Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-26
News Of the Day.

The United Hebrew Charities Of New
York, which assists 10000 persons a
year, has been forced to suspend tempo
rarily.
According to the Iron Age, $3.50
miles of new railroad track have been
built during the past year, most OF the
mileage being ia the southern States.
The nine members of the Dutch Coun-
Gil OF Ministers has presented their res
ignauOns as result of the defeat of the
army estimates in the second chamber
of Parliament.
Ia Georgetown KY, on Tuesday James
Howard, chief witness 70: the defense,
declared in the Powers trial that be had
nothing whatever to do with the assassi-
nation of GOebel.
With half thousand people watch
ing him Ernest G. StedmaD, a Lawyer,
Jumped in front of a subway train the
express station at Fourteenth street New
York today and ground to DEATH
Coaliog Admiral Evans feet was
resumed at Port of Spain, Trinidad,
early today and is being rushed ahead
ss rapidly as possible. 1t is the inten-
ton to turn the vessels prows to the
southwark again Saturday.
A movement has been started at
Scranton, Pa, to assess the 375, 600
members of the Uoiied Mine Workers
five cents per capita TO make up fund
of $l8. 900 to be presented to john
Mitchell, retiring ptesident Of the union.
Following the promises of the Poriu-
guese government to terminate the Dictator
ship aud hold the elections for the Cham
Der of Deputies at an early date, if the
calm 10 the political atmosphere was
maintained, decree has been issued
fxiug the elections for April 5.
The American battleship feet, at
anchor iu the harbor at Port Of Spain,
presented a beautiful sight yesterday.
Each of them, in celebration of the au-
niversa.y, was decorated with Christmas
greens from the mast head to water line.
The day was one Of Publication among
officers sud men.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad today
declared dividend of p per cent, pay
able in stock. George j. Gould said
the dividend had been earned on the
cash, but the executive committee
thought that in view of the present
financial conditions the most conserva-
rive course was TO pay in stock.
Gov. Napoleon B. Broward, of Florida,
yesterday appointed William James
Bryan, of Jacksonville, to the United
States senstorship to fill the uuexpired
term Of the late Stephen B. Mallory.
The appointment had been expected, for
Bryan has been a sort of right-hand man
to Gov. Broward in political way.
In an attempt TO stop drunken negroes
from rioting, Wallace Dysl, turpen.
tine operator, was killed Tuesday after
noon at turpen!ine still near Waycross,
Ga. AS Dyal fell, MORALLY wounded,
he drew his pistol and fred into The
crowd Of negroes, killing two, Ben
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The next move OF the GOldfeld Mine
Owners Association will be to carry
the fight into the federal court. Today
q suit will be fled 10 the Circuit Court
of the district of Nevada, asking moi
only for an Injunction against picketing
and interference, but also for the final
dissolution of the Gold6eld Miners
Union.
Leading the grand march with her
head coachman, William Deering, Mrs.
Edward Morrell yesterday opened the
barn dance, which has been the feature
Of the Torresdale Christmas for the last
fifteen years. Servants from the Morrell
estate near Philadelphia were the guests
of honor, and all the young people of
Torresdale and farmers families from
the vicinity we're invited guests.
Riddie1 with bullets, the dead body
of James Garden, negro, dapgled from
a telegraph pole in the heart OF Hen
ryetts, an Oklahoma coal mining towD,
Tuesday. Garden, at noon, shot aud
killed Albert Bates, a white liyerymaD.
because Bates would not rent buggy TO
him. After chase, Garden was cap
tuIed and lodged in the county jail. A
mob Of citizans battered down the Jail
door, and strung the negro to pole.
The rescuers working 10 reach Bailey,
Mcdonald and Brown, miners imprison-
ed since December 1000 feet down 10
the Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine at
Ely, New, got through about twenty
FIVE feet of earth yesterday. There is
still nearly 500 feet Of earth, rock aud
interIaced timbers to be removed before
The men can be released. The prison
ers, talking over the telephone installed
at the !, 000-loot level, sail that they
had enough food on hand to last them
three weeks, and that as there is plenty
of room for exercise in the chambers
they are feeling fne.
CHRISTMAS AT BILTMORE.
Bltmore House, the home of Mr.. and