Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-08
News Of the Day.

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, OF the
Eoglish amy, arrived 10 San Francisco
Yesterday.
The pomiostIon OF William F. S.oDe,
to be collect OF tu TOMS at Baltimore,
WIS confirmed by the Senate yesterday.
Miss Sarah Edwards, about IS years
OF sge, dropped dead 10 the home OF Mr..
Stevenson, 10 Passapi tirzy, King George
county, Wednesday.
James Cannon, sr., father Of Rev.
James OInnoD, jr., OF the Anh-SEloon
Leaeus died at Blackstone yesterday,
aged so year,.
The propoied income tax amend
meut to the federal constitution was vot.
ed down by the Massachusetts, legislative
committee on federal elections yesterday,
ii 4.
A bill prohibiting rate interest great
er than per cent. per month or sums
O! less than 5000 In the District OF COL
umbia was passed by the Senate yeater-
dsy. The bill IL Intended to curtail the
operations OF "losn sharks"
Finsncial losses in q partnership
brokerage business ct Sylvia, Kans, are
believed to have caused the suicide o.
NsIs and O. W. Olsen, brothers, whose
bodies were fouud on the Missouri, near
Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday.
Hls reported from Shiloh district,
King George CT unity, that Mr. 3. Tucker
Ashton, son OF the late Judge Ashton,
was found 10 front Of his house Tuesday
morning In an uncousci' W condition
with q severe scalp wound, snd at the
last report was still unconscious.
Mr.. John W. Albsugh, it,, 4S years
old, a well.kpown actor aud joint owner
Of Albsugh's Theatre, died yesterday
afternoon at the Union Protest not To-
Rrmsry, Baltimore, from atue Br ghta
disease.
10 Washington yesterday former Rep
reseutGtive McOIesry, OF Minnesota, was
the principal witness before the ship
subsidy investigation committee. He
ssid be had received money for actual
expenses from the M .lchant- Marine
Lesgue, aud no mor'.
As the resu'! OF conference sgree-
ment on the legislative, executive and
judicial bill, Speaker Cannon will have
to pay for the upkeep Of tis automobile,
while Vice President Sheiman's machine
will BE- maintained a. government ex.
pense.
HaIley's comet was seen with the
uskel eye essly yesterday in st. Louis.
The celestial wanderer was Visible be-
veeu 5:15 and $3.50 8. N. The comet
was inclined an angle Of about 40 de-.
grees, and pointed In the direction OF
he point where the sun rises above the
her ION Of this time of the year. 1t was
In view ab9ut 20 minutes.
"A t,ruey General WIckershsm has
decided that q corporation engaged
10 business after the approval OF the
act imposing a tax of per cent, Oh
it's NIT income, was liable for such
tsx, though 1t may not have become
due until after the corporation was dit-
solved.
The House committee on foreign
affairs yesterday rejected uuanlmcuily
Ike bill passed b. ths Senate granting
authority 10 officisla Of the government
and officers of the army and navy to
scctp. certain gifts presented to them By
foreign powers.
A cold wave struck WsshipsitSSn county
Nd, Wednesday, TIE temperature fell
80 degrees IN few hours. 10 the Hsu
Geek fult belt there we're snow hurries,
Several inches OF snow fell Yesterday
svtnlpg I { high points. including Oak
spd, Nd, aud Davis w. Va, while
aakes a,w through the air at Cumber-
land.
Louise kmbFodine, who had the die
tinttion OF weighing 10 4 pounds fol-
every Inch Of her height, died n New
York lat night Of scu'e rheumatism
She was itu, feet four iucbes by four feel
tuI Inches and weighed 700 pounds. She
vas "a years old aud well-knoWn as O
Professional fat woman.
The British House of Commons, In
Committee yesterday adopted Premier
| Asq0iih's fret veto resO'u ION By q vote
| 3S9 to 237. This resolt ton declares II
xpedieut that the House OF Lords b
disabled by law from rejecting or amen
ling money bill, bu, tina! any such lin
alton sbsll not be taken to dimioiSh OF
lusl fy the existing right, Of the II lune
OF Commons.
Adclph Kraus, oil Chicago, who fol
the last Ave years has been president o.
the B'nai Birth, was yesterday re-alett
ed. The convention In Washington
closed late yesterday afternoon. With
be re election OF A. B. Seelenfreuud 81
secretary and the election OF Luclus
| Soiomous, Of San Frsncisco, as frat vice
president, the new officers were CON-
pleted.
Moro than 100 entrusted negroes o
Kso, Ark, early "Wednesday overpower
ID the CO.'S ables In charge Of Franz
Pride and Laura Mitchell, colcr.d, &C
cused OF Kill ing two persons, took th'
prisoners, from the officers, shot them t.
death aud strung up he bodies. Prid
aged so, slew his own wife because b.
vas infatuated With the Mitchell woman
and afltrsard assisted In killing hel
husband.
Division Of political utilization OF citl
Ems OF he United States bttween prohi
o.tion ard anti. prohibition, With William
J. Bryan as the logical leader of th'
i)rner, vas the prophecy OF Robert a.
Il d Al... I-..an. hihilinr candidate fn