Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

l.. +. Z. Garvln was renOmipa'eu 10
governor by Rhode Island democrats al
Providence yesterday.
Rev. DR.. David II. Greer has ac1
cepted the place Of bishOp-coadlutor u
the Diocese OF New York.
A government report states there Is a
striking similarity between the recen.
advance in wages and the increased coS'
of living.
DR.. George E. Howard, of the UNI
yersity of Chicago, believes the divorce
evil can be reached by governmental
jurisdiction.
The Twenty second Alpine Battalion
Of the French army, while engaged IN
maneuvers, got lost in the mountains
during heavy snowstorm and Captain
Alzieu, in command, fell over prec-
ipice and was killed.
The New York city democratic con-
yention last night nomina ted the follow
ing ticket: For mayor, George Is. NC
Ciellan; for comptroller, Edward NJ.
Grout, and for president Of Board OF
Aldermen, Charles V. Fornes. The
strong fight against the fusionist candi-
dates was in vain.
Steam and surface railroads were re-
sponsibe for SO deaths in Chicago in
september, 43 of which were due to rail-
roads and ten to the street railways.
More than hundred persons in addition
were injured, some crippled for life.
These casualties we're generally due to
grade crossing accidents.
The Massachusetts democrats yester-
day nominated the following ticket;
For governor, William A. Castor; for
lieutenant governor, Richard Olney; for
secretary of state, Ezekiel NJ. Ezekiel;
for treasurer, Thomas c. Thatcher; for
auditor. Francis X. Letrault, and for
attorney general, John j. Flaherty.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beard, aged about go
wears. widow of John Beard of fancy
town, near Westminster, Md, hanged
herself Wednesday, at her home, in that
place. Mrs. Beard was Respondent over
the death of her husband, though she
had. as far as known never intimated TO
any person an intention 10 commit sui
eide.
Postal Inspector Dickson, and num-
Der of assistants are endeavoring to locate
two daring forgers who are said to have
realized thousands of dollars by altering
checks. These checks were originally
part of the contents of a mail pouch
which disappeared about September .
from train on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road between Philadelphia and Pitts
burg. The inspectors are on the track
of two expert forgers, but hint at more
sensational disclosures. 1t is reported
that a gigantic conspiracy, with ramili-
cations extending through several east
ern States has been unearthed.
critical stage has been reached in
the conference that has been in progress
in Baltimore between Representatives OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and COM
miitee from four railroad labor organiza-
izations. An abrupt end was brought to
the session yesterday morning after a
very brief interchange of opinions, the
break coming suddenly owing to the ex-
pressed determination of the railway rep
resentative not to reinstate two par tlcu-
lar employees who had been discharged,
and not to concede the point in reference
to the rule covering day Of II hours
for engineers and firemen on work trains
A thunderstorm of the most violent
character broke over the northern and
western portions of Paris early yesterday
morning. 1t did not do great damage
in the city, but lightning set fire to the
steeple of the famous Gothic church at
Boulogne-Sur- Seine. Prompt measures
prevented great injury to the church.
lightning struck an oak in the neigh
borhood Of Libourne, Gironde, under
which eight haryesters had taken refuge,
killing three OF them and severely in
Turing the others. At Peyraud, in the
same district, the lightning ignited a
farmhouse, which was utterly destroyed.
At the annual conference of the con-
servative associations in Sheffield, Eng
land. resolution was proposed thanking
Premier Balfour for having instituted an
inquiry into the fiscal policy Of the
country. Premier Balfour deliver
ed the speech which has been long
heralded as the first heavy gun to be
fired in the fiscal reform campaign. The
British premier is in accord with Cham
berlain and declared that the policy of
free trade has outlived its usefulness, and
that arguments in its support are not APP
plicable to present-day conditions
Great Britain has nothing to offer in
making treaties with other nations.