Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-26
News Of the Day.

'Satuiuhy,
United States Senator Tillman says he
will speak in Chicago in spite of the Pre-
test Of the colcred people.
The Inventories of the Catholic
churches in France under the separation
Law have nearly been completed.
A Russian expedition is being organ
lied to attempt to pass through the
northeast passage along the northern
coast of Europe aud Asia.
DR.. Felix Adler, speaking in New
York Saturday on the negro problem,
declared that 4" terrible mistake was
made in giving them a ballot
A celluloid collar button that had
fallen into pipe caused an explosion
Yesterday, as the result of which Richard
M. Cutter. of Leominster, Mass, may
lose bis sight.
Seven persons were injured, two seri-
ously, in Philadelphia Saturday, at the
automobile races for the Quaker City
Motor Club Cup OF Point Breeze, in the
southern part Of this city. The injured
were all spectators.
Among the football games played on
Saturday were the following At New
Haven, Yale 6; Harvard, o. at Annapo-
lis, st. Johns College, 2; Johns Hop
kius University, 0; Richmond College,
II; Randolph Macon College, 0.
Mrs. Susan Askey Saturday celebrated
her 10lst birthday and her 9th ami
verssry as a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Of Baltimore by going
to the North Avenue Church in an auto
mobile and making an address
Fearing that he was losing his mind,
Robert 9. DodsoU, former judge OF the
Orphans Court, and Justice of the peace
of the Second district Of Anne Arundel
county, Md, committed suicide Satnr-
day by shooting himself through the
head.
The odd spectacle OF q white man be-
ing offered for sale will DO witnessed
this week when Fock Auberry will be
knocked down to the highest bidder by
the sheriff of Hardin county, Ky. The
proceedings will be under the vagrancy
statute. Auberry's purchaser will DO
entitled 10 bis services for nine months.
Preceded BY loud detonations another
portion of the crater Of Mount Vesnyius,
en- the side nearest Pompeii, collapsed
Saturday, and the volcano threw out
ashes, cinders and smoke. Professor
Matteucci, director OF the Royal OBJ
seryatory on Mount VesuSius, continues
to declare that there is no danger of an
eruption.
Chauncey L. Graham, vice president
of the Steel Ball Company, has been ar
rested in Chicago, charged with uttering
fictitious paper. The accusation grows
out of the Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank failure. The steel ball concern
owes the bank approximately 1870, 600,
and most OF The notes il gave as security
are considered worthless.
Mrs. Theresa Fair Oelrichs. widow Of
Hermann Oelrichs, has reached an agree
ment with Charles May Oelrichs, her
brother.in-lsw and The executor OF her
husbands estate, whereby, In consldera'
ton OF bonds worth something over
100000 for herself and real estate
valued ct more than $50, 900 for her SOD,
she has signed a release of all rights to
further share in the estate. Neither
had share in the estate under the
terms of Mr.. Oelricbs will.
Scores OF persons we're injured in col
llsions between rioters and the police
and soldiers at Hamilton, Ont, Satur-
day night. Several street cars were de-
molished by the striking street car men
and their sympatblzers. The riot act
has been read BY the Mayor The in
iured include women and children The
streets were strewn with debris from the
broken cars. At 10 O'Clock the militia,
infantry and cavalry dispersed the crowds
with Gxed bayonets and drawn swords.
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