Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-23
News of the Day.


DR.. Mark Twain arrived at New York
from England yesterday and was be-
sieged by reporters.
The Chambers City Flour Mills plant
at Lawrence, Mass, was destroyed by
FIRE carly today entsilipg loss of $780,
900.
One man was killed and three injured
by premature explosion in the Penn
sylyania Railroad tunnel at New York
today.
The three Italians convicted of kid
mapping and murder at Hsnnville, La,
were yesterday sentenced to life i'm
prisOnment.
Abel E. Blackman had been afiording
general counsel of the New York City
Public Service Commission. The salary
will be $40, 900 year.
Charles Duryht and Anna HofVeu,
are under arrest at Bilbao, Spain, charged
with passing counterfeit money. When
searched $50, 900 in spurious bank notes
were found in Duryhps packets.
By an automobile turning turtle Frank
Harmon, prominent business man OF
New York, and E. H. Bismarse, also OF
New York, received injuries from which
they died at bingham, Mass, yesterday
afternoon. The auto WAS overturned by
the chauneur's attempt to avoid striking
team which suddenly appeared in the
road.
What is said to be the biggest cannon
ball ever made weighed 1900 pounds and
was manufactured at the Krupp Works,
Essen, for the government OF the Gar.
The gun from which this projectile WAS
fred is placed in the Notifications OF
Croustadt. This gun has a range OF
twelve miles and it has been estimated
that each shot costs 81 500.
During a meeting Of the Commercial
Ttlegrsphers Union in Chicago on Sat
urday call was made for Congressman
McDermott to address the meeting. OBJ
lection wss made by f. NJ. Moore
because McDermott had not paid his
dues. Flushed with rage, McDermott
took his seat, with remark as to the
character Of Moore. In an instant Moore
gave the Congressman an uppercut square
in the face, knocking him down.
A dispatch from Duluth, Mimi, says
practically all of the mines of the United
States Steel Corporation on the ranges
are closed down as q result either of the
strike of dock laborers in Duluth and Two
Harbors or of the men employed in the
mined. Violence occurred at Mountain
Iron, yesterday, where 500 strikers
congregated, aud, pouring oil over pile
of s, 900 fence posts, belonging to the
company, set fire to them.
President Theodore P. Shonts, of the
Inter- Met, has given out some statistics
collected by the American Street and
Interurban Railway Association which
went to show that passenger can travel
further for nickel on the surface lines
in Manhattan than on any lines in any
ether city of the county. Mr.. Shons
pointed out that by boarding a car at the
Battery and following zigzsg route
north, using all of The transfer privileges
ride could be taken 10 Kipgsbridge, a
distance of thirty.seven and half miles,
for single fare.
Four men were killed aud two prob
ably lynched in Lske county, Tenn,
Sunday as a result of various troubles.
Pat Worlds was shot and killed at Blue
Landing in a fight with Luther Rakin.
Later, at the same place, two negroes,
names unknown, engaged in a pistol
duel, and both were killed. A man
named Ned Dublin shot and killed negro
10 quarrel over debt. At Ridgely,
in Lake county, a man named Smith
fought with a negro. The negro after
having his wounds dressed, left with his
brother. Their dead bodies were found
on the railroad track yesterday. II is
supposed they were lynched.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, has granted
lord harrington" thirty day respite. lie Is
under death sentence.