Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

King George, it is said in London,
will announce his decision as arbitrator
in the Alsop claims dispute between the
United States and Chill within month.
Porfirio Diaz was inaugurated in the
City OF Mexico yesterday president OF
Mexico. 1t marked the beginning OF
his eighth term. At the ceremonies
the American ambassador, Henry J..
Wilson, acted as dean of the diplomatic
corps in presenting the congratulations
OF the representatives from the various
foreign powers, including the United
States. The usual display was absent.
Mayor Mahool, of Baltimore, declined
to abide by resolution OF the Fedora
ton OF Labor, presented to him by a
committee, urging him to dismiss the
School Board and Superintendent Van
Sickle. The mayor told the commit
tee that he had outlined plan, such
as is directed by the charter, and pro-
posed to follow it.
An international wedding occurred
yesterday in st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, Washington, when Miss Flea
nor Terry, daughter OF Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Silas Terry, and Lieut.. Flip
DO Camperio, OF the Italian navy,
connected until recently with the
Italian Embassy, we're married by the
rector, Rev. C. Ernest Smith.
President Taft yesterday completed
his message and sent it to the govern
ment printing Office in its final form.
The message was laid before the cabi-
net at a special session which began at
10 o'clock yesterday morning and lasted
until nearly 8 in the afternoon. The
message is said to be an unusually long
one, the estimates running from $4,000
to 10000 words.
Final settlement OF the strike among
express company employees, which tied
up the express business OF the big
transcoutinental companies i'll New
York for several weeks recently, was
effected yesterday, when a meeting OF
the drivers and helpers voted to ac-
cept the terms offered by their en-
ployers. The new agreement establish
es the open shop.
A committee. presided over by Fran
cisco Oviedo. representing the Eyange-
list Protestant Church, in Spain, pre-
sented to Condo Romanaues yesterday
petition signed by $50, 900 Spaniards.
The petition calls upon the Cortes to
re-establish absolute religious freedom
instead OF mere tolerance now existing
for other denominations than the OIL
ciaI Catholic church.
Gus Banick, homesteader, who lived
near Davidson, in Perkins county, 5.
ID. lis dead from bullet wound through
his left lung and Arthur W. Lowry,
neighboring homesteader, is under ar
rest charged with the murder. Miss
Lizzie Walrath, who also lived on q
neighboring claim, had been receiving
the attentions OF Lowry until recently,
when she told him that Banick was heI
accepted sutton. A bullet fred through
the door OF Banick's shack killed him,
and it is alleged that Lowry fred the
shot.
Eloping from Washington while at
tending school at the Mount Vernon
Seminary, in that city, Miss Blanche
Malone, daughter OF one Of the richest
families in West Virginia, married A
Sanders, her mothers chauffeur, a
month ago, and until yesterday the
news Of the wedding was kept secret.
Miss Malone's father, the late Lee L.
Malone, was general manager OF the
Consolidated Coal Company, OF Fair
mont, w. Va. and from him she in
herited q large fortune in her owr
right.