Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-30
News of the Day.

New York city Yesterday adopted resolu-
tons against Sunday performances 10
theaters.
Fire, early today, almost completely
Quilted st. Hedsig's Polish Catholic
Church, at Chester, Pa. The loss will
rescb $50, 900.
The British House Of Commons, yester-
dsy b. vote of 35S to 1875, refused TO
pass a vote expressing lack Of confidence
In the governments naval policy.
Dr.. James q. Garfield, librarian OF
Columbia UNIVERSITY aud distinguished
as Gu educator, died last night 10 st.
Luke's Hospital, New York, sitter a short
illness from spoplexy.
Having cancelled all Of his eugsg :
meuts in this county, Paderewski, ibe
pianist, accompanied by bis wife, called
fr Europe from Norway, today en- route
to bis home in Switzerland.
Five members OF the state militia are
reported killed ia an engagement be.
tween the indians aud troops which &C.
Cured yesterday afternoon ten miles
southwest of Ohecotsh, Okla.
At Sharon, Ps., this evening former
Prosecuting Attorney Cochran, who bias
charge OF the prosecution OF James n.
Boyle and his wife on The charge Of kid
mapping Billy Whitla, stated that Mrs.
Boyle had agreed to waive hearing.
Work on the foundations the Wash
iugton Cathedral OF IS. Peter aud Paul
at Mount ST. Albsu, on Wisconsin
avenue, Washington, was started yes
terday, and within the next two days
laying of the masonry st the east end
will be under way.
Rear Admiral G Gorge Albert Converse,
U. S. N, retired, president of the board
Of naval construction, former chief Of
the buresu OF, navigation and widely
known SIS an authority on torpedoes and
torpedo boats, died last night at his home
in Washington after brief illness.
Herbert L. Swift, 93 years old, aon OF
the late Gustavus F. Swift & Co.,, OF
Chicago, was sdjudged insane by a
commission of physicians recently aud
sent to the Keuiworth sanitatiuma ou
March 8, by order Of the county clerk.
Mr.. Swift is married, but he has no
children. he has al annuity of 50, 600
from his fathers estate. At the end OF
IA years he will receive 81, 900, 600.
Charles J. Hall, Of Reading, Pa,
today announced his engagement to Miss
Auuie Harrison, Of Cincinnati, although
he has never seen his bride-to-be. About
six months ago, Hall purchased a pair
/ Of socks at department store. In them
be found piece OF writing paper neatly
written in ink, "Auswer to Miss Annie
Garrison, GA Cleveland avenue, Cincin-
natl, Ohio" Correspondence followed,
and Hall will leave here 10 few weeks
to bring his future wife east.
The headless bodies Of the vile and
baby Of G Gorge HOPPER, a farmer, we're
found Yesterday at the HOPPER home,
uear Mlrcelons, Mich, by neighbors.
HOPPER vas discovered hiding 10 the
woods. He confessed saying that he
aud his wife had talked ali night about
all three dying together, and 1t was
agreed thai he should kill them all.
| With a stick of wood he beat bis wife
and baby over the heads until they were
dead. He chopped their heads off With
40 axe. Then, he says, he lost courage
and fed. The authorities think HOPPER
is demented.
An attempt was made 10 sssassinate
Father j. ]. Flsyin, rector OF st. Am
brJses Catholic Church, 10 Des Moines,
Iowa, ADD his tWO assistant priests, yes
,ertay, during services for the dead. As
the priests stepPsd down from the altar
young man sprang toward them, with
g hand upon his hip pocket, utteriog
imprecati0Ds. Members of the congre-
CATION brought him to the A)Or before
he had 8 chance to do the priests aoy
harm. The man, fighting with his
capt9rs, was hastily pushed toward the
street entrance. Here he managed to
free himself and escaped.
Shaking as with palsy, and fearing
that crowd OF 800 persons at the rail-
road station might wreak iis vengeance
on him, James Il, Boyle, the kidnapper
Of Willie Whitls, had to be assisted from
the train when it reached Sharon yesler-
day. Boyle waived a hearing before
Justice S. S. Gilbert and was recon-
mitted' to Mercer county Jail for trial.
The woman whe poses as Mrs. Boyle has
not been teksu to Sharon for hearing
and after Boyle had been taken back
Mercer Attorney Cochran and James P.
WhItls held conference 10 the lstter's
Office, presumably to devise come way
whereby Mrs Boyle cao waive hearing
without being taken from Mercer to
Sharon.
Claiming that the provisions Of the
Dingley for the free entry Of material
and equipment entering into the con-
structions and repair of vessels built in
America to be employed in foreign
trade has not had any effect 10 increas.
ihg the American merchant marine,
Mr.. Jones, Of Virginia, 10 the House
yesterday opposed the re-enactment Of
these provisions. He charged that q
proviso in the present law, which de.
clares that vessels receiving the benefit
of the set she'll not engage in coastHise
{ ade Of the United States for more than.
two months In any one year, without
paying to the government the RENTED
duties, was the reason why no American
ship-yard are constructing ocean vessels
out of free imported materials.
REYNOLDS Arcade, one of the oldest build
ings in Rochester, N. Y, housing the West
srn Union Offices, was discovered on FIRE this
afternoon The flames gained great headway,