Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Though the president urges action
on his legislative programme. little
legislation is expected at the short
session.
Many democrats who failed OF cleo
ton to the House are preparing to con-
test the seats OF their successful repub-
lican opponents.
Prof. w. Max Muller, of the Uniyer-
sity of Pennsylvania, arrived in Phil
adelphia yesterday from Egypt with
the largest collection of papyri ever
brought to the United States,
w. Littleton Rosson, So years old,
died at his home at Culpeper OH Satur-
day. Mr.. Rosson was formerly town
sergeant.
The state board of canvasscrs will
meet at noon in Richmond today to
canvass the returns for the late con-
gressional election.
The Fauquier county board OF trade
was organized at Wnrrenton Saturday,
with the following officers: E. Nelson
Fell, president; C. NJ. White, vice
president; William Horgans secretary;
c. E. Tiffany, treasurer.
The secretary OF labor union was
on Saturday convicted i'll Rouen,
France, OF instigating the murder OF a
workman, who had returned to his en-
ployment during strike; he was sem
fenced to death.
A police commissioner und officer
and score OF men in plain clothes.
made spectacular raid on the Alecto
Club, in New York Saturday afternoon.
Scventy-nine arrests were made, after
the police had chopped their way
through heavy door.
Emphatic denial given in New York
to tho report from Covington, KY,
which stated that the body Of John G.
Carlisle, secretary OF the treasury under
President Cleveland, was held there un-
til money wherewith to defray burial
expenses could be raised by public
subscription.
Capt John l.. Gaynor, aged SO, died
at the residence of his brother inlaw.
Charles Inskccp. at Inlet, CuIpcper
county Oh Saturday. Capt. Gaynor
was gallant soldier, and commanded
4 company of Virginia infanLy during
the civil war. He was born in Fauquier
county.
Although il is known that "a per-
sons lost their lives in the Newark fac
tory fire on Saturday, there is doubt rs
to the identity of one at least. Two
arc missing, and possibly when an Off
cial reckoning is made that number,
too, will he swclled. In the hospitals
five persons arc very near death.
z goal from placement by Half-back
Dalton from the 30-yard line in the
last few minutes of play gave the
Navy great victory over the Army on
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Saturday
afternoon, tying the series between
West Point and Annapolis. 1t was the
only score made in the contest, which
was hard fought from start to finish.
Frank Harmon. IS years old, OF
Albany, returning to his home from
a strawride early yesterday morning,
found the dead bodies of his father
and mother. The father had shot
his wife and then himself, the two
bodies being found upon the floor Of
the front room, near each other.
An engagement took place at Chi
huahua yesterday between 600 federal
troops and 400 Maderists. in which
the rebels we're routed with loss Of
l3 killed and many wounded. a
number of federals were wounded, in
Guiding one officer. The reyolutionists
we're drzen into the mountains. The
revolution is believed to be virtually al
an end.
David Hunt, jr., general manager
Of manufacturing for the E. NJ. F.
Company, OF Detroit, Mich, was in
stantly killed in an automobile ac-
cident near Yale, Mich. Saturday
evening. due to the car skidding and
overturning down a steep clay en-
bankment. The unfortunate accident
was the elimination of what was in
tended to be a jolly rabbit hunting
trip.
After hearing evidence with reference
to alleged irregularities in the recent
election in the Ninth district of Vir-
GINA, the democratic executive COM
mittec of that district decided at Bristol
on Saturday to advise against contest
of the scat of Representative G. B.
Slemp, who was elected on the face OF
the returns by majority Of 217. FL.
c. Stuart, his opponent, will be gov
erned by this decision.
Sydney T. Marshall. one of the best
known OF the older guard of lawyers
of Washington, died in that city yes
terday. He was former Confederate
soldier, one OF Stuart's cayalrYmen.
Mr.. Marshall was born in Princess
Anne county, Va, sixty-nine years
ago. He was q great-grandnephew
OF Chief Justice Marshall and cousin
of Col. Marshall, chief of staff to Gen.
Robert E. Lee. After the war Mr..
Marshall first practiced law in Bati
more, but shortly removed to the
capital, where he became an authority
on land law and built up an extensive
clientele.
Gertrude Goldstein, thirteen years
old, of New York, was killed by bone
from the Thanksgiving turkey. The
Goldsteins did not finish the bird at
dinner Thursday, and its remains ap-
an iha 10 hlo annin Thu Ettlo