Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-25
News Of the Day.

OF every Il persons In London one is
a pauper. OF every 20 persons in all
EnglaDd and Wales one is a pauper.
In his annual report Governor Ma
goon Of Caba, urges toe immedilas re-
moval OF the wreck Of the Maine from
the hsTbOr Of Havana.
The Remsen bosfd Of chemists finds
tba, beDzoste Of SOFA IS a food preser-
,ative is harmless, contrary to the opin-
ion Of Dr. Il. w. Wiley.
Sixteen Episcopal bishops participated
in a great religious mass meeting in
Washington yesterday and todsy took
part 10 The conservation Of Bishop Hard
ing.
John Cooper, wealthy manufacturer
Of New York, has been sued for $50, 600
by Clarence n. Robinson, street csr
conductor, for alternating the affections OF
bis wife
Two noted bandits, one believed TO be
u Jornsdo, who headed the band that
recently killed and robbed many Amer
leans ia the state Of Dufalgo, has been
placed 10 jail at GaaislajaIa.
Emperor William, incsnsed at some
recent criticisms, hss decided to abolish
The daily court reports and issue BIZ
weekly summary Of his activities, to be
published 10 a Berlin newspaper.
The nsgy yards are 10 be recognized.
This was definitely decided on by Secre-
tary NeEberry st q conference held Of
the Navy Department yesterday with
the commandsnls Of the navy yards on
the Atlantic coast.
Ex-SheriG Thomss E. Cartwright,
an accepted juror 10 the Cooper trial in
Dicserson county, Tenn, was arrested
on Saturday on a charge Of perjury, II
being alleged that he had openly ex-
pressed The opinion that the defendants
should be acquitted.
Il uudertood in fusncial circles 10
Washington and Baltimore thata serious
c0plest FIR the control of the Seaboard
Air Liae Railway has been entered int
between the Williams family, OF BaiH'
more, on TIE one hand, and e. II. Hsr-
riman and Thomas F. Ryan on the other.
Mr.. David E. Bishop, ST., widely
known among turlmen as "UnCle Dave"
Bishop, son Of the noted horseman Of
that rame, who until his death, 10
1877, owned the Herring Run race
course, on the Philadelphia road, died
a. 1880 o'clock yesterday morning Of
ecute indigestion at his home IN Blli-
more. Mr.. B shop was IS years old.
Hon. Levi P. Morton, former vice
president OF The Uni!ed States and ex-
Governor Of the state Of New York, bss
offered the slate Of West Virginia free
tie Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe
county, and 10 acres of lsnd surround
ing snd al buildings connected with the
springs for the establishment Of a state
ea0itaium for tuberculosis.
In the House on Saturday the right
Of Representatives Legare, Patterson,
and Lever, Of South Caroioa, to sests
in the Sixty-Gr.t Congress, which bal
been contested by their republican OPP
ponents we're confirmed By elections
committee No, 4 The House adjourned,
to meet Sunday to listen to memorial
addresses 10 honor of the late Bepresen'
ta'ive Dunwell, Of New York.
Justice Gould in Washington on Sat
urday, pronounced the death sentence
m "D1cky" Holmes, alias Henry
Schriefoeel, who was convicted last No.
vember Of the murder Of Mrs. Mary
Hamilton, Who lived With her mother,
MIS-. Amy Grove, at 1923 Duncan street
northeast The court set May %, be-
tween he hours Of 10 and o'clock, a.
the date 90 which the murderer will ex-
plate his crime.
A dispatch from London Gays 1t has
been suggested by the continental dele.
CATION, ia view Of the inability Of the
international naval conference, as at
present constituted, to agree on some Of
The most vital questions, thst sn efioit
be made to diag up a ode Of naval wa,-
fare for the great powers exclusive Of
Aueics, on whom the continental dele
gates place the blame, for the deadlock
which has been reached.