Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-22
News Of tue Day.

The interstate commerce commission
In It's annual report 10 Congress asked
for mora power to regulate railroad rates.
The completion Of the pew 81 900, 600
trestle of the Norfolk and Southern Rail-
way scross Albtmsrls sound is announ.
cd.
Representative Msnn's NV bite slave
traffic" bill was reported iavorably to
the House yes erday by tha committee
on iutera,sle aud foreign commerce.
Estimated earniOgs of the Southern
Rsilsay for the second week In Deem
Der chow ao increase of s62 926, a. com
pared with the corresponding week lss!
yesr,
The motor OF a powerbost belonging
to Baron Haussmspn exploded OF Nice,
France, yesterday, The boat quickly
filed aud sank. Baron Hsus'mann
aud bis mechsnicisn we're killed.
A workman yesterday at Buchsrest
fred three sbois at ]. j. 0. Bra
tisno, the Roumanian premier and ninis-
ter Of the interior. One of the bnlleis
struck The miDisttr, slightly wonndipg
him. His assailaOt was arrested.
Ia the House yesterday Mr.. Taylor
introduced bill to remove the rewaiOs
OF Gsv. Z,bulon Montgomery Pike from
Beckett Hsrbor, N. Y, to Pixies Peak
and IN erect a monument there to mark
his grave.
CLOCK step" ba, been abolished from
The Massachusetts state prison at
Ohnrlestown, following reforms that are
being instituted n various prisons
throughout the country to prevent IN
necessary humiliation for prisoners.
Right Rev. Abbot hillary Pfraen-
gle, head of The Order OF st Benedict
since 1887, was found dead early today
10 bis apartments at The monastery 10
Newark, n. J, Desth was caused By
apoplexy.
Opening al old rusty safe 10 Ea'tou,
Pc, which bad belonged to hiS grand
father, John D. Unangst found $50, 900
mostly In gold coin. The safe stood 10
an outbuildiog, s1d Unaugst had no
knowledge that 1t vas 60 valuable.
~Two men met death lsst night In q
FIRE 10 the cabinet factory OF Edward B.
jordan g. Company 10 B .ooklyo. Mos.
of the workmen had Left the factory for
The day. but more than 80 made their
escape With difficulty. A cigarette care.
lessl5 thrown 10 ooinar Is thought to
have started the fe.
Without the loss OF single life or The
escape Of any one, $50 panic stricken
women inmates of the northern suntx
Of the IIlluols Insaue Asylum at Jack
sonyilIe, last night we're removed and
housed in other wards while fercs FIRE
destroyed the annex, causing $50, QUO
damage.
The Federal grand jury 10 Norfolk
has relgrued 81 indictments sgsinst
dressmskers, milirers, sud importers ct
lsces aud silks, who are charged With
conspiracy to defraud the government
BY smuggling truokiuls OF fne fabrics.
u. 8. Msrshsl BenkePs men yestor.
day arrested thirteen d'essraken or rep
resentatiyes OF drsssmsking concerns and
a customs employe VINO 10 alleged to
have been instrumental in slipping
trunks through without payment oil
dulles.
More than 1000 striking tin workers
at Bridgeport, Ohio, Martins Ferry and
Wheeling, w. Va, are viewing With
dismsy the beginning otthe dlsmsntling
of the Astus S sudsrd plant OF the
American Sheet and Tinplae Company.
This 10 being done as q result OF the
strike begun last july. 1t is reported
that the machinery iscOnsigned 10 Gary
lad the steel trusts city, The strikeIs,
msUy OF whom are struggling sloDg on
81 week paid them By the uniou, $50
10 the removal OF the plants utei
destitutlop, as there 10 no other employ
meut in the vicinity.
TIE U. &. Supreme Court has adjourned fol
the holidays.
The British house Of loris fnal court o.
appesls decided that trades union may no
make compulsory leyies upon Its members Il
provide ply for its parliamentary representa-
tive.