Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-10
News of the Day.

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French, G rman, Italian, English aud
Spanish steamship companies hsve
reached an agreement on rates between
Mediterranean and American ports.
Charles P. Adams, superintendent OF
telegraph for the Southern Railway, died
of hemorrhsge of the brain 10 Wash
iDgton Yesterday. He was born 10 Son.
erset county, Maryland, Msy 5, 1860.
Judge A. B Anderson in the U. S.
District Court of Chicago yesterday is
sued an order for venire Of $50 men to
appear February 25 for service in the re-
trial of the famous Standard Oil s29,
240, 900 fine case.
While the receiver OF the London
Paris Exchange, brokerage concern In
London, has not enough cash al his dis
posal TO cover the back rent, the losses
of the concerns clients are said TO ex-
coed 81 100000. There are 10000
creditors.
The United Irish League 10 Dublin
voted by an overwhelming majority to
adhere TO Mr.. Redmond's policy OF strict
independence, and refused to embsrass
the liberal leaders by harassing tactics
A free fight followed William O'Bden's
attempt to sneak.
Edward i. Kellum, editor of the
College Corner, Ohio, News, was muir.
dered by Clyde Haudley last night, IS
he was walking along the street. Hand
ley and his wife separated some months
ego, and it is supposed that he thought
Kellum was his wife's adviser in the
matter.
After less than five minutes consulla-
ton, a jury in Washington Yesterday
evening acquitted Thomas r. Griffith Of
the killing of George B. GsscOgine, a
government employe, who entered Grit.
6th's room, CIT Eleventh street south
west, on November 81 last and threaten
ed his life.
Roby Baskln, confessed murderer OF
Rev. w. I. Hudson, Was lynched by a
mob at Houston, Miss, yesterday after
noon. A crowd Of more than 800 de-
termined citizens took the negro from
the Jail and hanged him to nearby tree.
Not a shot was fred, and the whole pro-
ceeding was conducted quietly.
w. S. G.. Williams, the wealthy
BaltimorCan whose wife was riding with
Charles Boyle Roberts, j., in a wheel
chair at Atlantic City last summer when
Roberts was mysteriously shot. ba, been
"put away" in the Patapsco Manor
Sanitsrium for six months by the county
courts sit ing at ToWnson. Mrs. Viii.
llams, who has long been noted az one
of the most beautiful women 10 Bslti-
more sailed for Europe on January 80,
having announced her intention OF re-
naming abroad with her younger chill.
dren for TIRES years.
A storm whose fury has not been ex-
ceeded In years Is raging through thu
northwest and the Mississippi valley,
and is even lowering over the Gulf OF
Mexico. Reports of the extraordinary
extent of the disiurba ice come from
various parts of theicountry. Billiards
in the northern sections have We'd With
electrical storms ia the southern 10
creating havoc. Telegiaphic communi-
cations 10 some instances are crippled,
aud wireless apparatus 10 the Gulf region
are practically useless. For this rsa3OD
the extent of damage done aud the
possible loss OF life are not yet known.
During the executive session Of the Sen
ate yesterday, while the CaOadian bound
any line was under discussion Senator
Lodge tried his overbesring tactics on
Senator Smith, of Michigan, who told
the Massachusetts senator that he did
not like his looks, his scogl nor his ir-
rtating manner. Senator Tillman in
terrnpted to remark that he hoped Mss
sachusetts and Michigan would clinch,
bat that he supposed there we're "too
many centuries of culture in the Masss-
chusetts member to permit Of anything
90 commonplace" 'Ifthey would only
get together" said Mr.. Tillman, sit
would detract from one chapter of nv
history which should like to put be-
hind me-"