Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-22
News Of tue Day.

In its annual report 10 Congress asked
for mora power to regulate railroad rates.
The completion OF the pew IL, 900, 900
trestle of shs Norfolk and Southern Rail-
way scrcss A!bemarle sound is announ.
cd.
Representative Msnn's ''w bite slave
traffic" bill va, reported faVorably to
the House yes erday by tia co mmit!ee
on intsra,aIe aud foreign commerce.
Eliminated ea.niugs of the Sauthern
Railway for the second week in Deem.
Der show aa increase of s62 926, az com'
pared with the corresponding Weak lss!
yesr
The motor of a powerboat belonging
to Baron Halssmapn exploded OF Nice,
France, yesterday. The boat quickly
filled aud sank. Baron Haussmsnn
aud bis mechsnicisu we're killed.
A workman yesterday at Bucharest
fred three sbois at J. J. O. Bra.
tiano, The Roumauian premier and minis
ter OF the interior. One OF the bulles
struck The mipisttr, slightly "onndiDg
him. His assai!aot was arrested.
In The House yesterday Mr.. Taylor
introduced bill to remove the remal0s
of Gsp. Zsbulon lon:somery Pike from
5sckstt Harbor, N. Y, to Pixies Peak
and to erect monument there to mark
his grave.
clock step" has been abolished from
The Massachusetts state prison at
Ohnrlestown, following reforms that are
being inati,ut,d n various prisons
throughout the country to prevent IN
necessary humiliation for prisoners.
Right Rev. Abbot hillary Piraen-
gle, head OF The Order OF s. Benedict
since 1887, YES found dead early today
10 hia apartments at The monastery IN
Newark, h. J. Desth vas caused By
apoplexy.
Opening an old rusty safe 10 Eaton,
Ps., which had belonged to his grand
father, John D. Unangst found $50, OOO
mostly in gold coin. The safe stood ip
an outbuildiog, ald Unaugst had no
knowledge that it Tas go valuable.
Two men met death last night in q
FIRE in the cabinet factory OF Edward B.
jordan & Company 10 B.ookly0. Mos.
OF The workmen had lef; the factory for
The day, but more than so made their
escape With difficulty. A cigarette care.
leasly thrown ia cornsr Is though! to
have started the fi.e.
Without the loss OF single life or the
escape of any one, $50 panic stricken
women inmates of the northern aunsx
of the IIliuols In:aue Asylum at Jack.
sonyille, la,t night we're removed and
housed in other wards while farce FIRE
destroyed the annex, causing $50. 600
damage.
The Federal grand jury 10 Norfolk
has relgr0ed 81 indictments against
dressmskers, milIirers, end importers It
faces aud silks, who ara charged With
conspiracy to deiraud The government
by smuggling truukiuls OF fine fabrics.
U. 8. Marshal Benkeps men yesttr.
day arrested thirteen d'esspakers or rep
rasentatives of dressmaking concerns and
a customs employe vino 10 alleged to
have been instrum sntal in slipping
trunks through Without payment of
dulies.
More than 4. 900 striking tin wtrkefa
at Bridgeport, Chic, Martins Ferry and
Wheeling, W. Va, are viewing With
dismsy the beginning of the dismsntling
OF the Astua S sudsrd plant OF The
American Sheet aad Tiupla;e Company.
This is being done as res1lt of the
strike begun last July. 1t is reported
that the machinery is consigned 10 Gary,
Iod the steel tIusi's city, The etrIkeIs,
macy of whom are struggling eloDg on
81 a week paid them By the u1iou, sse
10 the removal OF the plsnts utter
restitution, 40 there Ia no ether employ.
ment in the vicinity.
TIE q. s. Supreme Court has adjourned for
the holidays.
The British house Of lcr1s. fnal court OF
appeals decided that trades union may not
make compulsory leves upon its members TO
provide ply for its parliamentary Representa-
tive.