Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-08
News of the Day.

Immigration for the south was urged
by the commercial coDgress meeting 10
Washington yesterday.
Attacks bpon Aurors, III women BY
q mysterious "Jsck the SlSsher" con-
time. No trace OF the "Slasher" can
be found.
The weather continues freezing cold
in FL Paso, Texas. Ice has been 10 The
streets since Saturday night. Snow fell
early yesterday.
Senator Hale threw the gauntlet TO
the insurgents yesterday BY asking that
Oannon's Kansas City speech be printed
for distribution.
Estimated earnings of the Southern
Railway for the fourth week In Novem'
Der show an increase of $2l7, 6l6, as
compared With the corresponding week
last year.
Representative Gillespie, Of Texas,
introduced bill 10 the House yesterday
providing for the Investigation OF the
activity OF the sugar trust 10 national
campaigns.
Steps were again taken yesterday With
a view Of trying to have Barry K. Thaw,
the slsyer Of Stanford White, transferred
from the Malteswsn State Asylum for
insane criminals to some other insIilu'
ton.
Ex-Premier Clemenceu was suddeply
taken Ill today while aboard train
near Vars, France. He Was removed
from the trAin at Vars, where physi.
Glars are now attending him. His con-
dilion Is said 10 be serious.
Twenty-one cutters Of the fishing 4 let
from Finkenwerder, Hanover, which
wss at see when The recent storm arose,
have failed to return to port, and have
been given up IS lest. They carried one
or more members from each OF so
families.
The Senate on motion Of Senator Hale
yesterday appointed Thomas Kellar, OF
West Virginia, acting assistant door,
keeper. MI KelIsr was elected on
Monday by the democratic caucus TO
succeed Bernard NJ Layton as assistant
strgeant-at-arms.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Dickerson, oged AZ
yesrs, was found stabbed to death Thurs
dsy night in the doorway OF combined
store and fat building in Detroit, Mich.
Her husband, charged with her death, Ia
in hospital, with probably fatal self
Inflicted knife wounds 10 bis abdomen.
Twelve inches Of snow on the level
and minimum temperature OF six de-
grees below zero we're reported yester.
day morning by the weather sa ion OF
Lincolu, Neb. Northwest Missouri is
covered with snow and the Missouri
river Is blocked at 81. Joseph, No., BY
ice jams.
Directing attention 10 the number ni
deaths due to exposure on March 4,
lss', the District Of Columbia Commits
siouers, In their annual report sub
mittsd to Congress yesterday recommend
that the da'e of the Inauguration OF the
president be changed to the last Thurs
day 10 April.
The Geneva police yesterday confirmed
the report Of a Wholesale exodus Of mem
bers OF the Black Hand who mean Ia
find a new Geld OF operations 10 Ameti'
ca. 1t developed also that no less thar
go OF these characters, Of whom 40 have
before been expelled from Switzerland,
are making their way by CIrcuitOu'
routes to the United States.
The Nicarsguan Legation In Wash
iDgton gave out statement last night
that dispatches had been received from
President Zslsya claiming victory FOL
the government troops over the forces
OF Estrada at the battle OF Rama The
dispatches state that Z,laya's forces
suffered a loss Of 200 men killed while
the revolutionary losses we're larger. Th'
frat siguS that the present disorder IL
Nicaragua is likely 10 spread to olhe
Central American republics was rec eiVet
at the State Department yesterday.
/ The explosion OF two gas tanks on Ih'
EIbe front at Hamburg yesterday after
noon Was followed by an extensive fn
and the loss OF many lives. The ex
plosion was doe to leak 10 new gas
ometer Escaping gss entered the retor
house, where 1t came In contact with TIL
fires. An sdjicent reservoir exploded
later. The casualty list Is Incomplete
bat at midnight last night len dead hat
been found, seventeen we're missing aut
ara presumably dead beneath the ruins
so were severely burned or MANNED ant
several were slightly lrj1red.
| Opportunities lying within The grasI
of the South sud q recipitulation of III
vas, resources wire presented before th'
Southtrn Commercial Congress at 1T
meeting Monday. The session 10 Wash
iogton yesterday was devoted to address
Is on the topic, IF more Of the farm
mers Of the south would redouble theI
efforts the product could grGally be In
crossed" was the assertion of Ct. w
Koiner, commissioner Of agriculture o
Virginia, who made plea for increased
energy on the part Of the sgricullurlsI
Of the south.
Determined 10 make away with him
self, Charles schsffer, salesman o
|, New York, out OF employment, tool
three methods Of suicide yesterday be-
fore be succeeded 10 accomplishing
self destruction. Schaffer lay on col
OF bis home and trltd to garrote himself
With a towel. Unsuccessful, he slit BIZ
lbrJst and wrists With q rsz1r Still
death did not come, and schaheI
staggered to the bathroom and turned
on the water 10 the tub, When The tpt
was half-alled 5chaaer climbed In ant
t lay face downward until be drowned.