Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-27
News Of the Day.

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Japan in severe gales last week.
Colorado Springs on Saturday took
formal possession OF the noted "GArd en-
OF the Gods" The gift of the late Presi.
dent Perkins of the Burlington Railroad.
Frederick Remington, the artist,
died st bis country home at Ridg6sld,
Conn.,, yesterday from appendicitis.
Fire at Crystal river, hear Oeals, Fls.
destroyed the Dixon cedar pencil factory
on Saturday, entailiug loss OF hall q
million dollars.
Louise, the daughter of King Leopold,
has refused TO be reconciled 10 her sister
and King Albert, and resume her place
as royal princess.
Henry E. Yout,ey, convict 10 the
Kentucky peaitenIiary for killing Gov.
erDor Goebel, has been served with notice
of divorce suit filed by his wife.
According to an alleged cipher dis.
patch of Cardinal Merry del Val, the
Ca,holicity of King Albert of Belgium
Is distrusled IN Rome.
The democrats of the Sixth Missouri
district have nominated State Senator
@. O. Dickinson, to succeed the lste
Representative DeArmond In Congress.
Since the great earthquake 10 south.
ero Italy the land has been gradually
sinking along the seacost near Messina
and the people sre alarmed.
Walter Blasley, of New Orleans,
killed his vile end committed suicide be.
cause he was unable to provide Ohtist-
mas dinner for his family.
At meeting OF the board of governors
of the Explorers Club, In New York,
last Friday, DR.. Cook was expelled and
q resolution vas adopted repudialiug bis
claim to have climbed Mount Mckinley.
Mrs. Mary Prrce, 70 years old, was
Instantly killed by train at Camden,
IN. j., yesterday aud William Hsger.
man, aged % years, in an heroic at.
tempt to save her life, received iDjaries
from which be died several hours later.
Ex.Prssident Zslsya, of Nicsragus,
was granted asylum as private citizen
on board Mexican gunboa!. As the
American authorities had not fled any
protest the Mexican commander had to
giant the right Of asylum.
| The president is considering The sd.
visibility OF sending a special message to
Congress urging federal incorporation
act, 10 order to meet az expected 3d.
preme court decision affirming The Dir.
cult Court decision in the standard Oil
/ case.
The annual report of The postmaster
general attributes The large deficit In the
Postcfice Deparlments17,479 no to the
second.class mail matter aol the rural
delivery service. The frauking privilege
also causes very significant loss 10
revenue aud COS! to the government.
A trolley car Jumped switch along
side the Naugautic river at Seymour,
Comp, during yesterdays storm, and
plungiug down fine bank, crashed through
the Ice. Motormau Fred Beard and
Conductor Marcus Donovan who were
10 the Enclosed forward vestlbule we're
drowned.
Purchase of the stocks and bonds of
several Chicago street railway CON-
paniea, including The Interests controlled
by J. Pierpont Morgan, of New York,
by Chicago capitalists, was announced
yesterday as the itst step in the plan OF
uoi6cation of sll local transportation
lines in Chicago, surface and elevated.
Catering the chapel Of 81. Joseph's
Church, Lexington, KY, where he was
o oficla,e at early mass Saturday, Rev.
Edward Wiesmer, the rector, was at
tackled by negro With whom he ba led
In defense OF bia life. The priest was
painfully but not seriously wounded
while wardiDg Of the assaiants blowa
The negro escaped.
Albert Walker, eabinetmaker OF
Colum bus, Ohio, aged Is, last night shot
and killed Ftieda Ludwig, bis sweet.
hesrt. aged 20, then killed himself.
The tragedy was enacted in Walkers
home 10 the presence OF the family.
Walker and Miss Ludwig we're to have
been married Saturday bat few days
ago the wedding wss postponed.
President TAFT has rendered bis de-
cIsion oH the whisky controversy, de.
Gliding that all ghisky was whisky, but
that It must be 30 branded that the
purchaser knows how it was made. He
completely overturns the Roosevelt. Bona
parte decision regarding the labelling Of
whisky, holding that blends need not be
labeled compound" or ''limi'a'ion"
a FIRE that was full OF exciting features
but which caused a monetary damage Of
less than $4,000, broke ont Saturday
night at the garage and headquarters of
the Taxlcsb Company, of Baltimore,
Md. Three alarms In rapid succession
and blezs that bad an exceedingly ugly
aspect gave lie Are department a scire,
principally because OF the neigLborhood.
George Preston Sheldon The deposed
president OF the phenIx Fire Insurance
Company of Brooklyn, under indictment
for grand larceny 10 connection with
6panoial irregularities In the company,
recently exposed by the State insurance
department. of New York, died at hiS
home 10 Greeuwico, Couu., on ss!urday
Ignorant of The fact that detectives
were waiting With extradltlon papers,
/ rea5u to take biu to New York for trial
| In the event of bis recovery.
Mr.. Charles Stone Wight, general
| In r..a,o,v ~ ,bo Raliimorn and