Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-06
News of the Day.

the farm OF LycurguI Hedges, at Han
sonVille, frederick county, Md, yes
terday.
Four men we're injured, one seriously,
shortly after 5 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, when q Baltimore csr going
north OF Gilmore street, collided with
Gay street car going west, st Glmor and
Baltimore streets.
A dispatch from Rome says Cardinal
Bishop Sslolli, who has been critically
Ill for the last two weeks, showed a
slight improvement today. The doc.
tors, however, hold out no hope for bis
recovery.
Alarmed by the activity OF the special
grand jury headed By John d. Rocke.
Teller, IT,, TO investigate the so.cslled
"White slave" traffic, many persons b.
leved to have been engaged 10 thst
business have fed from New York.
Josephine Do LEY, sister Of the wife
OF DR.. Frederick A. Cook, declared 10
New York yesterday tbs! her sister was
With her husband. She ssid that Dr.
Cook was q complete mental and physi-
cal wreck--s victim of sPhasia.
Judge James W. Grlggs, who has
represented the Second Georgia district
10 Congress for years died suddenly at
his home 10 Dawson, Ga, yesterday
afternoon, from heart disesse The de-
ceased wss born at La Grange, Ca, on
March 30, 1861. BE had served 10
Congress ever since 1896.
Eight boys on a snow truck dashed
down the bill 10 Thirteenth street from
K street, Washington, shortly before 8
O'Clock last night. They sped like the
Wind, and colided with street csr 10 New
York avenue. Four OF the boys we're
injured, one seriously.
Four striking shirtwaist makers, 10
New York, who were iusd $26 collec-
lively yesterday for their activities as
pickles, paid their fines in pennies. 1t
took the entire clerical force OF the court
nearly half an hour to count the 2, 800
pennies. Meanwhile the girls looked Oh
with amusement.
There was big break 10 the New
York cotton market late yesterday, with
Msy deliveries selling of to 1850, or 81
points lover than last night, Ga points
below the best level Of the dsy and Sc
points, or "a 80 per bale, below the high
level OF toe season.
Mausgus was jasilant las! plight over
The prospects OF early peace. President
Madr;z made public telegram which he
had received from General FORMS DiRz,
one VI the leEders 10 General Estrsda's
insurgent army, saying that he was
leaving Rama for Msnagua TO discuss the
situation with the president.
Secretary K COX, with view OF making
international arbitration judicial In fact,
SO we'll as 10 theory, has addressed cir
cular note TO The powers proposing that
the jurisdiction OF The international
przs court, authorized In 1907 BY The
Hague Peace Conference, be extended so
as TO make 1t court Of arbitrsl justice.
Dominica Fslasco, the Italian track
sslker, wss convicted 10 Washington,
Yesterday afternoon. Of an attempt TO
wreck trains 10 the Union station tuunel
0 ,tober 10 and November II last. Fal.
asco took the stand 10 his own behalf
Yesterday and and made good witness.
| He denied all connection with the crime
with which ne was charged.
Former Qleen Lilluokslsni, Of Hs-
wall, left San Francisco, last night, 10
appear before o congressional committee
aud again press her claims for several
million dollars, which she declares 10
due her by the government for crown
lands seized 10 Hawaii when the United
8 ates took possession OF the Islands.
Prince Cupid, her sou, accompanied her.
The Maryland Senate aud House OF
Delegates organized at Annapolis yeS!er-
dsy. The rominees Of the democratic
caucus we're elected, NJ. German being
chosen president OF the Senate and MI.
Peeples speaker oil the House. The mea'
cage of Governor Ofothers gas read In
both Houses. He advocates The snbmis.
sion Of another suffrage amendment.
A convict who bas been released from
the Sieus (Itaiy) prison has made sense.
tionsl revelations to the Berlin police
about the assassination Of King Hum.
bert In July, 1900, at M9nza. He tod
q datalled story of the organization oil
| the plot, the drawing Of lots among the
anarchists OF Paterson, n, j.. to decide
who was 10 commit the crime, and othet
particulars relating to Gaelano Brescl,
the assassin. he alleges be got the
story from fellOw.convict, q noted an
srchist hailing from Paterson
Armed with shotgun and knife,
Mrs. Sarah Audell, keeper Of board
Ing house at so Ice cutting camp at
Twin Lakes, Wis, covered mob OF men
sad cut the rope with which Samuel
Roberts, q cook at the camp, had been
hanged 10 a raiieT in 40 ice-house by
the mob. Roberts life was ssved 81
though three ribs we're broken and ne
WAS a mass OF bruises. Mrs. Apdell,
after cutting down the bsngiug mao,
screamed for sid, and an open eight
allowed be,weea Roberts friends
and his enemies. Roberts friends won.
Roberts, It ls reported, was accused OF
procuring the discharge Of several union
meU,
Capt. John NJ. B,wyef, the new super.
Intsudent of the Naval Academy st
Annapolis, has bcgun q vigorous CAM
pagn for the elimination ofdtnnkenness
7 among midshipmeu, He has already