Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-13
News Of the Day.

Speaker Cannon ruled yesterday that
other business than tariff may be traus-
acted at the special session.
In tbe House yesterday the census bill
was sent to conference. Both houses oil
Congress adjourned until Thursday
noon.
The coal operators held q meeting
10 New York, yesterday, but took no
motion looking to q reduction In the
wages Of mines.
American League season of baseball
opened 10 Philadelphia and Washington
yesterday, the results being: At Phila-
Philadelphia s; Boston l. At
Washington Washington, 4; New
York, /.
The statement has been given out
from the United States District At
tOrney's Office in Muskogee, Ok, that
further prosecution of Governor Has
kell and those indicted with him for
land frauds will be abandoned.
Ths! President Taft will occupy
house on Woodbury. Point, Beverly,
Mass, owned by Robert d. Evans, of
Boston, and adjoining that gentlemsn's
summer residence, WAS the announce
ment made yesterday by Mr.. Evans.
The mine operators in New YORK to-
day put the settlement of the troubles
10 the anthracite regions tq1srely up to
miners by declaring that they are will
ing to sign the strike commission award
for three years provided the miners will
sign.
Announcement Is made by the House
leaders that the banking and currency
committee of the House is to be entirely
reorgauized, aud that Representative e.
B. Vreelaud, of New York, will be chair
man instead Of Representative Fowler,
Of New jersey.
A severe earth shock WAS experienced
at Lima, Peru, yesterday. No casualties
resulted there. The coruices on several
buildings were thrown down to the
streets, and clocks all over the city
stopped. The shock was felt also at GAL
lao, Barranco and Ohorillos.
The striking bultopmskers of Meru,
France, whose demands for a cOulinu-
ance of the previous wage scale 10 the
button fsctOries have been followed by
violence and disorder, have brought
about verita6le reign Of terror there
aud in the neighboring towns. Troops
have been called out to preserve order.
The writ Of babess corpus secured In
behalf of S. S. OsrvalhO, Bradford Mer.
rill and Edward Fl. CLARK, officers Of the
Stsr Company, New York, in the action
brought against them for criminal libel
on complaint OF John d. Rockefeller, jr.,
was upheld by Justice Gerard in the
Supreme Court of that state yesterday
and the defendants ordered discharged.
A dispatch from Chicago says Or.
F. E. J. Lloyd, who created a nation
wide sensation two years ego by renounc-
ing the Episcopal faith and joining the
Roman Catholic Church, has been re.
ceived back into the Episcopal Church,
having frst made a recsntation to Bis
hop Anderson. DR.. Lloyd came to the
United States In 1894 and held many
i'm portsnt charges. In 1906 he was
elected cosdjutor bishop OF Oregon, but
declined the place.
Arthur W. Back, former chairman Of
the republican county committee OF
Broome county, formerly. clerk Of the
cocuty board of supervisors, and
one Of the leading politicians of the
southern tier of New York, shot aud
killed himself in his Office at Bingham
ton, N. Y, some time last night. Buck
is another victim of the scandal that dis.
rupted the political machine of the
county in 1897. He was to have been
placed on trial TODAY, charged with mis-
appropriation of s54, 900 of the county
funds.