Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-06
News of the Day.

L ODON anu oHON A@~--~AH
were locked out of the six largest fac
tories in Chicago yesterday. The fac
tories will run as open shops.
Irish Lad won the thirteenth running
of the Metropolitan Handicap over the
Withers mile at Morris Park, New
York, yesterday. Toboggan finished
second. The race was worth 81, 500 to
the winner. About 35, 900 people saw
the race.
II is estimated that fully 10000 per.
sons witnessed the firemen's parade and
visited the Cumberland Valley Volun-
teer Firemen's Association, which met
at Martinsburg, w. Va, yesterday, in
its third annual convention. Winches-
ter firemen took three prizes.
The Episcopal diocesan convention oil
Washington. yesterday adopted resolu,
tons asking for concerted action on the
part of the various Christian bodies in
Washington in the matter of Sunday
observance, following the suggestions
contained in the address of Bishop Sat
terlee on Wednesday.
A sensation has been created by the
preferment of charges against Superin-
tendent w. G. Armstrong at the meet
ing of the Board of Education in New
Brunswick, n. j., Wednesday night
alleging that the superintendent arbitra.
arily raised the marks of pupils after
they had been rated.
All the large shipyards in the metro
politan district, except that of the Bos'
ton Dry Dock Company, in Brooklyn
and the yard of Titjen & Lang, in Ho'
boken, were tied up yesterday as the re-
suit of strike of the Brotherhood o
Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders o
the United States and Canada.
TheICrompton Company at Providence
r. l., will hereafter operate its cotton
mills only four days each week until an
improvement comes in the market for
finished goods. The shut down went
into effect last night. About 10, 600 EN-
ployes in that State and Connecticut are
affected by the short time movement.
1t is said that some of Judge Parkor''
friends in Washington are somewhat dis
appointed with the progress of his boon
for the presidency. Senator Gorman''
visit to New York is looked upon as
one of great importance by his conf
dental friends who are now talking o
the possibility of his nomination fo
President.
The murderers of X. II. Crockett, {
special agent ofthe Chesapeake and Obi
railway, were captured Wednesday even
ing after a desperate fight in the noun
tains near the head of Big Creek, in Lo
gan county. West Virginia. They are
Thomas Owen and j, w. Wheatley
both of Logan county, and are safely
locked in Jail.
Yesterdays session in Washington o
the national society of the Colonia
Danes of America was devoted mainl!
to committee reports. The memorla
committee advocated placing at the Ma
tional Cemetery at Arlington a hand
somely embossed volume embracing thu
names of all American soldiers who los
their lives in Spanish-American war
Satisfactory evidence has been present
ed to the Treasury Department by thu
director of the Lewis & Clark Exposition
of Portland, Ore, to the effect that they
have complied with the law and have
5000, 600 cash, subscriptions and appro
priations. Assistant Secretary of The
Treasury Taylor accordingly has issued
order for the preparation of plans for the
government exhibit.
James L. Norris won a sweeping vic
tory at the democratic primary elections
in the District of Columbia yesterday,
and elected As delegates to the local con
vention against 81 delegates for Will
liam r. Hearst. Mr.. Norris will con
troll the convention and will head an I'M
instructed delegation to the st. Louis
convention, which practically makes
certain his selection to succeed himsel
as national committeeman.
The trial wherein Miss Mary Alker,
aged 40, is suing,Charles Mueller, amar'
ried man, aged 60, for alleged breach Of
promise to wed, came to an abrupt hall
in Philadelphia yesterday. Mrs. Anna
Rausenberg, sister of the plaintiff, and
one of the latter's witnesses, became so
hysterical under cross examination, that
the doctors who were called, said il
might kill her to be compelled to testify
further. The court thereupon withdrew
the witness and continued the case.
1t is reported at Cisco, Tex, that
many people were killed and much prop
erty and livestock were destroyed by a
tornado just south of Moran. The rain
storm that ended at Kansas City, last
night was of extraordinary severity, its
most serious result being the crippling
of the city water service. A tornado
formed just east of Meriden, Iowa, on
the Illinois Central, yesterday morning.
The tornado struck Meriden, demolish-
ing number of houses and barns, and
did other damage.
J. p. Morgan q Co., as managers OF
United States Steel Corporation preferred
stock conversion syndicate, announced
in New York yesterday that they are
prepared to close the syndicate on May
18th. Letters have been sent to men,
bers of the syndicate announcing the
amount of money required from them in
payment in full for their subscriptions.
Apparently the call is for about p per
cent. The syndicate will pay over to
the Trust about 50, 600, 600 in cash, and
will receive about $4,000, 600 in sink
inc fnnd 3 ner cent bonds