Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-14
News Of the Day.

Tobacco growers protest against any
reduction in the tariff on tobacco.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan will leave
Lincoln, Neb., Sunday for 3 trip to
Mexico, to seek rest and recreation.
The tax rate 10 Baltimore next yesr
has been set at $1.95 instead of $l.9S.
Richard Croker sailed from Queen
town for New York today. He will not
return to Ireland until next May.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
rob a railroad train In Russia on which
was S12, 500, 900 10 specie. Five OF the
robbers were arrested and one was
killed.
Prof. Mark W. Harrington, former
president of the University of Washing
ton. and chief of the United States
Weather Bureau, who had been missing
10 wears, was found 10 an insane asylum
at Morris Plans, n. j.,
Through an accidental explosion In
the river Drins, near Seyornik yester-
day, it vas discovered that Ssrviaus are
planting mines in all the streams between
their country and the province of Bos-
mis-, which Austria recently annexed.
Gov. Glenn of North Carolina chal-
lenged the statement of Chief Of Public
Health and Msrine Hospital Service
Stiles that the blood Of the country
children of that s'ate is below the stand
ard of the country in general In color
aud quality.
Ten million dollars q year will be add
ed to the freight revenues OF railroads by
the increase 10 westbound t,auscontinent-
al freight rates, which become effective
January /, according to the estimate of
Fred P. Grggson, traffic manager ofthe
Associated Jobbers, of Los Angeles.
GrisviDg over the verdict of physicians
that his wife would never recover from
an illness which Rad made her al invalid
for months, James Freebody Thompson,
a teacher of languages, yesterday killed
himself by inbaling Illuminating gas In
q boarding honss 10 vest One hundred
and Eighth street, New York.
James Evans, who cIiminally assaulted
Ospit1la Collins, 11-ytar.old daughter of
John K. Collins, of Montgomery county,
Nd, died at the Georgetown University
Hospital yesterday from Injuries received
10 jumping from Cabin John bridge
while being hunted by officers OF the
Law.
Governor Patterson aud the chief
officers OF the Tennessee militia have
decided TO remove the $50 men held In
custody Of the state troops at Camp
Memo, in connection with the night
rider troubles, to Union City, where they
will kept Ia the barracks until the be.
ginning of the special term OF the Cir
cult court.
Yesterdays sessions of the convention
of the United Daughters OF the Oonfed-
eiacy now meeting at Atlanta, were de-
voted largely to the rendering Of the re-
ports by the representatives OF the va
rious state divisions. Report, we're r..
ceived from every part Of the United
States snd from Mexico City. Mrs. Cor
ueiis Branch Stone, the presiding officer,
occupied a chair which formerly be-
louged to Jefferson Davis.
Secretary of the Navy Victor b. Met
calf hiss rendered his resignation to the
president, to iake-effect December l, Oh
account of III health. Assistant 5ecre-
tary Of the Navy Truman a. Newberry
will be named az MetcslPs successor.
While i'll heath is given as the cause Of
NJ. MetcslFs resigns ton 1t Is known
tba, he has been at Odds with the Presi-
dent since conference on the design o.
the 20, 900 ton bsttleship North Dakota.
The grand jury of Davidson county.
Tenn, yesterday returned true bill
against Col. Duncan B. Cooper, his son,
Robin ]. Cooper, and John D. Sharpe,
charging them with the murder of former
Senator Edward W. Csrmack, who was
shot In Nashville on Monday night lsst
on account of editorials published In the
Nashville TenDessesn. Mr.. Shape is
former sheriff Of Davidson county and
former member of the legislature, and
one of the best-known men Ia the state.
The indictments contain two counts,
the first charging the three men jointly
with murder, and the second accusing
Mr.. Sharpe With being al accessory be-
fore the fact.