Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-21
News Of the Day.

wife 100 times as punishment, and she
was sick for months aftefWard.
President Taft and the senators are
preparing for prolonged session oil
Congress, with exciting debates over the
special taxes.
The Cuban government has declined
to consider SPANS proposal that Cubs
assume proportion OF the Spanish
national debt.
The Turkish government announces
that should the powers evacuat'
the Island of Crete Turkish SOW
ereignty will be maintained there.
Although no news has been received
from Explorer Pesry since he left nortt
Greenland, August II, 1908, friends II
Washington now believe he has reached
the north pole.
Wilbur and Orville Wright arrived
in Washington yesterday afternoon
They registered at the Raleigt
Hotel. Orville Wright will make al
the flights at Fort Myer.
Frederick B. Wood, former cashier o.
the West Virginia Bank, was convicted
at Olsrksburg on Saturday OF making
false entries in the books OF the bank
The banks losses amount to about $22
900.
The jury in the case of Patrick Cal
houn, president OF the United Railroads
on trial at San Francisco since January
IL on the charge of bribery, Supervisor
Furey, came into court yesterday al
noon and declared they couldn't agree
and we're discharged.
Emperor Williams efforts to remove
by personal assurances to the Gar thu
bitter effect of Gsrmany's arrogant de
mands upon Russia for settlement o
the Balkans trouble, according to Ans
trian desires, are not apt to plscate th'
Russian government and people.
The contest over the income ta,
amendment Was again postponed in TIT
Senate on Saturday until sometime thf
week, By general agreement it was de
cided that the tariff bill shall be prac
ticaIIy completed before the income tai
and the corporation tax will be taker
up.
G.. H. Stiefel, owns freak rose bush
Instead Of bearing roses it is white will
cherry blossoms. He is hopeful it vii
bear large crop OF cherries. He says h'
is has not grated or budded it or don
any other Horticultural or horticulture
stunts. 1t is natures work from start t.
finish.
The Red Star Line steamer ZeelanC
has arrived at Southampton with biz
hole in her bow and several of her plate
bent. She was in collision Saturday nigh
east of Dover with an unknown vessel
A thick fog prevailed at the time. Th
iceland lowered a boat Immediately
but the vessel with which she WAS II
collision could not be found. 1t j
thought improbable that the vessel chi
ran into sank, but nothing is known a
to what became OF her.
The third largest steamship ahOat an'
largest German liner In service arrived
in New York yesterday on her frs
trip. The mammoth new liner is thu
George Washington, the latest addition
to the feet Of the North German LlOyC
Company. Her dismentions are: Length
100 feet 5 inches; beam, rs feet; deptl
from awning deck, 80 feet; speed, Is
knots; displacement at SO feet draft; 81,
coo tons; gross registered tons, 1000
horsepower, 10000; cargo capacity, 1S,
600 tons.
The balloon Pittsfeld, which ascendet
from Pitts6eId, Mass, early yesterda!
morning, carrying Mr.. and Mrs. Roge
Noble Burnhsm on their aerial honey
moon voyage, was brought down abou
a mile from the center of Holbrook, q
1920 a M, after a pleasant and unevent
ful Trip. The distance covered wa
about 100 miles as the crow flies. Tn
balloon, plotted by Willism Van Sleet
ascended 1T 1915 yesterday morning
from Aero Park before the largest crOwC
which has witnessed a balloon ascension
from Pittsfeld.
Leon Ling, with his string OF Englisl
Chinese aliases and his American
clothes, may never be found, but thu
mutilated body of the New York CIR
left behind in trunk in his room il
New York will not be buried in potter
field. Paul Sigel, the father, claimed
and positively identified the body at th'
morgue last night, admitting for the frs
time that the victim was his daughter
Elsie. The girls mother, now In san
slarium, had previously identified thu
ewelry; another woman had identified
the undercIothipg, and relatives haC
said that the murdered girl was Elsie
Sigel.