Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-08-04
News of the Day.

A bill for statewide prohibition passed
the House Of the Alabama General As
sembly yesterday.
The democratic and republican or
gsnizsiiOn candidates we're successful 10
the Baltimore primary elections yesler-
day.
The walls of the Empire Reservoir,
in Colorado, the water OF which irrigates
two counties, gave way yesterday cutting
a swsth a baIf.mile wide.
Consul King, in a report to the State
Department, tells of the enthusiastic
welcome accorded the third American
Participation on its visit to HskodAte,
Japan.
The naval court of inquiry into the
death of Lieutenant Sutton will be re-
sumed ut Annspo,is Thursday, Lieu
tenant Utley and Surgeon Cooke having
arrived to testify.
Out OF 81 men who took the examina-
ton in Washington for lieutensncies in
the marine corps only 80 passed. Among
those who took the examination are
several Virginia young men.
Three men were drowned and three
others had narrow escape while attempt
log to Cross the Pee Dee river at An
drews Ferry, three miles from Wadesboro,
Ausou, county N. c., yesterday afternoon.
Under the pending tariff bill Secretary
MscVeagh is authorized TO issue more
than 1920, 5000 Panama bonds and
5000, 900, 900 Treasury certificates, but
be is relied upon to await favorable
market.
The House met twice yesterday, once
st II o'clock and agsiE at 8, with the
hope Of dispOsing of the conference re-
port on the urgent de6ency bill, but the
confreees had failed to agree at 8 o'clock
and the House promptly adjourned I'M
til today at noon.
Five representatives were victims of
rude shock In Washington Monday
night when they we're "held-up' at the
Union station by the sergeant-at-srms
of The House and compelled to remain
in the city until vote was taken in the
Senate on the tariff bill.
Don Jaime, the pretender to the
Spanish throne, said in an interview
10 Vienna yesterday that he had no
intention of interfering in the present
crisis 10 Spain, and that his RETIREMENT
to FrOhsdorf, In lower Austria, fer
from the Spanish frontier, WAS proof OF
bis peaceful purposes.
Harry K. Thaw sat In the Supreme
Court st White Plains n. Y, yesterday
and heard the alienists for the state cell
him all the hard names 10 psychisiry.
While they we're aualyzing, dissecting
and appraising his mental equipment
from the witness stand Tbaw snapped
Jokes with District Attorney Jerome.
John Early held as leper for more
than a year by the District of Columbia
health authorities, and who was rece ntly
sent to the skin and Career Hospital of
New York city, has been released from
that institution as q we'll man. He has
rtjoined his wife and children in Brook
Ign. His pension will be cut from so
10 $l2 per mouth.
10 the belief that the millennium may
be ushered in any moment, more than
?, 600 'OOoneyites" are holding confirm
Dus prayer meetings at Balliuamallard,
County Fermsnagh, Ireland. Pilgrims
have arrived from all parts of the country
sud remarkable scenes are being witness
ID. Hundreds of persons are baptized
publicly in the river every day, aud the
converts are sleeping cut in the open air
IN the farm Of the ltader.
Baron Takahirs, japanese ambassa-
Tor to the United States, called at the
White House yesterday to bid goOd-by
% President Taft. BHron Tskshira has
arranged to leave Washington on Au-
gust 10 for Toxic in response to the
luminous of bis government, which de-
Tres to consuR him in connection with
he propOsed revision OF the treaties OF
commerce and navigation about to be
Undertaken by japan with the powers of
he world.
The large restaurant and Park Theatre at
1ighlsD Park. near York, Pa, were totally
estroy ed by fire early today. 1t is supposed
0 have been Of inceadiary origin. The loss
7ill reach Sls,OoJ-
Glenn II. Curtiss, who was to have attempt
d a record flight on Hampstead Plains at
lineols. Long Island today WIS compelled TO
all the trials of on account Of adverse
weather. conditions.