Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-03

By ire en- Saturday. Fiiemsn succeeded
10 saving tie greater part of the 'obsccc.
The loss is estimated at 81, 800, OOp
President Tsft has completed the
special message be will send to Congress
urging legislation to make the ANTITRUST
and Interstate commerce laws more eff
fectiYe. Congress will meet Tuesday
and the message will be sent In Wed.
nesdsy.
The demands of the railroad switch.
men in the Chicago territory for in.
creaaed wages were refused by the rail-
roads in proposition presented at
conference of representatives Of the
ssi!chmeu sad members Of the general
managers conference COMMITTEES.
Mayor Gaynor, of New York, gave
out last night his lis! of appointments so
far as he has been able to make them.
None of the appointees are Tsmmany
men. Ths only new official who Is
even slightly affiliated with Tammany Is
Rhine|aoder Waldo, the new fire com.
missioner.
Completing the longest bridge 10 the
world, the last spike in the construction
OF The entire system OF the Norfolk and
Southern Railway wss driven Saturday
evening a! o'clock. The bridge over
Albemarle sound, which connects the
two branches of the road, is ak miles
long, and coat about 81, 900, 900.
Winfield Gibson, aged forty-eight
gears, prominent resident OF Munhall,
PitIsburg suburb, shot and killed his
vile Saturday night, seriously wounded
son, fred three sh'is at his fleeing
daughter, ard then killed himself. Glib
son, who wss former superintendent OF
the Carnegie Steel Company, came home
late Saturday afternoon alter day OF
drinking Sisb friends, and Immediately
began the killing.
In abjec! paverty, stunning relatives
and friends OF bis prosperous days, with
faculties impaired BY years of dissipation,
q. Bartlett Lindley, graduate from The
United States Naval Academy at 40.
nspolis, contributor TO the Encyclopedia
Britannica, newspaper writer, aud a:
one time well-known attorney, died in
the Cook County, H., Hospital, on satur-
dsy.
Lizzie E. Orenshaw % years old, &C.
verely wounded John M. Jennings, 8
bookkseper, by cutting his throat 10
Nashville, Tenn. yesterday. Later she
banged herself In cell at the police
station, using her apron striDgs rs 8
rope. Che was dead when discovered by
the turnkey. Jennings may recover.
Jeslousy was the cause of the Woman's
actions.
James Middleton, farmer and prin-
cipal witness Ia night rider case set for
trial In the Federal Court In Mobile this
month, was ehot and killed from ambush
near bis home In Baldwin county, SIT
urday night. Citizsns aided the sheriff
yesterday In futile attempt 10 capture
the assassio. The case In which Mid.
dleton was 10 be witness was agsinet
six prominent men who are said to have
killed sheep belonging 10 A. Oomstnck.
J. Pierpont Morgan's hssty aud nnys.
leriuus visit to the president on Friday
is believed to have reference 10 the pro-
p.sed issue by the treasury of Panama
canal bonds at the higher rates of In
terest provided for BY the Aldrich tariff
bill, notwiths!s ndiog ostensibe eforls to
create the impression that the great New
York 6nanoer vas merely seeking 10.
formation respecting conditions 10 Mica.
ragua and other Central American re.
pubica.
Senator Albert B. Oummins In 8
speech Saturday night in Des Moines,
Iowa, at "dolIar dinner given BY The
socollsd progressive republicans of lowe,
served notice that the fight for progtes.
sive principles is not at en- end. He said
that he did not attempt 10 obscure or to
minimiz 1.-The extent of their defeat 10
the recent special aesaion of Congress,
bat that II any one barbors The Geluslon
that the passage OF the recent tariff lss
endsd the 6gh! for ialr and reasonable
protective duties it would be wise for
him to st once reform his conclusion.
Judge Horace Harmon Lurlou, of
Tennessee, who was today sworn 10 as
jastice of lbe U. S. Supreme Court. he
arrived in Washington yesterday morn
iug and registered, With bis family, at
the Willard. President Taft, who sp'
pointed Judge Lurton, called OF the
Willard, Informally and unexpectedly,
late yesterday afternoou,to welcome the
newest member of the nations highest
court, Judge Lnrton and Mra. Lurton,
however, we're ont.
Charles W. Moree etsrted from New
York for Atlanta yesterday morning to
b gin his term of is years In the federal
prison. Mrs Morse said goodgby to her
hustsud at lhe Tombs befare Marshal
HeDkel took him away. His two soaa,
Harry and Ben Morse, followed to the
Pennsylvania station in Jersey City,
where Marshal Henkel allowed them to
enter the PallmRn compartment on the
Birmingham special and Wish thel.
father q safe journey. Morse gave out
q statement bitterly depounciug the ~
that convicted him and said: ~ am
going to Atlanta to begin penal selvi!ude
under the most h,ata! sentence ever
pronounced sgslnst citizen In clvl.
lized county," ia his opening sentence.
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