Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-05
News OF the Day.

The Philadelphia car strike has been
settled on terms generally favorable to
the motormen and conductors.
The arcbed roof of the VillebrOeck
canal, near Brussels, collapsed yesterday
snd the water flooded the neighboring
valley.
II is announced in San Francisco that
following the receipt OF orders from
Washington one hundred employees OF
the local mint are to be dropped on the
ground OF economy.
Senator La Toilette yesterday CON-
pleted his three.day speech attacking
the cotton schedule. Senator Aldrich
last night made general defense Of the
committee rates on cotton goods ann
appealed to the south as the beneficiary
of high tariff.
Oscar Hammerstein, New YorRs
impressario, is suffering from a number
of bruises sustained today in collision
between q laxicab in which he WAS
riding, and another automobile in Paris.
Hammerstein is confined to his rooms
and is nnder the care Of q physician.
Many American dignitsries of the
Catholic Church, among whom were
Archbishops Farley, bishop of New
York, aud Mcdonnell, of Brooklyn,
arrived at Naples today aboard the Oar
patbia from New York for the golden
Jubilee of the American college in Rome.
France today paid national tribute to
The spirit of the new San Francisco
when Ambassador Juss Grand in behalf
of the people Of the French Republic,
presented to San Francisco q medal
commemorative of the determination and
courage that has erected another and
greater city from the ruins left 10 the
wake Of the earthquake and fire OF April
Is, 1906.
A curfew law for the apartment house
piano, phOnOgrapb, sccordion, and fd-
die, which will also apply to the spart-
menL house vocalist singer, songslress, or
near-songbird, is being drafted by City
Attorney Anderson of st. Louis. Under
his bill, the lid Will be pu. on spart-
ment house music OF 10 p. M, which
viii! become a misdemanor from that
hour till 7 a. m. Similar laws are In force
in London, Berlin, Paris, and other
European cities.
Dressed in the uniform of private Of
the U. S. infantry, Wellington w.
Ohsncey, telegraph operator attached
TO the Sixth recruiting company at
Fort Slocum, n. Y, committed suicide
by gas in the Grand Union Hotel yes
terdsy. Cbsncey left letter addressed
to the hotel management which read: 81
regret very much this action in your
hotel, but az | have been a very good
customer perhaps you will forgive me.
| will promise never to do this same
rick here again"
That quarrel between the physician
and his wife over the coming of the
st0rk was responsible for The death Of
Mrs. Hsldane Oleminson, is the opinion
reached by the Ohicsgo police in charge
Of the case. la the light of information
scared yesterday, the question of analy-
ais Of pOisons ia the dead wOmsn's vital
organs and theories as to afinities he
came less significant in the solution Of
the strange murder mystery. From near
relatives OF the family the police learned
that DR.. OleminsOn had urged his wife
to submit to take steps to prevent an &C
couchment.
J ID. Ry n president Of the Anaconda Cop
per Company, is TO be elected president Of u
Amalgamated Copper Company, to sncceed
the late Henry II. Rogers, at the annual
meeting Of the directors to be reid in New
York on Monday. A successor TO the late
insOn y. lower Of the board Of directors is
also to be elected. II is understood that a.
# the dire tors will be returned Ryin will
be succeeded rs president Of the Anaconda
Company by B. b. Tbayer, western copper
man.
Strikers on leaving four big ships that ar
rived st Marseilles last night, eXtinquished
the fires, thus preventing them sailing for
llavre today with nOD-uniOn crews. The stu
alton is approximately normal, although the
stiictest orders have been issued TO the police
TO keep down sll manifestations.
II was announced today that Clar Nicholas
Of Russia will arrive at Cherbourg, France, on
July 81, aud that he will be met there by
President Fallieres. On August 2 it is except
The Russian monarch will sail for Englsnd.