Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-23
News OF the Day.

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tant States attorney, who, according
TO the police returns, was elected Judge
of the new municipal court in Chicago
hiss been counted ont.
The British House OF Lords struck
out the clause in the educational bill
empowering the establishment OF a cen
trial elucstion council for Wales because
it contained the spirit of home rule
Watkins Glen, N. Y. will be trans
formed into a State park This spot Of
natural beauty was yesterday purchased
by the eommi sioners OF the land Office,
on behalf of the State, for SAC, $3.50
The United States government has
made friendly representations to tie gov
ernment of Great Britain regarding the
action of the Newfoundland officials
against colonial fishermen enlisiing on
board American vessels.
Henry Henniug left Baltimore yester-
day OIL steamer for his old home in Ger
many lie WAS so weak from iubercnlo-
sis that he had TO be carried on board.
With him he ia taking zinc-lined
coffin and embalming fluid.
Fort McHeury. one of the oldest and
most historic army posts in the country,
the fort fication whose batteries repulsed
the British attack on Baltimore 10 1914
aud the birthplace OF "The Star Spangled
Banner" is likely to become in few
months, according to rnmor current in
Washington. cattle quarantine.
The remains of Mrs. Esther Logan,
aged llj years, and who was married
second time LIST April, were laid to rest
yesterday at Greenwood, in Baltimore
county. She had lived on farm all her
life and never saw railroad train or
trolley car or q steamboat. She was
born in 1871.
Seized from behind and thrOItled into
insensibiity by man she did not see,
Mrs. Mary Geldmacher, OF Poll Ridge
wood avenue. Baltimore, was yesterday
robbed in her house of about $40 10
money, silver valued at $50, and a large
bundle of wearing apparel, including
her wedding gown, which she valued at
$ij
Twenty-!hree men drowned, three
boats sunk and score of vessels Grip
pied or ashore Is the known record thus
Gar Of the storm which swept the Great
Lakes Wednesday night and yesterday
Docks, piers, and breakwaters were also
destroyed at many harbors, with losses
running into the hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars.
After engaging in a life-and.death
struggle on the edge Of a roof in New
York yesterday detective felled his
prisoner with his club, aud later was
forced to rescue him from mob who
demanded his life for an alleged attack
on a four-year-old girl The screams OF
the little girl aroused every one in the
the neighborhood.
The National Grange Convention
adopted resolutions conderaing free seed
distribution by the government as being
OF no benefit, opposing a national ferti-
lie. law and isvoring amendment OF
the oleomargarine law by striking out
tho word "knowingly," to the end that
convictions may be procured for viola
lion Of the law.
AS a reward of the suspension of the
order of President Roosevelt discharging
the TSenty-ffih Infantry, not q few Of
the colored people Of the District Of Co
lnmbia are in favor OF declaring that
Secretary of War Taft will be their can
didsle for the Presidential election 10
1908 and that the negro race will stand
solid for the lulfillment Of their present
plans. Congress will probably investi-
gate the discharge Of the troops.
Among the bills against Count de
Castellane presented to the court by
credtors was one for $37, 400 for Gobelin
tapestries aud another for $24, 900 for
Jewels purchased from Mile. Vera MIN.
ldoG, of Odessa. This bill revealed an
Interesting tale. Mile. Nim'doh's broth
err, a revolutionist, was killed by order
of the government. entailing the ruin Of
the family. Mile. Nimidoff then came
TO Paris, where she sold the jewels Ia
Doni
Toe New York Chamber of Commerce
held its 18Th annual dinner, last night
Baron Speck yon Siernburg and Sir Nor
timer Durand we're the chief speakers.
Mr., Jesup, the toast master, made an I'M
fortunate slip, which he later corrected
According 10 the programme, the health
of King Edward should have been drunk
after that to the President, but the toast.
master skipped this and proposed toast
to Emperor William III, aud then to the
President of France.
Vivian Lapgdon, the l4-year-old cir
whose disappearance from the home Of
her parents in Fishkill, n. l., Wednes-
day night, caused her mother to send out
general alarm of kidnapping, was
brought back to her home Yesterday
afternoon. She was found in a depart
meLt store in Poughkeepsie She was IN
company with Lottie Jscklyn, the IL
year-old colored servant, whose disap-
pearsnce simultaneously With Mis-:
Langdon's led to the belief that the
younger girl had been kidnapped. 4
saleswoman's suspicious were aroused
and she got the white girl away from
the other and persuaded her to tell he'
name and address. The colored girl be
came suspicious, and left the store bur
riedly. She has not been found
Haryie Jordon, of Atlanta, Ca. Presiden
of the Southern Cotton Association. declares
today that the crop is much shorter than To-
dicaied, ard advises all farmers TO hold cot
ton FOR higher prices and market slowly.