Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-16
News OF the Day.

and much damage has been done.
A proT ose1 deep waterway scheme to
connect the Great Lakes with the Gulf
Of Mexico was launched At A representa-
tive meeting in ST. L-u's yesterday
Universal peace, ~ beneficial to The
workingmen CT the world, was advocated
in q resolution presented TO The fede-
ration of Labor Convention, yesterday.
The Spanish cabinet yesterday re
affirmed the decision of the preceding
ministry TO the effect tina; Spain shall
participate in the jamestown Exposi-
lion.
Capt James +. Oyster was reelected
president Of the Business Mems ALSO.
citation Of Washington, at its annual
meeting last night defeating, Ross 7.
Andrews.
The Gillian Chamber of Deputies has
passed the bill providing for the recon-
structiol of Valparaiso partially destroy
ed by earthquake and authorizing loan
of s., 900, 600 for the purpose.
Capt. Chas. W McVicar, we'll
known Confederate veteran, died at his
home in Newport News Yesterday after
an illness of two weeks. Captain Nc
Vicar was a native OF Winchester.
George T. Ellis, n we'll known real
estate man of Roanoke, diedon the train
Just east of Iynchbarg yesterday on his
return to Roanoke from John Hopkins
Hospital, in Baltimore. where he had
been taken for treatment.
Mrs. Eta Quincy, of Beatrice, Neh.,
yesterday fled petition for divorce
from her husband, William Quincy.
She has been thrice married and twice
divorced from the man from whom she
is now seeking legal separation.
At meeting OF the Negro Baptisls'
Association of North Carolina at Sails
bury, Yesterday, resolutions denonncing
President Roosevelt for discharging three
companie, of the Twenty fifth Infantry
were adopted The body represents a
constituency of 100, GOO.
Tire New York Central Railroad. &C.
cused of having granted reoates amount
log To $26, 900 to the American Sugar
Refining Company, WIS found guilty in
New York yesterday. The trial in the
case Of the American Sugar Refining
Company for accepting rebates will begin
today.
Cardinal Lecot has Informed the Pope
that the French minister of education
made q "monstrous error" in declaring
that The locs san associations formed
under the Cardinals auspices were legal,
the Cardinal explaining that they were
not meant TO comply with the separation
law.
Lord Curzon, of Kedesion, on.n-law
of Mrs. Levi H. Letter, arrived in New
York Yesterday on the steamship Baltic,
accompanied by Mrs. Letter. the Earl OF
Suffolk and the Countess Of Suifolk, who
was Miss Daisy Letter Mrs. Letter de-
parted a. once for Washington, and Lord
Curyon and The earl followed today.
The San Francisco grand Jury yester
day returned five indictments against
Mayor Eugene Sehmiiz and Abraham
Ruef on charges OF extortion. Ca each
charge the bail was fixed at $40, 600 and
bond at S., 600. ExtOrtion said to have
been practiced on the prOprieiors OF The
French restaurants is the basis Of two
more indictments.
Fearing that the present agitation for
increased wages has reached a point
where il threatens the successful opera
ton of railroads, the executive officials
of all lines west Of Chicago have decided
to ask the Interstate Co nmerce Comm's
sion TO become board of arbitration ioi
the settlement of all disputes between
the employees and the railways.
Finding her husband in house with
Miss Lucy Brown. Mrs John Brooks, Of
Charleston, w. Va, crazed with jeal-
ousy, emptied her revolver at the couple.
Three of the bullets struck Miss Brown
in the breast, hand and arm, and she is
fatally injured. Mrs. Brooks had SUE
pected her husband and last night she
followed him. She gave herself up to
the police and was placed in Jail
4 dispatch from Chateau Bay, Labra-
dor, announces the arrival there at Z
o clock yesterday evening of the arctic
steamer Roosevelt, with Commander
Peary aboard, which had been delayed
by heavy weather further up the coast.
The steamer ia fog bound at Chateau Bay
aud was expected to leave this morning,
for Sydney. There had been some anx
iety about the safety of Commando
Peary because of the condition OF hi
ship after his long battle with the ice IL
the Polar regions
If the Standard Oil Trust shows
fight and there is no reason for believ
ing that II will not in the lace OF the pre-
ceedines Instituted at 81 l.onis yesterds,
by Attorney General Moody for the dis
solution of that combine che greater
part OF the administration legal battle
against the alleged coasI icy will bt
fought under the direction " Charlie
J. Bonapare 1t is the erstandinl
that Mr.. Moody will be teeded a
Attorney. General by Mr. sparte OF
January l.
10 an interview in Chicsg ss,erda,
Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan said & neve
vronged anybody, and what he wants !
fair play He said there is no danger o
a money panic. There is nothing" h
said. "to prevent prevailing prosperit,
from continuing unless some sgitaior
successful in arousing public passion
against the property interests. " lie &c
clares he has helped men and aitemPte