Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-02
News Of the Day.

President Taft has nominated DaDiel
B. Logan u succeed John N. Davis 81
postmaster at Woodstock.
Liberals war with hostile nitiyts Il
said by the G.rmars to be more comic
than serious.
The New York grand jury ssys the
ability t. keep foods,uffi indt6nitely In
cold storage Is largely responsible for the
Increase IN prices.
o. NJ. L0ulhao, at present eEuty
revenue collector at Lynchhurg, 3D.
nou iced yesterday thai he is an appi-
cant for the postmsstsrsbip at Guar
lotlesvllIe, to succeed General Rosser.
Robert W, Patterson, president Of The
Ohicsgo Tribune Cowpsoy, died LAST
nigh! in his room in the B.lleyus-Strs
ford H tel, Philadelphia. His death
WAS due to spoplexy.
joseph A. Merrlck, known as cap
Merrick, who Is charged With bru!slly
numbering bis wlfe, Mary Gertrude
MeIick, en- Easter Sunday, was pre-
scented BY the grand jury 10 Baltimore
yesterday.
Two Italians Il u1gt duel early yes
terday In q New York street, not far
from the East Side wttsr front. Oae OF
them was killed by shot fred straight
through his head. HIS adversary 60.
csped, leaving no clns 10 his identity.
A'tr three days OF sharp controversy
the Senate yesterday passed the Ht use
bill, 50 amending the employers llaoil-
ity law as to give the state court coz
current jurisdiction with the federal
courts 10 dealing with tu t. for damages
growing out OF accidents.
Goodwin Yorke Alice, for many
years secretary aud general manager Of
the Potomac Terra Gotta Company, died
10 Washington yesterday afternoon. H
hsd been Ill for about two years Of
Bdght's DISEASE. he was born 10 De-
troit slxtJ.eight years sgo.
The indignation OF 4, 900 cltIzsns OF
Plitsburg, Pa, over the political cor
ruptiou now being unearthed by the
grand jury and by councilmsnic comics.
slons and denu lcistIon of civic vice
generally, was vehementiy expressed
lsst night ct mass meet Dg In that city.
Mayor William A. Magee. who sought
TO address the meeting, was hooted Of
the stage. The resentment shown was
at the chief executives failure to clean
up the red light district, delayed action
Of traction problems, snd ttaer local
matters.
Declaring that the Taft sdminIsIra.
t on is staddliug the istus Of the coDser.
walton OF natural resi- urces, Rfpresent,.
tives RlbIDson, OF A'k,us1s; Craig. OF
Alabama, AMI Ferris, of Oklahoma, three
democratic members OF The II juse cop-
mittee on Eublc lands, yesterday intro.
d0csd conserVi on bill which they
have )iptly prepared to deal " th the
sntject. 1t authorizes the president to
Withdraw u5lc lands from ett'y and to
have them classified and then to make
reports t. Congress.
Consumers Of cold slorsge poultry are
paying 25 t. 80 cenia pound for water,
each fowl sccumnltting from TO 10 per
cent. more WEIGHT by an unnecessary
heszIng process, according to a present.
msnt by the grand jury in Jersey City
yesterday. Hising indicted 81 officers
and concerns OF The so-called feet
trust, the grand jury fuishsd lie work
by handing into court presentueOt In
regard TO The conditions of cold storsge
plsots 10 H.diOn cCu-tJ. Opinions Of
The jIrymen 10 rsspec; to the hiah prices
)i iOodstuffI are expressed and recon-
neudi on as t. q remedy ara made.