Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-18
News OF the Day.

ers are said to be deserving.
A marriage license waH Issued in
Washington yesterday to Guy G. Allen,
of Washington, and Nadine @. Davis,
of Manassas.
The eastern section Of the country has
been swept by a snowstorm and the Ohio
and others rivers are at food stage, a
number OF deaths being reported.
The House committee on military af-
fairs yesterday decided to make favor
able report on the Hull bill for the re
organization of the artillery of the army.
The North German Fire Insurance
Company of Hamburg will appeal against
the court decision that it must pay losses
sustained in the San Francisco earth
quake.
The American consul general at Ant
werp has discovered important frauds
in the expectation TO the United States
of infected rags in the guise Of jute
bsgging,
Negotiations for peace between the
Germans and the rebellious natives IN
German Southwest Africa have been
broken of and serious fighting is 10
progress.
The French bishops will not for the
present determine how worship shall be
conducted, as the Pope still hopes to
compel the French government TO make
q new convention.
The proposition Of Mr.. Root for a
maximum and minimum" tariff seems
likely 10 lead to fight on the admin
stration by the stand pat element OF
the republicans.
Miss Carrie NJ. Ballenger, daughter Of
Mr.. Edgar BaIlenger, OF Round Hill,
IOudoun county, was married to Mr.
John T. Myers, on Wednesday st the
brides home at Round Hill.
John Krscis, his infant son and his
fa,her-in-law, named Shnman, we're
found dead from asphykiation and Mrs.
Krssii in a dying condition at their
home, in foStotia, O., yesterday.
The plant of the South Atlantic Car
and Manufacturing Company, in Savan'
nah, Co., together with 20 cara Of ma
terial and many partly completed box
cars, wsg destroyed By fire yesterday.
1t is believed 10 British official circles
that the approaching meeting between
Secretary Root and Earl Grey, governor
general of Canada, vii! result in arrang-
| ing the controversies that have been long
pending
President Roosevelt has written a
letter TO Chairman FOss, of the naval
affairs committee, urging that an ap-
preparation should be made at once for
two iirsi-class batlleships Of the maxi
mum size.
An appeal has been made to Il g
French courts agaiost police action in
tquesering the famous Basilica of the
Sacred Heart at MoDtmartre, construct
ed at a cost of 5000, 600 francs con
tributed BY the people Of France.
The Western Maryland Railroad yes
terdsy took over the entire capital stock
Of the Ge)rg,s Creek and Cumberland
Railroad Company. 1t will proceed al
once to assume the official organization
and operation of the property. The
Georges Greek Railroad runs from Cum
berland to Detmold Mine, Homecoming,
Nd, and with branches has 81. 50 mills
of track.
Congress will be asked by President
Roosevelt to give the Interstate Commerce
Commission increased powers TO enable
that body TO deal with such emergencies
~ that now existing with regard to the
car shortage question. The commission
already has submitted 10 the President
preliminary report Of the Investigations
made By acme Of iis members in the
northwest into this matter, and it will
| soon submit recomm sndations.
The dead body of Miss Mary Glass, r
young school teacher, was fund yester-
day in the schoolhouse at Fairview,
Kan. Her throat was cut Lsler Rob
ert Hall admitted at his home, where he
is believed to be dying from cash in his
throat, that he and Miss Glass had quar-
relied at the schoolhonse Wednesday
night. lie declared that she attacked
him and cut his throat. When asked
who cut Miss GLASS; throat Hall refused
to reply. AT The schoOlhouse there
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