Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-27
News of the Day.

The South Carolina Senate decided
against State wide prohibition yesterday
by vote Of 80 to 9.
A call for a caucus Of the democrats
of The next House for 10 O'Clock Mon
day forenoon, March Is, vas Issued by
Representative Clayton, yesterday.
A man, supposed TO have been the
oue who has attacked SO women on the
streets OF Berlin and cut or stabbed most
of them 10 the abdomen, has been cap
tursd.
Lawyers for Col. Duncan B. Cooper
yesterday set up the defense that Cooper
vas justified ia believing Senator Csr-
mack would assault him, as Cooper had
heard Osrmack was In su "ugly mood"
With bis lips pressed to the photo
graph Of his bride OF 18-months, who
died two weeks ago, Theodore 81. Hoe
guard, of PhilsdeDphis, 22-yesr-old
clerk, was found dead 10 a room In the
Hotel Medina, yesterday, with q bullet
through bis heart.
The passage Of the agricultural APP
preparation bill by the Senate yesterday
followed an extended debate on the
forestry service. After having dragged
along for a week, the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill, carrying 10 the aggre-
gate $lS7, 900, 600, was passed BY The
House.
John Miller, fhy.eight years old,
head of the Washington Brick aud Terra
Gotta Company, and well known in
Washington business circles. died yes
terday in Atlantic City, n. ]. Mr.,
Miller was born 10 England, and came
to Washington about thirty.6ve years
ago.
Mrs. Minnie Russell Lothrop, wife Of
Alvin NJ. Lothrop, first vice.president
of the Woodward and LothropOompany,
diCd yesterday in the family residence,
1903 K streets northwest, Washington.
Oath WAS due 10 form of rheum atism.
Mrs. Lothrop was fity-eight years old,
aud bad been an invalid for about four
teen years.
1t the present policy of the govern
ment is followed out, the Department of
Justice will oppose the ruling of District
Judge Anderson at Ohicsgo in making
the unit Of ofeuse in the Standard Oh
rebsts case the SO settlements OF freight
charges. The courts ruling, if cSr-
lied out, would make possible a fine
Of 1920 900 rs a limit instead of the
$29, 24O, 900 fine imposed BY Judge
Lsn lis.
Charles L. JourdsD, superintendent
of The famous Morris Retreat, near New
Orleans, vas sssa,sinsted Thursdsy
night by poacders. The retreat is the
largest and finest game preserve 10 the
south, aud WAS established by the late
John A. Morris. The murdered man
had worldwide reputation for bis
knowledge Of game birds end his skill as
bird photographer. He was native
of Alabama
An important regulation In the hand
ling Of liquor has been agreed upon by
the conference committee of senators
aud representatives having in charge the
revision Of the federal penal laws. This
proposed law prohibits the shipment of
alcoholic liquor C. o. d. 10 interstate lraf.
&c, bars the express companies from act
log as agents of liquor sellers aud pro-
vides that packages must bear labels
giving the rame Of the person to whom
the liquor is shipped aud the quantity
and character of The contents.
Rather than give up her husband,
Mu. Robert Anderson made q renun-
cisliop 10 Norristown, Pa yesterday, OF
$40, 900 left her 10 her fathers will.
Mrs. Anderson, who was Miss Margaret
J Pizer, daughter of the late John G.
Pizsr, a hotel keeper ct Schwenksville,
married Anderson Two years sgo against
the wishes Of both her father and
mother. Prizsr died recently, and 10
his will, which was admitted to probate
yesterday afternoon, bequeathed one
half Of bis estate to his daughter upon
the condition that she promise never to
live with her husband after the money
had been received. Mrs. Anderson ap.
peared In court and announced that she
would "sGick" 10 her husband.