Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-13
News of the Day.

1t was voted In The senate yestsfuhy
to meet at IL q. m. daily, beginning
Monday.
The House yesterday passed the reso.
luton calling on the attorney general Tor
Information with reference ID prosecutions
OF cotton and wheat pools.
Henry willard Reed, one OF Wash
ington's beat known real estate men,
died last night at his home In that
city.
Mrs. Eliza Jane Wilder, widow of the
Rev. Royal @. Wilder, and for more
than 60 years q missionary in Indls, re-
Gently died e! Islsmpur, Bombay, 10 her
eigtty-ninth year.
Without word of debsts the Massa.
cSu4etts Senate yesterday killed the
Htu,e resolution placing Massachusetts,
on record In favor OF the election oil
United States senators by direct vote.
The Russian government ia preparing
favorable reply to Secretary Knox's
proposal for permanent court Of arbi-
trail justice through an extension OF the
jurisdiction of the international prize
court.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be presented to
King George V shortly after bis arrival
10 London early next Monday morn
ing. Arrangements to this en1 have
been made at the wish OF his msjestJ,
who expressed the desire, through the
American Ambassador, to zee the i0rm-
sr president at The eatllss! opportunity.
Mrs. Harrison White, Of Oatletts.
burg, KY, young bride of two weeks,
ended her lie yesterday evening at
Huntington, w. Va, by sending bull
let through her heart. A few weeks ego
Mrs. White was granted q divorce from
her fret husband, Lewis Howell. Then
she accepted the hand oil Mr.. White, 80
eager suitor. She Was member Of q
prominent Boyd ctuuty family.
Mrs. O. w. Morse reached Atlanta
yesterday, accompanied by Miss Morse,
sister OF the convicted banker. They
we're met at the train by w, S. Vithsm,
an atlanta banker, who is greatly 10
terested Ia Morse, aud tsken in an auto
bile TO the penItentIary, where they had
long interview with the prisoner.
Morse was delighted to see his wife and
sister. Hs 10 s.il bearing up veil.
Evidence OF opposition to the move
ment to make Representative Champ
CLARK speaker OF the House 10 the
event OF a democratic victory mex. fall
developed yesterday on tae minority side.
The anti. CLARK movement has existed
ever since the vigorous rating which the
minority leader gave to those democrats
who voted With Representative Fitz-
gerald for revision OF the rules at the
beginning of the s xty first Congress.
Fhlz Augustus Helnze was acquitted
In New York, OF charges Of misspplyiug
The funds OF toe Mercantile Nst'onsl
Bluk while he wss president Of the TO-
slilulIon In 1907, aud he was cleared OF
the charge OF over-certifyiug the checks
OF his brothers. firm, Otto Heiuze Il 90.
Jury In the criminal branch OF the
Uoited States Circuit Court, after a
trial lasting nearly three weeks. fcuud
him not guilty at 900 o'clock lsst night,
and he was discharged.
The Georgia court ofappeaIs "eut on rec
ord yesterday IS UNFOLDING The unwrtten
laW, declaring In effect that husband
has a right to kill 10 order t. avenge en-
insult to bis wife. The decision Was
rendered 10 the case Of Frank Rossi, OF
Rome, who hsd been convicted for kill
Ing Frank Harris, and sentenced to 20
years 10 the penitentiary. Rossi bad
young aud beautiful wife, Sho attracted
the attention Of Harris. Rossi hesrd OF
1t two days lster, and shot Harris to
death. The lower court charged the
jury that Rossi had no rightt) kill Har-
RE, even II the latter did insult Mrs
Rossi. The court Of appeals dscid
that The Judge erred In this charge, aud
gives Ro,si O new trisl.