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

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Riley Canaan, the gret race track
plungor, died at Rawhids, New, yes
terdsy. Pneumonia caus'd his death.
A bill regulating the carriage OF ex-
Of ,siyes 10 interstate commerce was yes
terdsy reported favofablY from the
Senate committee on Interstate COM
meIce.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has given 40
additional IS, 900, 900 10 the Carnegie
foundation for pepsioning college pro-
iessors 10 order to inclade State institu'
lions 10 It's provisions.
Thomss F. Ryan Is said to have told
he grand jury investigating stree, rail.
way deal that out of the 800, 600 paid
he aud four Others we're reimbursed for q
$500, 900 campaign COD tributioD.
It looks TO Berlin diplomats as II the
United States will be alone 10 lis at
tempt TO uphold Chinese soyerei1nty 10
Manchuria, as indicated by American
Consul Fishers policy at Hardin.
An eifjrt is being made by Gov. Ma
eooo and the Bureau of Iusular Affairs
to have the quarantine sgainsl Cabs
perms a emily removed until evidence OF
yellow fever In the Island develops.
President OAstro's official organ 10
Caracas published Venezuela's answer
to Secretary 70 ia last note, the answer
being, iu t6ec', a refusal to consider
he American demands automatically.
John Mitchell, formerly president CT
the United Mine Workers OF America,
yesterday declined the Presidents offer
of special commissioner TO study aud
report upon labor conditions 10 The Pan
ANA canal zone.
A bill making drunkenness In the
District OF Columbia o mlsdeweanor,
and to provide hospital for iuebriates,
has been sent 10 Congress BY the Com
nis.ioners, wi h recommendations iof
favorable enactment.
That Alfred Gwyune Vanderbilt will
put In no evidence TO rebuff that OF bis
wife In her suit for divorce was stated yis.
| tsrday. His lawyers will rest after cross
examining her Witness and seeing
that bis interests are conserved Ia soy
findings that may be reached by The
referees or court.
It's understood that the House COM
mitfee on banking aud currency has de-
cided to strike out section III OF the
Aldich 6oancial bill. This section is
the one added on motion of Senator L,-
Toilette, and prohibits officers Of ma
lioBal banks from makiag loans to any
corporation Of which they are themselves
officers or dirsc'on.
The sentence of dismissal imposed
upon Major VIM. g. Hancock of the
coast artillery, for conduct unbecOmlDg
an officer, aud violation of the pledge TO
abstain from int 'xicating liquors, was
miligated by the Pre- ilent yesterday 10
reduction 10 rank 10 the foot Of M )rs
of coast artillery, there 10 remain during
the rest Of bis service.
Daniel Day went to the home OF Mrs.
Mary Phillips at Renssaeler, Ind..
Thursday nigh, and purchased bottle
of whisky. Day then eat in the room
talking to Daisy Phillips, the seventeen
| year old daughter of the woman. and
occasionally drinking. As he arose to
leave the house he drew revolver and
shot the girl through the heart A
sister, who was In an adj1iuing room,
said that there was no sigus Of quarrel
aud that Day 6,sd the fatal shot jast
IS the girl babe himlgood night.
The Senate conmlttte on Iatsrstate
Commerce yes erday authorized favor
,ble report upon the resolution intro.
duced by Senator Elkips suspending the
operation of the nilrosd rate Law which
prohibits railroads sfIer May l from
carrying coal or other products from
csllieries or mines owned by themselves.
Az originally offered By Elkins the reso-
luton sus pended this law until May l,
1910. The committee changed that
date to January l, 1910. II is expected
that, in the meantime, q friendly suit will
be broaght to test the constitutlonality
OF the law.
After nearly two hours Of hauling,
pulling and walking about, the Gotch-
Hackenschmidt wrestling match In
Chicago, last night, resulted In victory
for Gotch, became Hsckenschmidt re-
fused to 20 on any longer. Gyich
avoided Hsekensehmidt from the out
set. He sprinied around. and when
they got shoulder to shoulder he pre-
vented the Russian from getting suy
sort OF . hold on hin. Incidentally,
Gotch ronghsd /, With his opponent,
buttIug and putting over short punches
whenever the opportunity presented It.
self. The bout was very uusatisfsc-
tory one, from the crowds standpoint,
a. there was really never any science
displayed.
In . decision handed down yesterday the
Massachusetts, Supreme Court declares that
sympathetic strides for the purpose Of pre-
y.nting an employer from conducting en-
open shop" are illegal.
Phil Brook. of Cleveland demonstrated bi
superiority over George Memsic, Of Chicago
10 ten round 6sht a. Los Angeles, CAL, last
night