegates had attended ponIifcal mass
10 st. Johns Church, at which Cardinal
Gibbons preaded Many OF the best
known Catholic churohmen ia the couu-
try were present. The service lasted
nearly three hours, after which the dele
gates returned TO their hall, and alter a
short interval were called to order by
Supreme knight Edward l.. Hearn.
The Navy Department yesterday re-
ceived news of the drydock Dewey,
through the following cablegram from
the commander OF the towing feet dated
Colombo, June 5. -"Glscier parted com
psny from the drYdOsk Tuesday morning
early. Telegram received by wireless.
Position Aolilla 50 So north latitude,
79' degrees east longitude, Tuesday
noon. Progressing fsVoIably at three
aud one-half knots per hour. Fair
weather encountered during the voyage
Had no trouble, and it is estimated that
will touch for coal and supplies at 5inga'
pore about June Il. Will sail rs soon
AZ ready Wednesday afternoon"
Fred Percival was killed aud FEED
Schneider was fatally wounded in a
brutal smbuscade at SpringVille, Erie
county, n. T., yesterday. According
to present reports, the two men were
shot down in cold blood by man who
Jumped suddenly from behind string OF
freight cars. fred half dozen shots at
them, aud then ran away. Peter Har-
Der has been arrested, aud the authOri-
ties are looking for Martin Harder, his
brother. Before Perciyal died, it is
said, he made statement, in which he
claimed HARDER did ii, but which Har.
Der he did not say. Peter HARDER denied
any knowledge of the affair.
john w. Harrison, engineer on the
Southern Railways Neutrality-suspicious.
phis vestbuIe, died at ais post of duty
within one mile OF the station in Knox
vile. Tenn, yesterday afternoon.
Rounding sharp curve, he saw freight
train standing on the track ahead.
Though his fremen jumped, Harrison
remsinsd al his posi-. reversed his engine,
turned on the air, aud died Instantly
when the crash came. The result of his
fidelity to duty WAS that passengers in
the rear coaches of his train scarcely knew
that there had been collision. Several
freight cars were badly torn up, aud the
tracks at the scene we're blocked for
three hours.
Garland +. White, who owns num-
Der of groceries 10 the southern part OF
Chicago, aud is wealthy, vas made de-
fendent yesterday ia a novel breach OF
promise suit. The suit was brought by
his divorced wife, Mrs. Gertrude White.
Mrs. White obtained divorce last
fail, aud ia her suit, which wac filed
yesterday, she alleges that White made
fervid love to her during the winter aud
spring, and that she 6nslIy consented TO
remarrisge. Last week White was
married to Miss Ella Cushing, who vas
cashier 10 one of his stores, and Mrs.
White promptly brought suit against
her former husband for breach of prom
Use, claiming damages to the amount of
s25, 600.
For the Information of President E
II. Hartman and Traffic Director. j.
G. Stubbs, of the Southern Pacific,
General Passenger Agent James Hors
burgh and Assistant Passenger Agent
Paul Shoup have had census taken OF
The persons in the camps Of San Fran
cisco. 1t shows that on June /, 1908
persons we're in the permanent camps
aud 29, 5S3 in the temporary camps
1t also shows that on June l rations
were supplied Al 2S6 persons aud Tree
meal tickets given 9, l59 persona The
reports cites that there are 2,2S8 per-
sons in the Oakland and Alameda
camps, and that on May 81 rstlons were
issued to 10, PA persons in Oakland,
Alameda aud Berkeley. In Los Angeles
there are 500 San Francisco refnges, 10