Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-12
News OF the Day.


defeated the rebels and captured Colonel
Vega, their leader. Colombia will man
tain the strietest neutrality.
Mr. Julian !. G. McSha1e, son Of
tie lat Henry McShane, f'uGder OF the
noted bell msnufaciuring firm and prom
inen. 10 the social life Of Baltimore, died
yesterday OF heart disease.
The peculiar actions Of two dogs led to
the finding of the body Of ST.. Henry y
Smith. who bad killed himself by acct
deutly dscharging pistol ia his pockei,
near Baltimore Ole Dig stood guard, II
is thought, all night.
The schooner Ralph NJ Hayward,
bound TO New YORK from Brunswick,
Co., with cargo Of rail Dad ties went
ashore last night at Littls Island, fifteen
miles south of Cape Henry. Va. The
crew we're landed By the life savers.
Rawhided whenever be played truant
and lhrashed when he m Ssed his lessons,
William Weedon, a l6.year-old boy,
shot bis father twice at his home, in
Glendale, / l., yesterday and fred three
shots at the policeman who arrested him.
Representative Grosvenor, Chairman
Of tho House COMMITTEES on merchant
marine and fisheries, is engaged on a
proposed amendment TO the Gallinger
ship subsidy bill, designed to grant as
sistance only to Oriental and South
American line'
George Burnham, jr., vice president
ADD general counsel OF the Mutual Re-
serve Life Insurance Company, was
found guilty OF the larceny Of s. 500 OF
the company's funds yesterday in New
York and was sent to the Tombs prison
to await an appeal of the case
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany and the Brooklyn Cooperage Com
pauy both plesded guilty to the accept.
ance of rebates on sugar in The United
States Court Of New York city yesterday
aud Judge Holt fined the Sugar Refining
Company $4,000 and the Cocperage
Company $4,000
The condition Of Former Senator
Brown, OF Utah, the victim of a bullet
tired by Mr.. Anna NJ. Bradley, at the
Raleigh Hotel, Saturday afternoon, is
precarious He grew worse yesterday
afternoon and it was feared that he
would not survive the night MFs.
Bradley continues TO ask after the condi-
ton other victim
The War Department has selected the
ate for the government powder factory
for which Congress appropriated slG5,-
900 the last session, in Dover, y. j. The
plant will be one Of the fines of It's kind
10 existence, and appliances vii De Il e.
stalled which will prevent the destruc-
lion Of the entire plant should an ex-
pl9siOn occur in any part Of it.
Secretary of War Taft In his annual
report urges the immediate construction
Of coast defense works for the Chess
peake Bay, Long sland SOurd and Puget
Sound. The great importance Of the
Chesapeake Bay, both commercially and
stratcgically. is pointed out in the report
and a graphic picture of the destruction
that could be caused hy hostile fleet is
showr
The United States government has
been overcharged S40, 600 By the
railroads during the last ten Yeas Tor
carrying the mails, according to stare
ment made in the House yesterday by
Representative Victor Murdoch, Of Kar-
saq During the consideration OF the
legislative bill, Mr. MurdOck explained
in detail hoE various roads, including
tn New York Central, had made false
averages of the daily weight of msil'.
Trusting the poict OF an umbrella into
tho eve OF an irfnrnltd hill probably
saved he LIE of Miss Mary Nils at Shire
maustowu, four miles from Harrisburg,
Pc, yesterday. Miss Mill, who was
atlired in n bright red dress, was walk
ing dom the street OF that town, when
tho bull, spying the dres9, broke away
from his Owrer and chased her for
about & block. lie knocked her down,
and it wss while rolling on the pavement
that she was able to Jam the point of the
umbrella into the eye Of the animal
The pain Disconnected the animal for a
moment aud gave the young woman time
to escspe.
The Stockholders Of the Great Northern
Railroad vas notified today that sixty mill
Lion dellar stock issue would be oii-rei 10
aockhol lers p'C rata oi their holdingsot par
The mon4y obtained from the stock VAL be
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