Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-28
News Of the Day.

TIE Japsnese government has promised
u. s. An bssssdor o. Brien that 1t will
imme disiely investigate the csuse Of The
Increased number of japanese arriving
on the Pacific coast of the United States
A dispatch from Mexico City says
troops have been ordered to make a
roundup of all Indians in Sonora in
search Of The Yaqui band which has at
tackled several parties Of prospectors in
the past week near Monten de Lens,
killed several men and carried off con-
siderable plumber.
Col. Hepburn, chairman of the House
committee on interstate aud foreign
commerce, is now Engaged in prepare
ton of bill intended to prevent deal
ing in stocks upon margins and restricting
stock gambling through the exercise OF
the taxing power. The bill also viii
apply against dealers in cotton futures.
While speeding to the bedside Of a
patient, who was reported to be dying,
DR.. Edward S. Gates, q well-known
Cincinnati physician, was almost in
stantly killed when the automobile in
which be was riding was struck By an
accommodation trsin of the Pennsylvania
Rairosd at the Red Bank grade crossing
last night.
The MacCrscken family, including
Mrs. MacOrackep, her son and two
daughters, who we're arrested in Bal
limore about week ago on warrants
sworn out by Washington merchants,
were yesterday indicted by the grand
jury in that city for conspiracy to de-
fraud. The MscCrackens are now in
jail in default OF IS, 600 bail.
Labor leaders generally, in Washing
ton and elsewhere, are enthusiastic over
the SUCCESS of the denomination Tues
day e7enipg, end over the speech OF
william Jennings Bryan, giving his
views with regard to organized labor.
Mr.. Bryan's speech met with universal
approval from them, and he hss un-
doubtedly won many followers.
representative John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, the democratic minority
leader in the HOUSE, has had conference
with Speaker Cannon on the sutjsct Of
the minority representation on the House
committees. He told the Fpesker that
the democrats would insist upon an IL
crease in their representation correspond
ing with the increase 10 the democratic
mem bership OF the HOuee,
With the conclusion Of the count bg
the State returning board Of Rhode
Island yesterday Of the ballots cast 10
the general election of November 5, II
was announced that Ralph @. Wal5ous,
the republican candidate for lieutenant
governor, has been elected by nine votes.
His opponent was Charles SissOn, who
it was claimed was elected on the face OF
the original returns. The total number
of votes cast wss 81. 424.
Disappointed, it is said. at having
been defeated in the recent campsign
for United States Senator by Cougress-
man John Sharp Williams, Gov VaId-
damau, of Mississippi, will retire irom
politics at the end of his present term,
to devote his future 10 journalism. An
organization has been perfected for
launching daily at Jackson, and the
governor will be at its head IS editorial
writer, adviser, and general manager.
Coinelia r. Loseridge, Of Hudson
street, Buffalo, n. Y, committed sui
eide yesterday by jumping into the
Niagara river from Green lslabd. she
left letter which is to be opened BY the
coroner. Twice the woman entered the
water, but her courage failed aud she
turned back. Before any one could
reach her, however, she ran into the
stream for the third time and csst her
self into the water, face down, and
quickly passed over the falls.
Clergymen and lsymen who appeared
a. yesterdays meeting Of the board of
education 10 New York to express their
views about Christmas exercises in The
public schools were headed of before
they got much further than "Mr. Chair
man." The secretary introduced res
oluIion reciting that the board on Feb
ruary Is had forbidden the singing OF
hymns or songs of sectarian character
and the reading of any distinciively
religious treaties or book other than the
Bible, and ordered that all such treaties
and books he stricken from The text
book list. It also ordered that great
care be taken to eliminate any matter Of
religious or sectsrian character from
the Christmas exercises. The resolution
was carried unanimously.
A Rock Island passenger train was ditehed
near Oltowa, Illinois. today and several per
sons injured. All of the passen gers who were
given a severe shaking up. The engineer,
and The fremen were pinned under The engine
but will likely recover