Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-03
News OF the Day.

Secretary Wilson serves notice on
those anufacturers who believe that
the pure food law cannot be enforced until
October that they are mistaken.
The republican legislature Of Maine at
a Joint caucus last night. unanimously
renominated William P. Frye, OF Lewis
ton, tor United States Senator.
Msior.General Jesse b. Lee was re
tired under the age regulation yesterday
and Brig. Gen. ] Franklin Bell was
promoted to the rank Of major general.
Henry G. Fricl is reported to have
sold ell bis holdings of Reading Railway
stock and will resign from the Reading
directorate at the next meeting OF the
board.
The Central National Bank Of Wash
ington and the Bank of Washington
will be merged into one institution, the
new hank taking the name of the Ma
lional Bank of Washington.
Grave fears are expressed for the
safety Of the steamship Ponce, which
sailed for New York from Ponce on
Christmas Day, with many pssan ,ers
on board and is nov three days over due
The second son Of August Thyssen,
one Of the richest men in Germany, IL
reported to have mOrtgsged bis share in
his fathers estate to firm OF Dutch
bankers for from 81, 500, 900 10 5000
600.
Representative Livingston and Pfesi-
dent Harvie, of the Southern Cotton Ex-
change, yesterday Gled charges with Post
master General Cirtelyou against the
New York CMton Exchange and asked
that fraud order be issued sgainst IT,.
Joseph X. McCsmmOn. one Of the
best known lawyers of Washington, and
at one time Assistant Attorney General
of the United States and later Commits
sioner of Railroads, died suddenly last
night at his home in The Don Carlos.
The water supply Of The city of Scran-
ton, Pa, owned aImost entirely by W.
W. Scranton, president of the Scranton
Gas and Wafer Company, and which
had become polluted, has been seized by
the State, which for the present will
assume jurisdiction. The plant is valued
at 81, 900. 900.
Thirty five persons, all Mexicans bnt
two, we're killed and bodies OF 30 Mex
leans we're incinerated early Yesterday in
the head-On collision Of two passenger
trains of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad near Volland, Kan.
As stated the accident was due to tel
egraph operator failing to stop the trains.
Most of the dead were burned in the
wreckage.
The Nobel prize medal recently con-
fened on President Roosevelt by the
Norwegian Storthing has been received
at the White House, having been trans
lnitted By American Minister PIERCE, at
Chris,iania. With the medal il diplO-
ma setting forth The award. The prize
money, which sppropriltes something
over $37, 900, has not yet arrived. The
prizs medal is beautiful piece of solid
gold, appropriately figured and lettered.
1t contains about $3.50 worth of solid
gold
Four men, said to be members of the
bakers union, have been arrested in
Chicago on the charge OF putting acid
on hundreds of loaves of bread distrit-
uted among the Jewish residents on the
West Side. A strike is in progress at A
bakery, and il Is asserted that strike
sympathizers threw the acid and also
iodoform on wagons loaded with bread
and rolls after they had left the bakery.
10 the pockets Of The four men arrested
we're found bottles of cafbOlic acid and
packages Of iodoform.
Council for the estate OF the late A.
!. Oassatt issued g. statement in Phila-
delphia late yesterday to the elect that
Dir. Cassatt. By his will left his entire
estate TO Mrs Cassatt aud in equal shares
to his children. The children are Capt.
Edward Is Csssalt. Robert X. Cassstt
and Mrs. ", Piunket Stewart. Mrs
Cassatt, the three children and the FL
deity Trnst Company, Of Philadelphia.
are appointed executors Of the will. No
intimstion ia given as the value of the
estate hut it Is believed to be between
S.. 600, 900 and $40, 600. 0O0.
After two attempts 10 end bis life by
inhsling gas, Louis ii. Becker, a cigar
and tobacco dealer, in Baltimore, was
slive at last accounts. The attempts on
his life we're frustrated By the p9lice,
who broke into the room where Becker
had gone to put an end to his troubles.
Becker told the police that bis domestic
Affairs were causiug him lot OF worry,
and that his efforts at a reconciliation
with his wife, who is at Atlantic City
with their two children, q girl Of - and
boy several years younger, had failed
through the interference ef relatives.
Governor Cobb for the second tme was
inauguratcd Governor Of Maine 81 Augusta
today.
Indictments sustained.