Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-16
News Of the Day.

Mss Ethel Barrymore. the actress,
and Mr.. Russell Grisgold Colt we're
married 10 Boston Sunday.
Fire of unknown origin last night de-
stroyed the Knight Opera House block,
at FairbaveD, VT, with loss Of
$50, 900.
DR.. Joseph Rutter Ovens, mayor OF
HYatisville, and treasurer Of the Mary
laDd Agricultural College, died at bis
home there at o'clock last night.
Mgr. Johu Farrell, director Of the
American College at Rome, has been
appointed bishop Of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, by The Pope.
Be succeeds Bishop Horstman.
Announcement was made yesterday ct
Spsrrows Point, near Baltimore, that on
April 1 the wages of all employees at the
big plant of the Maryland Stsel Com
pany will be reduced 10 per cent
Contrary to expectation the U. S.
Supreme court yesterday did not ren-
der its decision in the case involving the
c0Uslitutionslity of the commodities
clause Of the Hepburn rate law Of 1906.
President Taft promised to John NJ.
Parker, of New Oilesns, yesterday, thai
he would, II possible, attend the Deep
Waterways Convention at New Orleans,
on the 18Th 10th ard goth of November.
Capt. Peter O. Hams, jr.. U. s. A.,
will be pot on trial April 19 10 Flush
ing, N. Y, on the charge of numbering
William E. Aunis at the Bsyside Yacht
Olub lsst August. Justice Glrretsou
will preside.
Dependent over continued III health,
Mr.. Daniel Rider, one of the best known
members of the Baltimore Chamber Of
Commerce, shot himself 10 the head at
his home yesterday in that city, dying
soon afterward.
-Four employees Of the Washington Gas
light Company were injured yesterday
morning when an explosion Of gas at tee
company's plant, OF Twenty. sixth and
g streets northwest, resulted 10 con-
Aagrstion which for a time threatened
the entire works.
In Philadelphia, today, Mr.. William
O. Hsnckel, assistant postmaster at
Charlottesville, will marry Miss Ethel
Z. Nelson. Miss Nelson, Is the niece
Of DR. S. Weir Mitchell, aud is consid-
cred one of the most beautiful young
women in Philadelphia
A motion was presented In the So
preme Court today on behalf of the
state of North Carolina for leave to fle
bill Of complaint against the state Of
Tennessee for settlement Of the boundary
line between the two states. The matter
has been in controversy since 1892.
Following the policy announced by
President Taft that during his adm mis-
tration there will be no more ''goverD-
ment by commission" the National
Conservation Commission today Gus.
pended activities, and letters were sent
to the members that nothing more would
be done by that body until Congress
legalzes It.
Pleas Of not guilty we're entered 10
New York yesterday by counsel on be-
half Of the Press Publishing Company
and Caleb NJ. Van Hsmm, managing
editor of the New York World, against
whom the federal grand jury bad re-
turned indictments for libel growing GU
Of the sO-cslled Panama canal scandal
Statements made at Wilkes Barre,
Pa, yesterday by The chief officials of
the big coal companies in the anthracite
region that, for the remainder of the
month, operators will mine as much coal
as they csn get out Of the workings, in
order to be as Tell prepared as possible
if the union orders strike when the
existing agreement expires, or il a sus-
pension lakes place pending the finish
of the negotiations which started last
Friday.
Her appeal for help disregarded by a
bystsDder, Miss Pearl White, visitor
to Washington, last night fought of a
negro who attacked her in Fifteenth
street, between L aud NJ streets north
west, and attempted to snatch her purse.
Toe young womsn's courage prevented
her being draF n into an alley BY The
negro. Even after the negro fed, the
msn, t. whom the young woman appeal
ID for help, made 40 effort to assist her.
Re turned and walked of down the
street. Fleming Whitley was this morn
ing idept fed by Miss White as the msn
who snalched her purse.
Virginia News.