Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-12
News Of the Day.

Paul Maurice, who was a collsboratcr
with Dumas and the most intimate
friend IF Victor Hugo, died in Paris yes
terday.
Charles A Peabody, the lawyer, b.
nancier and railroad director, will be
made president of the Mutual Life In
surance Company.
France has refused to withdraw her
note to Venezuela protesting against
Csslro's treatment of NJ. Taigny, the
French diplomatic representative.
Prince Min, the Korean minister, had
a conference with the President yesterday
and told him a pathetic story of the jap
anese officials treatment Of Korea.
Representative Lands Qnd) yester-
day introduced bill, under the terms
of which it will be possible to obtain
from life insurance companies full
statements of their business operations.
Benjamin G.. Stonestreet, former clerk
of the Circuit Court for Charles county,
Maryland, and one of the most promi-
nent citizens OF Charles county, died at
his late residence, La Platte, Sunday
night, of apoplexy, in the seventy-fourth
year of his age.
The Armstrong committee in New
York yesterday was informed that Ihos.
f. Ryan probably will answer the ques-
tons to which he refused to reply last
week, District Attorney Jerome having
given an opinion that he should do so
and his counsel having advised him to
comply.
What seemed to be very serious
matter between Germany and Brazil
Saturday is, recording to developments
of today, in fair way of being cleared
mp. 1t was said at the German Embassy
today that apology and reparstion will
probably be made for the seizure OF
Stencil by the officers and men OF the
Panther at Itsjshy.
At Sbamokin, Pa, today President
Mitchell set at rest rumors OF President
Roosevelt's mediation between anthra'
cite operators and miners to guide them
to an agreement. Mr.. Mitchell said:
"The President has not mentioned the
anthracite coal situation to me nor have
| to him since | was called to Washing
ION during the strike of 1902"
Miss Olivia Floyd died at her home,
Rose Hill, Charles county, Nd, on
last Friday night, in the eightieth year
of her age. She was noted during the
civil war for her services to the lost
cause. having carried many secret mes
saves across the lines on horseback and
often hid in her large old dwelling
oldiers of the southern army.
Mr.. Tillman yesterday introduced his
railroad-rate bill to explain it to the
Senate. Ii amends the act to regulate
interstate commerce by giving to the
Interstate Commerce Commission the
power to fix "a maximum reasonable
rate" when it is determined that an ex-
isling rate is unjust or unreasonable.
and the rate so fixed shall be the only
legal rate charged Senators Foraker
and Knox disagreed with the Senate on
the right of a commission to regulate
railroad rates. Senator Foraker declared
bis intention to oppose rate control.
Trouble is threatened on the Turko-
Persian frontier, at the vilsyet of Mosul
and in the neighborhood of Bayazid on
the frontier. Those points have never
been exactly delimited. Five thousand
armed Prsians are now gathered in the
district of Sujbulak, southwark of Lake
Urumiah, ami they threaten to invade
and take possession of strip of terri
tory in the vilayet of Mosul claimed by
Turkey. Two battalons of Ottoman
troops with three guns, have been dis
patched TO repel the invasion, and tie
governor of Mosul is calling for more re-
endorsements. A similar situation exists
on the frontier in the neighborhood of
Bayazid.
Fire destroyed the Movers ink Planning Mill
and damaged the Excelsior Brass Works
at Reading, Pa, early this morning. Several
horses persisted. Loss $500.