Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-27
News of the Day.

The revolution in Honduras is re.
ported to have been crushed.
The seventeenth universal peace con-
ference will open today in London.
A wireless message yes erday gave the
position Of the big feet ct distance of
775 milos from Honolulu.
Georgetown, KY, which is center OF
the disabling business, went wet last
week by one vote.
A suit has been started against Harry
Thsw, by his attorneys to recover
their fees.
Henry FarmaD, with his seroplsne,
has reached New York, and will make
public flights.
BRYAN and Hearst have rooms at the
same hotel in Chicago, but pay no at
tention to each other.
The Prince of Wales, at Quebec, on
Saturday, gave $50, 600 to be used in
maintaining the Plains Of Abraham, as
q permanent memorial.
The Irish university bill, establishing
two universities of Ireland, passed the
House of Commons on Saturday by 8
onesided vote.
The Chinese government Is making
elaborate preparations for the entertain
ment of the United Statas feet when it
arrives at Annoy.
Edwin Noyes, once connected with an
sttsmpt TO defraud the bank Of England
out of 81 900, 900. is now active in the
snti-gambling campaign.
Mayor William Mall, of Egg Har5or,
n j., has left that city, and neither his
friends nor relatives know where he Is
to be found.
Delegates TO the national convention
of the independence party are arriving
in Chicago. Their platform will declare
against the use Of injunctions in
labor disputes.
With insanity induced by mesmerism
as his defense, Archie Heron was today
placed IN trial at New Brunswick, n.
j., for the murder Of the Rev. 5. b. d..
Pr.ckett, OF Me.uchen.
Gen Peter Lesry, jr., says thst The
life of a soldier is in grave danger in a
thuuder:t)rm If be venture out OF his
tent W tn his gun thrown across his
shoulder.
A mob in Willemstadt, Island Of Our
scso, recently forced an insulting Vene-
zuelan to make public apology and also
made demonstration before the resi-
dence of the Venezulesn consul.
During 1907 the Chinese government
spent nesrly $1,000 900 for students study
ing in foreign countries. Japan get
nearly half the money aud the United
Ststts about one-fOuIth.
Melvin O. Ha1en, assistant surveyor
of the District of Columbia, yesterday
was appointed by the commissioners to
the Office of surveyor, made vacant lest
Thursday by tie appointment Of Will
lam P. Richards as District assessor.
During the year 1907, 6,4SS new in
dustries were reported in the south, COM
psred WITH Sail in 1906, which was
the best record ever made. The leading
states were Texas, l, 1888; Oklahoma, 794,
and Virginia, Tennessee, Moth CarolTbs,
Alabama and Arkansas, from 400 to
5500esch.
Memtes of the police department OF
Washington who are required to remain
at the District building at night are up
in arms at the action Of the suptr'r-
teudeLt Of the building in turning of
the drinking water at $3.50 click every
night, thereby compelling them to drink
warm wafer.
Alexander @. MscLennan, proprietor
of MacLennsn's Hotel, reported t. the
police at Washington, on Saturday, that
thieves had entered his place within the
last week and stole $500 worth of
jewelry from q bureau drawer in Mrs
MacLenuan's bedroom, and shout 800
worth from James @. Demsrest, a guest.
Mrs. Harriet Fisher was the only
woman present among 400 men at the
banquet given by the National Manufsc.
turers' Association some weeks ago in
New York. At Harriet Fishers factory
in Trenton, N. j., were made all the
auvils now ringing in the American
smithies slong the route of the Panama
canal.
Arthur l. Vorys will not manage the
republican presidential campaign In
Ohio. The conduct of the campaign 10
Ohio will be under HitchcOck's control,
lust as it is in the other States, and
Vorys Is to become Mr.. TafPs chief OF
staff in the field of politics. His work
will not be confined to Ohio.
Mr.. Rachel Price, aged 80, wife off. H.
Price, of Big Stone Gap, while temporarily
insane Saturday murdered her 5-yesr-old
daughter BY crushing her skull with an
axe. After striking the blow the woman
took the child in her srms and started
toward Appalschis, but was met on
the way by men, who, seeing the con
dition of the child, took the little one
from the mother, who collapsed when
she reached the home. The woman adj
mits The killing, but can give no reasons
fer the rash set. Mrs. Price, who went
tltre from North Carolina, hiss hereto
fore shown no signs of insanity. She is
the mother of several children by a
former husband. The dead girl Is the
child of her present husband.
Malta Threat.
New York, July 27.-Furious because
Judge Otto Rosalsky had sentsnced him