Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-28
News Of the Day.

long resident OF Washington, died Satur-
day evening 10 that city.
State troops bave' been ordered to
Georgetown, KY, to protect negro
charged with criminally assaultiog a
fcur-year-Old white child.
Over $4,000, 900 In money, iewelry
and precious stones recovered from the
earthquake ruins at Mcssiua are being
held by the military authorities.
J. Frank Hawkins S8, former editor
ot the New Jersey Standard OF Red
Bank, was ground TO death, today at
the Grove street station Of the Lacka.
wanna Rsilrosd. 1t Is claimed as be
was jOlted from the cars steps as the
train stopped.
Coli John Oheves Haskell, soldier,
planter, legislator and financier, grand
son of LaDgdon Oheves and son-in-lsW
of Wade Hampton died Saturday at his
home In Waverly, q suburb Of Charles
town, 8. o. He suffered q stroke Of
spoplexy last Friday.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sailed from
New York for Europe on Saturday with
her children. The first month of their
trip will be passed with Mrs. Roosevelt's
sister, Miss Oarow, In the lstter's villa
near Rome. The remainder of the stay
abeOad will be spent In a tour Of France.
In an exhaustive ruling made when
asked to pass on the question of liquor
license 10 November, the validity of
which was In doubt, Judge Dodge created
a sensation at Goshen, Ind, on Saturday
by virtually ruling the entire local OPP
ton law In Indiana to be uncOnstitu-
tlOnal.
After "a hours Of deliberation the jury
selected to try William F. Downs, ex.
stock clerk of the Baltimore city regis.
ter's office, for the second time in two
weeks for his alleged larceny Of 81, 600
from the city on March last, was dis
charged Saturday afternoon following a
report that an agreement wss absolutely
impossible.
Approximately per cent of the en-
ployes of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, in and out OF Washington,
will be dismissed from the service on
July /, the beginning OF the new fiscal
year. Approximately per cent more
will be reduced in rank from the posi-
tions they now occupy, and the depart
ment will not miss them,
Joseph NJ. Brown on Saturday took
Office as governor of Georgia, succeeding
Hoke Smith. The governor-elect, at
tired in a suit Of Georgia home-spuD,
eluded delegation sent 10 meet him by
having the train stop at crossing before
the Atlanta station was rescued. The
retiring governor, HOke Smith, was
nOticesbly cool in his treatment of bis
successor. Smith handed the seal to
Brown abruptly, bowed distsDtly and,
without a word Of cOngratulstiOn, walked
away.
The New York police confirmed Sat
urdsy night the new phase of the Sigel
murder case brought to light in Newark,
N. j., that day that Leon Ling was in
Newark early in the afternoon of the
day OF the murder with q heavy oval
topped trunk, like the one In which the
body was found, on his hands, and
pressing anxiety to be rid Of it. 1t has
bean ascertained that be attempted to
leave the trunk In the Newark restaurant
Of LII Sing. But prudent LII Sing wcnld
not hear Of having the trunk dumped on
him.
Consideration Of all the schedules ex-
cept those dealing with cotton bagging,
cotton ties, binding twine, and structural
iron WAS completed In the Senate on
Saturday evening. Several of the para
graphs may be reopened for discussion.
Two amendments to the wood pulp
schedule, offered by Senator Brown we're
adopted. They provide for the free i'm
poriation of mechanically ground wood
pulp from countries which do not place
obstacles In the way CT the expectation
of wood pulp. An attempt to place ag-
ricultnrsl implements on the free list was
defeated and duty Of Is per cent ad
valOrem was approved. Senator Beyer-
idge's amendment to reduce the duty on
cash registers from 80 per cent to Is per
cant sd vslOrem was defeated SO to 81.
Senator Davis who attacked the tariff |
bill and It's author, Senator Aldrich, also |
criticised democratic senators who did
not subscribe entirely to the Denver
platform.
The cOlOred firemen won substantial vic |
tory under the dc isiOn Of the board Of arbi- |
tratOn to which was submitted the differ |
ences between the Georgia Railroad aud the |
Brotherhood Of Locomotive liremen over the |
colOred iiremen. The case was submitted to |
ex-Secretgiy OF Navy Hilary Herbert, Con-
gresham Hardwick End Chancellor Barrow /
late Saturday afternoon and at 100 Sunday |
moraing decision was rendered sustaining /
the road 10 the employment Of colOred fire.
men.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company ut |
Pittsburg yesterday posted notices at ali its
large mill that after midnight, June 30, all
its mills will he open shops and it will not |
deal 6gain with the Amalgamated Ass0cia-
ton This is taken TO mean that the Repub-
lie has joined the corporation plants in an
effort to put Organized labor out of the mills
entirety.
Declaring that the union carpenters of New
York have violated their arbitration agree
ment, the master carpenters' assC cation will
meet this afternoon to decide whether they
will declare gu open shop"
The shed for the Wellmau airship in Nor
way was destroyed in a gale last December,
md there is probability that the Polar ex-
petition will not start this year.
Virginia News.
Fire breaking out shortly after 9
clock last night completely destroyed
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