Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-29
News Of the Day.

John D. ROckieliow mas given ,VuV-
600 for children reiormatories IN the
North and South,
The term of the U. 5. Supreme Court
which began last October cameto close
Yesterday all the cases undisposed OF he
ing continued, as usual. The next term
will begin on October s.
The wife of John Hall Watson, a
wealthy real estate operator, of New YORK,
has sued her husband for a divorce, al
leging that he was too fond of Bridget
Sully, a nurse in the family.
Revolulionists have invaded Guale-
mala at four points under the leader
ship of former Gov. BarillOs. The rev.
oluti nists are well armed, and de-
cisive fight will in all probability shortly
ensue.
At Madison Square Garden New York
last night, under the auspices OF the
Twentieth Century Athletic Club, Terry
McGovern and Jimmy Britt, of San
Francisco. Tough ten great and exciting
rounds. There was no decision,
Bv Governor Lea yesterday calling a
special session of the Delaware legisla-
tnre TO convene on Thursday to elect
United States Senator, the republican
factiono fight that has been specIacu-
lar feature for / years is to be ended
and the party is 10 be consolidated
One of the largest and most prominent
of the dissenting minority stockholders
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad makes the
assertion that within year President
Alexander J. Cassatt will have resigned
and will have been replaced by George
F. Baer, now president of the Reading.
According to computations made by
AGENTS of the brewing {. mpanies, about
20 per cent of the saloons in Cleveland,
Ohio. closed their doors yesterday
through inability 10 pay the 81, 900 tex
provided under the recently enacted
| Aiken law. Fully 600 saloons closed
Yesterday, most f them being in the out
lying districts of the city.
Just before the adjournment of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States yester-
| day the retirement of Associate Justice
Henry b. Brown was officially announced =.
He has served more than fifteen years.
An expression of regret signed by Chiel
Justice Fuller and Associate justices
| Harlan, Brewer, White, Peckham, Nc
| Kenna, Holmes, and Day, was read rs
was also reply by Justice Brown.
Senator Bailey intends on Friday,
when the Senate committee on privileges
and elections meets, to offer two resolu-
tons to expel from the United States
Senate. The first resolution will be TO
expel Senator Jos. r Burton, of Kansas,
and the other is to expel Senator Reed
:Smoot. Senator Bailey has grown tired
If Mr. Burton's actions and Of the com
mittee's delay in reaching vote on the
SmOOt case.
The Supreme Court yesterday rcailirm-
ed its previous opinion that the duties
! imposed on merchandise going into the
Philippine Islands from the United
States between the date OF the signing of
the treaty of peace at Paris aud the enact
ment of the Philippine tarifiact were col
lected illegally and that the war powers
of the President of the United States,
under which they were levied, were not
sufficient TO validate them. That de-
cision was rendered last spring.
The U. S Supreme Court yesterday
decided the case of the North Carolina
Railroad Commission W. the Southern
Railway Company in favor of the raj
road company. The case involved the
right Of State to compel a railroad m
psny To place its cars w tracks de,igna Ell
by the state authorities Tor the benefit OF
individual shippers. The railroad com'
pany attacked the law as uncOnstitution-
al on the ground at it involves an in-
reference with interstate commerce, and
the Circuit Court sustained this posi-
ton.
It was testified in New York yester-
day in the suit of Lawyer John Della
hunty against Richard A. Canfeli, the
reputcd gambler, that a young million
aire lest $500, 900 in Canfeld's place;
lhst a United States senator had to pay
$50, 900 in full, aud that Garfield thought
a Mr.. V-had made an exhibition Of
himself None connected with the case
would identity Reginald G. VANDERBILT
ss "Mr. v" Capfeld's manager, Buck
lin, said of strong box; "there are letters
there which mean social ruin TO certain
people"
The Senate yesterday sent the rail-
road-rate bill to conference, listened to
long defense by Mr.. Kittredee Of h
sel-evel canal, and to three democratic
speeches on the joint resolution relating
to the purchase of supplies for The canal,
and devoted the remainder of the day to
the postofiice appropriation bill. The SEN
ate conierees on the rate bill are Messrs.
Elkins, Cullom and Tillman The
House considered District business but
owing to the continued filbuster but few
bills were passed, among them the com
pulsory education bill.
Monument to Gov. Smith.
Hollywood Memorial Day exercises at