Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-28
News Of the Day.


John J Delcsmp, supposed TO be the
Oldest Mason in the United States, died
in Alabama yesterday.
Ia experiments with cholera yirrs
amoug prisoners 10 prison in the Phil
ippints, 10 out Of "a gho we're inocula'-
ed died.
District Attorney Jerome raided The
home CT The. Allen, the poolroom CAPT
ialist, in New York yesterday and Sc
cured a wagon load of documents
Trustees of the Catholic University OF
America met 10 semi-annual session st
the university In Washington yesterday.
The treasurer reported that the uniVer-
sity is entirely free of debt.
The British government has decided
no! to appoint an ambassador at Wash
ington for three months. Sir Mortimer
Darand will retain his official connec-
ton with the Embassy until March l..
Chained in pairs and most Of them
wearing the striped felon gsrb, ninety
ak prisoners of the United States left
Washington yesterday evening on q
special train for the new government
prison in Atlanta, Ga.
Nat @. Goodwin, the actor. must ap-
pear bsfore the grand jury Of New York
at the cal! Of District Attorney jerome
to explain when, where and how he sue
ceeded in winning between $50, 600 and
$40, 600 in gambling In that city.
Indictments charging perjury and en-
bezzlement against William II. North,
treasurer of the wrecked Real Estate
Trust Company, and William Colliug-
wood, assistant treasurer, were returned
by the grand jury in Phila lelphia yes
terdsy.
1t is reported that Harry h. Thaw
planned TO eight pistol duel with Stan
ford White on the night of June % at the
Madison Square roof garden, New York,
but for some reason the plan fell through
and Thaw killed the srchitec: as be sat
at his table at the little summer theater
that night.
In an interview given cue by him in
Washington yesterday, Senator Joe G.
s. Blackburn, Of Kentucky, eliminated
Mr. Hearst and President Roosevelt as
possible nominees Of their respective
parties in 1908, and incidentally, sounds
the praises of Mr. Bryan as the logical
democratic candidate. He says Mr.
Bryan's government ownership blnndef
was not serious one.
The problem of producing vegetable
life by chemical action, is practically
solved, according to the report made In
Paris yesterday before the Academy Of
Sciences 10y Prof d'Arsouvsl Artificial
plant life was exhibited, which had been
produced By the methods Of Prof NJ. LIE
Due, who has for years been expert
mentIng with the artificial reproduction
Of vegetable life,
Annie + TsrgaTona, The fourteen
year-old girl who was married to Arthur
j. Frost, of Irvington, twenty-five years
old, on last Tuesday, was committed 10
the House of the Good Shepherd yester-
day by Judge 5lockbridge in Baltimore
on writ Of babeas corpus sworn out by
her father, Peter Targarons. Judge
stockbridge pronounced the marriage
ceremony the meTest mockery and sham,
declaring that the forms of law were
used to subserve other purposes than
those pretended.
Commander Peary's Arctic steame.
Roosevelt went to North Sydney, @. B.,
yesterday morning, where divers will
make an examination Of the vessels
buttom and make any slight repairs that
may appear Immediately necessary. A
great many of the furs brought down by
the expedition will be thrown overheard,
as they have spoiled The cargo was
very valuable, and most afit was secured
at a great sacrifice Charles Clarke,
whose party was rescued by Peary, is
regaining his health rapidly. Not only
had this party eaten the harness Straps
of their dog term when found, but Mr.
Clarke says he had eaten bis moccasins.