Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-16
News of the Day.

Frisco Railroad, was found dead in q
bath tub az his home in st. Louis today.
With the closing of the theatres there
was an unusually heavy Sunday bus
mess by the saloons in New York yes-
terday.
It's announced that between January
| and Is the railroads In the southwest
will lay off 1900 men for an indefinite
period.
The Colorado State Bank, of Durango,
Col, suspended business Saturday pend
| ing reorganization. 1t holds deposits OF
$500, 900, and its capital is $75, 900.
The executive heads of SO railroads
have decided to refuse the demands made
by their employees representing all
branches except the locomotive engi-
neers.
Several persons were shot In riot OF
striking masons today, 10 Havana. The
entire police reserves of the city were
called out to quell the uprising aud sue
coded in clearing the streets after des-
perate fighting.
The High Federal Court OF Venezuela,
10 the $40, OOO, 900 damage suit brought
by Venezuela against the French Vene-
zuelan Railroad Company, snnuls the
concession Of the company and condemns
it to pay damages.
1t is reported that Raisuli, the Moroc-
can bandit, has agreed with the British
government on terms for the release OF
Kaid Harry Mclean, the English gene
raj, who was chief of the army Of the
Sultan of Morocco.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Score.
tary and Mrs. Metcslf and other guests
of the President sailed on the Mayhower
Yesterday evening from Washington for
Hampton Roads to see the departure OF
the battleship feet this morning.
Another Pittsburger attracted by a
face of beautiful actress Is the Pitts
burg Press diagnosis OF the story that
Joseph Schwsb, brother Of Charles M.
Schwsb, has become estrauged from his
wife, Esther Munhsll Schwab.
Eight social democratic members OF
the second Russian Donna have been
sentenced to five years in the mines and
subsequent deportation to Siberis, nine
are sentenced to four years in the mines
snd ten are sent into perpetual exile in
Siberia.
Immigration to the United States dur
ing the year ended June 80, 1907, was
vastly greater than in any previous year
of the history Of thi, country. The
total arrivals were 1926, $40. Aliens
rejected, 1854. The immigration
from Japan has trebled, hundreds Of
japanese coming 10 by stealth.
The Central American Peace Confer
ence practically concluded Its labors In
Washington on Saturday when 1t was
announced that the delegates had agreed
upon and we're ready to sign seven treat
les. The most important step towards
the preservation of peace in Central
America consisted in the agreement on
the treaty establishing permanent court.
A furious free fight ragged on the floor
of the Austrian Parliament this sfter-
noon. Scores of deputies were knocked
down, dozens bear cuts and bruises and
two we're 30 badly injured they had to
be carried from the chamber. The con-
Aict broke out with ruling from the
chair adverse to the Ruthnisn party
which was employed dilstory tactics to
sbstruct legislation.
The mystery of the murder Of Freder-
| lex r. Romer, whose body was found
badly beaten early Friday morning in
his room ia the Park Hotel, in Orange,
N. ]. took new turn yesterday when
Charles Graham told the police that he
saw a woman, carrying baby and acting
strangely in front OF the place short
time before the tragedy. He said low
whistle, coming apparently from hotel
window, was answered by the woman.
John Gordon, a wealthy farmer living
near Marion, O., burned 81 0, O0Oin bills
yesterday, short time before he died.
Gordon was eighty-Gye years old, and In
the last few weeks had grown childish.
He had steadfastly refused to put the
$4,000, the savings of years, into a
bank, but kept the money under his
pillow. Yesterday morning he amused
himself by setting Ere to them aud
watching them burn. He then sue
cumbed to heart disease.
| Otto Schmigelr, Hungarian tailor
of Columbus, Ohio, yesterday shot and
probably fatally wounded Mrs. Caroline
| Webster and seriously wounded Miss
Myrtle Spence and then killed himself.
The tragedy occurred st the home of
Mrs. Webster, a grocer's wife, from
whom schmigler rented room. He
had been out of employment for some
time and was respondent. 1t is said
that schmigler was infatuated with Miss
Spence and that his advances had been
repulsed.
Miss Annie Mcclure, eighteen years
old, of Clinton, Mass, is dead, after
having taken two headache pills that
were left at the door of her home BY a
sample distributor. Medical Examiner
Tobey and DR.. Goodwin are emphatic
in their report that the headache pills
caused a depression of the young
womsn's heart which brought about
oedems Of the lungs, resulting in her
quick death. The town is much ex-
cited over her death, because the pills
were distributed broadcast.
During the season Of navigation on
the Great Lakes just closed 3S vessels,
with total tonnage Of 2, 0l0, 900, passed
out of existence as the result of col
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