Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-09
News Of the Day.

| 4ue anoR'u VII company mas en-
nOuncsd reduction OF Is points In the
price of refned petroleum.
Frank Sprieg Perry, assistant to U. 8.
District Attorney Daniel w. Baker, OF
Washington, ysstsrdsy submitted biz
resigns ton. He win return to active
practice. Mr.. Perry Is well known 10
this city.
The Northern Indisna Conference of
the Methodist Church decidsd that,
owing to the high cost OF living, families
that entertain ministers shall not be
sbked. to furnish more than one nights
lodging and one meal.
It was announced at Wilmington,
DEL, late last nighI that the celebrated
SANDER suits brought BY Alfred |. d.
port, multi millionaire vice president Of
the Dupont Powder Company, on behalf
of his wife against Mrs. Elizabeth CANDY
Bradford Dupont, her sunt, aud Mrs.
Mary II. j. Bash, of Wilmington, have
been dropped.
Six women correspondents beat FIVE
mere men similarly classified 10 divorce
suit decided 10 New York yesterday,
when a jury. in the suit OF Mrs. Edns
Valentine Helm, against Isa Willard
Helm, returned verdict fudlnV the
husband guilty on 7 Of the IA chSrges
against him. Helms attorney withdrew
all the cbargesofimpropriety made against
the wife.
Announcement is made Of the sp-
preaching marriage OF Mr.. John Mason
Lee, it,, OF Stafford county, to Miss
Rachel Chris ian Trimble, of Wishing.
iugton, the ceremony to take place IN
New York Avenne Presbyterian Church
10 thtt city April 10. Mr.. Lee Is a soo
of Msjor John NJ. Lee, of Stafford,
brother OF the Let, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
and Is prominent business man.
An involuntary petition 10 bankruptcy
WAS filed today against tho Unt'd Stats
Rsstsuratt and ResIty Company, pro-
prielors of the Cafe de POpers on Broad
way, New York, by council for Issac
H7ineman and tBo other creditors who
claim &c, 800 for poultry and fish sup
plies. The company made general
assignment on April Z to Anton II.
Meyer. The liabilities are about 81 ,000,-
600 and the assets smcust to $500, 900.
The northern Indiana conference OF
the Methodist Church decided yesterday
st Bluff on, Ind., that owing TO the high
cos. OF living, families that entertain
ministers shall not be asked 10 furnish
more than one nights lodging aud one
meal. The motion was made by the dis
trio! superintendent and was adopted by
the conference. Under this motion the
ministers will have to poy for entertain
meut, with The exception of one night
and breakfast the next morning.
A true bill charging Max l.. Leslie,
collector of delinquent taxes In Allegheny
county, Ps., with bribery, was returned
by the grand jury yesterday In PitisSurg,
and at the same time asweepiug presenl-
ment was handed down, with charges
that many of the l26 witnesses whom
the grand jury has bad before it In the
graft Investigations thus far have will.
fully withheld knowledge OF graft secrets,
and that certain few have pracli cally
been guilty Of peTjlry. Directors and
officials of some OF the ak big banks
which pro6ttd by the corrupt depository
ordinance are severely scored BY the
probers.
Gov. Crolhers'wlll veto the Digges bill
passed by the democratic majority 10 the |
Maryland Legislature, which sought TO
deuy negroes the right to vote. In !
stat ,ment last night the governor said
thai such law WAS impractical and
conld net be carried out without causing |
Injury TO the state. II slso would affect |
the status Of the democrats In Ihe stu.h-
ern states aud might jsopard'zs constl-
tu!lons now effective. The governor will
sign The referendum amendment to CON-
pei all negroes to have $500 worth OF
property before they can be registered.
A dispatch from Berlin says six people are
reported dead today IN a ire that destroyed i
2O7 houses, practically the whole town in Rez.
esno. ia Silesia. Ninety houses were also /
burned down in Mesenow, across the Russian
frontier. The FIRE was undoubtedly the work /
of an ineendsFy. More than 1000 persons
ale homeless,
A Michigan Central train has been wrecked
near Waterford, Ont Several persons are
reported to have been injured.