Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-10
News of the Day.

The work OF securing jury in the
Haywood case in Boise City, Idaho, was
continued today.
DR.. John Watson, better known rs
Ian McLsren, who died at Mount
Pleasant, Ia, this week, is to be given
public funeral in London.
Fo1r men, charged with being leaders
of mob which hanged negro on
March 81, were yesterday indicted Tor
murder at South McAlester, /. I.
James Had6eld was stricken with
her 1T disease on the witness stand at Des
Moines, Ia, yesterday, as he was boast
ing that he would live 20 years more.
Several hundred men, including some
of the petty officers, deserted from the
British cruiser squadron commanded by
Rear Admiral Neville while the ships
we're 10 American waters.
The Hsmburg.Anericrn liner arrived
at New York today with her flag at half
mast bearing the body of her former
Commander, Captain Albert Krech,
who died at sea Of pneumonia.
The approaching conclusion of the
Russo-Jspsnese negotiations for the res
! tOration OF normal relations between the
two countries is hailed with qualification
by the entire Russian press.
@. F. Darlington, an emplOye OF
George r. Sc-ughsm, manager for the
international policyholders committee,
turned States evidence in New York
yesterday and gave testimony about New
York Life election Irregularities.
The Isthmian Canal Commission has
ordered the spprsisement of the i'm
proyements made by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company on the Island Of
Naos, Bay OF Panama. The government
will take the island when the canal is
completed.
Six tugs strained at the big White
Star liner Baltic just at the turning of
the tide near Sandy Hook yesterday
afternoon, and at 4:50 they had her Slid
ing into deep water away from the mud
bank at the junction of the Gedney
channel and the swssh, where the ship
grounded nearly twenty.four hours be-
fore. Capt. Ransom, of the Baltic, said
that the ship went aground while trying
TO dodge tramp tank steamer bound 10
on Wednesday night.
Tommy Burns. who was given the
decision over Jack O'Brien at Los
Angeles, CAL, Wednesday night after 20
rounds of fighting before the Pacific
Athletic Club, in statement yesterday
declares that he promised to lay down
and let O'Brien win the fight. He said
there was no chance otherwise to get
O'Brien into the ring. He said he
resolved as soon as the gong sounded
the first round TO break his promise and
determined to 90 in and win.
J. H. McCormick's Gloriiier, the son
of Hastings Glory, won the sixteenth
running of the Metropolitan Handicap
at Belmont Park yesterday. Glorfier
was one of the outsiders in the betting,
and went to the post at 20 to |. The
time, lao As, was fast, considering the
condition of The track The Metropoli-
tan Handicap was run as the third race.
1t was for three-year-olds and upward,
at one mile, with so, 600 added, and
fifteen horses went to the post.
Ri. Rev. George Worthingtou, bishop
of Nebraska, has been appointed to take
charge of the American Episcopal
churches on the continent of Europe, 10
succession to Bishop Henry @. Potter,
who has resigned. Bishop WOrthington
is resident Of New York and Pitts
fed, Miss. On account of heart trouble
he was notable to stay in his diocese,
where theclimate is dangerous to his
health. His work in Nebraska is carried
on by his coadjutor, the Ri. Rev. Arthur
L. Williams.