Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-30
News Of the Day.


The savings banks Of New York are
about to pay $40, 600, OOOin intsrest due
depositors.
Wright made another astonishing
fight 10 Paris today in bis serodrome,
a great circle at high altitude for one
hour fifty three minutes and covering
fifty eight miles.
Miss Ollie Patton, granddaughter OF
the late Gen. w. S. Pa ton, Oonfede-
rate officer and past grand master OF
Mississippi Mssous, married China
man at Meridian Sunday.
The American Historical Association
had its final session in Washington yes
terdsy, preparatory to proceeding to
Richmond, where it met jointly last
night with the American Political
Science Association.
Veterans OF TIE civil war will become
extinct in 1850, according to Past Com
msuder G.. F. Bassett. There will be
347 veterans alive 10 $780," he sad,
"and 10 years later the number will be
reduced TO %. The last survivor will
die In 1850. "This is the conclusion OF
men who ara competent to estimate the
length OF human life."
The total annual outlay for FIRE in the
United States Is about $500, OOO, 600,
according to F. w. Fitzpatrick, execu-
tive officer of the international Society
of State and Municipal Building Com.
missioners and Inspectors. A large por-
ton of this loss, he believes, could be
readily prevented if little care aud
foresight are exercised In the construc'
ton OF buildings.
While distributing circulars snnouue-
tina, sermon on death and hell de-
tested" would be preached a. sn evan
geliatic meeting at Pythisu Temple on
Sunday next, Henry Il. Brown, forty
six years old, a retired optician, living
at 2202 Decatur place northwest, drop
ped dead at North Capital aud P streets
Yesterday evening. Mr.. Brown, who
was well,knoWn business man in
Washington for more then fifteen years,
recently retired and took up religious
work.
Ssnor Castro, of Venezuela. left the
hospital and returned to the Esrlanade
Hotel in Berlin yesterday afternoon.
When asked If there was any truth 10
the statement published 10 various Jews
papers to the effect that he left Venezle'a
knowing what was going to happen, he
said: "No; FOR had even suspected such
a thing 1 would have remained In Ven
ez1ela even had my life been imperiled
through i'll health, because | have al
ways been aud am now the Save 10
honor aud duty. The only fear | have
is the fear Of God"
Another case of acid throwing was re-
ported last night, this time 10 the S1uth-
western district in Baltimore. Shortly
after o'clock Miss Christian Gross, OF
SO Garrison Lane, left home to visit
friends at the h)me Of Mr.. George
Merkle, SO Wilkens stree, aud while
passing lot on Wikens street, opposite
the Eigenbrodt Brewery some unknown
man threw quantity of carbOlic acid
10 her face. A peculiar circumstance is
that she did not feel the burn until she
had been some time in the house Of the
person she was visiting.
Thirty-6ve men and boys, mostly rtsi-
dents Of Ellicott City, Nd, we're seri-
ously injured yesterday afternoon by the
collapse Of the second floor In EsstOn's
Hall, on Church street, 10 that place.
When the floor gave way over one han.
dred persons we're precipitated to the
lower floor, but most of these were I'M
hurt. The accident occurred while Will
liam HAYWOOD, colored, was being ar
raigned before Justice Wsllenhorst on
the charge of as;aultipg Mr.. Charles E.
Hill, a few days ago. The work of
rescue was carried on by willing hands,
aud some of the Injured we're sent to
Baltimore for surgical treatment.