Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-24
NEW = OF THE DAY.

The Italian Chamber OF Deputies
last night passed the bill for the an
nexation Of Tripol by Italy, by q
vote OF 43l 20 3S amid enthusiastic
cheering from the floor OF the chamber
and the public gallery. Aftcrward the
members who voted against the an
uexation, inrludiug the socialists, u
few republicans. and one radical
Prince Gaetani-werc roundly hissed.
Only one member abstaiued from
voting.
Probate Judge /. l.. Farr, Of East
Liverpool, Ohio, refused to issue a
marriage icence to Rev. John Henry
Evans, eighty years old, OF the North
Side, Pittsburg. aud 4 colorcd woman
Mrs. Amanda Wilson. 4 widow, fifty
five years, who gave the same address.
Evans is Methodist minister, and
owns valuable property on the North
Side. and has considerable money in
bank. The woman said she had been
employed as housekeeper by Evans
for some time.
With the date OF their strike confer
cnce with representatives OF the United
N[ineworkers OF America only four
days off, anthracite coal-mIne owners
were busy yesterday in New York pre-
paring themselvc, against the demands
which are ID be formally made on be-
half OF the Pennsylvania coal workers
next Tuesday. What their attitude
would be when the claims for lighter
work and greater pay are made none
of them would say in advance, but 1t
was asserted in quarters close to the
different interests that all the requests
would be llatly refused, and that. no
matter how imminent strike, no
concessions would he made by the
Lackawanna, Lehigh Valley, Reading,
Jersey Central and other operating in
tcrests in the Pennsylvania hard.coaI
tields.
A demand of S. a week increase in
wages is to be made by the MIX
Wagon Drivers Union in Chicago.
This was decided at Thursday night s
meeting OF the organization. Inc
drivers are now earning minimum OF
SIS week. They want this advanced
to S2l. II c'ea ] 800 members o 'he
union.
Please play a few more dances, -
pleaded Catherine Jarchone. IS years
Oil, to the leader OF the orchestra. at a
dance in Passaic, n. j., yesterday
morning. The ball has passed too
quickly. I hardly know I've been
dancing at all" Miss Jarchone had
danced the 20 or more dances on the
regular programme, but seemed as
fresh as when she started. The mu'
sicians would not accede to her re-
quest. The young woman went TO her
home and asked her mother to allow
her to sleep Until noon. Mrs. Jar
chone went to the girls room at noon
and called her, but there was no re-
spouse. She was dead, A physician
said the young womah's heart, had
been affected by excessive dancing.
President Taft yesterday announced
himself as being unalterably opposed tc
the programme Of the Democrats Of
the House TO refuse any new battle
ships this wear. In an address yestcr'
day before The Navy League peace
meeting here. he pledged himself tc
sign bill providing for two new bat
tleships, aud declared that it was
wrong to talk Of economizing 10 nay
expenditures until after the Panama
Canal is completed. He said he fell
perfectly consistent in speaking for
greater navy alta peace meeting, be-
cause universal peace has not yet come.
Until war is abolished. he declared
the United States would be lacking IL
patriotism and common sense il i
| failed to keen up its amy and navy