Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-09
News of the Day.

A chapel is to be erected IN Warrington
a. memorial to the late Bishop Henry
Y. Satterlee.
Mr.. Perry Belmont predicts that the
democratic candid ,le for President will
carry New York Safe.
A driver of a New York fire engine
drove his horses into an iron fence on
Saturday, killing them, to save the lives
of children 10 the street.
While boating on the Appslacbee Mill
pond, near GesrS, S. c., yesterday AFTER
noon, ask 4 carrying ten persons cspdz d
and three young women were drowned.
at is now generally admitted" said
a member of the Castellane-Ssgan family
in Paris Saturday night, "hst Nine.
Anna Gould will eyentualIy marry Prince
Helie dc Sagan."
King Alionso's visit to Barcelona to-
morrow is considered at Madrid to be
foolhardy because Of the recent bomb
G s sad se!iEiiy 81 The
revoluliOnists.
Formal announcement was made on
Saturday of the unanimous decision oil
the Interstate Commerce Commission
not to grant any extension Of the enforce
ment of the nine-hour law.
The yacht MAY flower, which was
grounded on Thimble Shoals, in lower
Chesapeake Bay, early Tuesday, while
en- route from Washington TO the Nor
folk navy yard, was successfully fosted
Saturday evening.
The action of the Attorney General OF
South Carolina 10 attacking Judge Pritch-
ard and advising the State board not TO
turn over the dispenssry fund TO the re-
ceiyers named BY him is severely con-
demned at the judges home.
Pasquale Pat, an Italian banker OF
New York, fired seven bullets into a
Black Hand man who came into his
bank on Saturday and demanded money.
A companion Black Hand fed when the
shooting began but was captured.
While driving across The New York
Central tracks at Malone, n. Y today
More Bluto and Joseph Perry wtre
struck by a fast mail train. Blnto va
probably fatally injured, his head being
crushed. Perry escaped with slight
injury.
That Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is face 10
face with the proposition to accept $685.
600 from the family Of her husband,
and accept a divorce, or risk everything
~ defending such suit is the positive
declaration made today by New York
newspaper.
The japanese and Chinese govern
ments have not yet reached sn agree
ment over the seizure Of the japanese
steamer by the Chinese, although 1t is
reported that China has spologiz'd for
hauling down the japanese flag on the
confscated steamer.
Rev. Charles Alvin Smith, pastor of
The Peck Memorial Chapel, Georgetown,
died last night at the home of Mrs. leu
mis- $. Hamlin, widow Of the pastor OF
the Church Of the Covenant. He was
seized with sudden attack Of acute 10
digestion while at supper with the fam
ily. He died in a few minutes-at $50
O'Clock.
The japanese Embassy at London
Yesterday said that Coins had expressed
deep regret for the seizure OF the Tatsu
and had promised to punish the officials
who captured the vessel; dispatch from
PekinU said that China asked pledges
from Japan regarding shipments Of arms
to the mainland before releasing the
8 Gamer. and that Japan had shown
willingness to consider the request.
Federal Judge Pritchard,a at Asheville,
n. c., Saturday, decided to appoint per-
msnent receivers for the South Caro-
lima Dispeusary Fund, and named Judge
joseph A. Mccullough, G. X. Hender-
SOD and B. F. Arthur as receivers. Hen
derson and Arthur are members OF the
"windiug up" committee appointed by
the South CArolins legislature q yeu
$50, 1t is believed that the "winding
up" dispenssry committee will refuse to
turn over the fund to the receivers, PIE
cipitsting clash OF courts.
DIED.