Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-19
News of the Day.

News OF the Day.
The Houae yesterday adot ted the con.
ference repor! on the election of the Bal.
llnger-Pinchot Investigating committee.
The engagement vas announced 10
New York last night by George Jay
Gould OF bis eldes. daughter, Mics Mar.
jorie Gould, to Auth my J. Drehal, j'.,
of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cuno q. Rudolph aud Gen.
John A, Johnston, nominated by Presl-
dent TAFT to be District of Co!um5is
commissioners, we're confirmed By the
Senate yesterday afternoon.
The German government has informed
the United States that In the matter Of
tariff it does not accept the American
wishes in come respects, especially con-
corning the importation of meats.
The prssiden! and Mrs. Taft last
night gave a reception at the White
House in honor of the judges OF the Su.
preDe Court. None OF The diplomatic
corps attended owing to the recent death
OF the am AMBASSADOR from Brszl.
SPEAKER Cannon by upholdiog poiut
OF order raised yesterday By Rsp'esen.
ta'ive Hsrrlsoo, sgreed that former
President Roosevelt hsd no right to ap.
point representatives. to the Brussels CON
fere.ce.
Mr. Joseph J. Ryan. SOD of Thomas
Fortu 10 Ryan, one OF NV York ci,y's
best.knoHu fnnnciers aod multimllliou
aires, was married to Miss Mamie Morse,
of Washington, by B shop 0. 3. Oorri.
gan at 81. Gregory's Catholic Church 10
Baltimore yesterday.
The conference report on the pin
resolution providing for the appointment
of committee to Investigate the Balm
ger-Pin cbot controversy was adopted
uuanlmt u'ly yesterday. Toe II uie
devoted almost all of the f7e htus o.
the session to the consideration OF tie
urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
President Taft yesterday Issued proc
lsmstion dsc'arlug that Great B:taiu,
Italy, Russip, Spaip, Turkey ant
S9izarlsnd arc entitled to the niulmau
rates imposed By The nav tar.f law.
Germany is not In the list. A warning
is given to Italy thst It mus. make NJ
change In lis regulations affecting Amsr
icao commerce.
The fret hostile shots in the tariff yer
tween Germany and The United Static
wsre exchanged yesterday. G.rnsuy
point blank refused the trade concessions
demanded and President TAFT replied by
putting six rival nations In position to
reap from this coIntrg commercial 81.
7antsges to the injury OF the kslaer'a
ses.tiading subjects.
The Hoase Organization, reinforced by
a number of the insurgents, DECLARED
yesterday through eome of iis leading
members that nei her Representative
,Tsmos nor Representative Raincy, the
selsctioos of the minority caucus, would
be given q piece on the Baliuger inves-
tIga!ion committee. Representatives Pal.
MGR, of Pennsylvania, AID BIZ aud, Of
organization for the two democratic
places.
Astronomer r. q. Aiken, OF Lick OBJ.
servs pry, says: The comet discovered
10 south Africa ia brighter than Venus.
1t Ras easily seen with tbs naked eye al
noon yesterday at the observatory. 1t
was about four degrees eRst of the sun,
half dsgres north OF it, Gud was NOV
Ing toward the northeast. /. should be
a brilliant OBJECT 10 clear sky 70. the
next few nights, and should be looked
for in the southwestern aky jast sitter
sunlight.
Four prisoners, the Oldest OF whom
wss 81 years of age, last night oserpow.
erod the turnkey at the Upper Marlboro,
Md, jail, took from him 3 bunch OF
keys, and; after hesllpg him, made their
escape. j! is supposed they came toward
Washington. The prisoners are from
near HysttsVille, and we're locked up
ten days ago, charged with rohbipg
poolr0om at Mount Rainier, Md. A
6fth prisoner also tried to escape, but
was captured BY ellie King, tho turn
key.
Louis Paulhan In h'a Farman biplana
yesterday made via! aviation experts
regard al the most remarkable cross.
country & ght In history st Les Angeles,
Gal. On the wings OF wind that other
a7iato,s hesltated to face, the French.
man f;w from Aviation Field TO Lucky
B.ldwin's ranch, 2s miles away, circled
the old Santa Anita racetreck aod buck.
ed his way to his tent. Ia all he cover
ed an estimated distance of 471 miles 10
l hour 2 minutes sud ~ 5 ssconds
He few to Baldwln's with the wind In
80 mir IL: es aud vert back against 1t In
80 minutes. When be hoished he said
that The motor was q, cool as when be
started and that hs co7ld rspsa. the
trjp at onnp