Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-18
News Of the Day.

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the coast OF Madeira during severe
storm. There was 40 loss of life.
The Irish land bill was passed In the
House OF Lords las. night with some
changes In the amendments recently
proposed by the lords, to which the
House OF Commons on November 5 re-
fused to agree.
By marrying his sons divorced wife,
Thomas FeDley, ssVsnly.oue years old,
wealthy resident of WoOnsocket, K. l.,
became the stepfsther OF his grandson.
The wedding will take place in Philsdel'
phia on Tuesday.
The body of Rev. J. O. Hathaway,
rector of 81. PsuPs Episcopal Church al
Msryville, NO., wss found hanging yes
terday from a railroad bridge 10 the
northeast part Of the city. No reason
is known for his suicide.
A contract involving about $l,75O,
600 was secured by the American Bridge
Company for the making and erection OF
the fabric Of The new municipal bridge
across the Mississippi river at 81. Louis.
The bridge is to be Of nickel steel.
Ninety million tons Of coal, one'6fth
of the total production of the country,
we're consumed by The 81, 900 locomotives
in the United States in 1906 in hauling
freight and passenger trains. This fuel
cost the railroad companies $40, 500,
900.
Walter Runcimau, president OF the
Board OF Education, speaking at Hull
last night, made the important sunoun-
cement 10 behalf of the government that
1t would refuse to entertsin auy nego!ia'
tions or compromise with the peers over
the budget
Bishop Kinsmso, Of Delaware has de.
posed Rev. PaDl Jones France (L7wis
II. Watson, of Easton, Mi), because
be j1ined the Catholic Church. The de-
position, which took place In the chapel
adjoining toe bishops resldenCe, was IN
accordance with request Of Father
Paul.
10 charging q jury 10 q desertioD case
in Fankliu, Pa, on Tuesday, Judge
Crisssell ssid tbst the uagging by wife
did not necessarily justify desertiou by
the husband. Such conduct, be said,
Ia often due 10 ill.health, and a hus-
banda marital vow in taking the
woman "ior better or Rorse" obIigsies
bim to tolerate it, The Jury, however,
found the husband not guilty.
Fifteen Thousand plrIissns of the
wine growers OF France surrounded
The Chamber of Deputies 10 Paris yes
terdsy ,shrekiug "dOWn with Oochery,"
minister of AuaDce, after psrsdiug
through the streets OF Paris. The dem
onstfatiou was an organized protest
sgeiust the additional tax o. Sl4, 00O,-
900 on wire and grspes provided in the
budget outlined by Minister Of FiuaGce
OOcbery.
Flour milles who have been at war
with The Department Of Agriculture for
nearly year over their right to msnu.
fscture blesched -four, received two re-
rous setbacks yesterday. Secretary Will
son Issued an order to his inspectors to
seize all OF the bltached -four 10 the
coun try they are able TO 6nd, and the
efforts OF the miller, to have the so.called
Iowa cases cslled Up for trial before the
pending cases ere heard were defeated
at Minneapolis.
Booker T. Washington, accompanied
by Ernest Lyon, the minister to Liberia,
aud Emmett ]. Scott, g member Of the Lii
berisn com mission, called on President
Taft yesterday to urge hls support for
the plan Of holding q negro exposition in
the yesr 1918 to celebrate the hhielh an.
niversary of emancipation. The presi-
dent expressed bis sympathy with the
movement and said he would do whatever
might be 10 bis power TO help Il along.
No place has yet been selectt d for hold
Ing the exposition.
1t is said that President TAFT has de-
cidtd to I'll the vacancy on the Supreme
bench, left by the oath OF JUS
lice Peckham, Of New York, with
southern democrat who is not more
thar 65 ytsrs OF age. II this be correct
the four souiherners who have been
most prominently mentioned as possible
SUCCESSORS 10 Justice Ptckhsm are elm
mated These are Circuit Judge Horace
Lurion, Of Tennessee; Secretary of War
Dickinson, former Secretary Luke E.
Wright aud Charles N. JudSon, OF ST.
Louis.
James j. JeAries, with Sam Berger
and Flank Go,ch, worlds champion
wrestler, heads an aggregation which
left New YoIk en- route to Atlantic
City yesterday to open up three-Weeks'
OF one.nigbt stands. Jtffties' contract
calls for salary Of IS, $50 week, while
he must be provided With private car,
containing 8 complete gymnasium out
fit. His contract also allows him to re.
turn to New York on December LIST to
be present when bids for bis fight with
johnson are opened Besides Je1ries,
the others must be psid good salaries.
An explosion Of dynamite destroyed
the front of the new Remsn Catholic
Church Of the Sacred Heart st Clinton,
10 the coal fields, near Terre Hsuie,
Ind, yesterday. Three hundred sticks
Of dynamite, enough to have blown up
the neigh borhood, wss found In different
parcels around the church. Most of the
fuses had been clumsily set aud failed to
explode. Mere dynamite vas found 10
q tower adjoining the hone Of Father
Msher, against whom emily hsd been
expressed BY some OF The Pensioners
opposed to the building of the new
church. The City Council has offered