Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-14
News Of the Day.

Former Senator James A. Hemeuway,
of Indiana, hes resigned as expert in the
employ of the Senate committee on pub.
lie expenditures and will sgain enter
the political srepa the frat opening that
presents Itself.
Representative Gardner, OF Mas.achI-
sets, stated yesterday that be had Prsc'
ticaIly abandoned any further effort dur
Ing this Congress for change In the
rules or speakership.
1t |. reported that Secretary James
Wilson, OF the Department OF Agricul
ture, Is to retire about January l. and Is
to be succeeded by William o. Tbomp-
son, president OF the Ohio State Uni
| Versity.
Two hundred aud seventy.slx marines
from Norfolk, Washington, and An
nspolls pissed through Baltimore today
on their way to the League Island navy
yard at Philadelphia, to set sail for
Nicaragua late this afternoon.
A disastrous FIRE occurred Sunday
night 10 the city OF ValdiVis, Chile.
Eighteen blocks Of buildings were de-
slroyed and thousands rendered home
less. The loss is estimated ell about
81, 500, 900.
George g. Nash, OF New York, the
star OF 1.-THE Harvest Moon" Theatrical
Com pspy, and Miss Julia F. d. Hay,
daughter OF the late Edwin B. Hay, OF
Washington, were quietly married 10
Providence, R. l on Sunday.
Among the bills introduced In the
Senate yesterday we're: To suppress
white slavs traffic; 10 make wife deser.
ton q misdemeanor In the District OF
Columbia; for the popular election Of
senator and to prohibit the sale Of l!quor
On any government reservation.
Mics Anne Morgap, daughter Of j.
Pierpout Morgan, is recent applicant
for membership In the Woman's Trades
Union League 10 New York, aud when
her name has been passed upon che will
become 9 regular member, paying 81 q
year, which Is the fee. This is the league
to which the striking shirlwais! makers
belong.
The body of an unidentified eight
year-old girl was found 10 an unaban-
doned well on the fam Of J.P. Hsrrlng-
tor, seven miles south Of sandusky,
Ohio, yesterday. 1t is believed the little
girl may nave been member OF band
OF gy psies who we're encamped near the
Harrington farm last Summer. An In
vestigslion is being made by the coroner.
Cuba will be asked by the Uoited States
to pay the bill Of s.. 600, 900 or s6, 600,
, 900 that the last military occupation Of
the islsnd by this country cost as soon
as the Cuban treasury is In condition to
stand the shock. That Is what Score
tsry of War Dickinson told the House
miiitsry affairs committee yesterday al
the hearing on the army bill, but he
will not press the claim.
While his daughter Lucy held hi'
aims behind him 80 that be could mol
shoot, Oliver o. Ulmer was probably
fatally stabbed by Der amin Bruisttr a.
Butler, Ala, yesterday. The ARRAY was
| the result Of ieud Ulmer Was bent
on revenge. The body Of his son wal
found on Btuisler's doorsteps last Mon
day, the young man having been killed,
1t is said, because of love stislr with
daughter oil the BfGister clan.
A report on steersge conditions, based
on information obtained by special agents
of the immigration commission travelling
| as steersge passengers on the different
transatlantic steamers, was made public
yesterday through presentation to thu
Senate, with recommendations for legls
ton to better conditions. Condition.
found on many Of these vessels are de
scrlbed IS appalling. Women are 10
suited and shockingly mistrssted and
the immigrants are treated little bette
thar cattle.
President and Mrs. Taft went shop
ping 10 New York yesterday with 9
heavy police and secret service guard
! The president spoke last night at mass
meeting In Carnegie Hall 10 celebration
of the diamond jubilee OF the Methods
Episcopal Missions In Africa, and de
Tended The propriety and the right o
this country to say what should be dom
BY other countries 10 reference to thei
| internal affairs, when that internsl gov
lernment passes the bounds OF Wha
| Americans think Is civilization.
| Watching over the bodies Of her fathe
and mother under the impression tina
her parents were asleep, Mary Flynn
| 20 years old, and said to be feeble mind
ed, wss found In a cold room 10 tn
Flyun home In OambrIdgeport, Mass
Yesterday. The only traces OF food II
} the house were a few tea grounds 10
enc. "Dssd from privstlon' was III
verdict of The medical examiner ID
said that the couple, each Of whom ws
so years CT sgs, bad been dead for 'eV
eral days.
The report is current 10 Mausgus
NicaIa qua, that there has been sever
engagement near Rama between ID
government troops, commanded ~ Gen
ersl VHquez, and the reyolution'stH
With heavy loss Of life. There ina
also been a repor. that Rama has beel
captured by the Zelsyan forces. but thi
Is not confirmed. According to the dis
III. he