Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-11
News Of the Day.

Aleeciras convention.
Bebanziu, the former King OF Daho-
mey, died suddenly OF nephIitis 81 Al
giers Yesterday.
John Madison Keith, who was a mast
er mechanic on the Panama csnal, died
yesterday from the bite Of cenIiPede
Secretary Shaw has announced that be
will deposit 10000, 900 10 depositaTy
banks and that he will buy $40, OOO, 600
10 bonds in 1907.
Senator Culberson made objection yes
terday to Mr.. BOospsrte's nomination
as attorney general on account of views
expressed in 1899 as to the undesirable
ity of regulating trusts by liquidation
The nomination went over but II will be
confirmed.
Practically all the time Of the Senate
yesterday, was consumed IN The consld-
Grafton of the child labor bill. 1t went
over without action till today. The
House was engaged in the consideration
of the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill.
The case of Mrs. Angie Birdsong,
charged With the murder of Dr.. Thomas
II. Butler, was given to the jury at
Hszelhursl, Miss, at 6 O'Clock yesteT-
day evening, but at late hour 90 yer
diet bad been reached. At IL o'clock il
was reported that the jurors stood II TO
for acquiltal 1t DOW seems certSin
that the Jury will declare a mistrisl. a
report about the court room late this
afternoon is that one iurymsn is holding
out for conviction.
In Cincinnati. yesterday, Mr.. Beleamy
Slorer, former United States ambassador
at Vienna, gave out statement, in reply
10 the letter of President Roosevelt. he
declares that he possesses foar letters
from the President authorizing him to
urge the promotion OF Archbishop Ireland
on the Pope He said Ireland knew the
President was working in mis- behalf and
that the pressure of New York Catholics
for Archbishop Farley may have caused
RooseyeL's turn about
The Supreme Court yesterday made
final disposition Of the case of Rebecca
!. Taylor, a clerk in the War Depart
ment, who was dismissed from the sci,
vice by Secretary Root 10 1902, for pub
fishing newspaper article in which she
cast reflections upon the President Of the
y nited States. by the legal proceeding,
Miss Taylor sought to compel her resloT.
alton TO office by means Of q writ Of
maadsmus The Attorney General
moved to dismiss the case for want OF
jurisdiction, and that motion was granted.
At Crittendon, % miles north Of SUI
iolk, Samuel Haskins abont J.! O'Clock
Sunday, night WAS stabbed to death by
John Henry Harrison, to whose vile
Haskins is alleged to have been atleH-
tive. Haskins. after receiving the
wound, ran few yards and fell dead IN
the churchyard, with a pockotknife clutch
ed in his right hand. Shortly before the
homicide, Haskins was discovered PROV
ling about HarrisOn's yard He refused
to respond upon being hailed and Hsrr'
son attacked him with wooden bar.
Haskins fled, and Harrison, after secar.
ing butcher knife, pursued and over
took him at the church. Harrison gave
himself up yesterday.
President Roosevelt will in a short
time send to Congress message trans
hitting the report made to him by Mr..
Metcalf, Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor, whom he sent TO San Francisco
to make an investigation 10 reference to
the complaints Of the japanese regarding
the pnblic schools. This report will in
some respects be sensational, because II
will show that the complaints OF the
japanese, while based on the alleged
violation Of treaty rights in the matter
of equal treatment, were probably promp-
tel by mslirealment Of japanese resi-
dents of San Francisco by labor uniors
and other organizations whose members
objected to their presence as workers on
the Patio coast.