Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-16
News of the Day.


tinued at POughkeepsie, N. Y, t'day.
The Omaha Packing Company's big
packing plartst Omaha was destroyed
by 6rs last night. The loss is estimated
at 81 $50, 900.
The claimant TO a $500. 900 Scottish
estate lost his case in the Court Of Chan
Gerry in London today h. cause the bench
holds "Dskota divorces" invalid.
1t is said thst Harry Tbsw has unpaid
bills sgain him amounting to approx
mat ly 5000, 600, and t1st he refuses to
pay out a dollsr to his creditors as long
as he is officially insane.
France has accepted the American
proposal for an international conference
at Shanghai, January l, 1909, to plan
the suppression of opium cultivation as
a step toward aiding China to end Its
use.
Delegates from so commercial and
shippers' associations of the east and
middle west met in conference at Chica-
20 yesterday, to discuss means OF pre-
venting eastern railroads from carrying
a proposed increase in freight rates into
effect.
At the thirty-third annual session oil
the Southern Baptist convention now in
session 1T Hot Springs, Ark, the fol-
lowing officers we're eleotsd: President
F. w. Bostwright, of Richmond Col
Iege, Va. vice president, W. ID. JET
fries. of the Osrson-Newman College,
of Tennessee.
Bishop Paret, of MARYLAND. has APP
pointed Rev. DR.. Arthur b. KinsOlving,
pastor of Old St. PsuPs Protestant Epis-
pal Church,s delegate to the Pan Aogli-
can Congress in London June 10 to %.
in place of Rev. DIR. J. Houston Eccles-
ton, rector of Emmanuel Church, Balti-
more, who will be unable to attend.
One of the new 20, 900 ton battleships
of the DrednOught type authorized by
the Goth Congress, will be built by the
Government at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
In. Y. Authorizs ton for the building
was made by Acting Seer tary of the
Navy Newbtrry today. The othtr Of
the two vessels will be built by contract.
Thomas w. Harvey, former teller Of
the Enterprise National Bank Of Pits.
burg, which failed several years ago for
nearly $4,000, 900, failingin his attempt
to interest the United States Court OF
| Appeals in bis case, surrendered himself
to the federal authorities yesterday and
| was sentenced toserve seven years In the
western penitentisry.
Annual meetings If the governors OF
the States are to be held for the pur-
pose of discussing matters of common
interest among their respective common
weslths. This decision was reached at
special meeting of the governors yes
terday afternoon 10 the East Room OF the
White House, In Washington, at the
conclusion of the presidents gathering.
Dr.J.D. O'Brien, the youngest alienis'
attending the national convention Of the
American Medico-Psy sociological Asso-
citation at Cincinnati, read paper in
which he said he has discovered the
germ of insanity. The doctor says that
through his work many patients were
able 10 leave the Massillon Hospital
cured and are now engaged in clerical
work.
Rev. DR.. T. II. Lewis, president OF
the Western Maryland College, at West
minister, Nd, was yesterday chosen
president of the General Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church al
Pittsburg. A committee OF the Gene.
raj Conference OF the Methodist Episco-
psi Church to extend the invitation for
union will be received by the Metho'
dist Protestant Conference today.
When the republican leaders OF the
House got ready yesterday afternoon to
send the currency bill to conference they
discovered, to their embarrassment, thst
a quorum WAS not at hand. So the
sergeant-st.srms was told to bring in alb
sent members. Several we're found al
the White House, att .nding reception.
1t is sid that Mr.. LongwOrth wal
caught while trying to escape 10 the
sacred upstairs precincts OF the psterns
| residence.