Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-06
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News Of the Day.

Inc surplus OF the UnlteJ otatee gov
eminent for the past fiscal year amounts
to s25, $50, S22.
Lord Curzon, after attending to the
adjustment of his late wile's estate,
sailed from New York for Europe yea
terday.
President Roosevelt, in mes age TO
Congress, yesterday, asked for authority
to dismiss any officer whom he deems
unworthy to remain in the service
The President sent q message 20 Con-
gress yesterday, urging an appropriation
OF 1868, $50, found by q commission TO
be due the Roman Catholic Church in
the Philippines.
Senator Hepburn has introduced a
bill appropriatlng 10000, 900 for pur~
chase by the government of the land on
the south side Of Pennsylvania avenue
on which to erect government buildings,
etc.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel, for many
years New York's mos; imposing and
most famous hotel, is again reported tn
have been sold for more than s., 900, OO0
according to report generally believed
by real estate men.
The steamship -Celan Of the Boston
and Philadelphia Navigation Company.
reached Philadelphia port at noon with
fire smouldering in her hold. Firemen
were unable to locate the fire, and il is
learned that the steamer will be DESTROYED.
a heavy gale has blown down a 4jG-
foot tower, built by the National Elec-
trio Signsling Company, OF Washington,
at Machrihanssh, ArgyleshIre, EoglaHd,
for wireless communication with Basgop.
Mass 1t was mass of tubular steel.
inclosing staircase, aud weighed 1000
tons.
The Secretary OF the Treasury gave
notice yesterday to the holders Of Unit,d
States bonds that the interest maturing
on the several interest dates between
and including January and May /.
1907, will be prepaid without rebate on
aud after December 10, 1906. The
amount Of interest which msy thus be
prepaid is nearly sl2, 900, 600.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. Lynn
Bruce resigned as lieutenant governor
of the State of New York, and Gov. Hg-
gins appointed him as Supreme Court
Justice for the First judicial district,
which means New York county. to fiji
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Morgan j. O'Brien, who has become
head Of the law firm OF o Brien, Board
man and Plat
Mrs Rosa Tewksbury Brown steele
EIb, aged thirty, and seven tim6s mat
ried was found dead at LOgansport, Ind,
yesterday under circumstances indicating
murder A bottle believed to contain poi
son, given her, the police allege. by one of
her former husbands, has been sent 10
DR.. j. n. Hurry, secretary of the State
board ofhealtb, for analysis. Mrs Erb
before her death declared the marrying
habit was the cause of her downfall.
Harry Thaw's chief counsel, Clifford
w. Hartridge, gave the prosecution u
great surprise yesterday afternoon by
Withdrawing, 10 letter to Justice New
burger, his motion for the appointment
OF commission to take testimony in
places as far away as South Africa. This
will mean, according to those interested
in the case, that the trial of the young
millionaire will take place much earlier
than next fall, and may go on the docket
for trial in February
10 an extract frola his annual report
made public at the War Department,
Secretary Taft emphatically indorses the
action OF President Roosevelt, when he
ordered the dismissal Of three companies
of the Tserty-6fth Infantry, colOred,
because of the participation Of some Of
the members Of the company orgsniz-
tons 10 the raid on Brownsville, Tex,
10 August. 1t disprOyes absolutely that
there is any difference Of opinion be-
tween the President and his Secretary OF
War concerning the business OF the step.