Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-10
News Of the Day.

| Brazil has determined 10 raise her le-
CATION at Washington 10 an embassy.
and this government will do the same IN
Mexico.
Commissioners West and Maciarland
have Endorsed favorably the bill provid-
ing for corporal punishment for wife
heaters in the District Of Columbia.
The Supreme Court of the United
States yesterday held as void the Georgia
law making the initial carrier liable in
cases of damage to freight shipments,
even through it occurs outside the State.
Who will get the treasure, said TO be
valued at $3.50, 900, found in a rusty
iron box under the site of the old Macy
mansion, in the Bronx, New York, is a
question that may put to test some nice
and novel points of law.
More than 80 persons were frozen to
death in the provinces of East Prussia,
West Prussia and Posen during the re-
cent cold period including two letter
carriers, the driver of post wagon, a
Policeman ana 10 DsntTmtu
Attorney General Moody yesterday
closed his argument against the beef
trust in tie U. S. Supreme Court, de-
clsring that the meat packers were en-
gagged in interstate com merce and that
their operations we're a conspiracy in
restraint OF trade.
The celebrations in honor of the
twentieth anniversary of the conse-
Grafton 10 the bishopric of the Episcopal
Church of Bishop William Paret, OF
Maryland, were continued yesterday in
fitting and elaborate manner. Bishop
Paret received a handsome silver vase.
The members of the Electoral College
of the State of Maryland met in Anna
polls Yesterday in the Senate chamber
ami cast the vote for President and
| Vice President. The total number Of
votes cast were eight, one being Tor
r ,osevelt for President and seven votes
being cast for Parker.
In Helena. Mont, yesterday Judge
William S Hunt, in the U. 5. Court,
oyerruIed the demurrers OF the defen-
dants to The indictments in the case of
the United States VS.. r. Nj. Gotham, }.
b. Cattlin, and many others, charged
with subordination Of perjury and perjury
in connection with timber land entries
in western Montana, and the accused
will now have to come TO trial.
The Greek Christmas observances in
the Grotto of the Nativity at Bethlehem
were marked by fight between Greek
and Latin clergy, arising from the old
time jealousy regarding protection of the
Grotto The Greek patriarch was cele-
brating midnight mass when franciscan
monks created a disturbance A collision
ensued, resulting in some bloodshed. The
governor had to be summoned to quell
the riOting.
1t was announced in New York yester.
day by John d. Lindsay, Of the law firm
of Nicoll, Anable & Lindsey, that steps
would be taken at once to annul the mar
riege of Brodie IL Duke, half brother of
James B. Duke, of the American Tobac-
co Company, and who is now in sani-
tarium at Flushing, L. l., suffering,
physicians say, from dementia The
New York District Attorney began an
investigation in the case of Duke, who
was committed to a sanitarium for mental
disease.
Marie Dessanti, aged twsnty-four
years, was found dead by her husband
Yesterday in Buffalo, n. Y, in a room
on the third floor of the Terrace Park
Hotel. Her hands and feet we're tied
and she appears to have been strangled
to death. A few days ago she lad in
formed neighbors that she had received
letter from the Black Hand Society
demanding 5000 under penalty Of death.
A man is said to have visited her room
Sunday night, and evidence of drinking
was found yesterday. The woman had
been reported to have about 81, 900, and
twas said that she was to return TO italy
shortly.