Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-21
News Of the Day.

Gen. Antoine Simon was ipaUgurated
as president of Haiti yesterday.
The authorities of Bsrliu face a serious
problem there being 60, persons il
that city unemployed.
Ten powers have submitted suggestionl
concerning the rules OF war to be acted
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London.
Cardinal Lecot, archbishop of Dor.
deaux, died suddenly at hotel at Cham
berg while returning from Rome yester'
day.
Rev. Father Kelly, Of st. Agnes
Church, at Paterson, n. j., jumped
overheard from the White Star liner
Arabic aud was lost few days ago.
Mayor Mcclellan will hold q public
hfaring on Wednesday on the adviss.
billy Of closing moving pictures shows
10 New York Oh Sunday.
Ebert Hubbard, the Roycrofer and
author, vas nearly killed by falling
tree in the woods near his East Aurora
colony in New York yesterday.
10 the Senate on Saturday Mr.. Lobg
from the committee on census, reported
the House bill providing for the
thirteenth and subsequent decenn'al
censusus.
The 6rst session of the British Par
lament under the premiership of Her
bert Asquith came to az end and the
two houses today ere prorogued until
February l6.
Major Orlando Jay Smith, president
and general manager Of the American
Press Association since 1882, died st
bis home in Dobbs Ferry, New York,
last night.
The White House has authorized the
announcement that Secretary Root
would resign when elected senator about
January 16, and that Assistant Secretary
Bacon would succeed him.
The Senate committee on census on
Saturday reported favorably the House
bill which provides for non-competilive
exsmir atoms 10 the Census Bureau, and
gives the appointments to members Of
Congress.
The Standard Oil Company on Situr-
day filed its brief 10 the U. 8. Supreme
Court 10 the $29, 900, 900 foe case, deny
log the governments right to appeal
after decision had been rendered
sgainst 1t.
Fire in William Z. Bsugbauser's
whUsessle caody establishment, at Mo-
bile, Ala, exploded a lot of fireworks
and cause a loss Of $1,000 The ex.
plOsion broke many windows in the
neighbOrhood.
Figures gathered by the bureau Of
statistics show that the average Ameri-
can citizen consumes halt his own
weight in sugar every year, aud the
country's sugar bill averages more than
81, 900, 900 day.
Ii is reported that plans for the con.
sOlidation of all railroads in Mexico,
with a view to government control and
operation, will be consummated at
meeting of directors ofMsxican railroads
in New York Wednesday.
The Dutch foreign minister on Sstur-
day told the United Press correspondent
at The Hague that from ell the sdVices
recsived he believed the trouble with
Venezuela could be brought toa close
without resorting to actual warfare.
Ten Of the participants in the Bialy-
stok massacre in 1905 have been pardon
ed by Emperor Nicholas. They were
sentenced for long terms last June, but
powerful influences were brought to bear
by the league of Russian people to have
them pardoned.
Several conferences in the last few
days between President Roosevelt and
George w. Perkins, member of J. P.
Pierpont Morgan's banking establish.
ment, has started a ramon that Perkins
has been rendered the treasury portfolio
under the Taft administration.
In the Wilson divorce suit in Balh-
more Oh Saturday Rev. DR.. Robert S.
Coup'and, rector of Ascension Episcopal
Church, was called to the witness s'aud.
He threw no light upon the suit brought
against him by DR.. Wilson. He stated
that he was unable to account for 1t
and did not know Why he had been sued.
A bill to limit the powers of United
States judges was Introduced in the
Senate Saturday by Senator Scott. 1t
provides that no Judge shall sit 10 any
cause of whatsoever nature 10 which the
United States is directly or indirectly a
a party during the term of his appoint
ment and prior 10 his confirmation by
the Senate.
The appointment Of L. W. Shurtliff
to be postmaster at Ogden, Utah, which
was sent to the Senate by the president
today, ends long fight between a num-
Der of aspirants for the place. Shurllff
vas named as compromise. He ia a
leader in the Mormon Church, being
president OF the "stake" OF Weber. Al.
though 20 years Of age he is prominent
10 business circles. His selection was
made by Congressman Howell, neither
Senators Smoot nor Sutherland having
had any hand 10 the appointment.