Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-18
News Of the Day.

10 assure tne Hoerals OIL Victory 10 En'
gland,
The Ney York TrItu1s announces
that Governor Hughes will retire from
public life at the end Of bis preSentIterm
to resume the practice OF Law.
President Taft yesterday told The cure
federation be thought Mr., Roots speech
on Capitalization had bsea misunder-
Stood and thas conservation problems
were matters for state control.
Mrr. Elsie SigeI, widow OF Gen.
Franz Sigel, and grandmother OF Elsie
Sgel, who was murdered 10 New York
By OhinamaD, died yesterday without
having known of the manner of Elsie
SigePs death.
The bill granting separate statehood
to Ariz ma aud New Mexico was passed
by the House on yesterday. Oonsidera.
ton OF the urgency deficiency bill, carry.
log ga appropriation OF more than g..
900, 900 was begun toward the close Of
the session.
Hop. Isidor Rayner will succeed him.
self sG United States senator from Mary
land. Sach were the DEGREES OF the eau.
Gus of the democratic members OF the
SerR'o and Ii 1use nj Delegates of Mary
land last night. II, will be reelected
By the two houses today.
The will of d. Ogden Mills disposes
Of his large estate by division equally
between his son, Ogden Mills, add his
daughter, ME-. Whitelaw Reid, vile OF
The American ambassador to cue court
Of 81. james. Bsfore the division of
the estate $500, 900 Is to be paid to To-
stilulions,
Chargss sgsiust Secretary Of the To-
terror BalIiDger and other officials, al.
legged improper use OF public funds to
pay private travelling expenses OF a
cousin Of the secretary were made In
statement fled yesterday by Mr. Hitch
cock with the House committee on ex.
peDdltures 10 the Interior Department.
The O0uncll Of Ministers 10 st. Peters.
burg has decided that the United States
proposal for the naturalization of the
Msnchnrian railways Is not acceptable
to The Russian government at present.
Russis's reply TO Secretary Kuox's note
will be delivered to Usited States Am
basssdor Rockhill 10 few days.
The price Of shots Ia going up. Off,
cIal announcement to this effect wRs
made yesterday by the National Shoe
Wholesalers Association. The sssocis.
ton says that the existing high prices
Of leather ani materials make the in-
crease necessary, but that the new prices
will be 80 adjusted as ito permit the
addition to each grade OF such value 90
will compensate the wearer for Increased
cost"
Three women are dead and thrse are
seriously Injured, one perhaps fatally, as
the result of FIRE which yesterday de.
stroyed the II 1llIngswOrth apartments 10
Philadelphia. One women died from
the shock Of bsiDg dragged FROM the
burning building, The bodies OF two
other women are burned In the rufus.
One fireman was also Officially injured
by falling from the roof OF an adj lining
building.
Uuited States Sut-Treasuref William
L. BodenEeck, of Chicago, WI not be
compelled 10 MAKE gaod the sl73, 900
mysteriously sbSsrscted from bis vaults
in February, 1907. The House com.
mites on olslms yesterday, after listen
ing to so argument In BoIdenweck's be-
half, decided to make favorable report
on the bill which relieves The tressurer's
oondamen OF the loss. The Senate has
already passed similar bill.
Mrs Mary Averill Hartman, widow
Of E. II. Hartman aud sole lega,ee OF
his estate, In now Ia control of the
Night sud Day Bjnk 10 New York.
The Night and Day Bank which Is the
pioneer 4,htu, back, was organized 10
1906 for the accommodation Of those
needi0g banking facilities sitter the usual
clJse Of business. It bGs 5000, 0e0 CAPT.
tai, 1900, 900 surplus and deposits of
abeut 90. GOO. 600. The stock hiss Of late
sold around 2l0.
10 ct Of rage with his little Japan
ese wife, whom he married October 81
last, G. Blaine E1glar, 81 years old,
Sunday uight abot sDd dangerously
wounded her at their home inAuDspolia.
H j, then turned the weapon upon him.
self and Inflicted slight wound 10 the
right side Of bis head near bis ear.
Domtslic diff. ulties, 1t Is said, ia re-
spouslble for Tue shooting. Englar's
Oriental vile, whose former pane was
Verdi May Forest, is now 10 the Ener'
gency Hospital. Oae SHOT catered her
head near the eye and hiss not been
found. Her condition is reported to be
critical. EDglsr was arrested and lodged
ia the county jail.