Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-27
News Of the Day.


New York, who said he was offered
5000, OOC a year bribe mOuey, has been
summoned before the grand jury.
Or. Robert Reyburn, physician to
President Garfield and 10 recent years
dean of Howard University Medical
School, died Thursday night at his
home in Washington, aged 70 years
Senator Hale has sent note to each
chairman of committee calling atten-
ton to the suggestion of the president
that the business of the session he con-
fined to the consideration Of the tariff
bill.
A sensation was created in Cork last
night by the appearance of letter from
William O'Brien, announcing his resig-
nation as Nationalist member Of psrlia.
ment for Cork and his retirement from
politics.
The last remaining vesiige OF the
Roosevelt order taking marines off the
battleships and cruisers, of the United
States navy was swept away yesterday
when President Taft, after the matter
bad been considered at Cabinet meeting
directed that an order be Issued restor-
ing the marines to exactly the same
duties that they performed prior to their
being ordered ashore.
With more than GOO guests In attend.
auce, Including representatives OF
practically every important railroad
aud every large city in the country, the
, seventh annual banquet Of the Tra6c
Club Of Piltsburg was held at the Fort
Pitt Hotel in that city last night,
Former United States Senator Hemen-
way, of Indiana, and W. W. Finley,
president OF the Southern Railway, were
The honor guests, and both made ad-
dresses. President Finley devoted much
of his speech to showing the growth OF
the south 10 recent years aud its crest
resources, which assured even more pro-
gress 10 years to come.
Mr.. Sheppard, Of Texas, in his speech
10 The House on Thursday bad the fol.
lowing to say of the proposed new tariff
bill. "The Payne bill completes the
| delivery Of the treasury to the trusts,
and the American people. unable to re-
strict the appeals aud prOmists OF repub-
licau leadership, leadership buItressed
with the oratory of Beveridge and
Hughes, the perverted logic OF E!ihu
Root, the illumination of Roosevelt, and
the imposing proportions OF Taft, hsv-
ing Endorsed the alrocious transaction at
their polls, are witnessing the violation
of their confidence in this new license
for unlimited pillage."
After carefully preparing a long
obituary notice aud banding 1t in at the
Office OF the Herald for submission to the
city editor, Aqulila Chase, so yesrs old,
son Of the late Gen. Daniel Chase and
cousin Of Salmon P. Chase, secretary
| of the treasury, under President Lincoln,
stepped out iuto Broadway at Herald
square, 10 New York, yesterday, and
shot himself in the head. He died with
| 10 a few minutes. In his statement he
wrote: "Probably before you read this
will be no more on this earth. AN
going to write this before go STARK ma !
from sickness. Disease Is affecting my
mind, and it is with difficulty that can
control my thoughts. have suffered a
thousand deaths"
Mrs Veronica Wochessl Wochesfky and
her daughters, Mary aged 8, and Helen, "a
years old, we're burned TO death in fire
which early today destroyed their home at
Greenwood, near Wilkes Barre, Pa. Fwo
other daughters were fatal y injured.
A dispatch from WATERFOWL. n. Y, says
The business section Ct Clayton, q summer
town resort on the st Lawrence was destroyed
by fire today. The loss may reach 500, 900
Foo Wong, a Chinese, won first prize in sn
oratorical contest at Cornell, his subject wa'
ABE Lincoln"