Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-15
News OF the Day.

Sieamenip I'm CHS vigorously ueny
the truth OF the report made 10 Congress
regarding conditions In the sleerage Of
vessels carrying immigrants.
The Giant. Lee Hall, the main build.
lug OF the Lincoln University ct Gum.
berland Gap, Tenn, was destroyed by
FIRE last night
The military appropriation bill has
been completed by the House committee
on military STAIRS. The measure carries
authorized expenditures spproxima!ing
| $94, 600. 900.
Gen. Clement A. Evans, OF Atlanta,
com msnder in.chief of The United Don.
federate Veterans, has pledged the cup
port OF bis organization to the building
Of a $2,600,OOO George Washington
memorial hall 10 Washington.
Mexico will support the United States
10 any action it may taRe in the Near.
aguan situation, sccordlug to q note
| from The Mexican Government laid be-
fore the secretary Of state yesterday By
S,nor Enrique Creel, special emissary
from Mexico.
Disclosures made in Jodge Oannon's
report on civic conditions Ia Montreal
will cause steps to be taken at once to
brir 2 to trial the IA officials and Others,
including eight aldermen, who are
charged With malfeasance. According
to Jadge Csnnon's report, a quarter OF
the city's income for the last six years,
or 81, 200, 900, has been feloniously used
by the aldermen.
Nearly 1000 garment workers, repre-
ssntiug lhres OF the largest garment.
making houses 10 Baltimore, are cut on
q strike. The strike was brought about
By the installation OF the new methods OF
pressing Che introduction of machinery.
The women operatives refused 10 do
work In the new way recently instituted.
This was followed by a strike of the
male employees.
Philip Thompson, 65 years old, for
mer Representative 10 Congress from
Kentucky, was stricken with hemorrhage
OF the stomach in Washington last night.
He is at Emergency Hospital In serious
condition. DR.. William Gerry Morgan.
who vas called 10, said that the III man
has 8 slight change for recovery. Later
reports are to the effect that Mr.. Thomp'
son died today.
10 the House yesterday the omnibus
pension bill carrying about 500 private
pensions was passed. The appropriation
bill for the District Of Columbia was re-.
ported. Representative Payne, OF Nsw
York, Landed President Tsf's stand for
economy 10 public expenditures. Rep
resentatiye Richardson spoke for an
hour, urging the appropriation OF $780,
900, 900 for the improvement OF the
Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Knights of Columbus 10 all parts Of
, the country are preparing to make q
pilgrimage TO Rome and to Genoa, the
birthplace OF Christopher Columbus.
| They sill visit Oberammergau, where
they will remain daring the performance
of 1.-THE Passion Play" after the
exercises at Genoa the pilgrims will pro-
coed to Rome, where they will be re-
csived by a body of American citls'ns
resident in that city. The pope will
give an audience two Gays after the ar
rival of the pilgrims.
Milda Reiuhold was so preoccupi'
ed With her own sorrows that ia
committing suicide at Passsio N.
IL, Monday night she thopghtlessly
killed her friend, Fanny Kemisuk, who
was quite content with life as she found
lit. Both girls were servants 10 q small
hotel and shared the same bedroom.
Fanny came home Monday night cheer
ful. Mlda bsd bad news from home,
and went to bed weeping, after talking
of suicide as the only escape from heI
trials. Both we're found dead 10 bed
Yesterday with the gas get wide open'