Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-07
News Of the Day.

Mount Vssuvius is in eruption
agsin.
announced that Andrew Carnegie
will give Sc, 900, 900 10 advance the cause
of the teacher.
Charles NJ. Schwab, president OF the
Bethlehem Size! Company, refnses all
the demands of the strikers.
The Hcu,e will pass the chief apptop-
ration bills before taking up the import
ant administration measures.
At 9 o'clock Saturday night in Winni'
peg, Canadian officials announced that
90 men met death and tcu 81 irJnreo
we're in the hospital as result OF tae
avalanche at Rogers Pass.
Jewels valued at $3.50. 900 we're re-
covered Saturday in New York from Inc
apartment of Mrs. Henry J. Baker,
which was burned out Friday night By
fire In alWyn Oturt.
II Is declared In London that no change
of any sort In the constitution or tue
functions of the House of Lords can be
made effective By the present Psrlia'
ment.
Fierce conflicts between police and
socialists occurred In Bsrlin yesterday
and many persons we're wounded IN the
suppression of great demonstration
against the suffrage bill.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and EngiDemen of tarty-tRo east
ern railroads has submitted to the Gar-
ersl Managers Association o formal de-
mand for an increase in wages.
Senator Elkins states that the river
and barbor bill, as reported to the Sepht' :,
will probably carry an increase of So,
900, 900 to $5,O00,0OO over the House
bill.
A minority report on the administra.
tlon ship subsidy bill was introduced In
the House Saturday by Representative
SpIgbt for the democratic members OF
the committee on merchant marine and
fisheries.
Two men, thrown from roWbost
that overturned in the current OF the
Niaraga river one mile above the falls
Saturday afternoon. are reported by the
state reservation officials to have been
swept over Horseshoe Falls.
On the threshold of the Arcade
Amusement Oompany's building 10
Washing ton where he was going With his
wife for an atrnoen of enjoyment,
James A. Addison, sixty years old,
bsiliff 10 the United Stttss branch OF the
police curt dropped dead of heart disease
Saturday.
at the hearing before the B'llinger.
Piuchtt investigation committee in
Washington, Saturday, Clifford Pinchot
completed his testimony aud former SEC
RETRY of the Interior Garfield took the
stand. Both officials reviewed their coz
uecton with the inception of the con5eI-
walton projects.
Serious conflict, between tho police
and socialists, involving lengthy list of
wouueed and hundreds OF arrest, we're
the outcome OF impressive open.air
demons trs tions against the suffrage bill
in Berlin and other cities Of P.ulsia
yesterday. In B,rliu alone, 10000
persons took part In what was called q
"demons:rst tive STROLL"
The heart of the wool district of Bo:t,D
was serIou.jy tbrestsned BY spect ,cnIar
blsze Saturday night which called out
nearly the entire city fire deparmer and
destroyed the New England building, at
200 Sumner street opposite the s, nth
Station. The loss Is estimstad at halt
million dollars. Three fremeu were
overcome by smuke and had to be taken
to the hospital. Street car traffic around
the Souta S alton Was tied mp for over
two hours.
@. W. Dunn, chief Of police of Scot
land Neck, N. o., who with S!sts Seua-
tor E. L. Travis aud Representative
Kitchin, brother OF Governor KitchiD,
vas shot on Friday by E. E. Powell,
merchant of Scotland Neck, died yes-
tsrday. Powell was taken TO Raleigh
BY the sheriff of Hsliia, county and
placed In the peniteutiary for aafe.k keep
Ing. K,tchin aud Travis are reported
to be doing well.
In hope of discovering new spses-
thetic, harmless, prompt aud wilbtu!
after effects, chemist of the Rockefeller
Institute in New York Ia Experimenting
with the mysteries of 'sleepY grass, "0as
It ia known on the high platesua Of the
vest, or stips Vaseyi, as it is known to
science. A distillation of "sleepy grass"
when given 10 rabbit sent it painlessly
to sleep and when it awoke it was as
brisk "a If reused from refreshing
slumber.
Sitting 10 the fork Of large tree 10
Potomac park, near the railroad bridge
10 Washing ton, Joseph A, Berkinmeyer,
IS years old, former policeman, yes
t.rday afternoon fred a ballet into his
mouth. He died instantly. The revol
YER fell to the ground, but the body re.
NAMED in the tree until removed BY the
crew OF The police boat Vigilsnt, Eight
l years ago, while a patrolmau a tached to
| the Second precinct police lt.tioD, Der.
kinmeyer st.empted to end his life.
While patroIling bis beat on Seventh
street northwest one stormy night he
| fred bullet int, his left temple. For
this, it Is said, be was dismissed from
the department.
The Liuduer Shoe for Ladies' fine
vea,haa DO equal. John a. Marsball