Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-15
News Of the Day.


The House committee yesterday agreed
to fayorably report compromise bill re-
moving the tax on leaf tobacco.
The resignation Of John G. Brady,
governor of Alaska, was received and
accepted byPresident Roosevelt yester-
day.
Thomas w. Lawson will retire from
the proxy committee of insurance policy
holders which he formed and wants
Stuyvesant Fish TO head the committee.
Rev. DR.. John N. Mccormick, rector
of st. Marks Episcopal Church Of Grand
Rapids, was yesterday consecracted CO.
adjutor bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of Western Michigan.
The Fowler investigating committee
recommends that legal steps be taken TO
recover sums OF money paid out by the
New York Life Insurance Company for
campaign contributions.
The two factions in the Senate on the
rate bill cannot agree on compromise
or the court review provision, and the
prospects are that it will be fought ont
on the floor CT the Senate.
John Mitchell. leader of the coal
miners, says President Dolan, of the
Pittsburg union, uttered a malicious
falsehood when Dolsn said Mitchell was
satisfied with present conditions.
Balfour and Chamberlain have ex-
changed letters, indicating that they
stand on common ground in the essen
tial features of fiscal policy that ought
to be urged by the unionist party.
The coast towns between TumacO and
Bueua Ventura, Colombia, South
America, are reported to have been
swept away by tidal wave due to an
earthquake, and 20 bodies have been
found on the beaches.
President A. j. Cassatt, of The Penn
sylvania Railroad, denies that the cor
pOration is interested in coal mines, that
il discriminates 10 cars or rates, or that
there is coal trust, and challenges
proof of the allegations.
Two hundred women yesterday storm
ed the Offices OF the Empire Life lnsnr-
ance Company and District Attorney
Jerome, in New York, in 30 effort to get
back premiums paid on insurance in a
company in receivers hands.
Mrs. Aaron Blair, of indianapolis, a
sister of the wife of Gen. Lew Wallace,
died suddenly in her room at the Coch-
ran Hotel, in Washington, Yesterday
morning, ofapoplexy. She was spending
the winter there with her husband and
sister, Mrs. Henry S. Lane.
Thomas Dawson, of Rockville, Nd,
who has announced himself candidate
for the Congressional nomination to sue
coed Mr.. Pearre. Mr.. Dawson, il is said,
was offered the postmastership of Rock
vile by Mr.. Pearre to keep out of the
fight for Congress bat Mr. Dawson de-
clined it. The Montgomery county re-
publican organization and Mr.. Pearre
are at odds which will aid Mr.. Dawson
in his fight.
Presents tor the White House Drlde
keep on arriving with every hour, till
the library and the storeroom in the at
tic of the old mansion are taxed to the
limit. The beautiful gift from the New
York delegation in Congress arrived
yesterday from Tifiany's. The gifts
range from superb chest from the
Mikado of Japan to washtub full OF
potatoes sent by western farmer. The
MikadO Of Japan has sent a chest con-
tanning a silver puncbbOwl, repousse,
and some beautiful specimens of en-
broideries typical of the artistic work for
which his country is noted. A dover
chest of carved Oriental wood has been
sent by the Empress of China. In its
various compartments are unique treas
ures of embrOideries, Chinese silk and
perfumes of sandalwood, etc.