Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Roth houses OF Congress adjourn,

Both houses OF Congress adjourned
yesterday until Monday 10 permit the
committees to be completed.
The tariff board has begun its invest
CATION Of tie cotton schedule Of the
PAYNE Aldrich tariff bill.
Andrew Carnegie has declined to
head big committee TO urge the pass
age by the Senate Of the proposed ar.
bitration treaty with Great Britain.
James Grooms, an aged farmer
near Batesviile, AIbemarle county
hanged himself at au early hour yes
terday in the barn on his farm.
William A. Scott, negro senior al
Columbia University, New York, wor
the George William Curtis medal fol
public speaking.
j. Gardner Cassah, iinancier, Of
Philadelphia and brother of the late
A. j. Cassatt, died yesterday in Pari:
OF rleurisy.
In Washington yesterday evening
William ]. Bryan told a committee
that he could not accept the Invitation
from Memphis to make his home
there.
Mrs. James Rollins, of King George
county, died suddenly at her home
yesterday. She was busy about hel
household duties and fell to the floor
expiring instantly. She was 6s year:
! old.
1t is probable that the contemplated
statue of the late Father D. J. Stafford
former pastor of St. Patrick 5 Church
will be erected on the green plot In
front Of the church in Washington.
Col. Alexander Savage. aged q
years, distinguished Confederate
soldier and prominent cotton merchant
and exporter, died at Norfolk yester.
day. He commanded the Thirteenth
Virginia Cavalry.
Or. William Henry De Courcy, 81
years old, owner OF Cheston-on-Wye
Queen Anne county, and a charter
member CT the Maryland Club, died
Yesterday morning at the Johns Hop.
kins Hospital Baltimore Of the in.
Iirmities OF age.
Within two hours after officially an.
nouncing that the Ninth Calvary,
colorrd, would be sent from San An
tonic to the Rio Grande for patrol on
the Mexican border, President Taft
revoked the order That had been issued
and directed that the colored soldiers
should be retained al San Antonio.
A shortage Of s., 500 was reported
Yesterday in the wholesale stamp en-.
velope department of tho Chicago post
office. At the same time Postmaster
Campbell said the head OF the depart
ment. John ]. Daily, had not appeared
at the poSiotfice since the shortage wa-
called to his attention last Monday.
Rev, Solomon A. HohIitzeIl, one oi
the oldest and best known ministers OF
the Maryland Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Protestant Church whirh
is now in annual session at Fedcrals-
burg, died at his home in Belair. Nd.
yesterday afternoon.
The Lyuchburg Common Council
last night adopted the recommends
ton Of the finance committee to in
crease the retail liquor license from
81 800 to &, 900 The effort TO in.
crease The malt liquor license for whole
sale places from S400 to 81, 900 failed,
The increase goes before the Board Of
Aldermen Tuesday night and concur
renee is probable.
Mrs. S. Z. Armour, widow OF a mil.
lionairc heel packer, Of Kansas City,
has not only refused to prosecute a
young woman who robbed her OF sos,
900, bur ha. forgiven her and con
times their friendship. The yourg
woman, said to have been Mrs. Ar
mour's companion, vas one OF the few
persons allowed to see the rich widow
Yesterday.
Cliff Root, an oId-tine stockman,
ilfIIEr az LilliliS7i -hc't., ihitiu'it
his farher-in-law. + A. Rehber his
stepson, James Bridges, Mr.. Thomp.
son and his own wife, and then killed
himself. The tragedy occurred at the
Root home, on Half Breed Creek
about % miles from there. al the
victims were shot except Mrs. Root,
whose head was crushed with an axe.
Root is believed to have been tempo
rarily demented.
The old courthouse at Williams
burg was destroyed by fire at | O'Clock
yesterday morning, but the records
and other vauables and papers were in
fire proof vault oil the eastern:wing OF
the building and are thought to be safe
among the ruins 1t is not known how
The fire originated, as there had been
no FIRE in the furnace since Monday.
There vas Insurance Of So, 900 on the
building. The building was designed in
lTG9 BY Sir CHRISTOPHER Wren.