Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-04
News Of the Day.

The New York Herald prints a COM
preheusiye table today showing that
Bryan will be nominated on the hr't
ballot.
Apgered because his wife entered suit
for divorce, Joseph b. BIuut, OF balIle
Greek, Mich, on Saturday killed bis
father-in-law and his moIher-in law.
The wife OF President Winthrop Ells-
worth Stone, Of Purdee University, hiss
left her family and Withdrawn from the
world to follow a religious sect of lndis.
Ate; voting to strike the employees OF
the new Cleveland, Ohio, Traction Com
pany reached sn agreement with Msyor
johnson and city officials by which they
will continue at work.
More than SO, OOO, 900 lying in the
vaults of the Union Trust Company, st
Providence, r. l., for six months, was
liberated for circulation today when that
institution opened for bus ness
The Knott and Pope Company, boot
and shoe manufacturer, of Boston snd
Hudson, has assigned. The company
owes $500, 900. The sssets are esti-
mated at between $780, and $780,
900.
Republican members of the House
will hold conference Tuesday night on
currency legislation, and on Friday
night snti-irjunciiou bills aud smend-
ment Of the sherman law will be con
sidered.
Mills Ms. and Of the Debert &
Wilson Textile Manufacturing Company
in Eikton, Md, were destroyed By fire
early yesterday morning, causing loss
of S45. 900. The loss is fully covered
by insurance.
The monthly statement Of the public
debt shows that at the close of business
April 80 the debt, ltss cssh in the Treas
u,y, amounted to 1926, l67, 1886, which
is an Increase, ss compared with March
80, of $l5, 445, 500.
After several weeks Of cabled negolis-
lions, Oresceus f2.02t), champion irot-
ting stallion of the world, has been sold
by NJ. w. Savage, Of Minneapolis, to
ore Of the most prominent Of Russian
horsemen, Tshemeiziu by name, and a
resident Of St. Petersburg, for $25, 900
Representatives oftbe Methodist Epis'
copsl Church from all over the United
States and thirty six foreign countries
will attend the quadrennial sessions Of
The general conference Of the northern
church, which is 10 convene 10 Bslli-
more "Wednesday aud continue lis drlib-
eradons about one month.
Ga Wednesday next the annual CON.
veniion OF the Episcopal Diocese OF
Washington will convene at 81. Psurs,
Church, that city, at 10 O'Clock. The
interest at the convention this year ceL-
terra In the election of a bishop to sue
coed The late Right Rev. Henry Yates
SAtterlee as bishop of Washington.
Ia the House on Saturday bills in
crossing the number of Philippine COM
missioners TO nine and appropriatiug
$3.50, 900 for relief Of sufferers from tor
nadoes 10 the South were passed. The
House met yesterday at nom, when
eulogies were delivered upon the late
Senators Mallory and Bryan, Of Florida.
4 campaign to abolish racing 10 Lou
isiDns, backed by some of the most
wealthy and influential residents of The
State, will be launched before the legis-
lalure which meets at Baton Rouge
one week from today. The attempt
will be made to suppress absolutely
every form of citing at or connected
wi h I,cks, aud it is understood
that this will result In the immediate
closing Of the tracks.
Delegates to the number of $50 10
the New York State convention OF The
independence party met at Carnegie
Hall, in New York city, Saturday night,
and selected four delegates at large and
their alternates 10 the national conven-
ton Of the independence party, 10 be
held in Chicago some time in July.
William Z. Hearst, who WAS elected
perm auent chairman Of the convention,
declared against any further fusion with
either The republican or democratic par
ties
Because her husband was accused Of
an asssult on lT-year-old girl, and be-
cause Of financial trouble, Mrs. Jennie
Watt. who has been running the Ter
race Inn., fashionable clearinghouse
at Greenwich, Ci., set fire 10 the house
in several places yesterday aud than
locked herself in her room aud drank
quantity of turpentine. The timely sp-
pesrsnce of police officer, whose at
teniion WAS attracted to the house BY
the sight ofsmoke pouring from the win
dows, saved the house from destruction