Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-09
News Of the Day.

turn 10 work tomorrow.
f. II. Hartman completed his trip
from San Francisco to New York in
thirty-three minutes less than three
days.
Mrs. Evan DOnalds was caught in a
folding bed ia Washington yesterday
and partially paralyzsd as result of the
accident.
President Roosevelt has Endorsed the
recommendation OF Secretary Taft that
an additional half million dollars be sp.
propriated for relief work in San Fran
cisco.
Deputy sberifs in Pueblo, COL, fred
into a crowd of rclous strikers at the
Pueblo Smeller yesterday. An Italian
WAS killed and two other strikers were
seriously wounded.
The May bali of the Southern Relief
Society for the benefit Of the Confederate
Veterans aud their families took place
last night in the Confederate Veterans
Hall 10 the Maryland Building, in Wash
iDgton, and WAS 4 great success.
There is no foundation in fact for the
report -telegraphed from Kief yesterday
that Gen. Count Alexis Pavolich lgna-
lief, formerly governor OF Kief, had been
assassinated. Gen. Ignatief was 10
St. Petersburg last night, and not in
Kief. .-..
The.Prince and Princess of Wales ar
rived iu London yesterday from Ports
mouth, where they landed on their re-
turn from India, and were given great
naval welcome. Crowds also cbeered
them on their drive TO Marlborough
House.
Vesuyius is again showing consider
able activity. Yesterday dense column
of smoke vas rising from the crater and
spreading like an umbrella, accompanied
BY loud decorations and electric dis
charges, which are especially noticeable
from R,sina. The main crater is dis
charging sand and cinders.
The House yesterday considered the
naval appropriation bill and refused to
concur in the Senate amendments TO the
army bill. Mr.. Rixey called the alien
lion Of the House 10 the powder trust,
and offered an amendment providing Tor
the Establishment of agoyernmenl pow
der factory, but it was defeated by vote
OF 65 TO AZ.
The Senate yesterday evening I'D
jOurDed in state Of great confusion as
to the exact subject before it. The dis
order wss due to the fact that number
of substitutes for amendments to the
Elkins amendment prohibiting common
carriers from engaging in mining coal or
10 The production of other commodities
in competition with shippers were of
fered. The Senate refused by vote Of
20 to 40 to lay the Elkins' provision on
the table
Despondent over the death of her
fance, Harry d Witlimer. letter car.
rier, who ended his life Monday after
noon by shooting himself in the right
temple, Miss Annie Mass, pretty blond
aged twenty zone years, of Baltimore, made
two attempts to commit suicide last night
and is at the City Hospital 10 serious
condition. She took an overdose OF
laudanum, and thirty minutes later she
shot herself in the left breast with 80
caliber revolver.
While Victor Freeman and Rufus A.
Evans, compodng the firm Of Evans 4
Freeman, lumber merchants in the
Whitehall building, New York, were
preparing to leave their Office yesterday
aliern on, Freeman to gel mar. led at s
p. m ana Evans 10 net as best man,
detectives entered and arrested both men
upon Geographic advices from Chicago
According to the request sent by the
Chicago chief of police, both men al e
wanted there to answer the charge Of
embezzlement OF $lS, 900. After much
trouble they were released on bail
Twenty Jail prisoners, composing the
squa ] used in cleaning the public build
ings OF Washington, Pa, went on strike
yestt rdsy aud refused to'work until sup.
piled their daily allowance Of tobacco
Heretofore the county commissioners had
supplied the prisoners with tobacco, but
yesterday an Orter was issued that no
more would be furnished. The prisoners
refused to work and were threatened with |
solitary confinement, but they remained |
firm. The sheriff appealed to the com:
Who respinded the order cut |
tiag OIL the supply and purchased tobsc-
co for the prisoners, whereupon they |
went TO work.
Mrs James & Blaine the second wife
Of James G.. Blaine and a daughter of
Admiral Hichborn, has decided to 60 TO
South Dakota, with view Of securing
a divorce In 1901 Blaine was divorced
from his first wife, who was Miss Marie
Nevens, OF Ohio. Mrs Blaine secured
The divorce and shortly after married DR..
Bull, of New York. Jimmie" Blaine
has had varied experience. During
The Spanish war, through influence, he
WAS appointed an aid on Gen. Wesley
McrrltPs staff. His adventures in Hon.
1lulu and the Philippines caused his
military career to come to an end, for he
vas ordered ZONE and permitted to re-
'ign.