Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-01
News Of the Day.


fenced to life imprisonment for robbery
under threats of death.
At Pittsburg, Pa, Yesterday, repre-
sentatives ofthe seven churches holding
the Presbyterian faith in America agreed
upon definite plan of federation.
A statue OF the late Senator John J.
ingalls,, the gift of the State of Kansas,
arrived in the rotunda of the Capitol
Yesterday and will be erected in Statuary
Hall.
After meeting at Ouray, Col, Of the
San Juan District Miners Association,
President Meyer, Of the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners, has given outthe state
ment that the strike in the Telluride
district has been declared off and that
an official statement to this effect will be
issued Immediately.
War against the boycott was urged By
the Citizens Industrial Association at
Yesterdays session, in New York. by
Daniel Davenport, of Bridgeport, Conn,
executive agent of the American Anti
Boycott Association. He declared that
the boycott in its multiple forms had
been the iavorite weapon Of trade union
leaders. Plans for organizing the en-
ployers of labor TO combat LABOR unions
we're also discussed at the convention.
Joseph Letter has been indicted at
Duquoin, H., on three counts on the
charge of bringing armed men into the
State, contrary TO recently passed stat
utes. No attempt has been made to
serve the capas or to arrest Letter be-
cause States Attorney Scott, who will
retire tomorrow, wishes to leave the case
over for his successor. The indictments
grew out Of the labor troubles and shoot
ing affairs at the Zeigler Mining Com
pany's plant. Indictments have also
been returned against Attorney Henry
r. Plat, of tbs Zeigler Mining Com
pany.
One man was killed and several in
jured by an iron beam which fell from
the roof of the Parker Building in New
York yesterday afternoon into a throng
of people passing through Nassau street.
The beam, weighing 500 pounds, was
being hoisted into place when 1t slipped
from its fastenings and fell into the
crowd. The man who was killed has
not yet been identified. He was about
50 yeas old and well dressed. His head
was crushed The foreman in charge of
the ironwork on the building and the
foreman Of masonry have been ar
rested
At Lancaster, Pa, yesterday, the new
Harrisburg diocese of the Episcopal
Church chose as bishop Rev. DIR. vii.
liam T. Manning, rector of St. Agnes's
Chapel. in Trinity parish, New York
city. The bishop.elect is 40 years of
age and is a native of England, but has
lived in this country since be was ten
years old. Rev. DIR. Charles +. Wood
cock, rector of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, in Detroit, Mich, announced
last night that he had accepted the offer
rendered him several weeks ago, of the
appointment as bishop Of the diocese of
Kentucky.
The passengers of Chesapeake and Ohio
westbound az. F. "" flyer, leaving
New York Monday afternoon for Louis
vile. were saved from wreck and pos
sible death by the quckness and foresight
of pretty Miss Lena Allen, aged IS years,
PuasJoy niobf Mice A lien lives near
Ewington 10 miles from Owingsyille, Ky.
Looking toward a irestIe which spanued
deep cut near her home and seeing
that the trestle was on fire, she snatched
up a red tablecloth, rushed down the
track and tagged the train. The en-
gineer stopped just before he reached
the trestle. With the assistance Of the
passengers the fire was exlinguished.
A delegation Of passengers went to the
girls home, expressed their thanks aud
assured her she would be rewarded.