Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-09
News Of the Day.


/ The bank of Frsncs today reducfa
the interest rates from 4 TO per cent.
DR.. Henry Beates, jr. president of the
Medical Council of Peonsylvsnis, de-
cIarfs that the average medical college is
inefficient.
A commission was appointed yester-
day to investigate the disappearance OF
State regalia worth $3.50, 600 from Dub.
lin Castle.
Representative Gaines yesterday intro-
duced resolution for the preservation
OF the old home OF Andrew Jackson, near
Nashville, Tenn.
The Thaw jury box was again filed
and emptied yesterday, the day clos
ing with ak jurors sworn in and three
accepted Professionally.
Attorney General Bonaparte has order
ed suits to be brought against a large
number of railroads, charged with viola
ing the safety appliance law.
An inbound and oulbsnd Pennsyl-
vsnia train collided at Chicago today.
Patrol wagons have gone TO the scene.
One man is reported killed and number
injured.
Edwin Gould yesterday forced Angus
tus F. Heiuze out of the Mercan tile Ma
tional Bank by demanding over a mil
| lion Of tue banks stock to satisfy notes
due from Heinze to Gould.
Judge Sanborn, Of the q. 8. Circnii
Court OF St. Paul, yesterday appointed
A. B. Stickney and Charles Il. F.
Smith, both residents of 81. Paul, re-
ceivers for the Chicago Great Western
Railroad.
The United States Supreme COart
will be housed in pslatial new
structure adjacent TO the Capitol
grounds, 10 cost $4,000, 900, if bill
Introduced yesterday by Representative
Little6eld, of Maine, is enacted into law
Burglars are believed TO be respon-
sible for FIRE which yesterday threat
ened the destruction of the Messiah
Evangelical Lutheran Church at Chi
csgo, causing loss of $4,000. When
the fremen reached the structure they
found the church had been rsnsacked
by thieves.
A dispatch from Liverpool says the
White Star line has reduced Atlantic
rates on second and third class passages
by $3.50 aud So respectively for the
purpose, tits said, of fighting the Cunard
Company. The Cunsrdor Company has
announced similar reductions, including
the Mauretania and Lusitanis.
Maj. George W. Fishback, U. s. A.,
retired, is at Emergency Hospital in
Washington suffering from conclusion
of the brain, the result of falling and
striking his head against the steps OF
he Army aud Navy Club, Conneeticut
avenue and | street northwest, early last
night. Physicians hold out little hope
for bis recovery.
The patriotic societies OF Massachu-
sets ere preparing an appeal TO Ambss-
sador Reid to help them save the flag of
the United States frigste Chesapeake,
which was captured by the British frig-
ste Shannon in the battle of Boston
barbor In 1918. This hsg is advertised
for sale at public auction In London on
January 80. The matter has been put
10 charge of committee.
TIE Right Rev. George Worthiugton,
Of Nebraska, who gss recently appointed
to take charge Of the Episcopal churches
on the Continent, in succession to
Bishcp Henry O. Potter, Of New York,
died at Mentone, France, yesterday.
Bishop George Worthington was born at
Lenox, Msas., October IA, 1910. He
was appointed bishop Of Nebraska in
1885. On account Of heart disease
Bishop Worthipgton was not able to
reside In the high altitude Of his diocese
and removed TO Pitts6eld, Mass., about
seven years ago. lie was appointed to
bis new charge last May.