Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-27
News Of the Day.

Phillip Musics, son of 8 prominent
cheese importer of New York yesterday
pleaded guilty Of defrsuding the govern
ment out OF tariff dues.
While Evelyn Howard is recovering,
the body of her husband who shot her
in Washington on Saturday, last lies un-
claimed at the morgue.
Several army officers made flights
alone in the Wright aeroplsne at Ool'
lege Psrk, Nd, yesterday, Lieutenant
Lshm remaining up forty minutes.
Patrick T. Powers Was this afternoon
unanimously reelected president Of the
league Of professional baseball clubs at
the annual meeting of the directors OF
the league in New York.
Accused of violating the antitrust
law of Texas, the Standard Oil Com
psuy wss yesterday fued $65 600, and
the Security Oil and Navarro Refining
Companies were fined $l75, 900.
A storm that will sweep from the
Pacific coast 10 the Atlantic during the
latter part of the week, leaving cool
wave 10 Its wake, is promised In a
special forecss! issued by the Weather
Bureau,
The GEAR aud King Victor Emmanuel
at their conference yesterday eutered in
to an agreement assuring the iodepen'
dence OF Montenegro aud for the sup
port Of the English French policy re-
garding Crete.
Gustav E. Kissel and Thomas B.
HsUnel, among those indicted on charges
Of conspiracy 10 connection with closing
the Pennsylvania Sugar Refinery, will
escape under the statute of limitations,
scc rdiDg to an opinion rendered By
Holt 10 New York yesterday.
10 hundred and thirty.six varieties
rysauthemums, IS of which never
been exhibited there before, are
splsy at the eighth snnuSl exhibit
At the Department Of Agriculture,
ashington, which opened this morn
nd will continue until next Wed
y.
/ Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, q
retired, died suddenly at his home
rliugton, Vt, yesterday evening OF
pectoiis. The deceased became
,sier general during the civil war
close OF the war be WAS appointed
of the freedman's bureau, and held
position for nine years.
ling along the country road near
In, Del, Henry Anderson ran
big black snake which was thrown
he carriage by the wheel. Ander
IT the carriage as the snake came
! bad walk OF three miles to az
home, where be found his horse
carriage waiting for him but no
speech before a democratic mass
ng In Baltimore last night United
Senator Money made the state
that the fourteenth and fifteenth
dments TO the Constitution Of the
ID States were not legally adopted.
enator said be intends to make 40
at the next session to have the at
general take the question to the
me Court for decision.
estimated crop loss OF 5000, 900
and two persona killed, with msny
missing from the hundreds OF
washed away, and thousands OF
of cattle drowned, are the known
IS of disastrous cloudburst that
over Tabasco, Mexico, Monday,
,Iug FL days Of incessant rain.
8 are out OF their banks, towus are
lated, thousands are homeless,
diving wish OF Francisco And
of Kenoshs, Wis, was grati6ed
lay when he had the biggest funeral
seen 10 that city. The man bad
20 which be had saved from years
DOR aud when be found that he was
& to die he made signed statement
aIch he asked that all Of 1t be spent
funeral. A brass band of 40 pieces
,ded the twenty-six carriages. The
ca will receive several hundred
rs for masses. BE bad no family,
rife having deserted him some time
mob Of 800 armed men ttorned the jail
oyd. La, and took out and hanged Joe
nd md Alexander Hill Degroes accord
SIoA dispatch received mere today. The
oes we're charged with the murder Of NJ
Brock. Brock threstened the negroes
arrest for stealing hogs and they cut his
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