Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

extend from New York to Chicago.
Postmaster General Hitchcock state:
that everything will be in readiness fol
the postal savings banks to receive de-
posts on January s.
Considering their seeming ubiquity
it is prehaps somewhat surprising tc
find the total number OF Jews in the
world does not exceed II ,S17, 1888.
The Swedish steamer Cedric has beer
4 wrecked near Geae, seaport o.
Sweden. Twelve persons we're drowned
including ali the officers with the ex
ception of the captain.
A national conference in New York
on Saturday decided against the propo
sition to change the name OF the Fro,
| testant Episcopal Church.
Winnipeg has just taken from
Minneapolis its long held position rs the
largest receiving point OF wheat il
America.
Plans have been made public for Q
combination OF Latin-American govern
ments to prevent revolutions by inter.
national cooperation.
It is announced in London that ne
gotiations have been completed fol
the amalgamation OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company and the
Anglo-American Cable Company.
Myrtle Townsend, the pretty 15-year.
old daughter of William c. Townsend,
q well-known farmer near Chestertown,
Nd, was drowned Saturday night
while skating on Kings creek, a prong
of Chester river.
:. The year 1910 is expected by the
bureau OF statistics to show up MS the
banner year for the worlds interna,
tional trade. The use OF oil rs fuel on
battleships and railroads increased dur
ing the year.
In the new British House OF Com.
mons the standing of the parties will be
the same as in the old, and the liberals
policy will be for self-government fol
ireland, subject to the control Of par.
lament.
Stockdale Snyder, aged 80, OF Will
son Station, near Pittsburg, Pa, was
using a comb made OF inhammable
material while sitting near gas CRATE
Saturday night, when it caught fire and
communicated the flames to his hail
and clothing, burning him so severely
that he died few hours later.
A dispatch from Port Limon, Costa
RIGA, says least seventy families, vari
ously estimated at from 100 to 17C
men, women, and children, were
drowned following the sinking OF their
island homo in the center OF the Lilo
pango Lagoon. off Salvador, Saturday,
Tho island slid into the depths Of the
lagoon, carrying with it nearly all O
the inhabitants.
Three former Episcopal clergymer
were ordained in the Cathedral II
Philadelphia on Saturday to the Roman
Catholic priesthood. They are the
Ruv. VIM. l. McGarvey, formerly rec
tor of st. Elizabeth S Episcopal Church
Philadelphia; Rev. Maurice Cowl, the
formers assistant, and William HenkeI
formerly connected with an Episcopa
church at Reading, Pa.
In the Senate on Saturday the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill was passed
within eight minutes after reaching
the Senate, without being referred tc
committee. The omnibus claims bill
was under discussion all day without
conclusion being reached. In the
House the urgent deficiency bill, carrying
total OF S995,G72 was passed. The
remainder of the session was devoted
to the consideration of the legislative
executive, and judicial bill. 1t was
before the House at the time of adj,
iournment.
A fishing cutter has found in the
North Sea the body OF Lieutenant
LANCE, pilot OF the balloon Saar. The
Saar and eight other balloons started in
race from Essen-on-th -Ruhr, Rhen-
ish, Prussia, November 13. Seven OF
the ballons made safe landings the fol.
lowing day and later the Hessen de-
scended in north Germany. The Saar
was never heard from again, although
twenty. two German torpedo heats and
other war craft searched the North
Sea for several days. Lieutenant
LANCE, Lieutenant Rommeler and a
civilian-Herr Zimmerman-were on
board the Saar.
Senior don Anibal Cruz, envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary from Chill to the United States,
was stricken with heart disease at 40
O'Clock yesterday morning and died 10
minutes later. He had attended the
banquet OF the American society for
judicial settlement OF international dis.
putes Saturday night and retired APP
parently i'll good health. When he
was stricken physicians were hastily
summoned, but the end came before
they arrived.
Rev. D. j. Miller, pastor OF the
Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, Of
Asheville, n. c., has been missing from
his home since last Friday, and despite
diligent search made by his family and
friends he has 80 far kept his where
abouts secret. He was last seen at
the Baltimore railway station Friday
evening, and presumably took an east
bound train. 1t is stated by friends Of
the missing clergyman that he has
been in ill health for sometime, and
dependency resulting therefrom,