Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-18
News Of the Day.


at Boston yesterday.
1t is legal for a woman 10 take money
from hustaud's pocket while he Sleep',
according to the decision of Judge Null
owuey, of the Washington Police Court,
rendered yesterday.
Mrs. S phie Harrison Eastman was
yesterday married st Asheville, N. o.,
TO Baker Everett Edwards notWithstsud-
ing the divorced Mrs. Edwards efforts
to stop the wedding from Norfolk.
Attaa Cotton Mill, at Union, S. o.,
which was yesterday ffered for sale oy
order OF the Federal COURT, was sold to
JAMES E. Mitchell & Co., commission
merchants OF Philadelphia, for 5000, 600.
Senator McCumber, Of North Dakota,
announced st the White House yesterday
that the delegation In Congress from bis
state would insist on removing the duty
from Daursl products such as lumber
and coal. He believed such plan a
most effective one for their conservation.
Famous old Lookout Inn, on the ores!
of Lookout mountain, near Chattanooga,
Tenn, was burned to the ground yes
tertay, together with ell Its contents.
Tue owners, Messrs. Jung and Sham
motulski, stated tbsta deal had just been
arranged for the sale of the inn prop
eriy for $l95, 900.
Eleven la'lots we're taking BY the
special convention of the Maryland
diocese of the Episcopal Church in
Baltimore yesterday at Memorial Church
in an unsuccessful effort to elect bish-
op coadjutor to aid Bishop Paret and TO
have the right of succession. The
baloting will be resumed this morning.
Micbasl Hepner, 'alOOn-keeper Of
Baltimore VaI convitt3d in Part 2 Of
the Criminal COURT October last OF
second offense of selling liquor on san
day. The penalty imposed by Judge
StOckbrdge wal revocation OF license
and $3.50 fne. By The governors "a
ton the license has been restored and
the fine RENTED.
Arguments in the contempt case Of
the Buck Stove and Range Company
against Samuel G)mpers, Ffauk Molr.-
sou and john Mitchell, of the American
Federation Of Labor, were concluded 10
Washington yesterday. james NJ. Beck,
OF counsel for the ttoye company, made
a strong plea for his clients. Justice
Wright took th1 case under advisement.
a decision is expected in the next few
days.
Members of the Cabinet and justices OF
the Supreme Court sat down last night
with labor leaders from various sections
of the United S atss at dinner given
by President Roosevelt at the White
House to a number of personal friends
aud men closely identified with the
movement to better Ia Dor conditions 10
this country. Imp ,rtsnt problems were
Informally discussed and good results
are expected.
As ttated yesterday Albert Kirby
Fairfax, of Virginia, has been accorded
the right to the title of Lord Fairfax
The action of the house committee do;s
net carry with it seat in the House
of Lords, bat only definitely establishes
his right to the privileges aud title Of
Lord Fairfax. II Lord Fairfax now
wishes a seat In the House of Lords be
must be legally elected as q represen-
tative peer of Scotland.
The reason for William Randolph
H,a ats visit to the White House de.
veloped yesterday when the report was
circulated that the editor had placed be-
fore the president proposal that Mr..
Roosevelt add tn his literary duties after
the expiration Of bis term OF Office by
becoming special editorial writer for
the Hearst string of papers. Mr.
HearsPs offer to the president was, 1t is
ea d, a salary of $50, 600.
The report published yesterday tia
the president Is considering the ques-
ton of incr a,iug the daily hours OF SER
vice of government clerks by half ga
hour brought forth an informal denial
from the White House lst,r In the even
Jog. 1t was said in this connection,
however, that as measure Of economy
the president had directed that In the
annual estimates to be submitted to
Congress next month no provision be
made for an increase Ia the salaries Of
ooveYnment offipars