Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-20
News Of the Day.

Statistics of accidents is the Swiss Alps
during 1905 show thatl72 climbers were
killed and a few more injured.
O'DoDoyan Rosa was welcomed TO
Cork, Ireland, yesterday where the
people presented him with house.
Testimony is being taken in st. Louis
in the suit of Adolph G. Kreis against
Miss Mary Jane Wilson for S25, 600
damages for breach OF promise.
Carl Hurford and his bride have been
found dead in their home, in Newburg,
Oregon, both having been shot 1t is
not known which OF the two com mitted
the deed.
1t is said that Mr.. Bryan, before be
left this country on his travels, agreed
with syndicate of newspapers to write
from thirty to fifty letters which will be
paid for at the rate Of 81, 900 each.
Theodore Roosevelt, j. was twice
knocked out in the football game between
the Harvard and Yale freshman teams at
Cambridge, Mass, Saturday. He play
ed on the Harvard eleven but did not
last the whole game
The town Of Estillyile was swept by
fire yesterday. The Myrtle Hotel, the
Addington House, a number of dry
goods stores, and several houses were
burned The loss is $75, 900. The fire
originated in the Myrtle Hotel.
The New York Horse Show closed Sat
urday night. In its entries the Piedmont
Stock Farm, at Upperville, Va, was nth
with six blue and one red. In the class for
various hunt clubs competing with three
hunters each, the Cameron Run Hunt,
Of Alexandria won the blue ribbon and
received also the "H. c."
The business committee of the Inter-
church Conference on Federation an
nounced the draft of plan for church
federation at the conference in Carnegie
Hall. in New York Saturday. The plan
provides for federal council in which
each denomination shall be represented
by four members and one extra member
for each so, 900 communicates. The
council is 10 act in the capacity OF an adj
visory board, and to interfere in no way
with the autonomy ofindividual denomi.
nations. The object is to be united action
on social and moral questions, and to
give spiritual counsel and promote fellow
ship.
A report was made to the Washington
police yesterday of an attempt made
Thursday to rob the residence OF Mr..
Robert n. Harper, president OF the
American National Bank, by two men
VINO represented themselves to be tele-
phone inspectors and whose description
fits exactly that of the persons who OBJ
tanned $4,000 worth of diamonds and
iewelry at the residence of w. h. Boul-
ter. 1924 ) street northwest, the same
afternoon. A gold watch, valued at $50
was taken at the Harper home, but the
alleged thieves overlooked bag contain
ing Sc, 900 worth OF Mrs Harper's jewels
which was in the same bureau drawer.
Five hundred Russian soldiers who
were taken prisoners by the japanese
during the late war and who were bound
for VladivOstok on board the Russian
volunteer feet steamers Vladimir and
Boroneji showed signs Of mutiny. The
Russian officers applied to the japanese
government for troops and police officers
and 100 constables boarded the BOroneji. !
Four japanese tOrpedo-boat destroyeIs
surrounded the two vessels Vice Ad- !
miral RojestveDsky is on board the Bo
roneji. Many of the Russian prisoners
in Japan do not wish to return to Russia. !
They have petitiored the authorities for
permission to emigrate to the United
States.
Henry d. Samson, railway contractor,
heavily interested in roads in Kentucky ana
coal mines in the West, died last night at his |
home in Saratoga n. Y.