Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-15
News OF the Day.

rance is 10 build an immense mOOll-
ling station near Saint Cyr to feed Paris
in case of war, and has aw arded contracts
for four big battleships.
A dispatch from Honolulu says that
four streams of lava are flowing down
the side Of the volcano Maunaloa toward
South KOna, according to q report from
Kona on the island OF Hawaii.
Mr.. Stephen b. Elkius received the
republican caucus nomination at Charles
ton, W. Va, yesterday, for his third
successive term as United States Sena-
tor. Elkins nomination IS equivalent
TO election.
The average number Of cloudy and
rainy days this winter is far ia excess OF
those in any like period during The same
season since 1871, with one exception,
according to Director von Hermann, OF
the Baltimore bureau.
At Dover, Del, last night Harry a.
Richardson, of Dover, was nominatei
for Senator on the ninth ballot ~ the
republican caucus. The vote was Rich
ardson, 20; Layton, 2; Alice, 10. Adj
dickq, 2; Pennewill, 1 Marshall, !.
Total, &c.
Leading Hebrews from all over the
country we're present today at the open
ing of the twentieth council Of the 4 nited
American Hebrew congregational con
ventlon at Atlanta, Gs. The conven-
ton was addressed BY Governor Terrell,
who welcomed the delegates to Geor-
gls, and by Mayor g. II. Iorney who
welcome the delegates on behalf Of the
CITY.
Nine hundred and thirty nine indict-
menis carrying possible fines aggregating
500, 900, 900, and imprisonment terms
from 1872 TO 939 years were returned by
the grand jury at Findlay, Ohio. yester-
day, against John u. Rockefeller, II. II.
Il agers, John ID. Archbold, the Stan
dard Oh Company of New Jersey, FIVE
Subsidiary companies, and their presi-
dents. Each ia charged with being q
member Of trust,
Modification OF Tie tariff TO certain
extent, the abolition of lie tarifi on pig
iron, a paFcels pest between The United
States aud foreign eonnhic1, move in
the direction Of ship subsidy, the I'm
provement OF the waterways, and The
encouragement of the manual training
schools sill these things we're advocated
Yesterday at the first meeting in Wash
ington Of the national convention for the
extension of the foreign commerce OF the
United States.
Snow in North Dakota is three and
four feet deep on the level and people
are freezing to death. The temperature
along the Canadian border Is from u
to 30 below zero. Towns along the
Northern Pacific Railroad are threatened
with fuel famine owing 70 the snow
blockade Heavy rains are cauainF the
rivers in western Pennsylvania 10 over
flow their banks. At Elizabeth water
ia up to the secOnd-siOry windows and
coal mines are flooded tits feared the
Hood may spread typhoid fever in Pitts
burg.
The incarceration of Mrs. Florence W.
Rayne, wife OF Dr. Alfred Kayne, came
to an end yesterday, when, acting upon
the advice Of her father, DIR. j. c. Cog
gins released her Accompanied by her
husband and Attorney Delmas g. Slut
Ter, Mrs. kayne left the sanitarium al
I.anrel yesterday, and arrived in Wash.
inglon about 2 o'clock Criminal and
civil action against DR.. Coggina, pro
ptietor of The Laurel saniIariu@, charg-
I'D by Mrs Kayre and her husband with
abduction and the illegal incarceration
of the woman ct bis institution, IS ex-
pected to follow the relesas Of Mrs,
hsyne.