Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-21
News of the Day.

Three mep accused OF burning The
Lincoln county, wv. Vs.). jail we're ar
'ested yesterday and taken to Bunting
ton,
The government suit for the dlssolu.
ton of the merger Of the Union Pacific
and 5 uihern Pacific Railroads, Will mot
be dropped.
Through the Efforts OF Senator Martin,
Or. Garland Moore, of Caps Crarles,
has secured a position with the Maine
Hospital Corr. 1t ia likely that he will
be sent to Jspsu. The place pays So, ECO.
CJl. Robert Lowry, twice govefnoz 81
AIis=idsippi, Confederate veterap, ~.
Tor halt century prominent in TIA at.
feirs Of the stste, died At bis hgsa's at
Jackson Wednesday night, sg.d IS
years.
TIE status of the pasIies, according
10 tbs returns received up to.date in the
general elections in England, Is as fol-
lowl: Unioniste, 165; liberals, 1877;
Liabilities, 90. nsliopa!ists, 90. Gains
aniosiss, II; liberals, 10; labo rites, 1.
President Taft yesterday In Wash
ington addressing the annnV meeting of
The association of life ia> arance presi-
dents held out 40 hope f.. the enactment
OF federal lev to goes IN the companies
aud advised the CO .cn.ive ofTicers to
bsnti lhe!r eftosis 70 seeu:e uniform leg
islsti, n in the siae .
Mr.. koiner, q imuissioner of sgricul-
tuTe and inrar grafton OF Virginia, and
others, we're accompanied by Senator
Martin aph Representative Fleod to call
on SecFe'. arg Wilson 10 Washington yes.
terdag IN behalf OF the apple interests OF
their st2te- Secretary Wilson assured
sb.aa that hia department would do aIi 1t
Gould TO aid them in improving the ap-
pie industry of Virginia.
a cohmotiou among motor boat
owners will probably result from. The &C.
ton Jf the Senate committee on CON-
mer.s yesterday in recommending for
pa sssge bill TO require such boats to be
Equipped with at Iesst one life preserVer
70. each person aboard. The bill 10
ctber years haa been opposed With sue
cess By tina Owners of private motor
| boats. The bill, if passed, will take sf-
feet Jr ne 10, 1910.
Mrs. Mary F. McIotosh, an aged
widow, who lived as reclase, was found
murdered in her home at Rockford, ILL.,,
yeasnrds7. Her throat had been cut and
her stomach horribly gashed The crime
does not appesr to have been commit,
ted for robbery. She was poor and lived
| in a squalid hume. The murder IS al'
| most counterpart of that OF Mrs. Malg-
aret GrIppsu, a woman OF ABOUT the
same age, who wsa killed at her homs
in Winuebago. eight miles west OF hocE-
ford, last spring. The perpetrstor OF that
crima WAS never discovered.
Samuel Untermeyer, the New York
lsHser, for his work In connection with
the consolidation of the Utah Copper
COMPANY and Boston Consolidated
Copper Company will receive one OF the
largest fees ever known for WORK In q
single transaction. Nj. Untermeyer
will receive 3, $50 shares of Utah Copper
stock, which has q market valuation on
basis Of s55 q share, or nearly $780,.
900 aud 1851, 250 in cash, total of
more than $3.50, 600.
In the Senate yesterday favorable re-
port vas made on the Mann bill to
change the government OF The canal
zone. For q enort time yesterday the
democrats, on acct ut of the departure
OF SO many republicans in consequence
of notice tbst the House would adjourn
at 1870 to give the minority an oppor.
tunity to hold caucus, held control OF
the body and postponed adjournment
until sfte, O'Clock.
Judge Stake 10 PhiladelPhis, yessel'
day, not only refused TO order tue IT.