Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-05
News OF the Day.

a representation OF the American nag %
q bottle Of Leer.
1t ia sintimated that Mr.. John d..
Rockefeller will make another gilt even
greater perhaps than the SS2, O63 600
for education.
Tho government printing commission
Is said to have cleaned up 10, 900 tons OF
public documents and saved g, 600, coo
on printing bills.
President Roosevelt, according to re-
port, will checkmsie western Senators by
Withdrawing 100, 900, 900 acre Of timber
lands from registry.
The rector OF the wealthy St. Andrews
Episcopal Church, in New York, has
served notice on the negro parishioners
that they are not wanted.
The Great Northern steamer Dakota,
which ran agrouBd in Toxic, is reported
to be sinking; the passengers we're land
at Molina Lighthouse, = and lost their
luggage.
1t is said in London that the resigna-
ton of Governor Sweileuham, OF Jamai-
ca. has become an Rceompli shed fact,
and he will lea9e that Island as soon
as his affairs can be arranged.
A shortage of $4,000 in the I'm
perial Bank OF Germany is disclosed,
being authorized notes stolen from the
government printers by the foreman,
WHO subsequently committed suicide.
Ia all Maine cities municipal .elec.
lions we're held Yesterday. Republicans
made gains IN fou', the democrats in
four, aud in the remaining fVe there was
practically no change from the vote OF
last year.
The American flag that inspired Fran
cis Scott Key to write "rhe StAr Spang-
led Banner is 10 the possession of Mir.
Eben Appleton, Of New York, grand
son of Major ArmIsiead, tho defender of
Fort McHenry on that occasion.
General Booth, head of the Salvation
Army, will arrive In New York this week
on his way to Japan and China. He will
spend two weeks in New y ork and will
then proceed to Canada, where he will
be the guest Of the governor general,
Earl Grey.
Seventeen million acres OF forest lands
have been added to the forest reserves OF
the United States by proclamstlons Is
sued by President Roosevelt, made pub
lie yesterday. Thiriy.two forest reserva
tions are created or increased in area by
these proclamations.
Bishop and Mrs. Alpheus Waters
Wilson celebrated their golden weddind
at their home 10 Baltimore last night,
Today they will leave for a trip around
the world. More than 200 friends call
cd upon them to congratulate them upon
the Gfielh anniversary Of their wedding.
It's said that two-thirds Of the entire
Irish race are in the United States, and
that there are moro Irish in Boston than
in any other city In tho world. South
Carolina has the largest Irish population
of any State in the union Nearly half
of the continental troops under Wash
ington we're Of irish descent.
That 81 per cent. of the dairies sup
plying milk to the city of Washington
are In o poor sanitary condition is the
statement made by William Hart Dsx-
ter, assistant dairyman of the Bureau of
Animal Industry, Department Of AGri-
culture, in a communication 10 the
North Washington Citizens Association.
At Omaha, Neb., yesterday Judge
Reddick awarded 10 Charles G. Bas-ett,
of Washington, the custody Of his son
Chester. The remaining four children
the youngest of whom vas horn eleven
months after the separation of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bassett we're given to Mrs. Basseit
This action marks the end of the Bassett
divorce case.
Common Councilman William A..
Martin, alleged to be treasurer OF the
graft combine" which, it is said, con-
trolls both branches OF the city council
Of Pittsburg, Pa, was yesterday sen-
fenced of three years in the penitentiary
for soliciting bribcs Of $50. 900 and S7o,.
900 from President c. s Cameron, of
the Piltsburg and Tube City Railroad
One OF the last official acts Of George
Bruce COrtelyOu, who became Secretary
Of tho Treasury yesterday, as Postmaster
General, was to issue the following order,
which will deprive The railroads Of about
So, 600, 600 a yesr. "Ihat whenever
tho weight of mail is taken on railroad
routes. the whole number of days the
mails are weighed shall be used rs q de.
visor for Obtaining the average weight
per day"
The Z. s. Supremt Court yesterday
entered upon the consideration on print
ed briefs Of the case Of Pearcy vs.. Stran
ahan, which involves the question as to
whether the Isle OF Pines is American or
Cuban territory. The case has been
pending in the court for several years
and heads the docket The agreement
of counsel to submit the case without
oral argument makes 1t possible for the
court to give it consideration during the
present time.
The ross-examinAiiGn yesterday Of
DR.. Britton d. Evans ami DR. Charles
Wagner by District Attorney Jerome
indicates that the prosecution will argue
that Thaw was sane the night the Pitts
burger shot Stanford White and that
tho murder was premeditsied. The
district attorney devoted the day to an
fort TO make the alenists say the pris-
Iuer was of sound mind the night he
shot White. Shonld jerome see thai
be cannot send Thaw TO the asylum on
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