Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-11
News of the Day.

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Petersburg.
Rioting Of les twists continues in in
te-ior Russia.
Secretary Moody reiterates the state
ment that he will retire from the Cabi-
net on March 4th.
The fighting on Else Mountain, in
Port Arthur's defenses, is raging and
has been unusually bloody on both sides
Outpost fighting continues near Mukden.
The general missionary committee OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, meet
ing in Boston, has voted to appropriate
81, 22O, 0C0 for missionary work in the
coming year.
Semi.oficial figures in Utah give
Roosevelt twenty EIGHT thousand plu-
rality; Cutler, for governor $4,000.
The republicans carried every county but
one IN the State.
A report in st. Petersburg is to the
effect that the Russian warships of
Dogger bank, in the North Sea, mistook
some of their own vessels for japanese
torpedo boats and fired on them.
Frederick NJ. Detweiler, for sixty years
a resident of Washington and the senior
member Of the firm of Judd 4 Detweiler,
printers, died Wednesday night in his
home, in that city after an illness of three
weeks. Mr.. Detweiler was born in Lam
caster, Pa, in 1929.
James R. Garfield, it is said, is al
ready slated tor position in the Cabi'
net. Mr. Cortelyou will take long va
cation before he enters on his duties as
Postmaster General. 1t is said that Mr..
Wynne will be given good diplo-
matte appointment.
As anticipated yesterday President
Roosevelt has promised to attend the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition on Sat
nrday. November 26. He made this
promise last night to committee from
St. Louis headed by Mayor Rolla Wells,
who came to this city especially for the
purpose of inviting him to visit the fair.
President Roosevelt is to make his
position clear on the negro question.
Moreover, he will do it in a public
speech, and in the very thick of that
portion of the country where it is the
dominant issue. The President has ac-
cepted an invitation from the people OF
Georgia to visit that State in January
and deliver an address. The exact date
and the place at which the speech will
be given have not been decided, but will
be left to the judgment OF Mr.. Roose-
welt and to the exigencies of official
business. The Presidents mother was
born 10 Georgia, and while in the State
Dir. Roosevelt will visit her birthplace.
A meeting of the advisory committee
having charge of the affairs OF the bank
ing houses of John l.. Williams q Sons,
Richmond, and J. William Middendori
& Co.. Baltimore, was held Wednesday
in Baltimore, when $50, 900 was paid to
the Baltimore protective committee as
its share of the commission in the sale
? of Williams Middendorf holdings OF
Seaboard Air Line Railway stock to
Thomas F. Ryan, James A. Blair and
associates, of New York, last August.
The members Of the protective commit
tee we're Messrs. Frank S. Hambleton.
Gustavus ODER, H. A. Orrick and Town
send Scott, and each is said to have re-
ceived an equal share of the $50, 600.
A white man named Newman, at Mills
Springs, Polk county, n. c., Tuesday
afternoon shot and killed his brother-in-
/ law, namei Holbert, as the result OF
drunken quarrel. Newman and Holbert
quarreled, whereupon Newman left his
Companion, and, going to his home, Sc
cured shotgun. A relative named New
man, young boy, tried to dissuade
him from the fight his kinsman had said
be purpo,ed making aud seized hold OF
the gun. In the scuffie the weapon was
discharged, and as result the boy bled
TO death. The elder Newman went on
until be found Holbert again, and the
killing of the latter followed. Newman
surrendered to the sheriff of Polk county.
Postmaster. General Wynne is investi
eating charges of colusion in the rail-
way mail-carrying contracts. The object
among other things is to inquire into
their legality. The Presiden. ordered
this before the death Of Henry G. Payne,
late Postmaster General. The report of
the Department of Justice will be made
to the President Meanwhile Mr..
Wynue has organized further investiga-
ton of certain contracts in the supply
division. 1t has been reported to him
that perhaps $50, 900 can be saved on
Irvine alone, and experiments are now
being made to end out if this can be
done. He says that If it be found that
such a saving can be made be will not
hesitate to break the contracts already
in force. One reform in this depart
ment likely to follow applies to the
method of weighing mails on which to
base a price to be paid to'the railroads.
Sixth Attempt to Wreck Train.
The sixth attempt to derail the south