Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-17
News of the Day.

The New York Court of Appeals to-
day unanimously sustained the consti-
tutionslity Of the Stock Transfer tax
law.
Police and carbineer had trouble in
preventing American tourists from try
ing to climb Mount Vesuvius, which is
now comparatively quiet.
David G. St. Charles has invented a
telephone repeater, which, he believes,
viii enable him to telephone from San
Francisco to New York.
George B. Page, a Richmond man.
director of the Commercial Bank in
Rome, WAS recently married there to
Miss Marie Louise ROeo. Of Buenos
Ayres.
Billy Melody, of Charles Town, last
night knocked out Charlie McKeever, of
Philadelphia, in the sixth round OF what
was to have been I5.round battle al
the Lincoln athletic club, Chelse. Mass.
Four men are now under arrest at
Springfield, Mo, charged with being
leaders in the mob that broke into the
county Jail Saturday night and lynched
three negroes. Two of the alleged mob
leaders are in Jail and two have been
released on bond.
Chief Justice Fuller yesterday an
n0unced in the Supreme Court of the
United States that the court would adj
journ for the term on May 2S. In the
meantime the call of the docket will be
suspended for the term on April n and
recess of two weeks will be taken on
April 30.
King Edward VII. of England,
through Sir Mortimer Durand, his am
bassador, will receive the degree of doc
tor OF laws from the University of Penn
sylvania on Thursday, at the universities
observance Of the bicentenary of the
birth of Benjamin franklin, the cele-
bratlon of which will begin in Philadel-
phia today and continue until Friday.
Luther TAYLOR, marshal of CamphelIs-
vile, Taylor county, KY, IS fatally
wounded William Andrew Davis, COL
ored, is dead, and a brother Of Davis is
dangerously shot, the result of an effort
Sunday night to arrest Andrew Davis
and recover 81 500, gold, which was
found by the negro while excayating for
the Mary Anderson Theater building
Thursday afternoon. Foriy-twO $50
gold pieces were recovered from the
pockets OF the dead negro.
Under suspension Of the rules the
House yesterday, as stated in the Gazette
Of that day, passed a number Of bills, the
more important being the provision Tor
free alcohol in the arts and sciences in
creasing to 90 per cent. the loans OF ma
lional banks, based upon capital and
surplus, and extending to 1909 the time
when the cos.t-wise laws shall be ex-
tended to the Philippine Islands. A re-
cess, instead of adjournment, was taken
until 1870 today, when proceedings
were resumed under suspension of the
rules.
President Roosevelt has decided to
appoint Charles b. Aycock, former gov
ernor Of North Carolina, and Van Lear
Polk, of Tennessee, members of the del
egation from the United states to the
pan American conference which is to
meet in July, at Rio JaneirJ. These
eppointments are to he made in accord
ance with the wishes of southern mem
bers of Congress, who, in view OF the
fact that many of the questions 10 be
considered by the conference are of
especial interest to the South, have felt
that men identified with that section Of
the country should be members of the
commission.
Charles Morrow, the negro who on
Sunday shot TO death Mrs. Martha j.
Bass, white woman OF Huntington,
", Va, was late yesterday afternoon ar
raigned on a charge of murder. Nor
rows attorneys waived examination, and
the prisoner was taken back TO Jail to
await the converting of the grand jury
early in May. Morrow yesterday MORN
ing confessed to bis crime, and stated
that for weeks he had been carrying let
tiers to the woman for an other man, and
that he himself became infatuated with
her. When he told her this she severe
" censured him and he shot her in q
jealous rage. Feeling is yet very strong
against Morrow, but mob violence Is
hardly probable.
An attempt was made at an early hour
yesterday morning to blow up the Casino
at French Lick Springs near Orleans,
Ind wilhCdynamite. The effort to de-
stroy the building was only partially
successful A portion of the wall on
one side was caved in, every window in
the entire structure shattered, aud a por-
ton of the veranda roof blown away.
The sound of the explosion awakened
all the guests in the French Lick Hotel,
hundred feet from the Casino. Many
of the men rushed cut into the night air
lightly clad and aourishing their re-
voIvers, for they believed safe robbers
were making an attempt to blow up the
bank. There is no clew 10 the dyna-
miters, but it is believed that the act was
the work of persons opposed to the gamb-
ling that has been carried on in the
Casino.
Greeks Reported Killed.
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