Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-16
News Of the Day..

Judge jenkins, chairman Of the House
judiciary committee, decides that the
bill for the Appalachian forest reserve is
unconditional.
The bursting of the Missouri river
dam Is miles below Helena caused a
great body OF water 10 rush down the
river, destroying two villages and wash
ing away much live stock.
Daniel II. Pearson, Of Brownsville Pa,
was arrsigned 10 the Tombs Police Court
in New York yesterday, charged With the
embezzlement ofsbout $lS, 900 from the
Moorehesd Coal Company of Browns
vile.
King Edward of England left Bisr.
ritz, France, for London via Paris, to-
day. He 10 expected to reach home to-
morrow night. Saturday the Asquith
cabinet will be called together for its
Grst meeting with his msj-sty.
Daniel R. Delaney, The confidential
man of Henry E Coe, of SO Wall
street, who itole 100000, which he lost
on the races last year, pleaded guilty
before Judge Malone, in the Court Of
General Session in New York yesterday,
and was remanded for sentence.
The monthly statement for March Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company
made public today shows decided de-
cresse in the net earnings Of the corpo-
ration. For the month, the gross cam
ings totslled $3.50, GAO as compared
With Sc, 49S. 268 a year sgo.
Ia battle between q posse OF police
and several highwaYmen at Portland,
Ore, early today one officer and one
bandit we're shot. There had been sew
eral hold ups in the evening and police
men were sent to make the arrests. An
open battle followed.
The large general manufacturing ts,ab-
lishmen. of Whitman Barnes & Co.,, the
biggest ia the town of St. Chsrines,
Ont, was completely destroyed by fire
today entailiDg loss Of 1925, 900. The
concern has branches 10 Chicago, Can
TOD, v ana flttsourg'
Ferdinand Schumacher, 6S years old,
founder of the oatmeal industry of
America, died at Akron, Ohio, today Of
old age. Born in Germany be came 10
Euclid, Ohio, as a farmer in 1859. Ten
years later he began the manufacture of
Americas fret oatmeal In Akron. He
became a millionaire and gained the title
of "Oatmesl King"
Twenty-ihree is the number Of nigh,
riders arrested up TO and including today
at Muny, KY. Nine were brought in
Yesterday. Mes! of them are boys from
| is to 20 years old, though one, Thomas
McQuiston, a noted character in the
country is Go years old. Three alleged
captains OF squads have been arrested.
The worst fire 10 The history Of
White Plains, n. 7. occurred today
when the magnificent new fat building
of Brandes Bros., of New York, was
practically destroyed. The building
was valued at more than $50, 900 and
the loss will be total.
DR.. Alexander B. Mcdowell, q
surgeon, said to be son of the late
Msj. Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon by slsshiDg
his thyost with rszor at his home In
New York. DR.. Mcdowell, at the time
Of his deah, had in his hand photograph
OF his wife, who died Eve years ago at
the time OF the birth of bis sO.', Alex
auder Mcdowell j..
The street car strike situation in
Chester Pa, remained about the same
last night. But one car was run by the
traction officials yesterday and 1t was
stoned by the strike sympsthiEsrs. The
car was run utd,r police protection to
determine the attitude of the strikers
and their followers. When the city
cficials found that the strikers would
make trouble If cars were operated, they
refused to give any further protection or
sanction the running of the cars. The
traction officials then declared they would
operate the cars today, protecting them
and their employees with their own men.