Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-13
News Of the Day.

Fourteen persons we're drowned by the
collision between the steel steamers Isaac
NJ. Scott and John B. OOwle in Lake
Superior early yesterday. A heavy fog
was responsible for the collision.
Fire early today totally destroyed the
Kimble Glass Oompauy's works, at
Thirty second and Oxford streets,
Philadelphia, enlalling loss estimated
at 1926. 900.
Promptly st seven O'Clock this morn
iug, the starters gun bombed out and
the frat of the Glidden cars sped west
from Kalamazoo, Mich, and disappea'-
ed in cloud OF dust At minute inter
walls the others followed.
Two deaths due to Fourth of July &C
cidents occurred in the vicinity Of Wilkes
barre Pa. The victims were Joseph Mus
cavage, eyed three and Maurice Avory
aged eleven. The frat mentioned was
severity burned by a firecracker setting
fire TO his clothing. The Avory boy
was badly burned by the explosion Of a
can of powder. This set fire to bis
clothes aud he jumped into the creek.
He was burned on the head and body.
A dispatch from Fort Worth, Tex, says
that the last four days have been the hot
test in that section since July, 1901. Four
persons have died of heat proslrations 10
Fort Worth aud three In Dallas. Many
other fatalities are reported In various
parts Of Texas and Oklahoma For four
days the average msxium temperature
has been ] % degrees. Sunday WAS the hot
test day, the thermometer stood at l04,
At Fillmore, the highest temperature is
reported at l08.
The greatest "shakeup" that has ever
occurred in the personnel of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor took place
yesterday when approximately 100 en-
ployes we're reduced aud the resignation
of about o others accepted. This action
was taken by Secretary Nagel as the re-
suit of an investigation into the "efficien-
cy record" of the employees in his de-
partment. The reductions we're made, it
is stated, because the employees were
found to have "losfed on the job" while
those allowed to resign were found to be
inefficient.
With an agreement 10 settle the ques-
ton ofsuperiority between them with bare
fists aud no weapons, and thereby claim
the hand of yonug girl Of whom they
were both suitors, Frank Olds, aged
twenty-three years, and Henry Athey,
aged twenty-one years, engaged in latfle
at q piDic in Owen county Ky. on Sun
day. Hardly had the fight started how
ever, when Athey pulled a knife and
stabbed his rival. When Athey began
to carve Old friends Of the latter tried
to interfere. Honey Athey vent to the
rescue of his brother and many knives
were drawn and much blood shed before
the carnage could be stopped. Frank
Odds was killed
Jewell II. Aubere, Washington correspond
ent of the Globe- Democrat, Of st. | Ouis. died
here this afternoon after I'm illness Of several
months.
That the loss by damage from rodents in q
city the size of Washington will in year ex-
coed the $4O0,000 mark is believed by officials
of the department Of agriculture, and for this
reason, and for sanitary reasons, the health
department Of Washington has declared war
on rats and mice The first step toward eX-
terminating them, in the form Of the ebflrce-
ment Of regulations for cleanliness about
lunch rooms Of the city, has been taken.