Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

day from his trip of ), 900 miles through
16 States.
Both republicans and democrats
claim to be confident of winning in the
Maine election tomorrow.
President Taft yesterday called on
Justice Moody at Magnolia. The JUS
tice has already announced his inten-
ton of retiring from the Supreme
bench.
Liners which left British ports on
Saturday for the United States carried
between six thousand and seven thou
sand passengers. Many well-to-do
Americans we're obliged to travel in the
storage.
The University of Cambridge has ac-
quired the copyright Of the Encyclo-
paedia Britannica, and is about to pub
fish, at the University Press. an en-
tirely new (eleventh) edition OF this
weI-known work.
The population OF Boston is &C, $50,
an increase of 100, 693, compared with
$780, in 1900. Boston is still the
fifth American city. A decade ago ST.
Louis outranked Boston by IA, $40, and
the present census leaves ST. Louis still
ahead by 1G,444.
1t was announced at Managua on
Saturday that the last armed opposition
to the new regime under General Es-
tra,la had ceased with the surrender Of
.General Fernando Rivas, with one
thousand men and eleven cannon.
The New York cold Guard" will, it
is reported, make certain concessions to
Roosevelt in the republican state con-
venton for harmony sake, though
there is talk OF the colonel's friends
trying to stampede the convention for
his nomination for governor.
Gold bullion valued at $57, 800, part
of consignment of $4,000 from the
Washington Alaska Bank OF Fairbanks,
TO the Dcxtcr-Horton National Bank
OF Seattle, on the steamship Humboldt,
was stolen in transit. Lead was sub
stitutcd in the strong box that con-
tanned it. The stolen gold weighed $50
pounds.
Frank A. Day, chairman of the
Minnesota democratic state central COM
mittee, on Saturday made public John
LIMBS formal resignation rs demo-
cratic nominee for governor Of Mime
sofa Mr. Lind was nominated over
his emphatic protest. The state CEN
trail committee will meet next Thursday
and fill the vacancy on the ticket.
At least nine Iaborers were killed
outright yesterday and 10 others in
iurcd, one OF them critically and all Of
them seriously, in the collapse Of an
overhanging shoulder OF rock from
above the western mouth Of the old
Erie tunnel under Bergen Hill, con-
meeting the Eric terminal in Jersey
City with its westward divisions. The
collapse was directly beneath the edge
of the Hudson Boulevard, which at
that point runs along the inner line Of
Bergen Hill, and though the actual slip
was out OF sight Of the holiday crowds
thousands lined the boulevard all the
afternoon, pccring down ut the work OF
removal.
A tcrsc note Of resignation from the
Hamilton Club Of which he had been Il
member many years, was the answer
made in Chicago on Saturday by United
States Senator William Lorimcr to the
action Of the club president, John Fl.
Battcn, in Withdrawing his invitation
to tho Roosevelt banquet Thursday
night. The invitation was withdrawn
at the demand OF Mr.. Roosevelt, who
refused to attend 4 banquet at which,
Senator Lorimer was n guest. Later it
was decided by Mr.. Lorimer's friends
to accept the resignation.