Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-02
News of the Day.


a dispatch from Spring Valley, H.,
says there has been no change for tue
verse in the case of John Mitchell.
He is still very wea9, and sleeps but
little on account of pains and soreness
r, suIting from the operation.
A strike of the press men on all but
one of the big ST. Louis dallieS at noon
today tied up the town and left 1t with
out one metropolitan newspaper. Inter
nstioual officers ordered them not to
strike and now threaten to revoke their
charter.
With a view TO placing the blame for
the accident, the coroner's jury began
its investigation last night in Baltimore
into the collapse of the new pier of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad On Satur-
day, which resulted in the death OF
eight persons and injury TO number OF
others.
Mr.. Reverdy Johnson, the last surviv-
ing member of the original board of
trustees of the Johns Hopkins Universe
ty, ia a patient at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore. Mr.. johnson is
in his eighiy-second year, and his health
has become greatly impaired. lie is a
brother of the late Mrs. Henry Danger
field, Of this city.
Mabelle Gilman, the actress, who got
back to the United States yesterday,
gave out brief statement in New York
Yesterday afternoon to The effect that
she was to be married to William Ellis
Corey, the steel man, on May lS, and
that although in general she did not
think that her affairs we're the public's,
she would trsDsgress her rule for once TO
give out that information.
At the home of Tom Phurrough, who
lives near Admission, Ala, a bolt Of
lighting struck the wall of the house.
A shotgun was hanging iu rack on the
wall. The weapon was loaded and the
bolt jostled the gun from the rack and
fred it while in midair. The entire
contents of the gun lodged in the body
of an infant child Of Phurrough which
was playing around the room, killing it
instantly.
The balloon America, bearing J. @.
Mccoy, of New York, and Capt Charles
de F. Chandler, u. S. A., landed easily
five miles north oil Golconds, H., at
2:9O o'clock yesterday afternoon after
a voyage without accident. After leav-
ing St. Louis the balloon was blown
from Missouri to Arkansas, back to
Illinois, then to Indiana, and again to
Missouri. The balloon failed to break
Lieut.. Lahm's record.
The monthly circulation statement is
sued by the Comptroller of the Currency
shows that at the close of business April
80 the amount of national hank notes
outstanding was $599, 9l3. $40, an in
crease for the year of $49, 267, sos, and
an increase for the month of g, 701, III.
The amount Of circulation based on
United States bonds was $3.50, 204, III,
which is an increase for the year OF $685.
7S1, 1852, and an increase for the month
OF 81, 81, 7OS. The amount of circulat.
ion secured by lawful money was S49,-
7O9, O69, an ipcrease for the year of 81
4S6, SOC, an increase for the month of
$3.50, OG9.
Train No. ZIG, The fast flyer, north
bound on the Ohio river division of the
Baltimore and Ohio, was wrecked yester-
day afternoon at Pleasant View, three
miles south of RavenswOrtb, w. Va.
Three persons were fatally injured, four
seriously injured, and twelve injured 80
that physicians attentions were neces-
sary. The wreck was caused by de-
fective rail, it is supposed. The entire
train, except the engine, left the track
and the three rear coaches turned over
and rolled down an embankment. Near
~ all the injured we're in those coaches.
The wreck occurred while the train was
running sixty miles an hour. The tender
Of the engine left the track first, and was
followed over an embankment by three
of the FIVE coaches.