Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-01
News Of the Day.

Luke Z. Wright, OF Tennessee, today
succeeds Mr.. Tat as Secretary Of War.
| George II. Daniels, for many year.
with the New York Central as genera
passenger agent, died at Lake Placid,
| N. Y, today.
The Alaskan Yukon Pfcifc Exposi.
ton has raised by subscription 81, 00O,'
900 and becomes entitled to the con.
gressional appropriation of 5000, OOe.
The Nashville division of the South.
ern Railroad today passed into the con.
troll of the Tennessee Central Railroad
Company and will he operated by that
company.
Representative Burton, after con-
ference yesterday with Secretary Taf',
stated positively that Vorys will not be
chairman of the national republican
committee.
Bishop Brent left Manila yesterday
for Boston to consult specialist. II he
is unable to retain his health in the
tropics, he will accept the appointment
10 tae w Asblogt)n diocese.
Railroads entering Chicago wtre
threatened with strike by the Freight
Handlers Union last night unless with
il "a hours the companies agreed 10
sign years wage agreement.
1t is the general opinion among lead
ers of the party now in Denver that if
Judge Gray, of Delaware, will declare
his willingness to accept the second
place on the ticket he can have II.
The sandstone columns which are be-
Jog removed from the Fourteenth street
poriico of the Treasury Department in
Washington probably will be utilized to
build pavilion for one OF Washington's
public parks.
Prompt denial was made at OEs'r
Bay today to story printed in New
York that President Roosevelt had pur-
chased or was about to purchase q 81
900, 600 property In New York on which
to erect CITY rcS.ueGce.
At the conference yesterday between
Attorney General Bonaparte, Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury Winthrop and
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Cspers it was decided to tt)utly resist
all Efforts to either nullify or suspen d
the new irtrnsl revenue regulations
changing the system of marking pack
ages containing spirits.
Twentg-four men were carried down
three stories by the collapse of the roof
Of 4 barn in Minneapolis yesterday alter
noon and buried In the ruins. Within
half an hour five had been rescued, all
dangerously injured, and two crushed
bodies bad been ken out. 1t is not
known how many were killed, but II is
feared that at lest ten lost their lives
To save $40, 600 with which to endOW
charity institution, Victor Schmidt TO
day Ia living in cellar In Omaha at
81 so per month and at total rate Of
$75 year. Schmidt, who Ia we'll
known musician, ia German university |
graduate. By thrift he hss accumulated
IS, 900 already. He will continue TO
hNe No NJ ptSstut uh'ii tho hCOoean'g
$40, 600 is garnered in.
Angtred by the sight Of the lssh be- |
ing used Oh one of their number by The |
whipping boss, 1870 negro conVicti, in
camp on the outskilti of Atlanta, mu-
tinted estrdy afternoon, prevented |
the whipping, and then refused to work.
Aid was summoned and a strong force OF
guards hurried to the camp and SUI
rour dsd The convicti who are sitting on
the ground in sullen defiance. Capt.
Dons' dson, superintendent of convicts,
q 'mpted 10 reason with them, but was
driven out. The convict, swear they
will be shot where they sit before re-
turning TO work unless better treatment
is guaranteed.