Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-13
News Of the Day.

The Nebraska republican State con-
vention yesterday declared for Taft and
Endorsed Rooseyell's administration.
President Garrett, of the Seaboard Air
Line, it is reported, will soon resign 10
become general manager OF the Atlantic
Coast Line.
At conference at the White House
yesterday certain amendments were de-
cided upon to be submitted to Congress
20 amendments 10 the Sherman antitrust
an.
TIE A.heDeum Club, one Of the oldest
snd most exclusive social clubs 10 Bal
timore, will go out OF existence. Most
Of its present forty members are old
meh, and il has been decided to apply
to the courts for dissolution.
Postoffice receipts in fifty Of the
largest ciiies, for February, show a
general increase over last years Phila-
delphia is the only city on The entire
ist whose receipts are less than in Feb
'usry, 1907, aud the percentage was
barely two per cent.
A bill recommended By boh the
President aud the Secretary of War
authorizing extra officers for the army
20 take the place of tbO'e employed on
cached duty was favOrably reported
tom The Senate commi tee on military
fats yesterday. IL will add six hum
cred end Twelve officers to the army.
A di'patch from Boston says a gent
"a reduction in the wages Of cotton mill
operatives OF the nor y | he msde the
later part of The mouth aud during
April, according 10 mill men yesterday.
Notices were posted in ell the cotton
mills OF Lowell, Mass, on receipt Of i1-
structiOns from the head officers
informing the 10000 operatives that
wsges will be reduced TO average 10 per
cent. beginning Monday, March 90
Republican conventions held yesrer-
day on the call of the chti'man of the
Safe committee in the Eleventh and
Twelfth Missouri congressional dis
tricts, to elect delegates to The national
convention 10 Chicago. adopted resolu-
tions indorsiug Gov. Charles f. Hughes,
of New York, for the next President,
and the delegates elected from the
Twelfth district we're instructed fJr him.
The Eleventh district delegates we're
uDinstructed.
That Secretary Straus intends that
there she'll be no repetition of the
SlOcum disaster this summer, is evil
denced by bis orders to the steamboat
throughout the country
that he will demand strict compliance
Of the regulation insugurated soon after
be became secretary Of the Department
Of Commerce and Labor which requires
four inspection yesrly Of sll craft. The
early approach OF the summer excursion
season actuated this latest order.
A SIX yesr-old daughter of Charles
of near BerWyn, Nd, was
burned to death Wednesday during
FIRE that destroyed his barn and con-
tents, while another child was severely
burned before being rescued by its
Mrs. McNsmee YVES also
burned while endesvoring to rescue her
The children we're playing
together in the hsyloft 10 the barn when
the ire broke out. The ban WAS stored
With combustbIe material, and the
flames spread so rapidly as to make it
impossible for the children to escape.
The parents heard the screams of the
young ones and ran 10 their rescue. Al
Ter great difficulty one child was gotten
out after being severely burned, but
he other one was 81 far back in be
lsyloft that it could not be reached by
he frantic parents, aud was burned to
8 crisp.