Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-14
News Of the Day.

Saturday.
Old-Homs Week 10 Baltimore began
Yesterday with religious services and
registering Of visitors.
Brig-Gen. ]. Franklin Bell is at Null
doon's sanitariuD, a, White Plains, N.
T., recuperating from overwork.
Dispatches from Vienna say that En-
peror Francis Joseph'S general condition
today is reported to be somewhat i'm
proved.
The Vatican will appoint u censors
to examine oil periodicals and other
publications likely 10 find their way
into Catholic schools.
Senator Plat, OF New YORK, has fled
his answer TO the sui, OF Mae Woods for
divorce. He declares that the lstteis
presented BY Miss Wood, are foTgeries.
1t is rumored iu New York that short
ly after the msrTisge OF Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt to her Hungarian count the
engagement will be announced of her
mother, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, slso
to a Hungarian count.
Beside the grave of her mother in the
Anglican Cemetery, at Woodstock, Can
ada, the body of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick
W s laid to rest with simple ceremonies
today. O9ly few relatives sad &C.
quaintances attended the services.
The rev steel steamer Cypress, owned
BY the Lzcksasnaa Transportation Com
psny, and on her second Zip down the
lakes, foundered 10 Lake Superior, near
Grand Marais, Mich, Saturday and onls
one of the twenty-five on board was
saved.
Baroness AIexardfi, sill 6 hand
some woman, now in Paris, is about to
btstow her heart and fortune on fourth
husband, it IS announced. The lucky
man is Count Jacques du Brley. Baroness
Alexandra was the vile first Of Phiness
T. Bsrbum, the celebrated Snowman.
The Virgins and Southwestern Rail-
road. which was last June sold TO the
Southern for $40, 900, 900, has suspend
ed lis operation on account of the new
rate law. Il is stated that the abandon
mint of this road wss made necessary
by the failure of the Southern 10 provide
sufficient improvement! funds with which
to carry it Oh.
Six members of the family Of Solomon
Frank, glove cutter-,he father aud
f. We daughters suffjca,ed by smoke
when their home in Gloversville, n. Y,
was destroyed by fire elrly yesterday
morning. The father lost his life in en-
desvoring 10 save his children following
The discovery Of The flames by the mother,
who, with two small Sons, made her es-
cape. The Oldest daughter was to have
become bride early in December.
Rev. Dr.. Willard Scott, of Piedmont
Church, Worcester, Mass has resign ed
his passionate, after most successful
term Of nine years, to devote all mis- II me
to golf. He had found that in the
pursuit of this pleasure bis church work
was suffering. DR.. Scott says he will
never engage actively in ministerial work
again, but that from now 1t will be golf
DR.. Scott congregation was astounded
at his resignation, but he refused 10 re-
consider.
Mrs. Cordelia HoFgate, widow Of
Csp'. Henry w. Howgste, formerly Of
the Signal Corps, died at her resi-
dence in Washington Saturday. Death
came suddenly, and is attributed TO
heart disease. The death of Mrs.
HoEgate recalls the career of her
husband, Capt. Henry w. Howgate,
whO was charged with embezzling about
$500 600, while acting as disbursing
officer o: the Weather Bureau, 10 1881.
For many years he bsfled the efforts OF
the best detectives to trace him, but was
finally appreheUdel in New York.
THE TELEGRAPHEB'S STRIKE.
Following the visit to New York of
Labor Commissioned Neill, President
Small, of the Telegrspher's Union, Sat-
urdsy afternoon took decisive steps to
close the ielegraphers' strike. He sent
the following telegram 10 all the leading
cities of the country:
"PromineGt New Workers appealed TO
me to call the strike fl. All efforts at
negotiation aye exhausted, and the COM
panies' officials say they will fight to a
flash. The treasury is depleted, and
no more funds are available. Requests
for relief from ali sides are heavy and
urgent. The general assembly cannot
meet them. The strike, having been
ordered without the presidents sanction,
| recommend that locals vote on the
proposition" The proposition of Pres-
ident Small that the strike be ended
because of lack of funds is met By some
of the men with charges Of Treason.
The general executive board of the
com mercial telegraphers at Chicago last
night sent out the following notice 10 all
| locals:
'You are hereby notified that the gen.
eral executive board, 10 due exercise OF
the authority vested In it. has suspended
:. j. Small, president ofthe Commercial
Tel.graphers' Union of America. The
strike will be conducted by the general
executive board. You are directed to
keep your striking brothers and sisters
in line. 1t is the intention of the board
that in the future thi, strike will be
conducted by men who have red blood"
Tue New York local of the CONNER
cisl Telegraphers' Union, at q meeting
yesterday, voted unanimously to continue
the strike against the Western UnioD
and Postal Telegraph companies.
Ranorts sfate that similar aciion was