Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
News GI the Day.

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Lost their lives In an accident at the
Onoura colliery IL Japan.
A. Secretary Kuox's request the San
ate committee has temporarily postponed
consideration OF the resolution to investi.
gate The Nicaraguan affair.
Representative Burgess, OF Texas, iu.
troduced a j,int resolution in The Hoqse
yesterday looking toward the giving Of
freedom to the Philippine Islands.
Rev. David O. Hughes, father Of
Gov. Hughes, died at the executive
mausion, at Albany, last night from
spoplexy. DR.. Hughes Vas u years
Yesterday the anniversary Of The
revolt Of the semiDarlBts wss marked
by the throwing OF bomb at the
bishop of Bsaganza, in Lisbon. The
bishop was not injured.
Thirty.four men were killed In New
Eogland and lower Canada during the
hunting season just closed. Twenty.
three psrsoDs were killed by being mis-.
taken for deer.
Mrs. Caroline B MartIp, mother of
Mrs. Ocey W. M. Saesd, whose body
was found 10 the bsthlub of an East
Orange, N. j., cottage two weeks sgo,
was arrested last night in New York on
a warrant charging her with murder.
Commander Robert E. Peary and
Ospt. Robert A, B'rtlett we're honored
last evening by The Natiora Geographic
Society at lie annual banquet held at
the New Willard, in Washington, for
Peary's successful achievement In REACH
| ing the north pole.
State Senator Arthur P. German will
be the president of the Maryland Sem
| ate, ard Adam Peoples, OF Cecil county,
speaker of the House. This was deter.
mined upon yesterday BY the democratic
leaders and has received the indorsement
OF the governor.
Christened with bouquet of roses,
thrown agsins! her prov By the daugh.
ter of the Governor of Wyoming, Miss
Lena Brooks, the schooner Wyoming,
tbs largest wooden sailing vessel 10 the
| world, ives launched at Bath, Me-, yes.
.erday.
Announcement WAS made at Toledo,
O., yesterday that J. P. Morgan & o..
are the purchasers OF two of The Inde.
pendent telephone properties in which
James s. Bradley, j., Of that city, re-
Gently secured control. Details of the
deal and future operations are not made
known officially.
Considerable opposition wsa aroused
10 the House yesterday to the bill put
ting entire control OF the Panama canal
zone In the bands of q director. general.
Before The House loss from the commit.
tea of the whole the residing of the 5lll
bad begun with the understanding that 1t
would be taken up again soon after the
holiday recess
Selecting q crowded street corner as
q proper place to end his fit Of despond.
ency, Stephen Jourdsn, a lather, ~
years old, OF Washington, shot himself
through the temple about Gas O'Clock
last night at Eleventh and n street
southeast. He was taken 10 Casualty
Hospital, where he died at 2 o'clock this
morning.
4 bouncing taby boy arrived at The
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur q. Os.
borne, OF Lakewood, N. j., yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Osborne ia the daughter
of Martin Maloney, the mul!imilionaire
OF Philadelphia, whom the pope made q
a marquis. Mira. Osborne was brought
into prominence some time ago when
abe eloped to London With Samuel
Clarkson, q young Euglishman.
| 1t Is said that President TAT. viii send
no message TO Congress during the pres
emit session recon msndiug changes In the
Sherman antitrust Law. This Is the
decision OF Mr.. TAFT after consideration
! Of the si.ustlon presented 10 view OF the
Oircd.... Court decision 10 the Standard
J Oil case and the expected early decision
OF the tobacco trust case 10 the saprems
Court.
News of the loss OF the 5.mastee
schooner Gov Amss, laden with Cross