Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-14
News Of the Day.

ST. Paul street, 10 Baltimore
The Papal encyclieal is regarded in
France as putting an end TO hopes OF
making terms with the Vatican.
Strawberries, LARGE, red and luscious,
at 81. so 20 $500 a crate of iwenty-iouf
quarts. are going begging IN Texas.
Governor Vardansn, of Mississippi,
has declared himself in favor Of the
nomination of WI lam Jennings Bryan.
Coroner 7. Ramsay hewitt, Of Wash
ingtou, has notified the commits Toner
that the Terra Gotta wreck inquest has
cos: his oiiies 81 200.
Owing to the misplacing OF punctua-
ton mark the North German Insurance
Company must pay $4,000, 600 losses In
the San Francisco disaster.
Adgices from Rome say that the
Italian government will maintain the
principle Of excluding papal representa-
live from The Hague conference.
American residents Of the lsle of
Pines deny the statement Included IN
Secretary Taft's report that money was
sent from the itlsnd 10 aid the rebellion
in Cuba.
Foreign mission boards Of the United
States and Canada have petitioned Pres
dent Roosevelt and King Edward to in
terfere 10 behalf Of the natives OF the
Congo State. ~
Woodrow Wilson has positively re-
fused to allow his name to be presented
to the democratic caucus tomorrow as
candidate for the United States Senate
from New Jersey.
A bulletin from the Department OF
Commerce and Labor shows that the
value Of manufactures exported from The
United last year was over 300, 600, 600.
This breaks the record.
Senior Torriente, Cuban Minister 10
Spain, gave rs his reason for resigning
his post the dis which Cuba suffer.
ed in permitting conditions which forced
the intervention Of the United Static.
Terry McGovern, formerly idol of the
lighting world, the winner Of quarter OF
a million dollars, is today probably hope
lessly insane in New York santarium,
his fortune conc and hi family in want
Llier mourning each other as dead for
more than II years, Rev. John A Gull
formerly assistant pastor oil 81. Francis
lie Sales Church, of Oakland, Cal, and
his wife were Tenniled in that city yes
terday.
Ten persons we're Injured, several seri
ou.ly when a through train, outbound
on the Monon railroad, colided in the
fog with a sleeper on the rear end OF a
Wabash train on the South Side, Chi
cage, early today.
Cunt White has through friend
published a statement that he did not
profit financially through Office holding.
he received 50, 500 on expenses for the
Portsmouth Peace Conference. while he
expended $25, 900 during his mission TO
the United States.
Desparing at the cooling Of her sweet
hearls affection, Pauline Gordon 4
pretty nintteen-year old girl, went to his
home in Philadelphia yesterday and
after divss,ing herself of his gifts of fairs
and emelry, committed suicide In his
presence by drinking caIbolic acid
The British ship PengwerD, Capt.
Williams, from Taltai, Chill, October G,
for Falmouth, With q cargo OF slltpeter,
grounded oil ScharhOrD, about len miles
northwest of Cuxhayen, Germany yes
terday. Twenty four men, comprising
the crew, we're drowned aud the cargo is
a total loss.
The project for tunneling the English
Channel, which is now awaiting parlia-
mentary approval, would appear to have
received a serious setback by the an
nOuncement thai the imperial defense
committee has decided the construction
of such tunnel to be prcudicial to the
national security.
An acid thrower, the frat criminal
of this kind 10 operate in Washington,
made his appearance there yesterday,
choosing for his victim Margaret
Schwartzhsupt, aged thirteen. Of Balti-
more, who was visiting in Washington
She escaped injury, the acid only eating
through her clothes.
Upton Sinclair, author of "Ihe Jun
gle " and a socialist, Saturday declared
that l.. II. Hartman was the leading so
cialist of the United States. that Presi
dent Roosevelt vas next, and that An
drew Carnegie. By hi most recent views
on the distribution Of wealth, had great
" aided the Cause
A dispatch from Newark, \. j., says
that Thomas n. McCarter, president Of
the Public Service Corporation, has re-
tired from The board of directors of III
Prudential Insurance Company. and at
the annual meeting today, John X.
Gore, long the aciuary of the latter com
pany, was elected in his Place
Mr.. Tillman made two hours speech
in The Senate on Saturday, attacking the
President for his dismissal Of the colored
troops of the Twenty fifth Infantry. Mr..
Patterson, of Colorado, spoke at some
length, Disappearing OF the sentiments of
Mr.. Tilmsn, aud precipitaIed a general
cross-lire between himself and Dir. Till
man on the race question
As the outcome of a sensational cor
test between DR.. Alfred Ksyne, of Wash
iugtou, and his fa:herin law, George
F.. ConkIiu, q retired millionaire mer
chant, over the custody OF Mrs. kayne,
habeas corpus proceedings may be in
stituted at Marlboro, Md, today by the