Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-15

TUG Dh-t low uoNo OAoNSA
10 overflow its Ranks so that by noon
today much of South Buffalo was flooded
with about three feet of water.
Hetty Green Is reported to have said
that during the fnancial crisis she
loaned million to Harry Payne Whit
ney, and to the New York Central, but
refused loans to memb ers Of the Wander
bilt family.
With deep cash in the head, be-
lieved to have been caused by Ratchet,
David Heckert, a wealthy retired plnG-
Der of YORK, Pa, Nss found murdered
in his room today. There is no clue TO
the asssilant.
Labor organizations throughout the
country received an appeal yesterday
from President Gompers, of the Amer
lcsn Federation of Labor, for defense
fund of 500, 900 to fight decisions of
tbs courts inimical to labor.
A man supposed to be Edson Vande-
water, undt rstood to be employed in a
Wall street bank, died suddenly early
today following visit to the barroom
of the Hotel de Bricke 10 New York,
and he is believed to have swallowed
poison, as he dropped tablets into the
glass.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment to prevent manufacture and sale Of
liquor in West Virginia except for
scientific and medicinal purposes, which
passed the house by 81 to II, was yes
terdsy defeated in the senate by vote
of 10 to IL. One member was absent
because OF sickness.
Another blow at the Hartman and
other railroads of the west is in coniem-
plation in Congress, the Senate commit
tee on the judiciary having decided 10
report resolution directing the Attor-
ney General to make an investigation OF
land holdings of the land grant railroads
for the purpose of ascertainiDg whether
they are refusing to sell their lands to
settlers at reasonable prices, and, if so, to
take steps to compel them to do so.
Two Of the most important expert
ments in the navigation Of torpedo YES
sells yet made by the navy are expected
, TO be put under way today, when the
second submarine fotilla will make
another attempt to run under independ-
ent power from the New York navy
yard 10 Annapolis without stop and the
third torpedo boat Hotilla will begin an
anticipated record run from Hampton
Roads down the southern coast to st.
Joseph's bay, near Pensacola, Fla.
Exceeding the most optimistic pre-
dictions and Indicating the strength OF
the investment demand after the none
lsry crisis, the $50, 900, 900 issue OF New
York city Al per cent bonds, the largest
lot ever offered for public subscription
by The city, was oversubscribed six times
Yesterday. No less than l,l6S bid"
were made. and Comptroller Metz said
that he believed 104 would get the
bonds, a higher price than for the last
offering of $40, 900, 900 bonds at 4! per
cent. which, though oversubscribed four
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The higest price offered yesterday was
1O6, by Kuhn & o., for 500, 600
worth.
The commercial growth Of the South
is graphically illustrated in compllla-
ton Of statistics just made by the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. It's
shown that In the past ten years the
value of The exports through the gull
ports increased 140 per cent, from $751;
| GOO, 900 in 1897 to 1888, 900, 900 10
1907. Imports increased in value in
the same period from 5000, 900 to
$62 900, 600. Galveston, now the second
largest exporting city in the country,
shows an increase in exports from SOL
900 900 % 1897, 900, 900 in the ten year
period, and ia Imports from $644, 900
81, 669, 900. The trade OF New Or
leans has increased in about the same
proportion. Savannah increased in ex'
ports from $26, 900, 900 to $65, 600, 900
/ and in imports from one million to two
million.