Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-07
News Of the Day.

Vanderbilt will in the near future marry
Count Hadik, Of Hungary.
Oaid MscLean was brought TO Tan
gier, yesterday, the British government
having paid Raisuli 500, 900 to release
hin.
The democratic members Of the Mary
land Legislature, in caucus last night,
approved OF the proposed disiranchise
amendment, IS drafted by the COMMITTEES
of leading members Of the party.
Concurring ia the recommendation OF
acting Public Printer Rossi:er, the Presi-
dent yesterday cancelled the contract OF
the government With the audit system
and ordered its election from the Gov
eminent Printing Office.
Just an hour before the time set for
the funeral of Mrs.. Edward W. Bur-
roughs at Trenton, N. j., yesterday, her
husband died, and the funeral was post
poned until next Monday when husband
and wife will be buried together.
Charles w. Morse, the missing New
York banker, is en- route to Europe.
His attorney has csbled him request
| TO return immediately. The New York
federal jury is probing the banking stu
alton and indictments may follow.
Three men were run down and In
stantly killed today by Buffalo and AL
legheny engine near Filing, Pa. The
dead are Samuel Salliday, John NJ. Mil
Ter and August Heller. They stepped
cut of The way of an approaching freight
to another track only to be struck by q
light engine.
Love is not measured by age; II is
like the soul, beautiful" says John
Nelson Arnold, Rhode Islands 73-year
old portrait painter, who has just sn-
nouuced bis engagement to Miss Clara
L. Maxfeld, his pupil, who is only o.
Their romance covers courtshiP Of
four years. Ga March 20 they will bt
married.
After a knock down and drag-oul
| fight that lasted for hours, William d.
Taft was, yesterday at st. Augustine,
Fla, given one set Of delegates to the
National Convention by the republican
oficeholde rs Of the State. 10 the same
ball, but part from the administration
sympathizers, was chosen another
set Of delegates, who will be sent T.
Chicago uninstructed.
Official statistics made public today
In Berlin show the loss of thirty-fouI
steamship and eighty-two sailing yes
sells, with the drowning Of 699 persons
during January. Minor mishaps befel
419 steamships and 2l7 sailing vessels
during the same month. The figures arr
not confined to German vessels, but in
clude all concerning which any infor
nation was obtainsble.
Mrs. William Taylor, aged %, aDC
her brother, Daniel Thomas, we're ruG
down and killed by an Erie express trait
near TalImsge, Ohio. Blinded BY
snow storm they drove directly in from
of the train. The accident occurred al
most directly in front Of their home
Hearing the warning whistle and th'
crash the father and mother rushed Gu
to find their children dead.
An enthusiastic reception was accord
ed William J. Bryan at the Msjesti
Theatre In Jersey City yesterday after
noon. He was introduced IS "the NIX
President Of the United States" which
evoked applause from the large audience
= The keynote Of Mr.. Bryan's speech was
It,. i.nccFatic principles are growing
'nas -. uh;,. 'hoss OF the republican
party are weakening. After 10 'P'Ve'
at the Majestic he addressed the Women
| G uh. and later LEFT for Pssssic.