Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Its estimated thatthe South has made
a gain of 81 per cent. in population
since 1900.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee has opened headquarters in
Washington.
Nicaraguan revolutionists have cap
tured the custom house at Pearl La
COON and marching force took Cape
Gracias Dios.
An explosion at the Dupont powder
plant, at DUPONT, Wash. yesterday kill
ed three men.
Royal E. Cabell, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, has ordered detail Of
| eight additional special agents to hunt
down moonshiners.
Twenty horses and 800 chickens were
burned in serious fire in New York
yesterday the loss amounting to about
$780, 900 and affecting about 20 firms.
Mr.. Roosevelt called on President
Taft at Beverly yesterday and the
meeting was apparently very cordial,
though no one would say what was
discussed.
One police lieutenant, 6 sergeants, a
detective and Is patrolmen were yester-
day charged with pilfering from the
Police Relief Association Fund by the
board of police commissioners Of st.
Louis.
AS the. result of an accident at Pat
erson, n. j., caused by frecrackers,
Samuel Dada, 1O-year-old boy, is in
the General Hospital, where it is said
that he may lose his sight.
Mr.. Roosevelt's telegram gained six
teen votes for the Cobb compromise
direct nominations bill in the New
York assembly yesterday, but even at
that the supporters OF this bill lacked
fourteen votes OF passing It,
Secretary OF the Treasury MacVeagh
spent yesterday taking stock Of the
finances of the federal government at the
close of the fiscal year. Since entering
the Cabinet he has been working the cut
down expenditures, but the appro-
priations by Congress have piled up
SO that the executive branch has been
unable to keep the expenditures with
in the receipts.
To demonstrate the effectiveness Of
the acroplanc in naval warfare Glenn
Curtiss, the aviator, made several
flights in biplanc over, Lake kcuka
near Hammondsport n. Y, yester-
day, and dropped 20 bombs at marks.
He is credited with having hit the
marks eighteen times in the twenty
trials.
f. NJ. Kirby, OF Wilkesbarre, Pa,
owner Of eighty-seven 5 and 10 cent
stores throughout the United States,
which have always made speciality OF
selling fireworks for the Fourth OF July
celebrations, will not have any fire
works sold in his stores this year.
Kirby believes in safe and sane
Fourth.
III. Nldl ADIilillCAu l'SSiNSb a
telephone message at his home in New
York yesterday informing him that his
thrce-ycar old son Michael, who was
kidnapped two weeks ago and held for
ransom of 5000, had been murder
ed. When his wife learned Of the
message she tainted. She is now at
the point OF death as the result of
worrying over the kidnapping.
The funeral OF United States Senator
Samuel Douglas McEnery was held yes
terday from the McEncry residence in
ST. Mary street, New Orleans. For
several blocks IN every direction there
stretched Il crowd which gathered to
honor the dead senator Delegates
from Washington, and also the entire
Louisiana legislature, were in attend
ance. Following the brief Catholic
service at the house. the casket was
borne to Metairie cemetery, where it
was placed in temporary receiving
vault,