Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-13

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of Carbordsle, Pa, has organized five
prott ction societies to make war on the
Black Hand in that section.
Increasing the size of the battleships
of the German navy and the addition of
six large cruisers to the programme will
add 20 the German naval budgets during
the next IL years 5000, 900, 900.
Samuel G. Whipple, of Pawtucket, r.
l., a grocer's clerk, while on his rounds
Saturday, married Miss Ella Newton,
and then continued delivering his goods
with his bride on the seat beside him.
The proclamation of martial law in
| Russian Poland has made the situation
worse and the citizens of Warsaw are
panic-stricken. The Jews are srming
for defense and famine is threatened.
James Speyer, of New York, has given
$50, 900 to the trustees Of the Coumbis
University to endow Theodore Roose-
welt professorship of American history
and institutions in the University of
Berlin.
A writer in the London Standard
argues that the population OF the British
Isles is increasing too rapidly, and says
the time is not far distant when the birth
rate should not exceed one in every 200
marriages.
Midshipman Minor Meriwether, it,,
was placed under arrest at Annapolis,
yesterday, to await his trial by court
martial for engaging in 6stic combat
with Midshipmsu James R. Branch, jr.,
who died of his injuries.
DR.. Nicholas Russell, Russian So
cialst, who was president of the first
territorial Senate OF Hawaii, has sue
ceeded in enlisting in the revolutionary
cause 80, 900 Russian soldiers in the
japanese detention camps.
A 800, 900 fire in Athens, Ga, wiped
out a large cotton warehouse belonging
to Desdwier 4 Co., destroying over
| 500 bales of cotton stored there, TO
gether with 500, 900 worth of fax be-
longing to the Aberdeen Linen Mills, of
that city.
1t is contended in the case of the Ven
ezuelan government, which is suing the
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Com
pany for SIC. 900, 600 because of alleged
support given to the Matos rebellion.
that the Venezuela Government sought
TO extort $500, 900 from the company.
No general river and hsrbor bill will
be passed by Congress at the approach
ing session. This forecast was made by
Representative T. E. Burton. OF Cleye-
land, Ohio, the chairman of the rivers
and harbors committee, before he left
Washington for Hot Springs, Va, for a
short vacation.
Mrs Marie Mullens, living at Ona,
West Virginia, was taken to Logan on
an attachment Saturday to testify as
witness in murder case. The woman
became suddenly i'll while on the witness
stand and was removed to jury room
and a physician summoned. A few
minutes later she gave birth to child.
The investigation OF the Philadelphia
authorities into the strange death in
in that city of aged Margaretta Todd,
the rich New York widow, is at an end.
With no new clews upon which to work,
and no evidence to show that the old
woman was slain, it was semi-ofiicially
announced at police headquarters Satur-
day night, after almost two weeks of in
vestgating, that so far as the local au-
thorities are concerned, the inquiry is
over.
Twenty detectives made Il sensational
descent Saturday afternoon upon five
offices on fremont street, Boston, where,
it is alleged, illegal operations have been
performed on an extensive scale, and,
although the raids did not result in any
arrests, the police found considerable
material which they think will aid them
in the future. Their information also in
dicates that Boston has become the head
quarters for these illegal practitioners,
who bring their patients there from all
parts of the country.
Student riots at Madrid are assuming
serious proportions. The council of the
university has decided to close the insti-
tuition unless the disorder is Immediately
stopped. The disorders are the out
growth of decision of the faculty of the
University OF Madrid expelling a number
Of students Tor insubordination. The
entire student membership made commfn
cause with those who were expelled, and
appealed to the universities throughout
Spain, causing a general strike ofstudents
and the consequent disorders.
During the absence of the private
watchman on guard at Schumann's Sons
iewelry store at Broadway and Twenty
second street, New York. thieves entered
the place yesterday and carried off &c.,
900 worth of silgerwsre. The robbers
drove to the store in handsome carriage
with coachman in livery. and having
noted the departure Of the Waterman, en-
tered the front door with false keys. The
presence of the carriage attracted no at
tention, and half an hour later the rob-
bers came out, placed their plumber in
the carriage, and drove away.
George w. Buttrick and William jack
sou were burned to death yesterday after
noon in the Jail at Lake City, Iowa, by
q fire started by ButtriGk. The two men
with ]. o. Nipple and Isaac Allen, wero
arrested for carousing on the streets.
Soon after being lodged iD Jail smoke was
seen issuing FROM the cell occupied by
Buttrick and Jackson. Marshal Miles
arrived in time to rescue Nipple and AL