Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-09
News of the Day.

Herbert n. Asquith was yesterday
appointed Premier Of England by King
Edward.
II is reported from I'aly that the Duke
of the Aruzzi aud Miss Katherine Elk
lns are to be married in September.
Ferdinand Pinpey Earle, jr., and Miss
Julia KuttDer, the "sfinities," we're
married in Europe after the first Mrs.
Earle secured divorce.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations yesterday authorized favorable
report on The Hague treaty relative 10
the recovery Of contractusl debts.
Former Governor Richard Yates, OF
Illinois, has opened his campaign for a
nomination for another term By attscS-
ing Governor Deneen and his admins
tration.
A dispatch from Eastport, L. l., says
tugs today are working hard to save the
fve-masted schooner George II. Hudson,
which stranded on the beach at SHINE
cock esrly today.
Three men were killed today while
engaged ia painting the new Southern
Express building, formerly the Southern
Hotel in Chattanooga, Tenn, by the
fallin6 of a soafiold.
Women created a panic in New
York school yesterday by besieging the
building aud crying for their children,
fearing the Black Hand would dynamite
the building.
Prof. ]. w. Gore, Of the Department
Of Science, University Of North Caro-
lima, cied suddenly early today OF tuber-
culosis at the Union Protestant lnfirm-
airy, Baltimore. He was Sc years old.
The Kentucky lottery, pleading guilty
to the indictment charging violation OF
the U0ited States laws today 10 the
United States Court at UoviDgion, KY,
was fined S27, 700 and sgIeed to so out
of business forever.
Alabama's new prohibition law and
the act compelling early closing of ss-
'oons we're today declared constitutional
by the Supreme Court Of the State.
After January / next the whole State
will pass under prohibition as the act
becomes effective on that day.
Delegates from thirtY-3eveD States
attending the conference in Philadelphia,
of National Political C0lOred Americans
passed resolutions endorsing Foraker and
Knox for President. The resolutions
declare that neither Roosevelt nor Taft,
if nominated, would receive the negro
vote.
The project 10 construct a waterway
from Boston to Key West was again
discussed at the White House yesterday.
The president said he was deeply inter
esled ia everything Cncerning the
country's inland waterways and ex-
pressed the hope that this project may
at some time bs realized.
The old cruiser Chicago, which is OBJ
solete for modern warfare, has laid the
great battlesbips OF the navy in the
shade In the race between Msgdalena
bay and Hampton Roads. The Chicago,
which left the bay January 81, arrived
at Hampton Roads yesterday, making
the cruise in two months and seven days.
To aid In tbe continuation of three
charities, Miss Kitty Chesthsm tonight
will hold recital in the ballroom OF the
Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia, under
the auspices of the General Dabney b.
Maury Chapter of the Daughters Of the
Confederacy. Prominent smorg the
guests OF the occasion will he Mrs.
Claude A.SwansOD, wife Of the governor
of Virginia.
The president yesterday accepted sn
| Invitation to attend the cornerstone
laying early in May of the new home of
the International Bureau OF the Ameri-
can Republics which building, to be
erected 10 old Van Ness Park, Washing
ton, will cost when completed 81, 600. 600.
OF this amount Andrew Carnegie contrib
uted $760,000 and the government
with the bureau the remainder.
The naval bill reported to the House
yesterday is a disappointment TO those
who hoped the committee would see its
way clear to follow the suggestions Of
the president regarding naval pro-
gramme at this session Of Congress. H.
stead OF four battleships, which The
president urged, the committee reports
In favor Of two, but the effort will be
made on the floor of the House TO have
this increased
Poetry and gag rules reigued during
nearly the entire day 10 the House yes
terdsy, Messrs. Williams, DaIzell, and
Sherman being the poets. Two rev
rules for the suppression Of the minor
ity were adopted by party votes. The
District of Columbia appropriation Dill
was passed. Speaker Csunon's two res
olutioDs relating to the paper trust, 81
called, were adopted by unanimous vote.
At 8 O'Clock, in accordance with one Of
the new rules, the speaker declared &
recess until II: 80 this morning.