Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-22
News OF the Day.

INtNH vi tIE Ddl'
The Senate yesterday appropriated
$50, 900 TO investigate foreign markets
for cotton.
1t is reported that the government
will vigorously prosecute the Standard
Oil Company, using the Garfield report
as basis
A treaty between the United States
and Mexico relating TO the use of the
Rio Grandes water been has signed in
Washington.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill
permitting the federal government TO aid
Maryland in charting her oyster beds, as
provided in the Haman law.
1t is estimated that the victory OF
TokaIon in Brooklyn yesterday enriches
the boOkmakers to the extent OF 5000,
900. Twenty thousand people were
present.
James A. Goulden, OF New York, told
the House committee on the judiciary
yesterday that any member of the New
York assembly could make from fifty
to hundred thousand dollars out of the
insurance companies.
At the Supreme Council of the Royal
Arcanum of the United States, in session
at Old Point Comfort, yesterday.
Howard C. Virgins was reelected SUI
preme regent. All the other officers were
reelected A resolution reafiirming the
presen rate Of asesment was adopted
unanimously.
| Subpmnas have been issued by the Inter
state Commerce Commission for several
Important officials of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. They will be asked
to testify concerning car distribution and
lifts of coal company stock when the
commission resumes its hearings in
Philadelphia on Wednesday.
In Lynn, Mass, today, Judge Berry
assuming the result Of the inquest in the
death of Mrs. Jennie P. Chase, wife OF
DR.. Chase, of Swampcott, said that the
woman met death by her own hands.
Mrs. Chase was found asphy xiated in
her home last September and suspicious
circumstances led to an examination.
The railroad rate bill was considered
for three hours last night by the House
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, aud the decision reached to re-
commend disae to all of the Sen
ate amendments and TO send The measure
to conference The committee will not
ask that instructions tf any character be
given to the House cInierees.
For not acceding to their demand for
three dollars day, all the ship carpen-
tiers in Baltimore belonging TO the ship
joiners' union went on strike yesterday.
II was stated that the trouble started at
William f WoodalPs shipyard, where a
number of wOrkmen were employed
building large dredge for the Maryland
Dredging Company. The men have
been getting 1915 a day for nine hours
work. The strike effects all the ship.
Yards in Baltimore, and until a settlement
is arrived At work will be at a standsiill
Five steamers entered the port of Bal
timore Yesterday with bananas from
Cuba and Jamaica, the combined cargoes
of which reached l09, 327 punches, prob
ably the high water mark of receipts at
tLat port for one day. Tomorrow the
largest cargo of bananas known TO have
been received at that port will arrive on
the United Fruit Company's steamer
Fruters, from Jamaica The ship has
been manifested with 40, 500 punches.
The wise say this is not the largest ever
brought to Baltimore, but officials Of the
United declare it will be.
A dispatch from Melilla, Morocco,
says that the steamer Manoliia, bound
from Tetuar, Morocco, for that port, and
flying the United States flag, has been
attacked by MoOrs, who took away some
of her passengers. The ManOlita's ma
chinery got out of order and she was
obliged to approach the coast. While
lying off the Penon de Velez, about half
way between Tetuan and Melilla, a
number of Moorish fishermen swan of
from the shore and boarded the Manolita,
compelling her crew to hand over to
them a number of Moorish passengers
belonging to the Benz Barraguel tribe.
The body OF Rev Charles Dingidle,
minister, eighty five years of age, was
found yesterday afternoon hanging to the
limb Of tree on the farm Of William
Kirby, in Campbell county, XIV. Both
wrists were badly lacerated, showing the
aged minister had attempted IN end his
life by opening his arteries before resort
ing to the use of a rope. Two years ago
Mrs Dingildie died The minister be-
came melancholy over his bereavement.
Added to it was worry over i'll health.
which. it is supposed, led him to end bis
life. For half century he preached In
Kentucky towns about Covington and
Newport.
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