Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-02
News OF the-Day.

Governor Charles E Hughes, OF New
YoIk. 10 taking office yesterday declared
for purity in the public service.
Funerals of number Of the Baltimore
and OhiI wreck victims we're held 10
Washington yesterday and many Others
took place today.
Governor Penpypacker, Of Pennsyl-
vania, in his message to the legislature
yesterday courted an investigation into
the State Capitol scandal.
An astonishing change Of feeling to-
ward President Roosevelt on the part
of Euglishmen is making itself evident
in signs which are not to be mistaken.
Mayor Mcclellan, of New York, came
out openly today 10 his init With
Charles f.. Murphy and declared he
would not recognized the leader Of Tam
many Hall or have any relations with
him..
Charles and Mary Gassert. parents of
the baby whose dead body they deserted
on Crowded Sedond Avenue, New York,
a month ago, we're discharged in court
today it being shOwn the babe death was
accidental.
~ Azsemblynlan Murphy today intro
.duced in. rhs. New York Legislature a
bnf providing for recount of the votes
10 the New York msyUtalty contest of
1905, Mayor. Mcclellan returned to
New York today and will begin to fight
the. measure
The Consolidated Steamship Lines
Company, with gu authorized capital
ization of $50, 900, 600, was organized
at Portland, AIsine, yesterday to con-
duct general steamship business. The
company will control the steamship lines
owned by Charles w. Morse.
The deadlock among the republicans
of the House in Delaware was broken,
yesterday; both branches Of the legisls
ture were organized and the governors
Inesssge was read The indications
now are that Henry A Richardson will
be elected United States Senator from
Delaware.
The arest Of Congressman 4. Speu
Ger Blackborn, republican, on charge
ofcriminsl libel, was ordered By u)ver-
uor Robert b. Glenn, OF North Carolina,
yesterday, 10 return for the attack made
on him BIZ The Congressman. who is con.
testing the Eighth district seat won from
him BY Richard " Hackett, democrat.
Robert C. CastleJerg. formerly OF
Washington, a member OF the hrm Of
Castleberg's National .Iewelry Company,
of Washington, aud who mysterlousiy dis-
appeared about eighteen months ago,
after losing a large sum Of money 10
gambling. Is said 10 haze been located
in China
Two men were killed and two others
we're fatally injured yesterday by the
bursting OF n steam pipe at the Pfosstd
Steel Car COmpsuy's plant at Schoen-
vile, n suburb Of PittSbu'g, Pa. Tne
four men ware repairinga twelve-inch
steap pipe which bore a pressure of 10
ponds direct from sixteen large boilers,
when, without warning, the pipe burst,
throwing the men from platform to the
floor twenty feet below.
The storm which passed over Great
Britain at Christmas time reached westero
Russia, where enormous falls OF snow
are reported aud railroad communication
is 'paralyzad, many of the lines being en-
TREY interrupted Dispatches from
Orsha and DorrissoS say those towns are
literally buried in drifts and all business
is suspended Seven persons have
persisted in the snow which has reached
a seven. foot level at Mohilev The
snow storm continue.
A brutal assault was committed upon
Irene Nave, the l0-year-old daughter OF
Bradley Nave at WIlliamsport, Md,
residing near the Pinesburg quarri'',
along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
yesterday, by While man, who is
said to be known in the community,
and who escaped, though holly Pur-
sued by officers and posse OF
men headed by the child's father. Il
ia said that the assault was oil the char.
acter which calls for the death penalty.
The child's screams and the tim Ely ar
rival OF her mother upon the scene prob
ABLY saved her life. The man hsd a
knife, with which he slashed his victims
clothing and threatened her life. He
bit the child in the face, and subjected
her 10 other rough treatment.