Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-07
News Of the Day.

The C0nuecucut rePuohCan c"n'e
ton yesterday turned down both 5ena-
tors as delegates and Endorsed TAFT.
Governor Gooding at Boise, Idaho,
yesterday granted reprieve until July
2 to Harry Orchard, sentenced to be
hanged in Idaho next week.
At Lisbon yesterday Manuel, The boy
king of Portugal, solemnly took the oath
of alleeisnce 10 his people and, with all
the traditional courtly observance, was
proclaimed the ruler of the nation.
Mr.. J. P. Morgan arrived in Paris
yesterday and was quoted as saying that
The crisis in the American financial sit
uation had PASSED and that improve
ment was only a question of time.
Thousands Of gallons of burning oil
flowed a block and half through
street 10 Brooklyn today when the
National Lead CompaDy's factory was
completely Quilted by fire that caused
damage to the extent of 100000.
A resolution requesting the House of
Bishops to suspend the ''open pulpit
canon passed BY the last general con-
vention was defeated yesterday 10 the
annual convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese Of Pennsgl7anis.
An explosion of natural gas In the
basement of the Woodcock Building at
Bridgeport, o., today fatally Injured
Walter Hsrper, a clerk, and caused a
fire loss of $40, 900. The entire busi-
n s. section of the ci y was threatened.
The Womens Relief Corps, an adjunct
of the @. A. r., pIopcs 8 to make gift
10 the national government OF Anderson.
Vile National PAX, Georgia, containing
about lightweight acres, contiguous to
the Andersonville National Cemetary.
Lack of quorum yesterday prevented
the Senate committee on agriculture from
considering the Beveridge bill providing
that every tin or can of preserved meat
or vegetables, etc., shall bear the date Of
canning. II is likely that Senator Bey-
eridge will Cfer the measure as an amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill.
The general conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Ia session 10
B .ltimore, put itself on record yesterday
afternoon 10 opposition to intoxicating
liquors. The episcopscy committee de-
cided to exclude the press from the meet
ings, and decided 1t would be necessary
for badge and Identification to obtain
access.
Lord Fairfax, the Virginian who Ii.
herited a British title, was a passenger
yesterday on the Lusitania which sailed
from NeE York. He has been spending
several months in this city and said
that he regretted to lssye so early In the
spriog. The only thing that induced
him t. go to Eugland was the pressing
affairs Of his banking concern In London.
When Ellen NJ. Stone, 40 American
missionary in Turkey, wss c,ptured By
orjgsnds in September, 1901, people 10
all walks of life in this country subscribe d
to fund Of 500, 900 to pay her rsns,m
By bill favorably reported yesterday
by Senator Lodge from the eenste COM
mittee on foreign relations, 1t is pro.
posed that the government pay this
money back.
Another severe wind, rain, hall, and
electrical storm prevailed throughout
Louisiana, Arkansas, and neighboring
States Tuesday night and early yesterday
morning. The wind rose to forty miles
an hour in New Orleans, and the light
ming was about the worst ever known
there, the thunder roaring without cessa.
ton for several hours. Many buildings
were struck and hundreds OF telephones
put out of business. A number Of per-
SONS were shocked. Two persons died
Of fright of the lightning and thunder,
and one is critically III from the same
cause. The hail, which was general
throughout southern and central Loui-
slams, did much damage TO the
crops.