Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-07
News Of the Day.

janus T. W ullts ipi ~ 5N"'o 5N"S'S'
superintendent OF the Railway Mail
Service. has rendered his resignation,
because of i'll health.
Missionaries 10 the Pacific Islands re-
port that France had cedtd Tahati to
Great Britain in consideration of territor-
ial concessions in Burmah or Farther In
dis (Gudo- China).
Three ftmen were killed during a
fire that burned ont the interior OF Hills
paper warehouse on RIcsevelt street,
New York, last night. The monetary
loss was il5, 000
A protest of of the 100 membeTa OF
tho advisory bOar1 of The jamestown
Exposition has been issued against ''ihe
diversion Of the exposition TO the service
of militarism." from Boston.
Miss Fayne Gilman, the sister OF
Dona Gilman, whose outraged body was
isund murdered on November 20 was
resrrested in Dayton, o., today charged
with completely in the crime.
Ksrl i1au, of George Washington
University, extradittd from England TO
Germany on the charge of numbering
his mother iu law, left London SatnT-
Gay for Hamburg in rharge of detectives
The Vatican authorities are rejecting
everything offered by The French govern
men, and wi order The priests to leave
the churches in the hope OF driving
French Catholics 10 demand redress al
tho ballot.b box,
During q severe storm at sea on Fri
day huge wave swept over the bow Of
the s.samer E,rur;a, hurting in every
direction sailors Who had been repairing
the laahings. One man was killed and
six others seriously hurt
Count Tolstoi predicts The possible re-
dnction OF all the Christian countries Of
tho West TO state of yassslage to the
Japanese and other oriental people. lie
ssys "Religion is truth and goodness;
the church falsehoOd and evil. "
The shops of the Murray Engineering
Company, one OF the largest private
plants in Washington which are situated
at the corner of Thirty-third and X
streets Northwest, were completely de-
s,rOyed by FIRE early yesterday afternoon,
causing loss Of 81 900.
Through some unknoan manner. but
probably by way Of sewer pipe, illnm
mating gas entered the hOuse ct George
II. DsVinO, q grocery clerk at Winooski.
Vermont, some tine during Saturday
night aud asphy xiated the entire family
of six persons, consisting Of the father
mother, and four children.
Emma Goldman The woman anarchist,
arrested yesterday, while making 81
anarchistic speech, waSheld in s. 900
bail in New York today and Henry
R,rkman, who shot Henry G. Frick,
was held in 81 600 bail for examination
Friday. Joh1 r. COryell chairman Of
the Clinton meeting, WAS also held in
81, 900 bail
A msjorily OF the democrats of Travis
county, Texas, in which the State capi
tai ia located, Saturday voted sesinsi
the re election Of !. w. Bailey 10 the
United States Senate, and its two repre-
sentaliyes 10 the House were instructed
accordingly. The special primary thSt
vas held for the purpose OF obtaining
this expression of the democratic suf.
frsgists was marked by intense bitterness
o both ,idss.
Mayor Tom Johnson has won his sit
ter street railway fight in Cleveland, q.
10 an opinion announced by Justice
Peckham today, the T.. s. Supreme
Court held that the franchise OF the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company on
certain central streets 10 Cleveland ex-
nired March %, 1905, but that the
Forest City Railway Company had no
right to take the rails, tracks etc. Of the
Cleveland Electric Railway. as authorized
By city ordinance. This VS. done by
affirming the judgment Of the United
States Circuit Court OF northern Ohio.
Fow overdue eight days the steamship
Ponce, Oft the New York aud Porto Rico Line.
with seven passengers and n crew Of ffty.two
aboard is disabled At sea and graVest fears
are expressed for the safety Of the vessel.
f had tried everything for my baby
until DR.. Lyle recommended Cascaswees.
can tfuthfully say il is the bst medicine
ever used for babies Mann l.. Taylor,
Bedford Va. Cascasweet is ia by w. +
Creighton & Co., 40l King street.
The Market.
Georgetown. Jan. Wheat 65a73.