Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-27

night to Mr.. John +. Foster, aged %,
the consent of the brides parents hav-
ing been freey given.
The new steamer of the Hamburg
American Line, TO be built at Belfast,
Ireland, although it will eclipse the
Cuoard steamers in displacement, being
so, 900 tons, compared with 39, 900, will
not be a speed maker. 1t will not ex-
coed eighteen and one-half knots. 1t
will have nou-turbine engines and twin
screws. 1t is expected to be ready for
service in 1910.
One Of the largest fires Berlin has ever
known yesterday destroyed the great
warehouses and stables OF the Berlin
Omnibus Company. The whole fire
brigade vainly fought the flames for
many hours, but the 6remen saved the
adjoining Royal Victualing warehouses,
where 5000, 600 liters OF spirits we're
stored. These were threatened for a
long time, causing fears Of terrific ex-
plosion.
Before Secretary Taft leaves on his
summer vacation, early in July, he
will issue so order which will practi-
cally abolish the Isthmian Canal Bureau,
now being maintained 10 Washington. 1t
has been decided by the Secretary and
the President that nearly the entire
force stationed in Washington shall be
transferred to the isthmus, and this
includes Joseph B. Bishop, secretary
aud historian of the commission.
Reports reaching Dallas, Texas, yes
terday evening slate that extensive dam
age was done at Mounds, Keefeo, jerks
and all over the Glenn Pool oil district
of Oklahoma by tornado which swept
down from the north yesterday. At
Tulsa the damages are heavy. Several
lives are reported to have been lost
around Red Fork, Sapulpa and south
ward in the oil fields. Many oil derricks
were blown down, and the property loss
will be large
1t was stated by member of the ex-
ecutive board of the Building Trades
Alliance ia Washington last night that
another strike will be declared on the
municipal building today, as result of
the nonuniOu plumbers the cause of the
recent strike there) resumiDg work yes
terday. All the bricklsyers and two
other trades employed on the new Elks'
Club went out on strike yesterday be-
cause nonuniOn workers were employed
on the steel construction.
Cornell won the varsity eight-osred
race at the intercollegiate regatta for the
eighth time late yesterday evening in the
most exciting contest ever rowed over
the four-mile Poughkeepsie course by less
than two yards. CornelPs time over the
course was POOP 2-5 seconds. Columbia
was second, United States Naval Academy
third, Pennsylvania fourth, Wisconsin
fifth, Georgetown sixth, and Syracuse did
not finish. her shell being swamped halfa
mile from the finish line.
The highest price ever paid for an
American coin of regular issue, So, 600,
was given in Philadelphia yesterday for
the 1904 dollar at the second days sale
of the Stickuey collection. and this coin
once more regHned its title OF the liking
of American Coins" of which it was
deprived last year when 81, 1865 was paid
for an 1922 half eagle. The same IN
known buyer who got the New York
doubloon Tuesday, thought to be we'll
known Philadelphia collector, also got
the rare dollar.
The Southern Railway has disposed
Of its interest in the Central Of Georgia
Railroad to Oakley Thorne, president Of
the Trust Company of America, and
Marsden j. Perry, president of the
Union Trust Company, of Providence,
K. |. The Sjuthern Railways interest
in the stock of the Central has always
been purely monetary, absolute control
of the stock having been vested in out
side parties. Nevertheless there has
been a lot of fault found in the South
with the Southern's interest in the COM
peting line, and the present agitation
against railroads has not tended to i'm
prove the situation.
The Varsity race at New London. Conn,
will take place at $50 o'clock this evening.
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