Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-01
News Of the Day.

ceased to exist and territorial army
takes it place.
Two hundred and fly thousand coal
miners quit work yesterday pending Inc
signing of new Wsge scsle.
The Senate committee yesterday voted
down both the Warner and the Foraker
bills providing for tbs reinstatement OF
The negro soldiers discharged on account
of the Brownsville riot.
The Washington police have been
ssked TO arrest Robert and Isaac Fergu-
500, both negroes. father and son. They
are wanted 10 Alexandra county, for as
sault with intent to kill.
UuHbls to secure the consent of her
family to her contemplated marriage to
Prince Helie de Ssgan, Nine. Anna
Gould will shortly return to Paris. De
Ssesn will precede her leaving on April 8.
The democratic committee of the Dis
trict Of Oolumbis last night adopted res.
olutions warmly indOrsiDg the candidacy
of w. J. Bryan for president. The res
olutious were adopted at a large and en-
thusiastic meeting.
With $4,000, 900 worth of orders on
hand for tubints, gas engine, aud with a
cash balance of $500, 900, Judge Young,
Of the United States court, at Pittsburg,
Pa. late yesterday, granted a petition
dischsrging the receivers OF the West
iogbouse Machine Company.
The receivership for the Westinghouse
Machine Company, created last October,
at the beginning OF The financial depres-
sion, was vacated yes erday by Judge
James 8. Young, of the United states
Circuit Uouri, aI:Pittsburg, on petition
of the company and the receivers.
The Pike county Bank and Trust
Company of McOomb City, Miss, was
today placed in the hands OF George
Bauer, OF this city. and Thad. hampton,
of Magnolia, as receivers Depression
in the lumber industry and curtailment
o. working hours in the railroad shops
there are responsible for the failure.
The Court of Appeals OF the District
OF Columbia yesterday, in an opinion BY
Chief Justice Shepard, sffirmed the
Judgment OF the Police Court, which
convicted Louis K. Pleifsr of violating
the section Of the code forbiddiug the
making of hsndbooks in the District OF
lCJlumbia. Pieifer was sentenced by
Judge Kimball to pay $500 hne aud
serve ninety days 10 jail.
In an interview in Columbia, s. o.,
yesterday, Senator Tillman said: al
The republicans nominate Taft for presi-
dent at the June convention, Bryan
will undoubtedly DO named by the dem
ocrats, and think he will win. But
on the other hand, If the republicans
lock up the convention snd stampede
IL for Roosevelt, and nominate him, |
do not think that the democrats can put
Bryan forward"
Absolute prohibition in the District Of
Columbia, it now seems probable, will
not be recommended by the District
Commissioners. Although the three
com missioners have not yet discussed,
IS a board, bills now before Congress
calling for prohibition 10 Ssrious forms,
it is understood that the individual views
Of the members Of the board are that
absolute prohibition is not wanted by
the people Of the District.
The issue between a delegation to the
republican national convention pledged
to the nomination of Secretary Taft and
a delegation unplsdged wss fought ont
at the primary tleclions for delegates to
congregational district conventions and to
the State convention throughout Mass
4chu,etts last night. The result is q
clear victory for Senator Cranes attitude
10 favor OF a delegation free from in
struclions or preferences"
James Mshon, brother of John j.
MahOn, the democratic organization
leader Of Baltimore city, was shot and
killed last night 10 front of hotel
opposite the city hall by William Harig,
former democratic politician James
Mahon had been interested In certain
saloons and pool rooms which recently
fell under the ban of the police, and
it is said Harig was responsible for Q
recent raid. Harig was arrested.