Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-08
News Of the Day.

A terrible explosi % OF two cars of
powder near Nesozsri, Ariz., late yesssT-
day killed ten men. The men killed
we're employees of the Monteguma Cor
per Company.
The government yesterday sold The
frigate Saratoga to Bosom firm which
will break her up for junk. The price
was $3,2l2. The old irigate WAS built
at K'ytery, Me-, in 184S.
The Borough Bank of Brooklyn vas
day declared solvent by the State bank
examiners. The Borough Bank will open
Tor business within the next few days.
President Maxwell and Cashier Camp
bell will resign.
Democratic leaders in Baltimore sre
already discussing plans for eliminating
the negro vote, and there is but little
doubt that one of the fruits of Tuesdays
democratic victory will be the disfranch-
ising of the colored map.
A newspaper of Liege, Belgium, de-
clared yesterday upon the authority of a
high official that King Leopold may
possibly sbdicate rather than give into
the Belgian parliament in the question
Of the Congo independent State.
TIE bodies of Mrs. Eliza Nugent and
vi al Csntlip, of Wilkesbare, Pa.
an aged couple, who we're married We'd
nesday night, were found dead in their
room al the Hotel Weiss Yesterday.
They had been tuffocs'ed By escaping
illuminating gas, having either blown II
out or else accidentally turned 1t on.
The whipping post was resorted to 10
Canton, Miss, yesterday, Joe Shaw g
negro, received 100 lashes on tho back.
The whipping was public, occurring 10
front OF the mayors Office. Afterwsrd
the man was put on a train and told not
to return. He hsd threatened to Kill
white men.
Ex-Presdent Palma, of Cuba, is
quoted as saying: 81 do not hesitate to
declare that it is hundred times better
for our beloved Cuba to be in depend
ent political situation in which liberty 10
prevailing than in a republic independ-
ent of sovereign, but discredited aud
ruined by blasting periodical civil
strifes."
O. II. L2nihaD, Of Anaconda, Mont,
striking linemsn, was sentenced by
United States Judge Hunt, at Butte, yts-
terdsy, to four months in the county jail
for an assault upon nonunion lineman
In the employ of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone Company. Matthew 7.
Plunkett, arraigned on the same charge,
was sentenced to three months in Jail.
By order Of the board OF directors Of
the institution the Woods National Bang,
of San Antonio, Texas, suspended short
ly after noon yesterday. w. w. Collier,
president OF the bank, said, later: "Ous
bank of directors took this action, in
order to protect out depositors. Our
board is practically solvent, and we ex.
pect every depositor will be paid 10 full
Just as soon as We can ieslzs on our
assets"
The union telegrapheis, of Baltimore,
at meeting yesterday voted to "sus-
pend" the strike and advised those who
have been on strike to apply for rein
statement. Many followed this advice
The Western Union officials says that
they are considering the case OF each ap'
plicsut individually. The Washington
striking telegraphers have not yet APP
piled for reinstatement TO their old jobs.
They are awaiting more detailed in
,tructions from The national executive
committee at Chicago. According to
officials of the two telegraph COM
psnies there are few vacancies in the
office there and but few reinststements
are possible.