Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-13
News OF the Day.

While 10 Chicago yesterday Secretary
Shaw said he was moi a Candidate io'
the presidency.
Mr,. William E. Corey. wife OF thu
president of the United States Steel Cor
poration, Yesterday filed suit in Reno,
New, for divorce.
Galveston, Texas, is cut of from the
mainland as a result OF the burning ol
the bridge running to the island Oh
which the city stands.
Samuel Gompers, ia speech to the
cylinders, in Washington, yesterday
laid the labor vote would teach the un'
needing congressman lesson.
The steamship Trinidad, which ar
rived 1T New York yesterday IRON
Dominica, has 90 board Il $50 barrels
aud twenty. three boxes OF lines
Mail adyices from 1ankow, Chins
show that the great foods OF this spring
in Human caused an appalling loss O
life. amounting to tens of thousands
Ed. Callahan was arrested at Jack
SOD, Ky, today on the charge OF tht
murder of Judge Hsrgis. The excite
ment was Increased by the srrirvl o.
Jett at moon.
II is stated that there is genera
agreement among democratic leader:
that party affairs will be conducted
slon, the same lines as during the He
time OF Senator German.
The announcement was made 10 Lon
don today that the engagement oil EtheI
BARRYMORE, The we'll known American
actress, and Captain Harry Graham
of the English army. has been broken
Counsel for the government yesterday
stated before Judge Lacombe that the
tobacco trust viii not show it's books be
cause the latter contain plans for cor
ner 10 the licorice supply OF the world
China is 10 bad financial straits. The
expenses of the government are NULL
plying without increasing revenue. lhe
psy OF the new army is considerably 10
arrears, and a great percentage OF deSer'
tons is resulting.
Representative Sherman, OF New
York, introduced bill yesterday pro,
yiding that the passenger rate on all
railroads 10 the United States ding al
interstate business shall be two cents
nile, effective January next.
For the fifth time 10 her life Mrs. Ida
f. Clifford, "A years old, at foIk, Pa,
last night became a bride. She was
married to Thomas NJ. Hoban, of Chi
cago, who is "a years old. Both the
bride and bridegroom have been unmar-
ried for twenty years.
The bill extending from twenty-elght
to thirty.six hours the time In when
! cattle may be carried in railroad cars
without unloading, was passed by the
Senate yesterday. The House Prohlb'
lied canieens at all national soldiers
homes. The ralroad-rate bill was sent
to conference without instructions Late
in the afternoon the meat inspection
subject was precipiiated upon The Hons
ia speeches by Messrs Mondell, Slayden,
Ames, and FulkersOn.
Justice Day, of the United States gu
preme Court 10 Canton, Ohio, yesterday
afternoon granted stay writ OF appeal
aud const quently a stay Of execution TO
Attorney Lindsay, in behalf OF Albert
f. Patrick, the New York lawyer under
sentence of death for the murder OF
William Marsh Rice. 1t will be heard
by the Supreme Court 10 October. The
action WAS brought before Justice Day
because Chief Justice Fuller and other
members OF the Supreme Court are
widely scattered on their vacation trips.
With simple ceremony aud in The
presence only OF members of bis i'm re
diate family, the body of Senator Arthur
Pue German was yesterday taken iron
the vault 10 the chapel at Oak Hill
Cemetery, Washington, where 1t W.
placed following funeral services Thurs
day last, and inferred IN a lot in the
cemetery selected as the last resting
place of the dead statesman. The inter
nent took place at III O'Clock, and be-
fore the caskst was covered with earth
a short PRAYER was offered up by Rev.
Mr.. Bird, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Laurel, Md ~ho was close
personal friend of Senator German,