Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-21
News Of the Day.

| Yesterday 73, 900 bonches OF bananas
arrived at Baltimore from Jamaica.
Prince Sagan left Paris for Italy last
night. Nine. Anna Gould, who is due
in Naples Thursday. will meet him
there.
The vsruish works OF the Obss. +.
johnson Printing Ink Company, Phils-
delphis, Was totally destroyed by fire
this morning.
Prospect for reconciliation between
Flank J. Gould aud his wife, who last
week served on him papers in suit for
ser aralion, are said today by friends Of
the fsmily, to be far from bright.
Arrangements are being perfected for
The marriage, May 3, at the cars
ralace 10 St. Petersburg, of the Grand
Duchess Marie PavloDa to Prince Will
helm, second son of King Gustsve, OF
SWEDEN.
President Roosevelt thanked the
British government for the invitation to
the hset to visit England on its return
trip to the Atlantic, and regretted that
the wsrships could touch only at Medi-
terranean ports.
In the Honse yesterday Representa-
tive Sims, OF Tennessee, charged that a
Senstor and the presidents secretary are
interested in the Washington street car
lines and it was thought they possessed
influence with congress.
Mrs. Grace SMELL Coffin Coffin Walker
u-Lsymsn-Love. daughter Of The
late Amos Smell, a Chicago millionaire,
hrs filed her sixth suit at Los Angeles,
| CAL, for divorce after less than two
years of married life with her latest
husband. Mrs. Loves matrimonial ca
reer has been her one excitement in life.
Philip R. Meade, son Of Rev. w. II.
Meade, rector of the Episcopal Church,
Chapel Hill, N. O., committed suicide
late Saturday afternoon by shooting
himself in the mouth. The deceased
was about 80 years old and seemed TO
he in The best of health. No reason
whatever has been assigned for the rash
act.
Mai. ]. Turuer Morehead, one of the
pioneers of the cotton and wooden In
dustries of the South, and for many
years leading capitalist and railroad
promoter of North Carolina and Vir-
ainis, died Yesterday in New York city.
Maj. Morehead was the son of former
Gov. John Morehead, of North Caro-
lima, end vas sixty-eight years Of age.
he enlisted as private in the Con-
iedsrste army, and soon rose to the rank
Of major.
The first step toward the release Of
Harry K. Thsw from the Matteawan
Asylum for the Insane Was taken yestcr-
day when James @. Grahsm. Of Thaw's
counsel, made application to Justice
Morschsuser, at White Plains, N. Y,
for an order directing the superinteDd-
ent of the asylum to permit Tbaw to
sign formal SPECIFICATION for writ OF
babess corpus. The order WAS granted.
Thsw will probably be brought before
justice for a hesring to determine
whether or not he is sane.
Believing her sister to I've in dagger of
death at the hands OF Lelsh GordOo,
negro woman, Mrs. James Wright,
handsome sOcietY woman of Memphis,
Tenn, yesterday emptied two barrels
of her husbands shotgun into the black
woman, killing her instsntly. Mrs.
Wrjghfs sister had just ordered from
her premises daughter of the Gordon
woman, who persisted In joining Mrs.
WrighPs children at their play. Ls!sh
Gordon violently resented the ejectment
Of her child. After abusive insult 50
threatening that Mrs. WrighPs siste'
screamsd for help, Mrs. Wright rushed
TO her rescue, using the shotgun with
deadly effect.
President Roosevelt has signed the
widOwS pension bill, which adds sp-
proximstely $lS, 900, 900 to the pension
rolls. The bill grants pensions Of $l2 a
month to some 1870, 900 widows, most of
them widows OF civil var veterans. In
large number of these cases the law
will operate to allow increases instead Of
origiia claims. The law becomes
ffective at once. 1t effects only widows
who were married prior TO June II, 1890.
The Senate Committee on Pensions
practically has completed consideration
of the pension appropriation bill. 1t
will carry about 1882, 900, 900, an in
crease of $12, 900, 900 over the House
bill, having been made to carry out the
provisions Of the widows pension bill,
which has been enacted.