Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-06
NEWS OF THE DAY,

Terms OF peace are being considered
by both the government forces and
insurgents in Honduras
Twenty Cornell students were in
jured in fight with the police at a
theatre in Ithaca, n. Y, Saturday
evening.
One hundred carloads OF oil in an
Erie warehouse, on the Weehawkcn
river side, were destroyed by fire yes
terday.
Gen. Montrcui Guillaume, revolu-
tionary leader in Hiatt, was captured
and sshot to death yesterday.
Nearly 5000 bodies of victims Of the
plague have been burned or buried
outside OF Hardin, Manchuria. Many
physicians and hospital attendants are
succoming to disease.
Andrew Muzzleman, farmer living
in franklin county, Penn, was struck
by lightning and killed in the storm OF
mingled snow and rain which swept
over southern Pennsylvania late Friday
night. Muzzleman was walking along
a road near his home.
President Taft his indicated that an
extra session is likely, unless Congress
ratifes the Canadian agreement and
passes the tariff board bill. The prcsi-
dent will make reciprocity his theme
of the speeches he is to make on his
trip.
The condition OF Miss Alice Y.
Houshton, who was scalped in an &C
cidcnt at the Census Bureau, Washing
ton, nearly week ago and was taken
to the Emergency Hospital for surgical
treatment, was said last night to be UNI
changed.
Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, OF Balii-
more, the senior bishop OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, was II
years oldyesterday. Worn by intirmities
OF years, the venerable head OF his de-
nomination was unable to receive any
OF bis friends yesterday.
The ocean about the Million Dollar
Pier ut Atlantic City was dragged yes
terday in vain in the effort to find the
body Of Postmaster Ashhurst, Of
Philadelphia. His cane was found on
the pier on Saturday.
An entire fishing village of 253 men,
which had been established on the ice
outside OF Biorko Sound, Finland, was
carried out to sea in a gail on Friday
night The disaster was not discover
ed until morning. when the village
was already out OF site. Boats have
been sent to the rescue, but have not
yet returned.
Senator Terrell, of Georgia, who, it
was believed Saturday night, was dan
gerousiy i'll, is reported to be much
improved The attending physician
declared that the senator's illness was a
severe case Of acute indigestion. The
senator was taken sick in his room in
the Senate office building late Satur-
day.
The segregation ordinance, drawn
for the purpose of dividing the white
from the negro residences in Baltimore
and under which criminal prosecutions
for violations have already begun, was
declared invalid Saturday by Judges
Harlan and Duffy, in the Criminal
Court Certain defects in the drafting
OF the measure iryalidated it. in the
opinion of the judges.
University OF Virginia athletes cap
tured the point trophy in the fourth
annual George Washington University
indoor meet, which was held in Con-
ycntion Hall in Washington Saturday
night. The winters total was 81 points,
and Johns Hopkins University of Baiti-
more was second with 90. From every
standpoint including the financial ore,
the meet was unsuccessful.
Work was begun Saturday in remoy-
ing the frame houses in First street,
between Pennsylvania avenue and 3.
street northwest, Washington and prep
arations will be well under way by
February 20 toward erecting four
story hotel on the site of the old land.
mark. The hotel will cost $150.000,
and will be owned by Morris Wcinstcin,
of 9GS Broadway, New York city. Il
will be named the Winston Hotel.