Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-01
News Of the Day.

phia has died out.
Pi.tsburg claims gain o. 1865 In
population in IL months.
For failure to take the test ride IL
officers have been ordeted before an
army retiring board.
President Roosevelt ia blamed fer
using government deposits to aid 10 his
fight against certain Wall street interests.
The United States government has
chartered 81 Scotch steamers to carry
coal to Pacific ports for the Atlantic
feet.
DR.. Albert q. Day, who committed
suicide on bis honeymoon 10 Boston, hso
another wife than the nurse he had just
married.
Royal Fowler paid murderers
penalty 10 the electric chair In the State
prison at Columbus, Ohio, al 1900
O'Clock this morning.
The Pittsburg, Pa, stock exchange
board of directors voted today to remain
closed. No intimation was given as to
when business would be resumed.
A small Indian uprising in southern
Utah has been put down by United
States cavalry after sharp engagement
in which three Indians we're killed and
another wounded.
A move ment WIS set on foot in Pittt-
burg Yesterday to anthor'zs surgical
operations on backward pupils whose
ficiepcy was found 10 be caused oy
ply steal ailments.
The arrest OF several military CLERKS
HIS revealed a plot TO blow up the entire
Military Council in 81. Petersburg, TO-
Guiding the Minister OF War, at the
body's next weekly sitting.
AnQered by the Halloween pranks OF
crowd of young folks, John w. Trostle,
near StoyestowD, Pa, last plight procur,
ed a shotgun, fred twice in the crowd
and painfully injured two boys.
Helpless and alone in sacoud-story
room of ils parents home in Philad'l
phia, 10-moDths-old colored baby met
horrible death yesterday morning by
being eaten alive by swarm of rats.
The Attorney General is considering
the proprie!y Of making public sep-
sationaI report on peonsge practices in
several southern states, submitted after
a personal investigation by his special
assistant, Mary Grace Quackenbosh.
Fifty leading business men OF Wl-
mington, N. c., yesterday sent dis
patch to Governor GlenD. urging him
| In his conference today with Governors
Smith, of Georgia, ard Conner, OF Ala
bams, to restore confidence by working
for an equitable adjustment Of the rate
controversy.
Fourteen opinions, liz IS many cases
on appeal, were delivered by the Su-
preme Court of North Carolina, yester.
| day. However, the snIiously awaited
ruling 10 the famous case sgsinst the
Sou. hern Railway, In which Judge
Long imposed the $50, 600 fine for vlolat-
ing the 2 IA cent passenger rate act,
was not among the number.
The real reason why Secretary TAFT
will adhere to bis original plan OF visit
ing Berlin before the return Of Kaiser
Wilhelm from England, is explained
in official circles in Washington to be
Tor the purpose Of avoiding possible
ieslousies at Paris aud London. A
dispatch was received from the French
government yesterday inquiring regard
ing The secretsry's itinerary, and it is pos
sible that be will conclude to visit Paris,
also.
The yacht Kingdom, with sixty mem
bers of the Holy Ghost and Us colony,
at Shiloh, Me-, on board, aud crew of
twenty, sailed early yesterday from
South Freeport for Jerusalem. Among
the number wss Charles E Holland,
] who ia known g. "Moses,' and who, in
the absence of the leader, Rev. Frank
w. Sanford, bss been in charge of the
colony. 1t is understood many of the
disciples will not return, but will remain
at one OF the colonies 10 the Holy Land,
where Mr.. Sanford is now supposed to be.
DR.. Seth ID. Close, vino hsd large
practice and many friends 10 New York,
committed suicide with strychnine at
bis home Tuesday afternoon; The ply
stefan and his wife we're discussing
earnestly whether they would recover a
large sum of money in a trust company
which had closed its doors. Suddenly
DR.. Close left his chair. leaned over his
wife, kissed her, said "Good-by," affect
ionately and hurried from the room.
Before she could recover from her SUI
prise, the doctor locked himself in tbe
bath room. Then he Immediately took