Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-07
News Of the Day.


migration question.
william n. Taft sailed from Ham,
burg on the steamer President Grant Tor
New York at noon today.
A reduction of 20 cents day has
been accepted by several thousand sewer
pipe makers in the northern Ohio VAL
lev.
Two Cbicsgo salooukeepers commit
ted suicide because they feared the sun
day closing movement would ruin their
business.
President Roosevelt gave bear dinner
at the White House last Saturday, enter
tsining hunters from the canebraket OF
the South.
Eldsidge 9. Johnson, formerly presi-
dent Of The Citizens National Bank, OF
w shingtop, died at his home, 10 Balti-
more, last Dight.
The combination Of he tubemskers OF
the Uaited States, Germany ADD Great
Britain has result d In prices being ad-
val ced 80 shilliugs a 100.
Tne Amalgsmated Oopp 7 Compsny's
directors today 10 New York De cided to
continue the cnmpsny's PRESENT system
of curtsilment OF copper production.
The British battleship Prince George
got adrlf, in the harbor of Portsmouth
ves'f rlsy and rsu into other warships.
r. P,rc G,org was BADLY damaged.
The plant O; the Baltimore Vrri6re
@ Company, a. Westp 1T, WAS badly
: mayed b. fire which br ke Gu IT
7:l5 O'Clock last evening. The los i
said tl be about $50 600.
Tie Secretary OF the Treasury has &C
cepted bids for the Panama canal bonds
o the amount of S25, 600 COO, reduet-
Dg the issue by one-hsif. The average
pnce of all the bids accepted is lOS
The departure from Philadelphia ct
the baltleship Maine has been further
dela,e by the cracking Of one of the
blades of one of her propellors and the
ship has gone back to her dock Tor re-
pairs.
The Clinton, Mass., town hsll was
tctslly destroyed today by fire. The
less will be over 800, 900. The vault
containing town records femsined IT,
tact, and it is believed the books aud
pspers are in The ruins.
When members of the republican
NJ. .ttaa oallat an prcsibapf
RooseveveIt at The White House yeste'-
d., evening expecting that he would say
nething Indicating hist be might &C
capt third term, The President wss
silent, diminishing the leaders with a
shake OF the hand.
All doubt that New York will tomor-
,ow encounter an indigo day that will
put 10 the shade any Sabbath Of pu'itsn
memory was dispelled by Police Com-
missioner Binghsm today. In an inter
view with his inspectors he tod them
hat the law ss laid down in Justice
OGOrman's dec sion, must be Obeyed.
Senator Allison, chairman of the re-
publican csucus, yesterday announced
the following committee VI republican
Srn t'ors to serve as the committee on
committees and proceed to gil existing
vscsucirs Oh tie committees Of The
Sepa 2: Messrs. Hale (chlirmsn), COL
lom. Lodge, Burrows, DOlliVer, Fulton,
Carter, Long and Kuox.
The national rivers ard harbors
officers Yesterday presented The demand
f. $50. 600, 900 year to President
Roosevelt aud Speaker Cannon. la re-
,ly the speaker said the money would
triple commerce. He declared inland
waterways are demanded by the wonder
full growth of The country, which Is pro-
ducing oue-third Of the worlds supplies.
Just as the ba,tleship Maine, WIS
leaving from League Island yesterday
morning for Hampton Reads 10 in The
quadron it was discovered that the
s eering mechanism of the warship had
been damaged. This is the third battle
ship wi;hin 8 days that has met with &C.
CT lent in leaving Lesgue Islsnd-'h he Kan
saa, the Georgia aud the Maine. These
sccidens to the big ships have quite
alarmed naval officers.
f. w. SwensOl killed his former
wife, shot her husband three timas, and
then committed suicide near Sun iihgille,
TpxSs. yesterday evening. Swenson,
who WAS 8 horse trader, ran away with 3
you'g girl this summer, for which he
was under indictment. Before this,
however, he had been divorced from his
wife, who married Jacob First. The
Firsls had been in SmiIhville, aud start
ed home. Sweoson noe, them ia the
road, and called to them to stop, but
hey drove on. He then began shoot
log. He shot First through the leg twice
and the right hand once. Mre. First
WAS struck by a dozen bullets.
Hundreds of saloons we're closed in
Illinois yesterday morning, the local op-
ton voted nj the last election iu IA
counties bscomiDg effective at midnight
Eight counties are now totally "dry,"
while six allow saloons 10 only few
precincts. The counties principally af-
fecled are 10 the southern tier, and re-
feet the wsye of prohibition that has
been sweeping from the South. TIE
prohibition sentiment was also felt farther
north in Illinois, where many tosns
voted out the saloons. | addition a
systematic camps:gn for the Sunday
cl sing of saloons hiss been undertaken
ia Chicago, and several core Of saloon
keepers of the city have beel arrested
on evidence gathered by sgents Of the
Chicago Law and Oder League.
A dispatch from Hillbury, Mass, says Mrs.
Louisa II. Taft, Secretary Of War Taft's