Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-27
News OF the Day.

II il stated that Mayor Mcclellan may
make Gen. Joe Wheeler a superinten-
dent of police 10 New York.
William r. Hearst will abandon the
contest for the mayoraity and devote his
efforts to securing the nomination for
governor of New York.
Not content with his victory over Fitz-
simmons. Jack O'Brien has issued
challenge to Jim Jefries, the champion
of the world. He allows Jefries TO make
the conditions for the fight.
The gates of the Tartar City which
surrounds the Kremlin OF Moscow,
where millions Of church treasure are
stored, have been closed, and troops
and machine guns are stationed on the
walls.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
William Loeb, jr., at 8 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt called at the
Loeb residence and the President offered
CONGRATULATIONS to his secretary soon
after the event.
Virginia Carolina Chemical, common
and preferred stocks furnished striking
advances in yesterday New York market;
the common sold up to 529, and the
preferred at 1lSs, new high records on
this movement.
Call money loaned at 35 per cent. in
New York yesterday and closed al 30
per cent. bid, 40 per cent. asked. The
rate attained yesterday is the highest
since September 30, 1902, when money
loaned at the same rate.
The coroner's jury in Philadelphia
Yesterday rendered verdict that Mrs.
Margaret Todd came TO her death in a
manner unknown to the jury. Mrs.
Todd's body was found on railroad
track some time since.
Chancellor Walter B. Hill, of the
University of Georgia, is critically i'll
with pneumonia, at his home at Athens,
Ga, and the attending physicians state
that he is now passing through the Crisis
of the disease vita the chances against
recovery.
Six armed men tried TO hold up a
Chicago trolley car in true western style
Yesterday but were foiled by the conduc-
tor. who pulled down the trolley pole
and left the car in darkness, while some
one called the police, who arrested five
of the alleged brigands.
Ithaca, n. y, society was startled
Yesterday 10 learn that Miss Margaret
b. + sher, leader in its circles ana the
richest spinster in Ithaca, owning 800,
600 worth of local real estate, has we'd
lie her redheaded coachman, Patrick L.
Kelley, her junior by II years.
Angered by the noise of a serenading
party, John Whitsett, just married, and
his brother, Charles, attacked the sere-
naders at Bethany West Virginia Mon
day night, and seriously injured Nathan
scott, son of United States Senator Scott.
Scott is alleged to have been struck with
a poker. The brothers we're arrested
Fire yesterday afternoon damaged the
Jefferson county, Ky, courthouse to the
extent of S25, 900. Hard work by fire.
men and employees prevented serious
camage to the accumulated records OF a
century. A portion Of the dome fell,
severing the hand Of the famous Henry
Clay statue.
A double lynching occurred at Barn
we'll S. G. Friday. II. s., Craddock, a
well-known white merchant, was killed
by Frank and John Deloache, negroes,
who were arrested by the constable and
placed in a lookup. The men were
taken out and shot to death with guns
and pistols Friday.
Mayor McClellans plurality at the
last election was 3,472. An announce
m.nt was made iu New York yesterday
of the vote cast for the candidates for
city, county, local and State officers at
the election held seven weeks ago. The
declaration of the vote was held up until
yesterday afternoon by legal complica-
lions following the claim of William X.
Hearst that he had evidence of error
and fraud
The final returns to the Department
Of Agriculture show the following totals
of the principal crops for the season of
1905: Corn, 2,7O7, 1898. $40 bushels;
winter wheat 42S, 462, S94 bushels;
spring wheat, 264, SIC, 655; oats, 953,-
ZIG, 1877; barley, 1876, 65l, 020; rye, 81
GIG, O45; buckwheat, IA, $3.50 fax
seed, %, All, 1853; rice, II, 9S3, 4S6; pOta-
toes, 26O, 74l, 1874; hay, 60, 5Sl oil tons;
tobacco. 636. 033, 7l9 pounds.