Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

IlhgneS OF New York, AFTER the ueleat
Of his primary reform measure, will
not accept denomination.
Gold dust to the value of SO, 600, 600
has been received at the banks of Fair
banks, Alaska, since the season opened
six weeks ago.
The extraordinary session OF the New
York Legislature adjourned at Albany
yesterday after the Senate had defeated
the Cobb direct nominations measure
and both houses had passed the pro-
gressive inheritance tax bill.
A sharp increase of nearly 5000
tons OF news print paper from the
mills represented in the American
Paper and Pulp Association is shown
in the figures OF report covering the
output for May.
Freight rates on lemons from the
producing territory in Southern Cali
fornia to eastern destinations have
been reduced by the Interstate Com
mission from 81. 10 hundred pounds
to 81 hundred pounds. The new
rates will become effective September l.
The 'Austrian-Lloyd steamer Trieste,
ten days overdue, arrived at Bombay
today from Trieste, under sail with her
propeller broken. The Trieste carried
"a passengers and a crew of So, and for
the past three days boats had been
searching for her.
An estimate that the total number
of immigrant aliens admitted to all
parts OF the United States during the
past fiscal year reached 81 ,035, $40 was
made by Commissioner-General Keele
today. This is an increase Of 2S3, 759
over the number OF immigrant aliens
admitted last year
Thomas Battle Turley, former United
States Senator from Tennessee, died
yesterday in Memphis, in the room in
which he was born, April 5, 1S45. A
nervous collapse following a year OF i'll
health was the immediate cause of his
death.
William V. Cox was elected president
Of the board of education Of the District
OF Columbia yesterday to succeed Capt
James f. Oyster, whose resignation
was accepted under protest. Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey was elected vice
president.
A final report Of the alienists retain
ed by the defense TO examine into the
mental condition of Porter Charlton
was submitted in New York yesterday |
to r. Floyd Clarke, attorney for the
prisoner, who confessed to the murder
of his wife in Lake Como, Italy Al
though the finding is secret, it is known
that the report is to the effect that
Charlton is insane. The aliensts agree
it is said that the form of his insanity
is paranoia.
Rev r. B. Fisher, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church Neoga, ILL.,, was made
defendant yesterday in a $1,000 libel
suit by Jacob Stroll, wealthy farmer.
oh, Lord, make Brother Strohi a
better man, cause him 10 pay his
debts, and have him cease backbitng, "
fervently supplicated the minister in
prayer which startled the congrega-
ton, Other faults" of the parishioner
were recited in the minister's prayer.
President Taft had long talk yes
terday at Beverly, Mass, with Chair
man Knapp, OF the interstate com
merce commission, regarding the
administration OF the new railroad rate
law. At the conclusion Of the inter
view it was made plain that the added
given to the commission by
the new statute is not to be used
or for the purpose of hinder
ing the railroads in the conduct of their
legitimate business, The power to sus-
pend new rates, probably the most di-
rect weapon placed in the hands of the
commission, is to be used only in ex
ceptional cases
Mrs. Susan Evelyn Murray, a
wealthy parishioner of st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church, Washington, yes
terday gave $4,000 for an Episcopal
in connection with the
of SITS Peter and Paul, now
in course of erection at st. Adams
The gift is made with the express
that it be used for the
erection Of residence for the bishop
and shall not be included in the funds
for the cathedral proper. The resi-
lence is to be erected as memorial
10 Mrs. Murray's daughter Miss Mabel
Murray, who died more than a year
tgo.
Quick action by surgeons of the Har-
EN- Hospital yesterday afternoon saved
no life of 2-year-old Lester Frieden-
berg, when tin whistle he had
became lodged in his throat !
His mother found him on the floor
yasping for breath, and called Police :
man Murtaugh, who summoned an
DR.. Richardson, Of the
Harlem Hospital, failing to get the
whistle out OF the boys throat, placed
him in an ambulance and sped him to {
he hospital. There doctors opened
he child's throat and cut the whistle
rom the flesh. The boy will be able
o leave the hospital in few days.
As Minnie Brown, 13 years old, was
cling Judge Beall in Yonkers, n. Y,
how she had been chlorO- :
ormed and then thrown into the Hud-
on river, William II. Brown, the girls
ather, in court rained blow on blow
lpon Michael Miskito, who was arrest r
d after the girl was saved from death s
" drowning. The father broke through il
line OF eight policemen TO attack the b
prisoner. He was dragged away from r.