Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-16
News Of the Day.

The U. 8. Supreme Court took re-
cess yesterday until November 20.
Striking employees may cause The A.
r. Little Shoe Company to move from
Lynn, Macs.
John r. Motif, inventor of the
threshing machine, died in Denver,
Dol. yesterday.
The probing Of the sugar frauds has
extended from New York to include
Boston md Philadelphia.
Papers we're signed In Montreal yes.
terdaY by which the Dominion Iron and
Steel Company was merged into $50,
900, 900 corporation.
The rumor published yesterday that
Maj. Sylvester, superintendent OF the
District OF Columbia police, would re-
sign, Wis denied by the major.
While 1t is yet impossible to give aD
accurate statement OF the loss Of life and
damage to property as the result Of the
storm In Jamaica, 1t Is vsriously esti-
mated that about 80 persons we're
drowned by the floods and that the
material damage will total not less than
81, $50, 900.
In affirming the decision Of the circuit
court that the extrsdition proceedings
on the part Of Mississippi to secure the
return from st. Louis, Mo-, of Nj. Albert
Marble, q negro, accused of murder,
the U. 5. Supreme Court 10 decision
rendered yesterday holds the proceedings
legal ard regular.
There is an intimation that President
Taft has been considering the advisable
ity of urging upon Congress a radical
change Ia the form of government for
the District of Columbia involving the
substitution of military engineer as
governor in rlsce of the present COM
mission form ~ municipal government.
The fourth pair of twins have been
born to Mr.. ana Mrs Charles Bernard,
of Middletown, N. j., who now have
ten children, the Oldest being IA years
of age. Three pairs Of twins are living,
one pair having died last spring. They
were daughters, as are the two whom
the stoik has just brought to them.
In Toronto, yesterday the Federation
of Labor declared war on the United
States Steel Corporation by unanimously
adopting the report iavoring concurrence
In the resolution to attempt the union
izlng Of all the corporations employees
An echo OF the temperance meeting was
found On the desk OF every delegate In
the shape of a lesaet attacking Rev
Charles Sielzle Of Philadelphia, a frater.
nal delegate who got up the temperance
resolutions.
The recent treaties entered into by
China and Japan as to the operation
of coal mines along the South Msnchur'
Ian Railway and the Antung. Mukden
Railway do not create mouopolies and
hence are not violations of the "open
door" or the equal opportunity" pin
ciples, to the observance Of which all
leading powers sre pledged. This ia the
conclusion reached by the State Depart.
meui after long and careful investiG aiion
Of the questions involved.
Rose Pastor Stokes, who was cigar
worker In Cleveland, Ohio, before she
married j, g. Phelps Stokes, of New
York, and Who with her husband are
working hard to advance the principles
of socialism, charges that August Bel
mont, the American representative Of
the Rothschiids billions, has contributed
fifteen Thousand dollars to fight socialism,
while, she AYERS, the National Manu-.
featuring Association is considering
spending FIVE million for the same
purpose.