Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
News of the Day.

hRfpul6r5" Ia ln9 house ere hiaImou
by toe plan Of The insurgents" to take
chaIge Of The rules committee and ex-
cluds Speaker Cannon.
The sunboat Psducsh has reported to
the Nsvg Department That the schooner
George A. McFAdden, of Bath. Me (,
wss wrecked Of Cape Hstteras Thurs
day.
A dispatch from Heidelberg says a
nan who hiss been identified as DE-.
frederick A. Cook Is in hiding at an
asglum for irebIiates In the Valley oil
Nscksr, twents We miles from here.
Bsfore the Ballepgsr.P inchot iuvesti-
CATION committee yesterday l.. X. CLAWS
testified that Mr.. BilIinger asked him
to postpone the Alaskan coal inVesllga-
lion until after election, es several OF
he claimants were heavy contributors to
the republican campsign faud.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
ordered the destruction of the 1000
japanese cherry trees recently presented
by the municipality of Tokyo to the
Government for decorative purposes in
Potomac Park, Wa. hingtOD. 1t is said
that the roots OF the trees were
diseased.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Douglas
made q speech Ia which he proposed The
creation Of budget committee, TO limit
the appropriations of each committee
according to the revenue In sight he
advocated turning over The money which
would be required to tuild one osttltship
to the agriculture committee. Mr..
Tswney expressed bis app roval.
William O'BIien, who has been out
of Irish politics for some time, was elect
cd yesttrlay for the northeast division
Of Olrk county. IL is now a member
Of Parliament for two placer. He wa'
returned for Cork city somo days ego
The reason be contested the Cork county
division gas to prevent the election oil
follower Of Joho Redmond, the leader
Of the uatIOualisp.
A new attempt to secure toe relesse o
Charles W. Morse, the New York
| baker, wbo Il serving Is year sen
tance 10 the Federal p,ision at Atlantis,
Georgia, was begun here today, When
corps OF caayGsiers started through th'
city with petitions asking PreEldeu
Taft to pardon the banker. The PIT
lioys are being circulated widely, snC
the caBvsssers refuse to sag who is be
hind the movomen'.
Gen. William franklin Draper, dis
liBeuished civil war veteran, forme
representative from Massachusetts, on
time minister to Italy, ADD brother Q
Gov. Eden s. Draper, OF Massachusetts
died last night In Wa,hiT 6 on Gsn
| Drspar had been suffering from live
trouble for several months. The de
ceased came o. a Distinguished Msssa
ehnsetts Family. He ives son 0
George and Hannah Diaper, and wa
bora in Lowell, Mss'., April 8. 1912
The iBundatiOn in Paris covers abon
niue square miles, or one'quatter OF In
city. Great chasms are opening II
some Of the most important bou'eva'd'
caused by the bursling seReIs an
lrushiag waters underneath the city
lTbe Palace Of Inc Lyon Of Honor an
other impoit7n. public buildings hsv
| beer evacuated. All railway traffic
the city has bsen stopped. Thousand
OF homeless psop'e from the aoode
, dislric,s are outalde Of Paris and price
Of food ere rapidly Advancing.
Baron Elwstd Won Storm Graves Eod
died yes.erd y ut Croz,t from iDjurit
s1slained in fall froAn his horse la
Fddsy. When found unconsci IA alOn
ihs road side Friday of last weak be WI
removed to g eanstorium and for wee
had been Il ldsr The constant care of se'
eral physicians. Count Edward Storm
Of Boston, reached CrtZt yesterday 80
wssal his brothers bedside when
died. Teo wears $50 5 orm came to vi
eiuis from II Hand aud purchsstd far
near M,chum's river. lie was nnmsrfie,
TIE dead bsrol was related to Q LEI
Wilhelmina.