Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-14
News OF the Day.

/ harry X. Thaw will be tried 10 New
York for the murder OF Stanford White
on Monday, December q
Representative L. F. Livingston, Of
Georgia, in no Interview. says he be-
lleyes currency legislation IS more I'M
poriart than tariff revision at this time
A proposed act for Uniform divorce
regulation vas submitted to the divorce
congress Ia Philadelphia. Fnli pnbliei-
" Is advocated and The committee be-
lieyes public hearings beneficial.
Good sends good women." said Sir
Thomas Upton. Irish knight and cup
challenger, In Philadelphia. last night.
40 Why should poor man bo 40 pre-
sumptuous a. TO hunt one" Sir Thomas
said this 10 answer to the report that he
was in ihi, county searching Tor bride.
An important question has been re.
ierfed TO the Solicitor OF tho Department
Of Commerce and LshOt Tor an opinion.
aud his decision 10 tho premises will be
OF more Than ordinary interest 10 many
| sonlhefn state, which have been actively
encouraging the immigration OF desirable,
persons from European c0unther.
Secretary -Ui the Treasury Shaw hss
dianissed Gen Georgs-W. -Mindil. who
has been Tor many years the chief eA'
aminer of precious stones IN the New
York appraisers store The action Is
the outcome OF an Investigation ordered
| several weeks ago to determine tho re-
sponaibiliiy Tot extensive undervalnstions
Of diamonds and other gems al the. pofl
Of New York. $50
Executive officers of the Baiinore and
Ohio Railroad were asked yesterday about
report that a complaint has been filed
with The Interstate Commerce Commits
| SIGN protecting that various southern
railroads have the advantage by 4 rah'
| water haul from northern points, and
petitioniDg the commission that they be
prohibited from reducing their freight
rates under the direct sli-rsil tates.
They characterized it as ridiculous.
The proposition to Issue bank clrcu-
la,ion upon approved securities other
than United States bonds WAS rejected
yesterday by vote Of the currency COM
mission OF the American Bankers Ass0-
cialiou, now holding sessions In Wash
inglou. This action practically sounds
the death koell Of plan for relieving
currency stringancY which has had many
advocates among the fnaGciefs Of The
country tor The past leo years.
Frank Dalnour. engineer Of The Gfsl
section % the immigrant train which
figured in the wreck ut WoodVHle, lnd..
admits that his careiessnfss WAS respon-
able for the catastrophe On passing
the ffeii ht train which waa sianding on
siding at McCOol. he whislled three Zines
10 inform the freight that second pfs,'
enger train WAS following as section No.
l.. lie received no reply. but did noi
atop 10 sscei tain why his signal had n0l
been acknowledged That's where l.
made my mistake" said Dalnonr -.
Former Governor Olrll, of Ne@ York,
ex.chainnan Of The Slate republican
committee. said yesterday tina, the man
agement Of the republican State cant
paign WA The "mOsl asinine" that ho
ever knew, and The interference OF Dir
Roosevelt lid more haIm than good
Tie whole State ticket. he said, might
Just as we'll have been elected, As The
result stands Il loOks like democratic
victory, aud leaves the republican party
In bad shape with 4 national campaign
coming 90. The republicans. he de-
elarsd. made no campaign at all. bnI put
Il ali on Nj Hughes' shOulders.