Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-22
News Of the Day.

Thirty-niue out OF 81 counties and
towns yesterday voted to retain their IS
loors In the second big contest Of the
year in Illinois.
Senators Bacon and Money yesterday
criticised the cruise of the bsttleship
fest to the east as dangerous 10 peace
between the United States and the
Orient.
Figuring on the basis furnished by
the returns for the first two quarters,
the deficiency in the POstoffice Depart
ment for the current fiscal year will ex-
coed sl5, 00O,0 900.
John Reed, his wife and two dough-
ters were seriously injured and loss of
SIS, 900 was sustained by 3 natural gas
explosion at the Reed residence, at
Rochester Pa, yesterday.
A strike efecting the entire western
lines of the Canadian Pacific Railroad is
believed TO he imminent as the result OF
the refusal of the road 10 te-establish
relations with the mechanics union.
Notwithstanding the fact that the sent
iment Of the Senate is believed to be
opposed to any increase in the House
programme for the building OF two
battleships, an effort will be made TO
double that number.
Representatives of T74 daily news
papers. gathered at the annual meeting
of the Associated Press, yesterday decided
to urge the president aud Congress to
grant relief from the excessive prices OF
the paper trust
In the Senate yesterday the naval
appropriation bill was taken up and
considered during the most Of the after
noon. In the discussion the sending
of the battleship feet around the world
was condemned. Mr.. Reveridge urged
sn appropriation for four batsleshipS.
After wild ruu OF a mile, caused by
the reverse lever falling to work, an
engine and fat car on the LaQuin
Lumber OOmpsny's log road today
Jumped the track near Willismsport, Pc.
OF the IS Italian laborers riding on the
Gst car, were killed, s others will die
aid we're badly Injured.
Aftera bref trial verdict of MUIR
der in the second degree was today re-
turned in Baltimore against William
Miller, au 18-yesr-old youth, for the
Staying of his 16-yesr-old sweetheart,
Anna Grace BoblitE, In her home al
HampdeD, a northern suburb of Balti-
more, on December 10 last.
Ia bill introduced in the House yes
terday by Representative Hobson, of
Alabama, $50, 600 is appropriated 70!
the appointment of a committee by the
president to investigate the number OF
persons killed in the industrial trades
and to report to Congress plan to re-
duce the number of such casualties.
Cairo, ILL.,, went "weP by q majority
Of 3, 952 in the local option election yes-
terdsy. Cairo has 70 saloons, which
sill continue In business. The only
other place In Alexander county where
local option was voted upon was at
Thebes, which went "dry" by a vote
Of 95 to So Thebes has six saloons.
At the republican State convention
at Concord, n. H., yesterday, unpledged
delegates to Chicsgj were elected. The
snli-Tsft faction was strong. A move
to table resolution Of preference for
he secretary of war passed by vote
of 700 to SO. OF the six delegates
named, however, two are avowed sup
porers Of the candidacy Of the Ohiosn.
The House committee on appropria-
lions has inserted in the sundry civil bill
clause prohibiting the use Of shy money
appropriated by the bill for the secret
service 10 carrying out any secret service
work other than the guarding Of the
president and the detection and proven
ton of couDterfeiting. The insertion of
this clause was prompted by complaint
that the secret service was being used
by the various departments in shadow
ing' and other detective work for
officials.