Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-28
News Of the Day.

depositsry banks to believe the stringency
10 the money market.
In Chicago two carloads of cold Storage
chickens and ten carloads of meat we're
yesterday condemned by the chief food
inspector and his assistant.
Paul 0. Stensland, the former Chicago
bank president, has been put to Work
in the sorting department )f the broom
factory in Joliet Qll.) penitentiary.
When told Of Hearst's nomination for
governor Mr.. Bryan said that he was
gratified and fe that he would make
strong race, aud if elected, good gov
ernor.
Msyor Mcclellan has issued state
ment in which he says that while Hearst
was not his candidate he accepts the
will of the convention and will support
the nominee.
w. Morgan Shuster. native of Wash
ington, hiss been appointed Philippine
Commissioner and will draw salaries az
gregsting $500 Mr.. Shuster is not
30 years old and is stenogr spher to the
collector of customs in the Phi lippines.
Mr.. Frank Howarth Brown, inventor
of the sorts caster, a machine for making
type in newspaper offices, made by the
National Compositype Company, died
Yesterday at his home in Baltimore. He
had been sick three months. he was
97years old.
Forty armed and mounted Mexican
revolutionists yesterday captured the
mining town of Juminez, placing the
mayor, chief of police and other officers
in jail. Cavalrymen aud 40 rangers
from Monterey are on their way to the
scene of the trouble.
1t is reported In New York that Harry
X. Thaw is to be examined be fore lun-
acy commission This step has been de-
cided on by Tbsw's lawyers after much
persuasion by Mrs. William Thaw. She
pl,ns to avoid having him placed on trial
Tor the Staying of Stanford White, pre-
ferring to have him sent to the Mattea-
wan Asylum for the Criminal Insane.
Mail advices from Madagascar re-
ceived in Manila brought news of a
sanguinary conflict near Majunga be-
tween $50 French troops and a large
number of Fahavolo tribesmeu, who lost
$50 men killed. No details were given
of the French casualties, which are
stated to have been heavy, the column
having been surrounded and placed in a
critical situation until the arrival OF
reinforcemeuts. Other tribes in the
northern part Of the island are taking
the offensive.
Notices have been posted at most of
the hotels and private honse, in Geneva,
at Zurich, Lucerne and other cities in
Switzerland announcing that Russians
are refused accommodations. This arises
from the recent discovery of Russian
bomb depot in Switzerland and the
assassination at Interlsken Of French
man named Mueller, by Mile. Leontieff,
daughter Of General Leontieff, and a
niece of the General Trepoff, who mis-
took her victim for NJ. Durmovo, the
ex-Russian minister of the interior.
The half million members of organized
labor in New York State, according to
Frank Morrison, secretary of the Amer.
can Federation of Labor. will support
Mr.. Hearst, the democratic candidate.
This influence will go far, Mr.. Morrison
thinks, in inducing labor that is unor-
ganzed to support the same candidate.
President Gompers, of the Federation,
will make number of speeches in New
York congressional districts, and it was
stated yesterday that he would urge the
voters whom he addressed to support the
dem jcratic gpbernatorial ticket.
Frost was reported yesterday morning
from a dozen Iowa cities, a Though 10
none of them was it serious enough to
damage the corn crops. The mercury
dropped to "a at EstherVille and other
points 10 the Stale were almost as cool.
Reports received at Des Moines indicate
some damage to small vegetation, but
the corn crop is believed to he safe, ex-
cept in few isolated portions in the
northern part of the State. The first
frost of the season visited Norfolk, Neb.
Wednesday night. The crops of north
ern Nebraska and southern South Da-
kota are safe.
The moderates in Cuba will attend
the session Of Congress today and try To
keep President Palma in Office by
refusing to accept his resignation. Sec
rotary Taft had intended to intervene and
had formulated plan for provisional
government. but he will now await the
result of today's session. Palma last
night declared he would not withdraw
his resignation. The American CON-
missioners have little confidence in the
sincerity of the Cuban politicians. Army
and navy departments continue rushing
preparations to send ships and men to
Havana.
Announcement OF Frederick Geb.
hardt's marriage TO Marie Wilson, one
of the original members Of the "Flora-
dora" sextette, came as great surprise
to local friends of the young woman.
Miss Wilson, as she WAS known on the
Stage, is Washington girl, the daughter
of Joseph Gamble. of that city, and
leaped into prominence in night
through lucky investment in Wall
street. She met Frederick Gebhardt
several years ago, and his devotion to
Ter was marked, but at that time she
apparently did not care to marry. Miss
Gamble was formerly the wife of young
man named Wimsatt of this city.
The State Federation of Labor at
Colorado Springs last night adopted a
resolution depouncing Henry A. Buch-