Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-22
News Of the Day.

The report CT the military Secretary
shows that there are 1900, 600 men in
the United States available for military
duty.
W. J. Oliver, aud A. NJ. Bangs, low
eat bidders for the Panama canal con-
tract, were given a hearing at the White
House by President and Chairmen
Shonts yesterday.
Prof. Philipps-Belkna Maroon, for
merly Of Yale. ia being sued for breach
of promise by Annie l. Msnley, which
ia The name of .well-known negress at
Cambridge, Mas.
The Sou thern Railway Company has
arranged TO issue, through ]. P. Morgan
& Co., sl5,OOO,Q00 three-year 5 per
cent notes, according to az announce
ment made yesterday.
Rev. Hugh W. S. Powers, rector OF
st Marks parish, 10 Howard county,
Md, who is son Of Rev. W. Fl. Fl.
Powers, OF Towson, has declined a call
to be assistant rector of ST. Luke's
Church, at Mechsnicsyille, N. Y.
Alter being locked IN jury room in
Chicago for % hours the jurors before
whom we're tried President Shea, OF the
international Brotherhood Of Teamsters,
and l9 other defendants, charged with
conspiracy during the great teamsters'
strike, yesterday reported they were un-
able to agree upon verdict and we're
discharged.
Following trouble that started over a
craps game, fully sevenly-Gye negroes,
part Of whom were members of the dis
charged regiment from Fort Reno, en-
gagged in a battle last night at Layton,
Okla. 10 which Nat Marshall, a negro,
was killed by Lane Dixon, discharged
member of the Twenty. Infantry.
Several Others were wounded.
United States Senator Dryden was
declared the caucus nominee Of tho re-
publican party TO succeed himself in the
Senate after seven hours Of conference
between the majority members Of the two
houses OF the New Jersey Legislature last
night. Thirty.niI Of the forty iJur re
publicans pledged their votes for the
caucus, being five less thsn majority
on joint ballot.
In general order issued yosterday By
Public Printer Stillines he say the days
OF hand competition are fast coming 10
close. The order was Issued to call al
tenlion to the night school OF instTuc-
ton On the monoiype machine. The
school held its Grst session last evening,
from Z 10 10 O'Clock. The instruction
will be free, but no pay IS given for the
work accomplished. Public Printer
Siilliugs announces in his order that in
the event Of reduction 10 the force Of
printers those who can operate the ma
chimes will be given the preference. lie
advises all those who can to attend the
night school.
Guests who gathered at Atlantic City
yesterday to witness the wedding OF Miss
Ida Zeisinisz, a pretty Atlantic City girl,
to Martin Blankenhorn, of Philadelphia,
were given a surprise Immediately after
the ceremony, when the mother Of the
bride announced her Wedding to Charles
Eserhardt, conductor of New York
orchestra. While the guests we're con
graduating the two happy pairs, Miss
Mathilda, another daughter ofthe former
Mrs Zsisinisz, brought forward Nelson
Edwards, who Was in the company, and
introduced him rs her husband Of less
than a month.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Lon-
don Daily Mail claims to know that the
Pope has interviewed in the German cleo
toral struggle, causing the centris,s to
understand that warfare in Germany
at the same moment the church is reel
ing in a death grip in France is intoler
able, and notifying the Catholic leaders
that they must place TIE highest interests
of the church above their own selfish
lust for political supremacy. The in
tervention will enable the Kaiser and
the government to work hand in hand
with their old ally and momentary
enemy without making humiliating
submission and the Kaiser will emerge
triumphantly, and the Kaiser's army
and military bills will be carried with
their votes.
The northhound special New York
and Florida Vestibule, No. So, Atlantic
Coast Line, was wrecked at 1920 o'clock
Inst night, at Yemassee, junction
point fifty nine miles from Charleston,
8. c. The train, which was running al
fair speed, went into an open switch
and crashed into the engine Of freight
train on The siding. Engineer Johnson,
Of Florence, on train Sc, YVES killed, and
Engineer Horton and three train hands
OF the freight were Injured. The pas
senger train. composed of baggage car
and seven Pullnans, caught Ere, and all
except enc car we're burned. 1t was said
that thero were only few passengers on
board, and only one was hnri. a later
dispatch says ths! four men were killed
and two are missing. The cause Of the
wreck is believed TO have been confusion
in Orders.
Virginia News.