Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-26
News of the Day.

United 5ia'es Attorney for the District
OF Columbia, aUd George P. Hoover u
succeed Ivory g. Kimbsll s. Judge oil The
police court.
Fesr that four new democratic Seusto's
will eudauger republican canlrol oil the
Senate Is said 10 be responsible for delay
log the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico.
A bill to be introduced 10 the House
within the neIt ten days by Representa-
tive Gary, OF Wisconsin,, provides Tor .
steel ftundry at the navy yard to coat
1926. 900, ard II it becomes law 400 sddi'
tioua, men will be added to the navy
yard pay rolls.
Specification for the IS block gates
required for the Panama canal are be-
log prepared by the Istbmisn Osual En-
giuers and will be issued In short time
by the canal commission for bids. The
gates will cost about sc, 10000
Anticipating that the Central Labor
Union at Its next meeting on Sunday will
officially csll of The sympathetic strike, 10
Philadelphia, which has been Ia effect
| for three weeks, union workers 10 most Of
the trades ct II affected py the general
strike order have arranged to resume work
ON Monday.
The Lloyd resolution, proposing an
amendment to the constitution providing
| for The election OF United States senators
by direct vote Of the people, was report
ed favorably to the House yesterday by
the committee on election OF president,
vice president, and representatives 10
Congress.
That George w. Colemsn, confessed
looier of the National City Bank OF Gam
bridge. Mass, OF about $3.50, 900, has
still some one who will trust him wsS
revealed st Boston yesterday 10 the an
nouncement that Miss Mamie High
tower, daughter OF Mstthes HlghtoweT,
Of Kansas Oily, will wed the deiaulter
before his trial,
A new B. Il o., locomotive ran sway
last night on long grade at Newbury,
W. w., and crashing into tso other en-
pipes at The foot OF mountain while they
we're pulling 8 heavy freight, blew up,
scattering fragments Of sll three over o
dIltspce OF half a mile. The crews OF the
engines Jumped juit before the crs.h, kll
By the shower OF iron aud ttseI fragments
Eve persons were irjursd, two Of whom
will not recover.
Bishop Thomas a. Jsggsr, who has
been sciiug cosdjutor OF tbs Protestant
. Episcopal diocese Of Pennsylvania sincs
October l, when Oosdjutor Bishop
| Mscksy Smith was granted years leav,
Of absence, has resigned t1st office and
returned to bis home 10 Boston. BishoE
Henry D. Robinson, Of the missionary
district OF Nevada, will assume tht
tulies until April IL, when BshoI
Kinsman 10 expected to succeed him.
Search of the wreeksge fox the remain
| Ing bodies Of those Who lost their live
10 The Fish Furniture Company fire IL
Ohicsgo yesterday was discontinued II
the evening, owing to danger from
| from I ttering WALL, Ia. net un u ate
IL of the dead had been recovered snt
| IL of these identified. Though earlier
estimates placed TIE number of victiuI
raped on the fourth and tt ff)ors o.
the building as bleh IS 20, later ant
mere thorough investigation indicate
| that there vera Tut 10 Two Of t1es'
escaped, which leaves but two more e
be acc u 1ted for.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. BInk
head spoke on the tu cot Of good roads
Senator Biiley announced that be hat
received assurances that the statehood bill
would be given consideration before sd
| j1urument OF the present session. 10 til
House, as stated yesterday, the new com
uiIttee on rules was elected by an unsui
nous vote, aud subs quently orls1Ig
by electing M Dslz'll chairman, Geo
ersl debate began on tae naval bill Mr.
Bartholdt, OF Missouri, advocated tg
one bstlleshIp and spcka IN SS55inslf G
universal peace. A number Of private
bills were passed;
| Although ten days ego physicians gsv
up Slnstor Daniel, declaring be had bu
| ~ hours 10 live, he has shown such
marked improvement during the past iwt
ds7s that It may be possible I move bin
from Day ons, Fla, to bis Virginia hom'
In the course oil three weeks, II TIE i'm
provement continues. Ths senator spok'
undenlsndirgly ye,tsrdsY and Is prsc
lIcally out OF the coma which enshroud
ed him for twelve days. The phy'icisn'
report a continued Improvement, but no
| iii Thursday It eas so gradual as TO be IN
noticeable from day TO day. The lon.
proyemeut has became more marked snc
has 90 continued,
While holding her babe 10 her arms
Mary Star tn, colored, was shot i've time
10 the stomach shortly after 7.SO o'eiocs
yesterday morning 10 Easlop, Md, oJ
MsItiu Foreman, also colored, who, sitei
be bad empiied bis revolver and mad'
an u1.u:cessful altsmpt to escape
gave himself Up TO the authorities. Zoe
Stinton woman Is lying 10 q hosPita
with probably fatal Injuries. Just a.
Foreman wss tsken into the jsil several
negroes saw him and stormed the jail ant
demanded that be be turned over to them
Sheriff Nicols aud several deputies, to
gtther with policemen, quickly dispersed
The crowd, Foreman ssid be did "a De
cause OF the Stanton woman receivlDl
the attentions OF another man,