Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-22
News Of the Day.

Two women OF st. Louis hAvs con-
lrscted leprosy from "Ia!s" mad, Of
hair imported from Asls.
The supreme court Of Georgia has de.
barred negroes from u,ing the title
Knight, OF Pylhiss.
J. P. Morgan has given q $50. 900
collection of Indian relics to The Ameri
can Muieum OF Nstlral Httt)ry, New
York.
By the action OF TIE Htu,e yesterday
the immigration commission will get it,
appropriation Of 1925, 900, instead Of
&65, 900, originally voted.
The Int rsts to commerce commission
has III ygsit d some charges In the In
tersla,e commerce bill. although on tie
whole 1t is grstifed with 1t.
Clay Olsmett, the att)r.dramslst and
story wr.t,r, died suddenly Yesterday at
Tho Uaives T. Hospital at Kansas City,
from ursemic poisoning.
Mr.. Julian ]. Alexan der, GttTney at
Ia Y add for "a years president Of the
Georges Greek Goal and Iron Company,
died suddenly at bis home Ia Baltimore
on Sunday night.
The United Stt t,s O, u,t OF Appeals at
81. Ltuis yettMdsy decided that tele'
graph compsDy Ia not liable for damages
Il It falls to deliver q message by reason
OF q strike.
The nationalists deserted the govern
ment when Parliament opened, and the
liberals 6nd themselves without the
allies needed to push through their re-
form OF the House of Lords.
Practically all the day In the Senate
yesterday wss conlu ned 10 the discussion
Of Senator Aldrich's bill to create q
com mission to insugnrste modern bust
ness mtthods 10 the executive depart
ments.
The II ouse bill 60 amending the safety
appliance Law as to make 1t cover all
appliances included In the msItsr car
builders standards for the protection OF
trainmsn was passed By he Senate yes-
tsrdsy.
The condutt lFs and tTainmen Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
rejected the wage proposition made by
the officials Of the road. A further con-
ference, however, will be held t1day
With President Willard.
The administration ship subsidy bill
rescued the House yesterday through
tbs fling OF The report OF the committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
which had fsvotsb!y sctsd upon 1t.
Toe minority was granted 10 days In
which to file report against ths bill.
James B. McReynolds appearing for
the government 10 q suit at Philadelphia
,e,terdsy TO dissolve the coal hus', de-
elared that q combine OF nine railroads
10 Pennsylvania had shut out us rivals
by buying in q proposed railroad to
tie seaboaid.
Its brakes out OF order, q street car
dsshed q quarter of mile down a steeP
incline on Park avenue Ia St. Louis st
foil speed last night, spresdDg death srd
destrnt ton In Its wake before 1t was
hal ed by coIliding with the curb. One
man was killed outright, seventeen per-
sons we're II jured, seven Of them serisu'ly,
sud two carriages demolished while the
car was completely wrecked.
A sequel II the sensational killing Of
former Senator Arthur L. Brown, 10
Washing TN, D. o., began In the Dis.
trIct Court OF Salt Lake yett'rdsy 10
90 scion by which Mrs. anna NJ
Bradley seeks to have her two children
declared legal and equsl heirs 10 the
division OF the 500, 900 estate left by
Brown.
Mrs. Cora L. K orbs suit for divorce
from Rev. Arno B. Korb Was tritd yes
terday 10 ST.. LouIs. She testified che
preacher insisted on pract cling bis SER
mons before her. Often at loss for an
idea, he wanted her to supply il on the
spur of The moment, Becane she was
no! slEsys tggal to this emergency shs