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

[ Thirty shsd were caught yesterday
near H smpton by ore fisherman.
The Oklkhoma House has passed BILL
disfrauchisiug sons or glandsons o.
alaves.
Ooult Goe!z YOU ckopdosf, former
ccurt marshal, d led in B,rlin, yesterday,
aged 6S years BE oficiated as grand mast
er of the ccult 20 the late doHsger Empress
Frederick. It vas once reported that ne
had married her.
The fop which for time of duration
(ttur dsyt) and density has broken sll
records, continued over the Pstspsco
river and the Chesapeake bay yesterday,
and has csuled commercial loss at Bal.
timore to date estimated as being close to
800, 900.
Henry J. FurloDg, former Brooklyn
police magistrate, was found guilty oy o
Jury yesterday of accepting bribe 10
the performance OF his dulles 10 couIt.
The specific charge Was that he bad 80.
copied $16.66. The maximum penalty
is 10 years Ia prison, a fine OF 20. OOO,
or both, and the minimum i've years IN
prison with no fine. He vas remandei
to Jail for sentence on Friday.
Declining 10 lake advantage OF the
pardon granted to him on Monday by
President Taft, Thomas Taylor, sentenced
10 Washington to Is years In The at
lanta peniter tiary for the murder OF hls
vile, will remain as one of the "trusties'
OF the institution. During bis long IL
carceration Taylor studied pharmacy and
was assigned to the custody of the prison
pharmacy. He will remain 10 that Ca
pacity.
Senator JEFF Davis, Of Arkansas, may
have violated the law by appearing be-
fore a congressional committee 10 adVc-
cacy of a land bill in which he WAS, ap.
parently, to receive fee. Senator
Davis, was yesterday refused the privl-
leges of striking out a statement In bis
testimony before The House public lands
committee that he would receive good
fee II he recovered the price OF cerla,n
timber specified in the Ol1held bill,
which he was advocating.
Aftera futile attempt to hold up a
reslau,art In Federal street, Pitlsburg
Pa, Yesterday, man, whose name can
not be learned uotil he RECEIVERS con-
scIc uspess, lies in hospital, battered
and bruised, as q result of beating he
received ct the hands of diners. Pointing
a pup, he ordered, "Throw up your
hands and give ms ycut money" A
waitress dropped tray OF dishes aud
two of the men diners Jumped for him.
Thsn The ambulance came ard took him
away.
The dead 10 the Wellington Wash,
avalanche, based on Iitt of dead and
missing given out last night BY officers
of the Great Northern Railroad, msy
reach a total of "a before the rescuers
resch the 30 TIM of the mass OF snow
and wtecksge that crushed tso trains
into deep gulch. While only 8 psssen
gers and railroad employees ara known
10 be dead, 9S passengers and 20 en-
ployes of the road are missing. Railroad
men think few OF the missing will be
recovered alive If they art. buried under
the snow.
b. the vote OF SO to 48 the Msrylsnd
House OF Delegates yesterday afternoon
defeated the statewide local option bill
by laying on tae table motion to st'ike
out the snacting clause, which carried
with 1t the subject matter. Then, to
cliuch their victpry, the opponents Of
the bill ru through mt ton to recon-
slider the vote aud 10 Icy thst on The table,
which was carried by VT, OF 81 to 47.
This practically dlsposes of the bill at
this session.
George B. Anderson, Uaited stttss
c3n.ul at Msr Unique, died yett'fdsy
afternoon on We Short train, between
Kings IN and WeehsWken. Rheumatism
of The heart was the probable cause OF
his dsslh George B. Auderson was AZ
years old and was for many years 10 the
consullr service, serving In France, Gan
ada aud 10 the West IGdies. Hs was born
10 Rsleigb, NO, aud vas son of Gen.
Gaorge Anderson, of the Confederate
army. Fl, was educated at The UDlyer-
sity of Virginia aud was admitted to the
bar in Washington, D. O., where he
praciiced law. He was not married.
Ats meeting of the directors OF the
National B.uk of Commerce In New
York, yesteriay, J. Pierpont Morgan
rhom as F. RYAN and 81. O. Dsn!ng re-
signed from the directorate. ]. P. Nor
gan, IT,, Benny P. DAWSON and Allan
\. Ryan we're elected. The retirement
of the big fnaucier from this great Nor.
gan bank aud the election OF bis SOB,
| Jack Morgau, and Mr.. Dawson, of tho
Morgan firm, are said to forsshsdoW the
gradual retirement of Mr.. Morgan from
active participation 10 the banking bui-
ness and disposition to place his great
| interests 10 the hands OF bis son and
| trusted lientenant,.
DOG NUISANCE.