Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-03
News Of the Day.

tAs were tOnhy uiscOnunueo, BECAUSE III
one vas willing to accept the pOstm aSter
ships.
Death yesterday terminsted the lonI
and successful career of Mr., Isaac Ham
burger, one Of the most prominent busi
ness men Of Baltimore.
Brig. Gen. w. W. Wotheispoop. Sc
sistsnt to the chief Of staff at the Wa
Department, has been made president o.
Army War College, 10 Washington.
Cspt W. A. Johnson, mining expert
after being eVicted from g hotel 10 Gal
Lake City, yesterday, becsuse he couIC
not pay bis bill, committed suicide bJ
taking cyanide Of potassium.
The cruiser Prairie, which left Lesgut
Island, Philadelphia, yesterday after
noon With 700 marines and 800, 0Ot
hounds of ammunition, bound for Mica.
rsgus, grounded In the Delaware river
last night.
In Sen Francisco yesterday Judge Ga.
bsnnis ordered the release from custody
of Abrshsm Ruef, the convicted graf
leader, Cd $500, 900 bail. This seton fol
lowed report OF three physicians APP
pointed BY the court 10 examine bis
phJ sical condition.
William Alfred Packard, Phi. d., d.
D., professor emeritus of Latin In
Princeton University, N. j., and 70,
many years a we'll known figure 10 The
world Of classics, died suddenly from
heart trouble st his home there yester.
day. He was 70 years old.
While be was listening to election re-
turns, which showed that he had met
defeat In his fight for membership on
the school board OF Fitzgerald, Ga.
Prof james T. Saunders, prominent
educator and principal Of the 6rst school
established 10 Fitzgerald, dropped dead.
The Sesboard Air Line directors or.
gauizsd 10 New York yesterday with
the election of N. s. Medium, Of New
York, ss president Of the road; G. Fl.
Hiy, OF Portsmouth, vice president and
general manager; Charles r CApps, OF
Portsmouth, vice president 10 charge OF
traffic, and L G Halves assistant 10 The
president.
The cabinet OF Premier Giolittl, Of
| Italy, resigned yesterday, following
the failure of The Chamber of Deputies
to pass the bill presented by the govern
ment as q measure OF fiscal reform. The
government had proposed the reduction
OF indirect tsxstion on necessities, the
loss OF revenue from this source to be
fact BY progressive income tsx.
John r. EIrly, the "leper," who
threw scientists Of two continents into a
dispute, venlured to show bimseli 10
Washington sgsin yesterday, and was
promptly clipped into quarantine.
Early made no effort to escape arrest.
10 fact, he admitted he came to Wash.
iDgton prepared to attempt 10 make
thiDga lively for the District authorities
If they locked him up.
Watching The cro8d from the third
story Of bis home, ct Thirteenth aud q
streets northwest, Washington, surge
through New York avenue yesterday
I afternoon, AnIon Bsshs, 6.yeOr-old
Syrian, who came TO the United Safes
with his mother a week ago, lost bis
| balsrce and fell to the pavement, 40
feet below, crushing bis skull. BE died
almost Instantly.
At the fourth annual convention oil
the Iodustrisl Peace Foundation held in
Washington yesterday, bylaws were
adopted end the following officers elect
cd: Chairman, Chief Justice Fulleri
VICE :hsirmeD, Secretaries Nagel and
Wilson; secretary, John Mitchell; assist
ant secretary, Theodore Weed. A com.
miltee was appointed to investigate the
working OF the Canadian compulsory In
du.tfial arbitration Law.
Control OF the Equitable Life Assur-
snce Sjciety, which was secured by
Thomas F. Ryan soon after the iusur'
snce scandals of soms years ago, has
Is'sed 10 J. Pierpont Morgan With the
$472, 900, 900 OF asserts which the CON-
pany declared In It's last statement. The
transfer, apart from Its magnitude as
chapter In the history Of finance, marks
q complies reversal OF the old order IN.
der which The insurance companies con
troIed the destiniss Of the banks and
trust companies.
That white arsenic placed 10 his food
by bis bride OF less than three months
cauaed the death OF William j. Erder on
July 10, Is the allegation against Mrs,
Dora e. Doxsy, of Columbus, Nebr.
formerly Erder's wife, 10 warrant issued
by Circuit Attorney Jones, Of 81. Louis.
The document charges her With murder
10 the frat degree. Mrs. Doxey Is 81
ready under arrest at Columbus, Nebr.
Oh a bigsmy charge, and Gov Hadley
has Issued gtqqsition on Gov. Shallsn
berger Of Nebraska for her.
The 65.h birthday Of Q1sen AlexandrS
was celebrated "Wednesday throughout
the Bhtisht kingdom By artillery Salutep,
the ringing Of church bells and The dit'
play OF flags. Her majesty spent the
day at Saudriugham, surrounded
by an unusually large gathering Of tht
royal family. Greetings poured In from
all parts OF the world and nupsrJu'
handsome presents we're received frcn
The king and other members Of the roTsI
family and from relatives among The
relgnipg families on the continent.
For FIVE hours yesterday the csbine!
discussed the ensl text OF President
Talts forthcoming message. None Of
the cabinet members would Intimate the
changes made 10 the message nor the
principal sutjssts touched upon. The
message will be one OF the shortest de.
livered to Congress In recent years. II
will coptsin something lass than 10000
words. The usual length Of such com.
mnnicstionsi Is about $4,000 or 80. 600