Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-23
News Of the Day.

The New Jersey Legislstule ~ oesd'
locked over the election OF q United
States Senator.
Customs reporta show falling on 81
millions in the trade between the United
s ates aud The Philippine
The E ael Tower, at Psris, will be
permanently u-ed by the French War
Department as a wireless telegraph sta
lion.
The tidal wave which devastated sew
eraI OF the Dutch East Indisn Islands
January IL, entirely engulfed the Island
OF Simalu, and 1900 natives persisted.
The United States government takes
the ground that ample amends have been
made for the Kingston incident, aud
there Is not the slightest cause for ffic'
ton with EuglaDd.
Ballots were taken yesterday in the
Seu'h Carolina Senate and the House Of
Representatives for b. X Tillmsn for
United States Senator. The Senate
voted solidly for Senator Tillman's re-
election, while 10 the House one mem
Der, Rev. Coke d. Mann, Of Oconee
county, declined to vote.
Reports were in circulation in Wash
ington last night, based on information
stated to be authoritative, to the effect
that President Roosevelt has selected
DIR. Maurice Francis Egsn, Of the Cath
Ollie University, to succeed Gen. Luke
f Wright as Ambassador b Jspau.
Gen. Wright, it is stated, is to retire
next Angus.
Mrs. David Riley, of Baltimore, was
awakened early yesterday morning by
noises in her room, aud when she looked
about she discovered man ransacking
the place. She screamed and awakened
her husband, who jumped out OF bed
and grappled with the intruder, but the
latter got the best OF the struggle and
beat q hasty retreat and escaped.
The action OF the Alabama Legislature
in re-tlectiug yesterday Senators Nor
gan and Petlus continues in public ser
vice two of the most interesting men in
public life. Senator Morgan is elected
10 remain in the Senate until 1919. Mr..
Pettns is re elected TO serve until 1915,
Neither of these two venerable men ex-
pect to live until the ends of the lew
terms to which they we're elected yes
terday. Senator Morgan ia 20 and Dir.
Petlus ia over So.
Five men we're killed and at least
fifteen injured late yesterday afternoon
on the New York Central, Mohawk
division, about hslfa mile west Of IL.
bany, by the collision of light engine
with a caboose filled with railroad labor
era. Four men were killed outright and
fifth died Immediately alter being
taken from the car. After the collision
the wrecked caboOse took FIRE, bat both
living and dead had already been taken
from the wreckage.
Gustav A. Meyers, The Galveston ship
broker. who disappeared last month.
after telling his wife that be had bet his
fortune of 800, 200 in Wall street, and
tina, he intended to jump from ferry
boat, and who subsequently reappearef
and visited hospital where his wife
was under treatment, died on an elo-
waited railroad station platform in Ne@
York yesterday he was attacked by
the fatal illness just after he had surren'
dered his sest in an elevated train 10
woman, and died few moments atleI
he had been assisted from tho train Ia
the station platform. Meyers had Ii
cents in bis pockets and ticket for a
room at the Mills Hotel good until Fri
day morning.