Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-26
News Of the Day.

Ignatius ]. Dunn, of Omaha, will
make the speech nominating Bryan at
Denver.
Rev. Dr. Charles Outhbert Hall, pres
ident of Union Theological Seminary,
died Yesterday.
Oficisls believe that Charlemsgne
Tower is in some way responsible for
the refusal of the Kaiser 10 receive
David Jsyue Hill as Ambassador 10
Germany.
The Indiana State democratic conven-
ton met at Indianapolis today and at
once set about nominating csndidatesfor
State Offices. 1t was clearly Bryan
convention.
The reception to Senator Kuox,
planned by the Pennsylvania Clui', OF
Washington, tor last night, WAS post
poned, owing to the serious illness OF
Senator Penrose.
The American Newspaper Publishers
Association has been informed that the
ways and means committee OF the House
Of Representatives will refuse to discuss
tariff revision until after the presidential
election.
The town OF Lynn, Ga, six miles from
Baiubridge wss destroyed by 8 cyclone
early yes erdsg morning. Two persons
we're killed-Jim Wright, colored, and
child of Mayor Lylts. A number oil
| ofhara xUaFa iniured
A platform which endorses the State
aud national administrations, urged the
candidacy of Speaker Cannon for the
presidency and advises revision of the
tariff, wos adopted by the Illinois repub-
lean State convention today.
The Department Of Justice is prepay
ing its case to test the commodity
clause of the interstate commerce law.
Until this case is brought before the sn-
preme Court and settled by that tribunal
The government will make no prosecu-
ton under this paragraph OF the law.
The District of Columbia Commits
sioners yesterday reported to Represen-
tative Smith, chairman of the House
District committee, on the Carlin milk
bill and recommended adverse action on
it. They say that if the bill became
law existing restrictions upon the sale
of milk in the District would be relaxed.
Frank Florer, president of Lincoln,
ILL.,, bank and of the Lincoln Mining
Company, was held up by three high
waymen yesterday afternoon two blocks
from the public square of Lincoln and
robbed of The s., 900 monthly pay roll
of the. mining company. Two OF the
robbers were caught, but the third
escaped with the money.
Admitting his identity IS the French
prince who is such devoted admirer OF
Nine. Anna Gould, former Countess
Oastellane, and that he had followed hel
from Paris to New York, Prince Hello
de Ssgan returned to New York from
Philadelphia yesterday. He declined to
either deny or affirm the report that he
has already married Nine. Gould.
Gov. Hughes, of New YORK, an.
nounced last night that he Lad carefully
examined the evidence in the ctse OF
Chester Gillette, and had found nogrouDd
which would justify him in interfering
with the judgment of the court. Gillette
is to die in the electric chair at Auburn
prison next week, for the murder OF
Grace Brown, at Big Moose Lake in the
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Delegates 10 the Slate democratic con-
vention we're selected yesterday from
twen,y-six districts in Indianapolis to
the national convention at Denver and
the committee on rules selected four
delegates at large. A majority of the
delegates will vote for the reelection OF
Thomas Tsggsrt ss the Indiana member
of the national committee and all will
support Mr.. Bryan.
The Washington, Baltimore and An
nspols Electric Railway Company run
its first electric car under its own power
from Baltimore to the national capital
yesterday. The car also went to Annsp-
oils, where it made a circuit through the
streets of that place. While a regular
schedule will not be put in operation be-
tween Baltimore and Washington until
April /, the running of the first car yes
terday was looked upon as the practical
opening OF the line.
Paul Bignami, said to 10 be the head
of tho San Francisco colony of anar-
chists, was arrested yesterday and an a.
tempt will be made to have him deport-
ed. Bignani, WHO'S from New Orleans,
harangued a crowd in San Francisco,
and policeman says he heard Bignami
say that the feet on its arrival should be
blown out OF the water; that President
Roosevelt should be asssssinsted, and
that the entire police department of San
Francisco should be wiped out.
The Tennessee republican State con
ventiOn called to select presidential
electors and delegates for the state a.
large to the Chicago convention met 10
Nashville, yesterday, and ior nearly an
hour battle royal waged. 1t was a
fight in which hundreds participated
from time TO ime-a genuine rough
aud-tumble afair-precipitated by the
efforts of the Evsns-Hale delegates 10
take charge of the rostrum already held
by the Oliver-Austin- Brownlow wing Of
the party.
The inquest into the death Of Walter
Fsrnsworih Baker, which has been go
ing on at Hacker sick, n. j., for several
weeks, wss brought TO a close yesterday
when the coroneer's jury, returned a
verdict that Bakers death wss due to ar
senic poisoning, Ghe poison sdministertd
by some Lerson or Pc sons unknown to
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