Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-24
News Of the Day.

/ President Morgan, of the Virgins
Carolina Chemical Company, denie
that his company is trust.
Senator La Toilette yesterday closed hi
address on the rate bill by intimatin,
loss of public confidence in the Unite,
States Senate.
John F. Wallace, former chief enginee
of the Panama canal, is to become presi
dent of big electrical construction ant
financing company.
Henry Cecil, son of Mr.. Everett H
Cecil, of Hyattstown, Nd, committed
suicide yesterday at his boarding hous,
in Washington. A love affair is sale
TO have caused him to take his life.
The weather at Cumberland. Md !,
decidedly winiry and heavy wraps arr
donned Three inches OF snow is report
ed to have fallen at Oakland, yesterday
There vas a slight fall at Cumberland
also. A high wind prevails.
Secretary Shaw has given directions
that $l5. 200, 900 OF public money be
distributed among the national banks Of
San Francisco and immediate vicinity,
which will include Oakland, as soon as
the banks furnish satisfactory security.
Congressman Blackburn, last week
acquitted of charges OF receiving fees for
legal practice before departments of the
government, WIS given an enthusiastic
reception in the House yesterday and
placed in the chair by Speaker Cannon.
For assauIting his wife and keeping
her prisoner in room for seven weeks,
Frank Dement,, who WAS tried and
found guilty in the Police Court in
Washington two weeks ago, was SEN
fenced Yesterday by Judge Kimball to
serve year less day in Jail and pay
fine of $500.
Further explorations of the cave dis
covered several days ago at Charlie
iowa, Jefferson county, w. Va, show
the presence ofseveral large underground
lakes, one being $50 feet long and
another 200 feet. This is the third cave
found under Charles Town. Exploring
parties with boats are still working in
the cavern.
Chairman Wadsworth, Of the House
committee on agriculture. yesterday re-
ported the agriculture appropriation bill
and gave notice that he would call ii up
for consideration today. The bill carries
for the operation of the department a
total appropriation of Sc, $50. 300. The
item covering the congressional free
distribution of vegetable and flower
seed has been entirely omitted from the
bill.
President Mitchell acknowledged the
receipt Of the communication OF the
operators declining to arbitrate all dit
lerences and announcing that commit
tees meeting tomorrow would consider
it. The anti-strike feeling among the
anthracite minewOrkers is believed TO be
growing, as a long struggle and doubt
fol outcome are feared if a strike is
called.
The Count de Smet de Mayer, cadet
sailing ship used by the Belgian govern
ment for training officers for the govern
ment service, foundered in the Bay Of
Biscay, April Is, with a loss OF IS
lives, including the captain and the off
Ger commanding the cadets. The cadets
included the sons of many prominent
Belgians. Twenty.six survivors OF the
wreck were rescued by the French bark
Dunkerque.
Sixly.nine thousand punches OF ba-
nanas were entered at the customhouse in
Baltimore yesterday by the steamer Barn
stable from Jamaica and the Ask and
Ely from Cuba. In addition the Barn
stable brought 35 barrels OF oranges.
The Oxus passed in yesterday from Port
Maria with a cargo Of fruit and will
arrive today. There are yet due to com.
plete the feet TO arrive this week the
Salvatore Di Giorgio, Usk, Gwent aud
George Dumois.