Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-02
News Of the Day.

Ens and Henry Of Battenberg arrived in
London yesterday.
The postal union conference in session
in Rome has rejected proposal TO es-
tablish universal penny postage service.
Charles w. Sackee announced his sus-
pension on the New York Stock Ex-
change, this afternoon. He was mostly
a two dollar broker OIL the floor.
The wholesale and retail department
store of the Winner-Klein Company, at
Meridian, Miss was destroyed by fire
today. The loss is estimated at 100, 900.
Secretary Taft has notified Chairman
Phelan, of the San Francisco finance
committee, that the money appropriated
by Congress must be disbursed by officials
of the War Department
Mrs. Jane Dowie, wife of elijah"
has Joined the Salvation Army, and has
been assigned to work in the Ravens
wood department of the organization.
She will not take up her duties until the
fight over Zion City is finished
A minister OF the gospel has been the
first to comply with the Armstrong law
relative to lobbying before the New
York legislature. The Rev. A. s. Gregg
last night filed certificate with the
Secretary of State acknowledging himself
to he lobbyist. DR.. Gregg has been
lobbying" for over two months in the
interest Of the Cassidy Lansing anti-race
track gambling bill.
In few days President Roosevelt will
send to Congress message explaining
the attitude Of this government toward
contributions from foreign countries for
the benefit of sufferers by the earthquake
and FIRE 10 San Francisco. The message
will deal with the difference between
contributions from forei n countries
made to this government aud those from
the SINE source made directly to the peo'
pie of San Francisco.
All the Virginia delegation 10 Con
gress favored the proposition TO have the
government continue The present method
of distributing seeds among the farmers.
Several of them, including MIR. Lsmb,
of course, rs he was in charge OF the
time on the democratic size, as senior
democratic member Of the committee on
agriculture Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Rixey and
Mr.. Hay spoke ia behalf OF the aPpro-
priation, which was carried.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of business
April 80, 1906, the total debt, amounted
TO $984,413,247, an increase for the
month OF $2,8S9, 500. The monthly
comparative statement OF the govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
that for the month Of April the total re-
cepts we're $40, 092, S67 and The expen-
ditures $47, OPS, 100, leaving a deficit for
the month of nearly 81, 600, 900.
Additional confirmation of the truth
of the story OF Father Gapon's execution
was received in St. Petersburg yesterday.
1t consisted of a copy of the sentence
of death passed by the revolutionary
workmen's tribunal, and was mailed,
like Gapon's portfolio, from Berlin, TO
NJ. Margolin. the former priests lawyer.
The document gave details of Gapon's
efienses, aud closed with the laconic
phrase "The sentence has been ex-
eculed."
United States secret service agents last
night closed for the first time in forty
wears the Honduras lottery, a continue
ton of the Louisiana lottery, with head
quarters in Wilmington, Del. Alter
forty years OF continued, unmolested
prosperity, netting half million dollars
a month to its lckers, this lottery re-
ceived its death blow yesterday by the
seizure of its three headquarters. These
were located at New York, Gloucester,
n. j.. aud Wilmington.
BY vote of 1853 to SO, the House yes
terday evening decided TO continue the
free distribution Of garden and flower
seeds. Many Of the items in the agri-
cultural bill broadening the scope of the
bureau of chemistry and DR.. Wiley's de
partment were eliminated on points of
order, particularly those relating to the
sdulteraiion Of food, condiments, drugs
and beverages. Considerable progress
was made on the bill after The free-seed
proposition was out of the way, and The
bill will te completed tomorrow.
Two hundred men, calling themselves
socialists, attempted to march through the
streets of Chicago yesterday under the
red flag and were prevented by the pa
lice. When the column was passing the
corner OF Congress street aud Ogden
avenue one of the hsghearers, Edward
Wladzlnski, unfurled his red flag and
was at once place under arrest Several
of his companions attempted TO take him
from the police and the officers drew
their revolSers and declared that they
would fire if any attempt was made to
interfere. The marchers gave way when
the weapons were drawn, but threw
stones after the patrol wagon that car
ried Wladailnski away to The police sta
ton,
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick is sOrely aggrieyed
at what she is pleased to term an nnmefcilul
public, and she is prepsiring full statement
of her transaction and intends h. dr. e into
the limeight attorneys. bankers. business
men and others who stood eyer willing to
share part Of the profits, but take none Of the
blame or offer to share any Of the burden
which she:has been forced to carry even into
the walls Of The penitentiary.
Sprung Sensation.
Newark, n. j., May 2.-Chauncey
G. Parker, one of the attorneys for
Mrs. Lillian Duke, in the divorce suit
brought by James B. Duke, sprung a
sensation in Vice Chancellor PItney's