Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-14
News Of the Day.

SPANS navy reform com mission re-
commend the expenditure Of almost s4O,-
900, coo for additions to the navy.
A message received at Perioa, H., says
that Mammoth, Illinois, College is burn
ing and that one student has been killed
By falling wall.
A membership in the New York
Stock Exchange was bought today by
Wooster Kendall, for $55, 900, the lowest
price at which seat has sold since 1893.
"Orlin," owned by Mr. ]. Henry
Ksstle, of Martinsburg, w. Va, is said
to be one of the best trotting stations IN
that section OF the country. 'Oflin" is
a grandson of "Ouline," the champion
four ear-old stallion of the world.
Today's settlement in London has
uncovered the financial embarrassment
of a large brokerage firm, which has so
nearly succeeded in covering its liabilities
however, that its creditors have given 1t
until Saturday 10 make good its indebt-
edness.
u. s. Labor Commissioner Powderly
urged the American Federation OF Labor
today in New York to cooperate with
the government 10 caring for immigrants,
who should, be said, be advised Of con-
ditions in this country before leaving
their native lands.
The Cleveland Press today prints an
interview with VIM. ]. Bryan, secured
at Fond Dn Lsc, Wis, in which the
democratic lesder declares against the
national admiuistration'ss plsn for an
elastic currency outlined In statements
By President Roosevelt and Comptroller
Ridgeley.
William F. Cody, "BnGslo Bill"
was named By Howard Gould in New
York today in defending the suit for
limited divorce brought BY his wife,
Katherine Clemmons Gould. Gould sets
forth that prior to her marriage to him,
his wife's relations With the wild west
Snowman were criminal.
Premier Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man Is seriously i'll at South Bristol,
England, of heart trouble. London
physicians have been summoned. Sir
Henry was stricken following a political
meeting last night. He has cancelled
all eugsgemgnts TO speak and Dir.
Binel, chief secretary for Ireland, will
take his place.
Daniel G. Mcknight, cashier Of the
Foster State Bank, was arrested in Foster,
KY, Tuesday, charged with embezzling
SIG, 900. 1t is said Mcknight lost the
money in speculation. Mcknight was
bonded to the extent Of $40, 600, and
the bank directors state that they will
add Sc, 600, 10 that sum and meet the
shortage.
An unknown white man, apparently
about forty years of age, committed
suioide at Lynchburg yesterday by jump
ing into the James river from the Am
herst bridge. The body came to the
surface 20O yards below. The suicide
is a stranger and all efforts to arrive at
his idenity have been unsvsiling. His
nat and umbrella, which he discarded
on the bridge, appeared to have been
bought in New York.
Six men we're killed at South Milwau-
kee, last night, when fast Chicago and
Northwestern train ran into 4 crowd
on q grade crossing near the station. All
the victims were 50 mulilated that iden.
LITIGATION was for time impossible. A
dozen persons stood on the southbound
track waiting for another train on the
nortbbound track to pull out. The south
bound train came along and killed six
and Injured half dozen others 50 severely
that they were taken to hospitals with
broken ribs and limbs. All of the killed
and injured we're factory workmeu.
Rose Creter died in the EDglewood
Hospital at Hackensack, n. j., yester-
from hydropho5ia, which developed
suddenly Monday, three months after
she bad been bitten by pet dog. When
she was taken to the hospital she was in
agony and struggled so that she had TO
to be tied to a cot. Ali night she fought
and opiates had little eiTsct upon her.
At the hospital the physicians saw she
had only short time to live. Every
fort was made to relieve her suffering,
bat she struggled and screamed until
life left her body, twelve hours after
the attack began.
The board of trustees of the Catholic
University Of America at meeting IN
Washington yesterday placed the seal Of
disspproval on so-called "Moderism" 81
a serious danger to the church. The
board expressed its sentiments on this
question by instructing Cardinal Glib
bons, of Baltimore, chancellor ofthe uni
versity and president of the board OF
trustees, to write a letter to Pope
Plus, declaring the adhesion Of the
university and lis trustees to the i'm
portant encyclical on Modernism" re-
Gently made public at Rome The en-
cyclical was discussed at length, aud 1t
developed that the members Of the 6oa'd
strongly favor the sentiments which it
contained.
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