Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-27
News Of the Day.

vessels were reported lost of Oores ard
Japan Ia severe gales last week.
Colorado Springs on Saturday tool
formal possession OF the noted "Gird en-
OF the Gods" the gift of the late Presi.
dent Perkins OF the Burlington Z silroad.
Frederick Remington, the artist,
died st bis country home at Ridg6sld,
Conn.,, yesterday from appendicitis.
Fire at Crystal river, hear Ocsls, Fls.
destroyed the Dixon cedar pencil factory
on Saturday, entailiug loss OF half q
million dollars.
Louise, the daughter Of King Leopold,
has refused 10 be reconciled TO her sister
and King Albert, and resume her place
as royal princess.
Henry E. Youtsey, convict 10 the
Kentucky penitenlisry for killing Gov.
erpOr Goebel, has been served with notice
of divorce suit filed by bis wife.
According to an alleged cipher dis.
patch of Cardinal Merry del Val, the
Ca,holicity Of King Albert of Belgium
Is distrusled 10 Rome.
The democrats of the Sixth Missouri
district have nominated State Senator
@. O. Dickinson, to succeed the lste
Representative DeArmond In Congress.
Since the great earthquake 10 SOUTH
ern Italy the land has becn gradually
sinking along the seacost near Messina
aud the people sre alarmed.
Walter Blasley, Of New Orleans,
killed his wife end committed suicide be.
cause he was unable to provide OhIist-
mas dinner for his family.
Alta meeting OF the board Of governors
Of the Explorers Olub, 10 New York,
last Friday, DR.. Cook was expelled and
a resolution was adopted repudiating bis
claim to have climbed Mount Mckinley.
Mrs. Mary Pnce, 20 years old, was
Instantly killed by train at Camden,
N. j., yesterday aud William Hsger-
man, aged % years, In an heroic at.
tempt. to save her life, received Injuries
from which be died several hours later
Ex.President Zslsya, OF Nicaragus,
was granted asylum as private citizen
on board Mexican gunboa.. As the
American authorities had not filed any
protest the Mexican commander had TO
giant the right Of asylum.
The president is considering the sd.
visibility Of sending special message to
Congress urging g federal incorporation
act, 10 order to meet an expected 5u-
preme court decision affirming the Dir.
cult Court decision In the Standard Oil
case.
The annual report of The postmaster
general attributes the large deficit 10 the
Postoffce Department $17, 479. 40 to the
second.class mail matter aol the rural
delivery service. The fraukiDg privilege
also causes a very significant loss 10
revenue aud cost to the government.
A trolley car Jumped a switch along
side the Nsugautic river at Seymour,
Conn, daring yesterdays storm, aud
plnngipg down the bank, crashed through
the Ice. Motormau Fred Beard and
Conductor Marcus Donovan who we're
10 the Enclosed forward vestlbule we're
drowned.
Purchase of the stocks and bonds of
several Ohicsgo street railway COM
psniss, including the Interests controlled
by J. Pierpont Morgan, of New York,
by Chicago capitalists, was announced
yesterday as the first step In the plan OF
notification of sll local transportation
lioes 10 Chicsgo, surface snd elevated,
Catering the chapel Of st. JOseph's
Church, Lexington, KY, where he was
oficlste at early macs Saturday, Rev.
Edward WieSmes, the rector, was at
tackled by negro with whom he bs lied
In defense OF bis life. The priest was
painfully but not seriously wounded
while wardiDg Of the assailsnps blows
The negro escaped.
Albert Walker, eabinetmsker OF
Columbus, Ohio, aged rs, last night shot
and killed Ffieds Ludwig, bis sweet.
hesrt. aged 20, then killed himself.
The tragedy was enacted 10 Walkers
home 10 the presence Of the family.
Walker and Miss Ludwig we're to have
been married Saturday bat a few days
ago the wedding was postponed.
President TAFT has rendered bis de-
cIsion Oh the whisky controversy, de-
Gliding that all whisky WAS whisky, but
that It must be 30 branded that the
purchaser knows how 1t wss made. He
overturns the RooseVelt.Bona.
psrte decision regarding the labelling Of
Hhisky, holding that blends need not be |
labeled compound" or "limi'aion"
A FIRE that vas full OF exciting features
but which caused q monetary damage OF |
lees than $4,000, broke ont Saturday |
night at the garage and headquarters Of
The Taxlcsb Company, Of Baltimore,
Md. Three alarms 10 rapid succession |
aud q blaze that bad an exceedingly ugly |
aspect gave lhs FIRE department scire,
principally because Of the neIghborhoOd. |
George Preston Sheldon The depossd |
president Of the PhenIx Fire Insurance
Company of Brooklyn, under indictment
'or grand larceny 10 connection with
ipsnoisl irregularities 10 the company,
'ecsnily exposed by The State insurance
department. Of New York, died at hIs
nome 10 GrseuWicS, Conn.,, on saturday
ignorant Of The fsct that detectives
we're waiting With eztradltlon papers,
eaag to take hin to New York for trial
n the event Of bis recovery.
Mr.. Charles Stone Wight, general
rafio manager OF the BslLimere and