Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

If ia reported in New York that the
Pennsylvania Railroad will absorb the
New York Central.
Jacob Gould Schurman, president Of
Cornell University, spoke last night be-
fore the members Of the University Club
of Cleveland, o., in which he argued Tor
the independence of the Philippine
people.
Mrs. Lily Langtry promises in the
near future to make her home IN
America. She will settle in New York
city and have a country place nearby,
where she will continue the breeding
of race horses.
The French Chamber of Deputies,
after a lively debate yesterday, supported
the policy of Premier Combes In en-
forcing his order to priests in Brittany
forbidding the use of the Breton dialect
in preaching and catechising.
The Maryland Court of Appeals has
decided that the vestry, and not the
congregation, is the governing BODY IN
the Protestant Episcopal Church, mus
deciding against Rev. Francis ii. otuoos'
who was removed by the vestry OF st.
Johns Church, Waverly.
Two met death and one was probably
fatally injured in boiler explosion
in a saw mill at Bells Mills, Pa late
Yesterday. The explosion took place
on the farm of Mr. Hunter. The boiler
was thrown 80 feet in the air and build
ings in the vicinity were ruined.
DISPATCHES from Frankfort, KY, gave
sensational accounts of an attempt al
legged to have been made by stranger to
obtain from a member OF the grand jury
the testimony of Henry E. Youtsey in
the Goebel murder case. The stranger
ia said TO have offered to kidnap ex-Gov.
TAYLOR. who is now at indianapolis, anc
bring him to Frankfort. Taylor Is
charged with being implicated in thu
murder of Gov. Goebel.
Fire burned down the drygoods store
of Aarons & Werthimer, in Harlem, y
Y. last evening, caused the loss OF TIVE
lives. and created widespread alarm ant
excitement in that part of the city
The elevated railroad structure IN Ihir(
avenue was damaged by the flames, ant
when the wooden portions OF 1t wer
blazing motorman ran tram owe
them. frightening many passengers
The damage amounted to $50, 900.
Important action was taken by tn
committee on naval affairs of the Hous
Yesterday. The section Of the bill oil
increase of the navy was agreed to, a an,
a paragraph was inserted in the bil
providing for Government construction
of all new shipsin case it could be show
, that shipbuilding trust is in existence
The increase provided for, as alread
reported; is for three battleships OF tn
largest type, one large armored cruiser
; two steel training ships and brig.
The President and Postmaster Gen
. eral. with the concurrence of the Cabl
, net. have reached the conclusion tina
t the mail for Indianola, Miss, vii
! continue to 90 to Greenville, twenty
. five miles from Indianola, instead OF t
Heathman. which is four miles iror
y Indianola. Senator McLaurin OF Mis-
E sissippi has had another conference wit
/. the President and Postmaster Genera
r to request that the mail for lndianol
be sent TO Heathman instead OF I
Greenville, but his request was referred
In the House yesterday Mr.. Payne
the floor leader of the majority, led
strong fight against an omnibus resC
luton to refer to the Court of Claim
ninety separate claims, aggregatlnI
$500, 900, for finding of fact under II
provisions of the Tucker act. He col
tended that the resolution would reno,
a the statute of limitation which alread
d barred many of these old claims. III
claims were all for stores and suppl,
o taken by the federal forces during IL
It civil war. Mr.. Payne conducted
: filibuster but he was overridden
e friends of the measure, who comprise
e all the democrats and about half OF Il
;, republicans. On roll-call upon Il
9 adoption of the resolution, however,
a quorum failed, the vote standing ~
81, and the House adjourned.