Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers Potter, wife OF
Bishop Potter, died yesterday of heart
disease, superinduced by the intense
heat.
A Blue Book on IndIs shows that the
famine mortality 10 five years was
SOC, 900, aud thesum expended for re-
lief els $4,000.
Mr.. John L. Stieff, the original head
OF the well.known piano firm, died 10
Baltimore on Saturday evening aged os
years.
Reports from Cuba show that the
destruction of mosquitoes with oil has
almost driven yellow fever from
Havana.
Andrew Carnegie Ia reported to have
said in an interview that he would
give all his millions il he could be re-
stored TO youth and health.
South Carolina will contest the right
OF the Commissioner OF Internal Reve-
nue. TO impose special tax on the
liquor distributed under the dispensary
law OF the State.
The upper stories OF the Juvenile de-
partment of the House OF Refuge, In
the western suburbs of Baltimore, were
Quilted by fire last night, causing loss
OF about e, 900 or 5000.
A torrid wave extended over the
country yesterday aud there were many
fatalities. Thirty are reported 10 New
York 10 forty-eight hours. Many
children fell victims.
Kenneth M. Clark, owner OF the Ksr.
| lad. believes histyacht Ia speedier thar
either of the Sham rccks, and vents
trial races to decide which boat shall DC
cent to the United States to compete
for the Americas cup.
Mrs. James Brown Potter, the actress
created o society sensation yesterday
by giving recitations from the chance
of the parish church ct Confession, Eng
land. The Bishop, 1t is said, will pre-
vent repetition OF the incident.
There were rival meetings held Ii
Paris Yesterday by the League OF Pa
triots and the anarchists 10 Lyons,
result of which was series OF coils
ions aud fights with the police and
mounted guards.
Because Mr.. Charles Barney, o
Oxonta, Pa, would not yield to threats
and give up $40 900 to miscreants, they
sent his daughter sd internal machine
| It's contents were discovered by thu
coachmau, and no harm resulted.
The six.masted schooner George w
Wells was run into of Cape Cod, Mass.
Saturday night by the six-msstet
schooner Eleanor A. Percy, during
fog. and came into port at Boston sun
day under tow with great hole In he
side. The Percy had her bowsprit ant
iibboom carried away.
Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland. OF Wash
inpton, died at CAtskill, n. T.. yester
day of cerebral embolism at the hom'
of his son.in law. Grin Day, Presiden
OF the Tanners National Bank. Rev
DR.. Sunderland was born at Shoreham
VT, November %, 1919, and for forty
five wears was the head OF the Firs
Presby terrain Church Of Washington.
Marquis Tseng has received q dis
patch from Sian-Fu to the effect tina
the Empress Dowager, fearing tral
to capture her, declines to return t.
Pekin, and has notified the gran'
council that the future capital will b
Kai.FeDg.Fu, 10 the province OF Ho
Nan. Prince Gilman is expected to ar
rive at Shanghai July Is and to sal
ON the North German Lloyd STEAMSHIP
BAYERN for Bremen July 20.
COMPTROLLER of the Cnrranoy Dawes
J late Saturday night appointed q tenn
porary receiver for the City Nationa
Rank of Buffalo, New York. Tn
failure OF the bank :; Iuo ~ inJuuicic"
loans. 1t is not thought that the los
to depositors will be large. The cap
tai stock OF the bank is $500, 600 In
vividual deposits. 81 .567694; loans an
discounts, 81, 258. 1916.
In the hotel Rennert parlors in Bs
timore Miss Wilhelmins Barton, {
w ashington, q daughter OF William b
Barton, a clerk in the Department
, Justice. forsook the Professionalism
, her family and embraced the JEWS
faith to become the wife Of MIR. Isas
/. Cans, who Ia we'll known In Hebrew
, society. The marriage was solemnize
by Rabbi Charles A. Rubenstein,
Sinai Temple on Thursday.
Blue Girl, running in the name an
colors OF John E. Madden, won th
} 800. 900 Great Trial Stakes, at Sleeps
head Bay, on Saturday. She carrie
: top-weight OF 1875 pounds, and wit
Shaw up, won, ridden out, by length
from Hyphen, while W. G. Whitney
Goldsmith finished third, a length an
a half back. Mr.. Whitney shared tn
honor OF Blue Girls victory, however
: as he owns half interest in the FLY.