Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-30

Gen. William Boothe, head of the
Salvation Army, plans to visit the nited
States.
Japan this yesr will launch one bat
ileship, Eve cruisers and one torpedo de-
stroyer.
In the House the Tawney amendment,
providing that the federal government
shall not co operate in meat inspection
was adopted
The Senate OF California has adopted
resolution protesting against the fed
eral govern ment interfering in the .lapa-
nese school question
By consent Of all concerned, Jurors
ArthurS. Campbell and Harold r. Fare,
who been selected for the Thsw trial,
we're excused from further service yester-
dsy. Vague and conflicting reasons ere
given for their release The other two
Jurors was selected.
William ]. Oliver, the successful bid
der for the Panama canal contract, au-
thori2ed the announcement in Washing
ton last night that he has formed a bust
ness partnership with ex-State Senator
Frederick G. Stevens, of New York, who
was appointed by Gov. Hughes suPsrin
tendent of public works.
The French government has commits
stoned NM. Dartholome aud Segoilin
TO execute statues of Noltaire and Ros-
ssau, respectively, for erection in the
Pantheon, in accordance with resolu-
ton adopted by the Senate several years
ago. When their tombs were opened
their bodies we're found intact, contrary
to the legend that they bad been thrown
into a common ditch after the restors-
ton.
Tired OF life, owing probably to men,
tai trouble, Tony Sain, a foreigner,
went to coke oven at Oliver, No. !,
near Uniontown, Pa, yesterday deliber'
ately undressed in the cold and threw him
self head first into tho bed Of ire and
was burned to death. Boys who saw the
act reported the matter and men pulled
out the badly charred body Sain was
wandering about the streets several day.
ago, and the officers locked him up to
Investigate his sanity, bu, his brother
secured his release.
Ia tho Senate yesterday the diplomatic
and consular bill and the Notifications
appropriation bill were passed. Mr..
Beverage concluded his three days
ppeech on his child-labor bill. Mr..
Carter will spcak today in criticism Of
Secretary Hitchcock 3 policy with regard
to the public lands Mr.. Carmack slso
may speak on the child-labor bill. A
resolution fsking for the results OF the
Interstate { ommissiOn block signal 10
vestigation was adopted. The House
spent the entire day considering the
| agricultural appropriation bill without
completing 1t.
Unconscious, gagged, and bound TO
a chair, Nellie Campbell, chief operator
at the local telephone exchange, was
found nearly dead at her home at New
Cumberland, W. V, yesterday. She
has not yet rallied sufficiently to tell who
her asssilants were, and it ia still doubt
fnl whether she will recover. Miss Camp
bell lives with her widowed mother,
Alrq. W. d. Campbell, and her sisters
a1d WAS alone in the house. Appar-
emily the girls assailants we're burglars,
fwho, after ASSEMBLING her, tied and gag
ged her and then ransacked the house,
| taking seversl articles OF value.
Mrs. Grace Gallagher, aged 10 years,
| Of Baltimore, Is in a serious condition at
the University Hospital, suffering from
pistol shot wound 10 the back and
another 10 the hip. Her husband, John
Gallagher. aged q years, is locked up
at the Western Police Station in that
ciig, charged with the shooting What
prompted the act on the part of the hus
band, according to his statement, was
iealously for his wife. The shooting &C.
Cured at the home Of his wife's parents,
whittier Gallagher had gone TO persuade
her to leave and 90 with him. Four
shots were fFed, two OF which took
effect